It has always tripped me a bit. The Americans like to call socialists and other left leaning people as liberals. In India the move towards a market oriented economy was termed liberalization. So a liberal in India is actually a supporter of economic liberalization. In India we have seen the license quota raj in the name of the planning that has wrought havoc in the first 50 years after Indian independence. So are you an American style liberal or an Indian style liberal.
A quick search on the web confirmed my belief on what an Indian liberal actually stands for. From liberalsindia.com
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The Liberal position on the economy is very clear. The business of the State is not business but government. In a liberal State, the individual is supreme and the State must work to further his or her potential. Therefore, the State will focus its activities on maintaining law and order, defence, physical and social infrastructure, health, education and a social safety net.
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