General rant on #VaccineMaitri -- ignore if you want to!

## This is my opinion. If you think this is ridiculous, you are free to have yours ##

# I have immense respect for what NM as the head of the govt has done in this crisis. Call me or him names, I will block and move on #.

How many of you remember this India: always begging around. Waiting on the so called "western powers" to dole out goodies. The land of Yindoos who can't do anything right. Heathens or Kafirs always talking high and seeking Western approval. Yes. We were that not long ago.

Countries that were a fraction of our size in population and resources would not give us a second look, because we were utterly useless. We didn't make anything. We wrote code - for others. We were proud of it too. Well, we did make our money out of it. So, no harm done.

We were the preachy neighbor / distant cousin for many countrys that couldn't get our own house in order. Corruption? yes. Crimes? yes. Inefficiency? yes. Third world infra in health and industry? yes. Empty high falutin talk about moral high ground? hell yes.

In 2014, the country decided to course correct. We decided that we will focus on manufacturing. Many missteps and slips later, we aren't where we ought to be. But we are far ahead from where we were.

Cut to 2020 and Covid. For a year we were told that we will be decimated.