India’s flashy GDP figures don’t reveal the pain. Real incomes haven’t risen in years and corporate profits have swollen. In contrast, competing economies such as Vietnam have seen real incomes rise. India could follow their model and adjust wages regularly based on living costs to benefit workers.
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