Can this diverse country of 1.1 billion people, and thousands of castes and subcastes, carve out an inclusive path to equitable development? Despite India's impressive economic growth, 400 million Indians live below the poverty line, and in the words of director of the National Maritime Foundation Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar, when it comes to tribal communities, "it is shameful but true that the largest democracy has consistently exploited its oldest and most vulnerable constituency."
