Google about John Perkins and his book "Confessions of an economic Hitman" ,and you will know why such interviews and articles are published in the first place. It is a global game played by major multinationals......My claim would sound ridiculous only as long as you don't actually go ahead and read up about it.....after that it'll be clear what the truth is....
We simply need to study what mantra has worked for all rich nation and follow it blindly. China is doing exactly same. They dont waste time on debate and discussion. Just do it. We keep discussing things. Mantra very simple. Lots of good consumers, better job skills for masses, infrastructure. This will keep demand of product and services. Company will grow. Job for citizen and wealth for family, society. Whats so complicated about it. But yes they say common sense is highly uncommon thats issue with us.
India's bane is cricket and a huge unproductive population watching this game of 11 players and 1 billion ( well almost) fools who waste watching this (predetermined by bookies) game. India's bane is currupt politicians and their minority appeasing policy, encouraging population explosion, INDIA'S BANE ARE WE WHO ELECT CURRUPT POLITICIANS.
Re: INDIA
by raj on Dec 13, 2009 11:08 AM
Above article is about US is in a hangover mode means in deep Recession not India. India is not affected by this recession and India is still growing with 6-7 percent GDP.Tell me any country in the world there where is no corruption including USA.
Re: Re: INDIA
by axxo on Dec 13, 2009 01:49 PM
India doesnt need to be in recession. if a country already in recession will no feel there is recession. thats the truth. then how can we feel there is recession? it is just like asking a cancer patient that you have any new feel with cancer.
Re: Re: Re: INDIA
by Loga on Dec 13, 2009 04:03 PM
At present India is in better situation the USA. India has 300 billion of Foreign exchange reserves. Ane even India is lending USD 10 billion to IMF.
Re: INDIA
by raj on Dec 13, 2009 11:07 AM
Above article is about US is in a hangover mode means in deep Recession not India. India is not affected by this recession and India is still growing with 6-7 percent.Tell me any country in the world there where is no corruption including USA.
Re: INDIA
by Jayaraman VenkatRaman on Dec 12, 2009 05:58 PM
One more bane: Cinema !..of late, TV channels and their useless soap operas including 9.00PM News .
One of our friends has rightly remarked here that Indian population is its biggest assest. It is this population that drives this country and that why India is its own biggest consumer, we are not totally dependent on exports to sustain, domestic business covers us well and that is the precise reason, MNC's make a beeline to set up their offices anf factories in this country. The ditto holds well for China. Our poupaltion that too of young age is an asset not an liability we just need to manage our resources better.
Re: Population
by Haalayudha Dattuni on Dec 13, 2009 10:52 AM
india's population is certainly an asset. why we ing still remain as a poorly performing state is for one simple reason : we do not LOVE this country as we love ourselves. perhaps there is no reason to except for the simple fact that we were born in it (call it by accident or fate or whatever)
Re: Population
by S Shrikanth on Dec 12, 2009 07:32 PM
Do you know that 80% of Indian population earns less than Rs 20/- Day. And with population growing at 2-3% per year, this earning will further go down? Do you know that a large number of farmers commit suicide? Do you know that the Agriculture output is falling down every year and India has to import food grains from US and Europe?
Also, I would suggest you just go 15 Km outside the city you live, you will only see no roads, bullock carts, no electricity and people living in miserable conditions.
For MNCs India is a huge market where they sell their products. Most of the purchasing power of Indian people in villages comes from the Govt money spent on non-productive schemes/loans for agriculture and in cities its salaris and loans.
Thats why the GDP of India with 118 crore people is $1 trillion, whereas the GDP of US with 30 Crore people is $21 Trillion.
Re: Population
by K L on Dec 12, 2009 06:04 PM
What rubbish is this. Population can be an asset only if you have a matching land area. Try to fit in 100 crores into the Japanese island and you will face the same problem. All the rich nation with no poverty have a fair share of population to their land area at which the resources can be equitable.
India's Bane is its population. Until and unless we address this core issue, we will never ever aspire to be a truly global or economic power. Apart from this is the corrupt politicians who rule our country.We must vote for people who are free from caste, creed and religion, only then can we truly emerge as a world power. Till that happens God save us!!
Re: Problem is Population
by I G on Dec 09, 2009 05:34 PM
our population is more also because of corrupt politicials because they siphone off funds meant for family planning and education. They also don't allow population control as it may displease their voters. No opposition alolows ruling party to implement the plans and programs and vice aersa.
Re: Re: Problem is Population
by Dolly Kurian on Dec 10, 2009 05:57 PM
Problem is not the population and not the politicians.Problem is the culture of the people who elect politicians who are fit to represent them.If the politicians who were elected are corrupt,dacoits,thieves or murderers,those who elected them cannot be much different.Indian MPs and MLAs are not elected by Chinese people
Re: Problem is Population
by First Last on Dec 09, 2009 06:32 PM
This is the greatest misconception cracked up by westerners to cover their a__ since they are feeling negative effects of low population in their culture.
Our population is our biggest asset if its managed with good quality leaders.
We can be biggest power in this world if we make military service compulsory for every citizen. OK, just note that military is not just about going to war, but using resources for betterment of country aslo. Like, creating big infrasturctures fast, etc. Also, military is suffering from acute manpower issues which is hidden.
Re: Problem is Population
by Dona Paula on Dec 09, 2009 05:22 PM
Right on brother. Take whatever ills india today. when you drill down to the bottom, there is only one cause. POPULATION. Not corruption, not illiteracy, not anything. JUST POPULATION. Maybe our past history of being rules by several races is also a factor. albeit a small fraction. GOD SAVE THIS COUNTRY
Re: Re: Re: Problem is Population
by Madhu Shetty on Dec 12, 2009 06:07 PM
Muslims do not adopt family planning and bread like P G S. Please stop multiple marriege and produce in dozons.
Re: Re: Re: Problem is Population
by shakalse TeraBAAP on Dec 09, 2009 08:16 PM
Mr Jaleel in 1947 % of muslim polulation was 6% now it is 14%. who is growing like rats?
India's Bane is its population. Until and unless we address this core issue, we will never ever aspire to be a truly global or economic power. Apart from this is the corrupt politicians who rule our country.We must vote for people who are free from caste, creed and religion, only then can we truly emerge as a world power. Till that happens God save us!!
Re: Problem is Population
by First Last on Dec 09, 2009 06:33 PM
This is the greatest misconception cracked up by westerners to cover their a__ since they are feeling negative effects of low population in their culture.
Our population is our biggest asset if its managed with good quality leaders.
We can be biggest power in this world if we make military service compulsory for every citizen. OK, just note that military is not just about going to war, but using resources for betterment of country aslo. Like, creating big infrasturctures fast, etc. Also, military is suffering from acute manpower issues which is hidden.
Re: Re: Problem is Population
by S Shrikanth on Dec 12, 2009 08:17 PM
In India the whole development is confined to 10-12 major cities only. And their population is growing fast due to migration from rest of the country and creating various social problems.
This kind of concentration is catering very well to MNCs, consumer companies, politicians, bureacrats, realtors as they are finding all of their market within a small area, and they do not need to go to far places and develop rest of the country.
So, Indians will continue with misery and only Politicians, bureacrats, buisnessmen/corporates/MNCs, Cricketers, Film Stars, Mediamen, Religious Gurus in this country will consume the cream and rest of India will continue to eat their Sh!!t.
The USP of Politicians, bureacrats, buisnessmen/corporates/MNCs, Cricketers, Film Stars, Mediamen, Religious Gurus in this country to foo1 the public is "India will be a Super Power". More the population, these people will be more powerful.
Re: Re: Problem is Population
by Dolly Kurian on Dec 10, 2009 06:05 PM
Right you are.Population is strength as already stated by Amartya Sen.The density of population of Japan and many other developed countries is almost same or more than India's. All the highly populated countries like China,India,Indonesia,Brazil are projected to be big economies by the middle of this century.Nobody can stop that.
The massive corruption infused in our blood b y the corrupted society can never make india a super giant. You can always say you are giant but does the billions people of india accept this falacy
Indeed a very nice article with genuine facts about India's people & it's economy. I liked the example which says about procuring the basic necessity by the poor like Electricity, Refrigirator a good house to live etc.Also stuff which says about the time India took to fall behind the West economy leave alone matching them. Though the life style of people have become better in last 10 years,it may take us another 70-80 years to become a fully developed nation.
