Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- Throughout history, social inequality, economic disparity, and the high-handedness of those in power have often created the conditions for revolution. When wealth and power become concentrated in the hands of a few while large sections of society struggle to meet basic needs, a dangerous question eventually emerges: How long can such an imbalance survive?

Today, the world has thousands of billionaires, but they represent an almost invisible fraction of humanity. With a global population of more than 8.2 billion, only around 3,400 people have billionaire status, meaning billionaires make up roughly 0.000042% of the human population. That means at the other end of the spectrum, hundreds of millions live in extreme pover...