ANIMAL SPIRITS
Jul 17, 2021
2 minutes
by Prasanto K. Roy
Kiran Karnik sketches an optimistic picture of India, but just a layer below, his gentle brushstrokes paint dystopia
Kiran Karnik chooses his similes carefully. India’s image is that of a large, lumbering elephant, but it threatens to become a hippo, he says. Aggressive, bad-tempered and slow. Or could it become a gazelle by 2030, agile, peaceful and likable? He seeks answers through his analysis of nine areas
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