Are we different from Egypt?

So how are we different from Egypt? Is it by just being a democracy?
Our country is a democracy, world’s largest one at that. But we have people’s representatives stashing loads of money in foreign banks. We are a democracy where corruption begins at traffic signals and ends in the highest portals of power.
We are a democracy, but still have to beware of making statements about human rights violations in the garb of Armed Forces Special Power’s Act. We are a democracy, where supporting any group of displaced tribals will invite sedition charges against us. We are a democracy, where social activists have all come under the scanner. We are a democracy, where People’s Union of Civil Liberties has suddenly become a suspicious organisation. We are a democracy where we have to watch our precious land earmarked for Army widows being devoured by land sharks. We are democracy where we have to silently watch our treasury being emptied to fill private coffers in the wake of high-profile sporting events. We are a democracy, where we are helpless seeing tonnes of foodgrains rotting in granaries, while millions are dying of malnutrition and hunger. We are democracy where medical tourism is touted as top revenue grosser, while millions again are denied basic medical facilities. We are a democracy, where the media is gagged by corporate and political vested interests. We are a democracy, where defence deals are struck accompanied by kickbacks. We are a democracy where lush, fertile agricultural land is gifted away almost for free in the name of creating special economic zones. We are a democracy, where high-profile, billion-dollar projects that are certain to rape our environment and displace tribals from their native areas are given go-aheads by a proactive green ministry working under pressure from a government aiming for an investment-friendly climate. We are democracy unshaken by multiple scams.
But when we raise our voices, we are called woolly-headed.
We are a democracy in shackles: corporate shackles, political shackles and real estate shackles.
So are we really different from Egypt?