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Why all Indians are rule-breakers

https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/07/03/why-all-indians-are-rule-breakers
24•crop_rotation•4h ago

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benoitg•4h ago
https://archive.is/ONfHw
never_inline•3h ago
> IF YOU HAVE ever relaxed with a cold Kingfisher beer at the end of a long, sweaty day in Mumbai, the party capital of India

That's such a first world problem. Rest of it is paywalled.

johnisgood•3h ago
> IF YOU HAVE ever relaxed with a cold Kingfisher beer at the end of a long, sweaty day in Mumbai, the party capital of India, you have almost certainly broken the law. Specifically, you violated section 40 of the Bombay Prohibition Act of 1949, under which you must hold a permit to drink booze. A first offence is punishable by a fine of 10,000 rupees ($115) and up to six months in prison.

Just in case it might pique your interest.

mjlee•3h ago
Mumbai is the most populous city in the most populous country.
pfp•3h ago
Shallow clickbait article that just lists some anecdotal gripes. The business tax sounds just like EU VAT, nothing unusual.

This is supposed to be The Economist?

crop_rotation•3h ago
Why do you think it is shallow click bait. It lists out several good arguments for its main point.
rayiner•2h ago
The explanation seems superficial: “Because the state makes it impossible not to be.”

That suggests we could get Indians to become rule followers by having some McKinsey folks come over and write different rules. I’d put that into the same bucket of willful denial of reality as the folks who thought you could make Iraq and Afghanistan into democracies by giving them different rules and laws.

This is unfortunate, because the underlying issue is extremely important. Getting to the bottom of it would change billions of people’s lives for the better.

darth_avocado•1h ago
The article isn’t about people following rules, it’s about antiquated laws.
darth_avocado•1h ago
Headlines: Why all Indians are rule-breakers

Actual article: There are a lot of laws that haven’t been changed either because the government wants a say in people’s life or because it doesn’t matter because people just ignore the law and no one gets prosecuted.

Comments on HN: “My experience with Indians…..”

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