I don't mean to nitpick but India is extremely diverse. If anything as it stands India is an example that diversity doesn't make you strong. China has quite a lot of diversity as well it is just similar to Russia where one ethnic group overwhelmingly dominates.
My understanding is that India has, long ago, and it’s a disaster because they have like 90 recognized ethnic groups. Or maybe they gave up on it decades since. Regardless, India has tried affirmative action/diversity policies to the best of my knowledge, I think relating to both ethnicity and caste.
One specific minority got enormous academic and cultural power, and persuaded the majority that ethnicity and race don't matter (while it continues to matter enormously to that minority).
I don't mean to nitpick but India is extremely diverse. If anything as it stands India is an example that diversity doesn't make you strong. China has quite a lot of diversity as well it is just similar to Russia where one ethnic group overwhelmingly dominates.
A better phasing I should have used would have been to say those countries haven't embraced the DEI mantra as Western nations have.
My understanding is that India has, long ago, and it’s a disaster because they have like 90 recognized ethnic groups. Or maybe they gave up on it decades since. Regardless, India has tried affirmative action/diversity policies to the best of my knowledge, I think relating to both ethnicity and caste.
One specific minority got enormous academic and cultural power, and persuaded the majority that ethnicity and race don't matter (while it continues to matter enormously to that minority).
That minority had developed a centuries-old tradition of hiding their real beliefs because they were so dehumanizing to outsiders. https://ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/shahak.html