Please, avoid ad hominems. Frankly, I don't care if you are ashamed to see me as an American.
The fact remains, life in India remains heavily dominated by the caste system. I would hardly call that "doing the best it can, everyday, to emulate and work with the United States", would you?
Please. The "caste system" is constantly used as a lame excuse when people like you run out of "moral authority" in attacking India and its democratic government. It is a well-known fact that the caste system has always been a ruse concocted by the British to "divide and conquer" the people of India, and to subjugate them to their will, while they robbed, raped, and pillaged that once great and wealthy nation. But if you would like an education, go here, it also has an extensive bibliography at the bottom of the page, but I am sure you will ignore it and continue to spew your ignorant tripe on these boards:
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CASTE SYSTEM IN INDIA