It’s a miracle we are still alive

India will collapse one day under the weight of greed, inefficiency and neglect. Oh yes, we will still develop nuclear bombs and missiles to carry them, and continue to demand the UN Security Council seat that alone can do justice to superpower aspirations. But the fire in Kolkata’s AMRI Hospital with 93 casualties up to the time of writing reminds us that behind the international bravado, the fabric of life for ordinary Indians is rotting away. Accidents can happen anywhere. But this tragedy is part of a pattern that can be traced to the get-rich-quick frenzy that grips this country.

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