India internally has considerable ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity, though it may or may not be present in any particular grouping. Such diversity may not be as apparent to (or seen as relevant by) non-Indian people. There is also the dimension of caste (the old tradition of hereditary job types) that may not be as apparent to others, but is the subject of sometimes divisive “affirmative action” type politics. Of course, there is also SES…