• Ibaudia@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It’s getting really sad that I see articles like this and immediately think “India”, and that’s usually right. I’m not even particularly acquainted with the culture of the country, but I’m exposed to cases like this all the time through the news. Really creates a fucked up perception. I wonder if it’s actually that bad over there, or if it’s just overrepresented in the news.

    • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      It’s probably a combination of things, but it also doesn’t help that India has the largest population in the world with 1.43 billion people.

      • SuperDuper@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        It was also in Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populous state in India with over 241M people. It’s actually the most populous country subdivision in the world and has a higher population than any other countries except China, the US, Indonesia, and Pakistan (and India obviously).