Few alms for the poor
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Income inequality may be soaring in China but rural India is still more finely balanced
The wide gap between rich and poor in India is difficult to miss. But like the weather, who is going to do anything about it?
Last month, India’s Oberoi hotel chain proudly announced that Travel & Leisure magazine had named its lakeside Udaivilas resort in the desert state of Rajasthan as the best in the world. The hotel, where standard rooms cost more than US$300 a night, boasts private swimming pools, luxury spas and high-end dining.
But P.R.S. Oberoi, ...
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