by twosydeseditorialEditorial
India still has hundreds of millions in poverty, and we can't lift them out without industrial expansion and energy production. Environmental regulations that cripple manufacturing and force us to import instead of producing domestically only make us poorer and more dependent. China grew rich first and cleaned up later—we need to do the same, or we'll stay trapped in poverty while lecturing ourselves about carbon emissions.
We're already choking on our own pollution—Delhi's air quality is a global embarrassment, and our rivers are cesspools. Growth that poisons our children and costs us billions in health crises isn't real growth, it's a debt we're passing down. Countries like South Korea proved you can industrialize *and* protect the environment if you invest in clean tech from the start, not as an afterthought when the damage is done.
Is caste-based reservation system still necessary in modern India?
Should wealthy nations have an obligation to accept more climate refugees?
