The rich must do their bit—the middle class and poor mustn't bear the brunt of India's austerity drive
· livemint.com
Calls from the government for citizens to cut back signal hard times ahead and seem designed to dampen inflationary expectations. But who will adopt austerity? The burden must not fall disproportionately on those who lead modest lives to begin with.
What can actually help is if certain entitled sections of Indian society set some examples. For example, when was the last time you saw an industrialist, a top ...