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You misunderstood my point.Going by your logic, US and Chinese economy are worse than BD because they have much higher debt to GDP ratio compared to India.
A higher debt-to-GDP ratio is generally considered bad because it indicates that a country may struggle to pay back its debts, increasing the risk of default and potentially leading to financial instability. This is the reason why institutions like the BSF don't have enough food or arms because the budget is quite low. For a huge force of 270,000 active personnel, they only have an annual budget of ₹28,231.27 crore (US$3.3 billion). Higher debt to GDP generally also means increasing amounts of money is going to the pockets of corrupt politicians.
For a country like India which is a large internal consumption economy, it may be OK to have a higher ratio but it still indicates that the economy is overspending its way into debt and will not have the funds necessary to properly finance public interest programs.
However, if a country can manage its debt effectively and maintain economic growth, a higher ratio might not be as detrimental, as it can reflect investment in future growth.
For the USA and China (disciplined economies), that is the reality. Planning and spending for public interest programs in these countries have evolved much further than those of India's, and they are not subject to debt issues.