The country has emerged as a regional super-power with its successful nuclear and space programs, while building its own technology hub. Powerful government officials in the capital had been busy in planning a spectacular self-congratulatory celebration for the upcoming seventieth anniversary of independence from its past colonial occupier.
But, a few hundred kilometers away, in a government-run hospital, thirty children laid dead from acute respiratory failures due to lack of needed oxygen. The vendor stopped supplying for nonpayment of past bills by dysfunctional bureaucratic staff.
India ponders whether to celebrate the Independence Day on August 15, flying its flag half-mast!
But, a few hundred kilometers away, in a government-run hospital, thirty children laid dead from acute respiratory failures due to lack of needed oxygen. The vendor stopped supplying for nonpayment of past bills by dysfunctional bureaucratic staff.
India ponders whether to celebrate the Independence Day on August 15, flying its flag half-mast!
