I took a Comparative Politics class in college with this Indian professor, and he would tell us "In India, we have a saying: you don't cast your vote, you vote your caste"
Yes, Roman gods were partying too hard for centuries, so they weren't able to fight back the Germanic ones. Suddenly they woke up christianized, surrounded with popes and vikings.
demise of poverty and underlying 3rd world issues in India. A country whose market stability is on Import/less of Export, not a manufacturer hub and slum-stricken land.