Even a 10 year old child knows that the 2nd most populous country in the world is more likely to consume more alcohol than others. A quick look at the per capita consumption of alcohol in the world shows that India ranks a distant 64, while China, the most populous, ranks 44. https://twitter.com/soutikBBC/status/1260761460105330691

There are 17 African countries before India, indicating that the low per capita consumption is not due to lack of purchasing power.
Below are some household names and their ranks:
USA - 3rd
Sweden - 16th
Canada - 17th
Netherlands - 20th
Japan - 32nd

Even Kyrgyzstan with 83% Sunni Muslims and Kazakhstan with 70% Muslim population beat India. They rank 37 and 57 respectively. Alcohol consumption is banned in Islam.
The story this author is trying to sell is part-fiction, part propaganda.

According to Forbes, in 2015, only 5% of road accidents in India involved alcohol. The numbers are 58% for SA, 34% for CA, 31% for US, 30% for AUS and so on.
IND does not have a unique drinking problem. It's social & we are managing it better than r.o.w. There is no dark reality.