CAUSE
One question. One truth.
“Why is the wealth gap increasing in India?”
India's economic shift toward high-skill urban sectors, coupled with regressive taxation and weak labor protections, has concentrated wealth. This has significantly widened the wealth gap since 2019, favoring the top 10%.
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CURRENT STATE
The top 1% in India now holds 40% of the country's wealth and earns 150 times more than the bottom 50%. Real wages for the bottom 60% have stagnated, while corporate profits nearly tripled between 2020-21 and 2024-25, increasing inequality.
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