Human Rights: India
A narrow wealth gap is necessary for human rights to function at its best, but it does not guarantee success. Adding onto a narrow wealth gap, a country also needs to have a fairly educated population in order for human rights protection laws to bring successes. India has one of the world’s best human rights protection laws; in fact, it fulfills the United Nation’s requirement completely. However, similar to Mexico, India has not experienced much success or development over the last 50 years. Sure, the big wealth gap was one of the reasons, but in the context of India, it is the low percentage of the educated people that ultimately resulted in the lack of development. With most of India’s population being uneducated, people are unaware of the consequences of their actions, and they tend to exploit human rights protection laws unintentionally.
A narrow wealth gap is necessary for human rights to function at its best, but it does not guarantee success. Adding onto a narrow wealth gap, a country also needs to have a fairly educated population in order for human rights protection laws to bring successes. India has one of the world’s best human rights protection laws; in fact, it fulfills the United Nation’s requirement completely. However, similar to Mexico, India has not experienced much success or development over the last 50 years. Sure, the big wealth gap was one of the reasons, but in the context of India, it is the low percentage of the educated people that ultimately resulted in the lack of development. With most of India’s population being uneducated, people are unaware of the consequences of their actions, and they tend to exploit human rights protection laws unintentionally.
Children are the Biggest Victim of India's Severe Poverty - Source: Washington Post
Lack of Education - Freedom of Purchasing Lands Exploitation
In India, people have the right to freely purchase lands, and lands are relatively cheap. Thus, wealthy people love to purchase large areas of lands. However, many of India’s wealthy population is, in fact, uneducated. They come from a poor background with limited education, and they usually gain wealth through opportunities and luck instead of knowledge and work ethic (University of Delhi). Wealthy people in India purchase land simply to generate business opportunities with no intention to harm anyone; however, the lack of education caused them to not understand the danger of over-purchasing lands.
In India, people have the right to freely purchase lands, and lands are relatively cheap. Thus, wealthy people love to purchase large areas of lands. However, many of India’s wealthy population is, in fact, uneducated. They come from a poor background with limited education, and they usually gain wealth through opportunities and luck instead of knowledge and work ethic (University of Delhi). Wealthy people in India purchase land simply to generate business opportunities with no intention to harm anyone; however, the lack of education caused them to not understand the danger of over-purchasing lands.
Danger of Over-Purchasing Lands
Over-purchasing lands could lead to a series of social and economic issues like inflation, housing problem, extension in the wealth gap, and etc (World Bank). These issues are very dangerous, especially in developing countries, because they have the potential to create instability. Using the Arab Spring as an example, instability could lead to disputes, acts of violence and perhaps even revolution. Tracing back, the ultimate cause for these backlashes is the over-purchase of lands. Having the right to freely purchase lands is beneficial because it creates business opportunities, but over-purchasing lands could lead to consequential problems. It is important for investors and buyers to be educated in order to understand the danger, but unfortunately, the education standard in India does not reach that level yet.
Over-purchasing lands could lead to a series of social and economic issues like inflation, housing problem, extension in the wealth gap, and etc (World Bank). These issues are very dangerous, especially in developing countries, because they have the potential to create instability. Using the Arab Spring as an example, instability could lead to disputes, acts of violence and perhaps even revolution. Tracing back, the ultimate cause for these backlashes is the over-purchase of lands. Having the right to freely purchase lands is beneficial because it creates business opportunities, but over-purchasing lands could lead to consequential problems. It is important for investors and buyers to be educated in order to understand the danger, but unfortunately, the education standard in India does not reach that level yet.
Freedom of Purchasing Lands Created Unsolvable Housing Problems in Mumbai - Source: The Strait Times