Re: [EZLINK] India a Super Power - JAI HIND
Guys
I drank the vision and the dream when I relocated to
India from US a couple of years back. For large parts,
the move was good, for a small part, the move was
brilliant and for the rest a lot to be desired.
I am in the thick of interacting with very senior
firangs and over the years have gained an insight into
how a part of their mind work. They want to use
Indians to do the things that need smartness, but are
extremely cautious that EXECUTIVE POWER is always in
their hands. For example, The Europeans would do a 7-8
hour 5 day week, but they would expect the Indian boys
to slog their back up. And as fools, we oblige.
I have seen Indians only too obliging to compromise
their family (often taking the family for granted) and
slog on behalf of the others. Hey, this is colonilism
back - only in a slightly different form.
Just look around and ask - how many Indians would
oblige to put in 12+ hours days (spinning their spouse
on a backburner) and relatively how many foreigners
would do the same?
As a nation, we have to promote the infosys's of the
world - where we build a business that inspires awe
and admiration and dicdate terms, energize our talent
pool, but ABOVE ALL, keep in mind that YOU WORK TO
LIVE AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
This righteouness is fundamental to the social fabric
of a SuperPower.
My 2 cents here
Thanks
-DG
--- vijanmagesh <vijanmagesh@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Hi all members please spend a few minutes to read
> this article.
> Jai Hind,
>
> INDIA
> A Superpower in the Making?
> The rise of this growing nation will change the
> balance of power in
> Asia—and potentially the world.
>
> With nearly 1.1 billion inhabitants, India is the
> second largest
> country on earth in population, and seventh largest
> in geographical
> area, over 1.1 million square miles. This is almost
> 1,000 people for
> every square mile of area nationwide—much denser
> than even China.
>
>
> Since achieving independence from British rule in
> 1947, it has seen
> its share of conflict, struggle and setbacks.
> Although India still
> faces many challenges, it is now poised to reach a
> higher position
> on the world scene than at any previous time.
>
> The Indian economy has grown an average of around 6%
> annually over
> the past decade and 8% per year over the past three
> years—among the
> fastest rates in the world. It boasts an emerging
> middle class and
> increasing gross domestic product, exports,
> employment and foreign
> investment. This is complemented by a roaring stock
> market (index
> value up by a third in 2005 and by 200% since 2001),
> low external
> debt and large foreign exchange reserves.
>
> Recent visits from leaders and officials from the
> United States,
> France, Germany and Russia have spotlighted India's
> rise. These
> wealthier nations see India as a trading partner
> with enormous
> potential.
>
> Although it has not yet matched the financial
> performance of China—
> currently the fastest-growing economy in the
> world—according to some
> analysts, India shows even more long-term potential
> for rapid
> growth. Leaders from both nations have discussed the
> creation of a
> Chinese-Indian common market based on the European
> Union model.
> Although only an idea at present, if realized, it
> would be the
> largest economic system in the world, home for about
> 2.5 billion
> consumers—almost 40% of the human race (or 3 of
> every 8 people on
> earth)!
>
> India's growth becomes more impressive in light of
> the fact that it
> is driven by a fraction of its population. Much of
> the nation
> remains a picture of rural poverty. Nearly all
> foreign investment in
> India goes to its six most urban states, with 22
> other less
> developed states virtually ignored. This gap between
> city and
> country is keenly felt in places such as Gurgaon, a
> suburb of the
> Indian capital New Delhi: "In a land still plagued
> by deep poverty
> and backwardness, Gurgaon has become a renowned home
> of
> international call centers, business-processing
> operations, and
> information-technology firms. There are gleaming,
> glass-paned high-
> tech towers, condominium blocks, multiplexes, and
> shopping malls,
> where Indians dine at Ruby Tuesday, browse for
> Samsung electronics,
> or kick the tires at a Toyota, Ford, or Chevy
> dealer. If one
> overlooks the dusty pockets of poverty nearby, a few
> water buffaloes
> picking at garbage near shantytowns, the look is
> more Southern
> California office park than the India of yore" (U.S.
> News and World
> Report).
>
> Despite the problems seen in India's underdeveloped
> countryside—for
> example, massive unmet infrastructure needs; more
> illiterate
> citizens than any other single nation—there are
> several areas in
> which the nation excels. These particular
> specialized talents have
> allowed a tiny percentage of the populace—perhaps
> less than 1%—to
> spearhead its move toward a higher standing in the
> world order.
>
> Intellectual Capital
> India's economy is divided between agriculture
> (which accounts for a
> quarter of the gross national product),
> manufacturing (constituting
> another quarter) and the high-tech service sector,
> which now makes
> up fully half of the gross national product.
> Striving to become
> a "knowledge superpower," it hopes to skip the
> intermediate step of
> industrial development that has preceded other
> nations' march into
> the Information Age.
>
> Scientific and information technology companies from
> around the
> world are opening research and development labs in
> India—more than
> 100 in the past five years. One mainstay of the new
> economy is
> software development, with ever more global firms
> outsourcing to
> India the time-intensive work of programming.
> Businesses worldwide
> also rely on the country for customer service—phone
> calls from
> around the world are directed to call centers in
> Indian cities such
> as Bangalore. Other developing markets include
> pharmaceutical and
> biotechnology research. Currently, the majority of
> top American
> companies send some of their IT work to India, and
> there is little
> evidence of a slowdown in this trend.
>
> The business world is also looking in India's
> direction. Graduates
> of the nation's business programs are in high demand
> among
> multinational corporations, with each graduating
> class commanding a
> higher average salary than the one before. Those who
> complete MBA
> degrees at schools such as the Indian Institute of
> Management can
> now expect starting salaries ranging from $75,000
> (USD) at Indian
> firms to over $200,000 outside the country. This is
> comparable to
> graduates of top American business schools such as
> Harvard, Stanford
> and Dartmouth—testimony to the market value of
> Indian talent in this
> area of study.
>
> Military Buildup
> As its clout has grown, India has placed a high
> priority on
> improving its military capabilities as well.
>
> New Delhi has not joined 187 other nations in
> signing the Nuclear
> Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), and appeared on the
> world's radar
> screen as a nuclear-armed nation in May 1998, with
> the detonation of
> five warheads in the desert near the border of
> Pakistan. This
> disturbed many governments around the globe,
> naturally including
> that of Pakistan, which responded with nuclear tests
> of its own.
>
> This stand-off was the turning point that began
> India's pursuit of a
> full-fledged nuclear weapons program. According to
> The Bulletin of
> the Atomic Scientists, additional nuclear missile
> tests occurred in
> the summer of 2004; since then, the Indian Defense
> Ministry has
> earmarked $2 billion annually to build 300 to 400
> weapons over the
> next 5 to 7 years.
>
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