'We never negotiate at gunpoint': India after Donald Trump hits 90-day pause on tariffs

I think Indians are willing to ignore an encroachment on some of their liberties, as long as there is actual improvement in their daily lives. Its the same as Chinese mainland citizens with the CCP. Living conditions for most Indians is improving rapidly compared to their parents for a majority of Indians. In their minds it's ok to not have, say freedom of speech, if you can guarantee food on the table, which wasn't so a decade back.

What most Indians don't realize that this is a deal with the devil. Letting go of too many rights, or adding more gatekeepers to their freedoms, is going to come bite them in the back. The Indian government has historically had a heavy hand on their citizens for protectionism, something they learnt from their Soviet influence. What remains to be seen is will they ease up in the future, when Indians will eventually start to suffocate in these restrictions.

History can grimly predict this, but I have my fingers crossed.

Option c: Slime mold