Solar cars for sure! The technology is pretty much there, but some special interest groups (OPEC, etc) are lobbying to keep it away from citizens, just so their financial exploitation can continue for some more time.
Problem with Webpack is that they are allowing such a long dependency chain for micromatch when a simple JavaScript /regex/ expression could do the trick. Their blatant refusal to remove that dependency (as seen in the github link) quite clearly indicates their willingness to perpetuate this dependency problem.
1. Those who flaunt are in the minority, but make the most impact. You are looking at endless flaunted wealth in few cities like Mumbai and Bangalore, but not at the infinite villages in states like Maharashtra, MP, UP, Bihar, etc. where most people still struggle to make a livelihood.
2. Its easy to flaunt wealth in India than more developed countries because of ills like corruption, illiteracy, lack of social media and awareness, etc. If an American flaunts wealth, probably he/she will easily catch the attention of social media and the FBI/IRS/etc. But in India, nobody cares and the institutions are quite corrupt and easily bend to the will of the rich and wealthy.
Another reason for Asians not advancing along the career ladder is that most of them are down-to-earth and not interested in flaunting money. Most are content with earning enough to make a livelihood with comforts, luxuries isn't what most of them care about. Again, I know this is probably the characteristic of most people in general, not just Asians. I just feel that Asians with this nature are more in number than westerners.
You are absolutely correct, there have been lots of news reports[1] about the partiality against Asians in the university, and this is most likely a PR exercise to counter that.