The conundrum of the poverty line

The dominant reality of India being a country of large absolute and relative deprivation should sober people who think that the country is in an inexorable march to become a super power, and issues such as poverty are side shows that will be taken care of as we go along. Even for the cognoscenti who believe that infinitely more urgent action is necessary for poverty eradication, the cacophony surrounding R32 per day per capita is extremely confusing at the very minimum. 

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