Why Do We Have So Many Street Fights In India

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Why do we have so many street fights in India? Deepak Khandelwal G11017 Why do we have so many street fights in India? Why do we have so many street fights in India? If you were to ask anybody, “In which country do you think more street fights occur, India or USA?” I bet you would not get hold of a single soul who would claim that USA (for that matter, any other country) would have more occurrences of street fights than India. Are we, ‘Indian’s’ extremely bellicose or are there other reasons for our readiness to fight? If you push a little bit more, you would get plethora of explanations for our pugnacity. Most of the explanations would ascribe this phenomenon to the social and cultural differences between India and other countries. Let’s explore the phenomenon of street fights through the lens of an economist. Here I have tried to apply few economic theories to explain the cause of the numerous violent fights that we see regularly on Indian roads. I) GAME THEORY: Scene I Location: A street in Washington D.C., USA Characters: Randy and Sandy Plot: Randy and Sandy dashed into each other cars which led to an altercation which heated up so much that they started mulling punching each other. Knowing that the police would reach the site within no time and it would be difficult to escape punishment; their thoughts are somewhat as follows Randy’s Thoughts: Assuming that Sandy will opt to strike the first punch, i) If I too opt to strike the first punch, the police will put both of us in jail for 1 week ii) If opt not to strike the first punch, I will be set free without punishment and the police will put Sandy in jail for 3 weeks Therefore in this case Randy will prefer not to strike the first punch. Assuming that Sandy will opt not to strike the first punch, i) If I opt to strike the first punch, the police will put me in jail for 3 weeks and Sandy will

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