The State of Indian Sport

This story says it all:

India have scrapped a training camp for this month’s Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers because of a lack of shuttlecocks, badminton officials said on Thursday.

The federation sent home over 30 players due to start training on Thursday, blaming the state-run Sports Authority of India (SAI) for not supplying the stock or allowing them to import.

The emphasis is mine.

Apropos of nothing, I’m reminded of the Amartya Sen Fallacy.

(Link via email from Shruti.)