电力短缺 印度大国崛起中的阿喀琉斯之踵
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newsmagazineIndia">newsmagazineIndia</span> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="zapped">zapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="they">they</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> -- <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coworkers">coworkers</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="me">me</span> -- <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="Moments">Moments</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Chai">Chai</span> <span word="wallahs">wallahs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steaming">steaming</span> <span word="cauldron">cauldron</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milky">milky</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generators">generators</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="inured">inured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>在印度，停电不是什么大事。笔者抵达资讯杂志《今日印度》（<span word="India">India</span> <span word="Today">Today</span>）的第一天就遇到了停电。突然之间，灯全灭了，电脑也黑屏了，可大家似乎都不以为意。有什么必要大惊小怪呢？毕竟，在德里，停电是常有的事，而且我的同事很确定地告诉我，印度每个地方都会停电。过了一会儿，报社的茶博士离开热气腾腾的奶茶锅，去启动发电机。发电机是常备物品，因为停电经常发生，人们已经司空见惯了。我离开印度的时候，对这种“正常的”不正常生活也已经习以为常。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="powerless">powerless</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="tinged">tinged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="irresponsible">irresponsible</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="with">with</span> 35 <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="one">one</span>: <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supremely">supremely</span> <span word="unflappable">unflappable</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="Sisyphean">Sisyphean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>-<span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Veerappa">Veerappa</span> <span word="Moily">Moily</span>. <span word="Moily">Moily</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span>...<span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span>.</p>
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