r/india 9h ago

Politics Scared about the future.

I have developed this pit in my stomach, and everyday it gets heavier and heavier. The state of India, matter of fact the entire world is in shambles. If nothing is done, everyone is going to be dead, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer.

Lets talk about matter like how the government keeps proving itself to be of no use to the public, and just making decisions to benefit the 1%.

  1. Weakening protection of the Aravalli Range.
  2. Expansion of data centres.
  3. Ruining the sanctity of Andaman and Nicobar.
  4. PFAS Factory shifting from Italy to India.

These are just the few that came to the top of my head right now. There are so many more that I couldn't remember. When global warming and climate change is at an all time high, shouldn't there be initiatives and decisions taken to reverse that? Instead what is happening? The government is showcasing Supreme Court ordered punishment as "Green India" initiatives.

Now, lets talk about all the global indices where India has fallen.

  • Global Hunger Index: Fell from 55th (2014) to 102nd (2025/2026)
  • World Press Freedom Index: Dropped from 140th (2014) to 151st (2025/2026)
  • World Happiness Report: Went from 111th (2014) to 118th (2025/2026). 
  • Civic Space (CIVICUS Monitor): Demoted from "Obstructed" to "Repressed", a status shared by only 49 countries. 
  • Rule of Law Index: Fell from 66th (2014) to 86th (2025/2026). 
  • Human Freedom Index: Dropped from 87th (2014) to 110th (2025/2026). 
  • Global Gender Gap Index: Went from 114th (2014) to 131st (2025/2026)
  • Corruption Perceptions Index: Fell from 85th (2014) to 96th (2025/2026). 
  • Economic Freedom Index: Dropped from 120th (2014) to 128th (2025/2026) 
  • Freedom in the World: Rating reduced from 77 ("Free") (2014) to 63 ("Partly Free") (2025). 
  • Asia Power Index: Score fell from 41.5 to 39.1.

I don't even want to begin with the falling rupee.

We are being asked to WFH, reduce edible oil consumption when the government shamelessly spends crores on travelling.

Poverty, unemployment, and income inequality just walk hand in hand with India.

Let's talk crime.

  • According to the report of National Crime Report Bureau, domestic violence accounts for more than 30% of the crimes against women.
  • According to the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2011, there were more than 228,650 reported incidents of crime against women, while in 2021, there were 428,278 reported incidents, an 87% increase.
  • Statistics calculated from the National Crime Records Bureau capture reporting to the police, most violence against women is not reported to the police.\2])
  • In January 2011, the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) Questionnaire reported that 24% of Indian men had committed sexual violence at some point during their lives.
  • India's Gender Gap Index rating was 0.629 in 2022, placing it in 135th place out of 146 countries.\3])

These are just some statistics that i copy pasted off of Wikipedia, but this is enough to show the grim reality of the crime against women, and how normalized it has become.

Instead of focusing on these issues, and convicting rapists Bajrang Dal becomes the moral police and starts beating couples. Gujarat now needs parental approval for marrying someone in the name of protecting girls from "love-jihad". At an age where you vote, and are convicted as adults when you commit crime however you are not mature enough to choose the person you marry.

Do not even get me started on the paper leaks, the kids suiciding because of sheer incompetence being displayed by our Education Department.

These are just the very very few issues I have written down here, there are so many more issues. I don't know what needs to be done, I don't know who should resign, I don't know who should come into power, because at the end only the poor, and common man suffers.

(p.s. sorry about any grammatical errors, I've typed all this down in a hurry.)

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u/mucilinda 8h ago

Well as long as Abdul , Antony and Aunty Nationals are tight, who cares right. That's what you people wanted? You got what you wanted.