Unlike in China, India’s government cannot simply ride roughshod over local interests by, say, leveling a village to build a roadway or a dam. But this is a sacrifice that India seems more than willing to make to safeguard its freedoms.
从某种意义上说，印度的民主有时候阻挡快速增长。不像在中国那样，印度政府根本不可能横行霸道、鱼肉乡里，把一个村庄铲平来修建道路或者水坝。但是，印度看起来更愿意作出这样的牺牲从而维护自由。