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India's VIP culture is out of control

35 points| vinni2 | 6 days ago |economist.com

https://archive.is/iI6rY

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enjoykaz|6 days ago

80,000 government-escorted VIPs in one country. The definition has been interpreted generously

baxtr|6 days ago

So you think even less than 0.005% of the population should be VIP?

amriksohata|5 days ago

There is nothing surprising about this, nor the fact that a western news outlet doesn't understand local culture. The levels of security required in India is much higher.

DenverR|6 days ago

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Conscat|6 days ago

This is not closely related to varna.