EZLINK Singapore: Re: [EZLINK] India a Super Power

Hi All,

Think Positively,

The basic differece between the other countries and india is Positive
thinking.

Yes we have to agree there are some negative points, but still we have to
agree that we are becoming super power.

One the economic stabilty achieved all neagatives will be becomes positive.

And we only have to encourage ourselves, instead of pulling legs.

Just what we can do from ourselves.

Be Positive and Optimestic.

Indian is definetly a super power, At this time I want to share a speech
from our President Mr.Abdul Kalam

The President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad.

Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our

achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success

stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

We are the first in milk production.

We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.

We are the second largest producer of wheat.

We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan, he has transferred the tribal village into a

self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements

but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and

disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper.

It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had

taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had

the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his

desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that

everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths,

were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. Why are we

so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with

foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want

foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that

self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this

lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her

what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India.

For her, you and I will have to build this developed India. You must

proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed

nation. Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is

yours.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke, The airline is

the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute

pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - YOURS. Give him a

face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International

best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in

the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You

pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim

Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the

parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a

restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In

Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in

public during Ramadan, in Dubai. YOU would not dare to go out without your

head covered in Jeddah. YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the

telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it

that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.

'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and

then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I

am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't

chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the

beaches in Australia and New Zealand.

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don't YOU use

examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston??? We are still

talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign

system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers

and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can

be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you

be the same here in India?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay, Mr.

Tinaikar, had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the

streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said.

'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the

authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the

officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the

pressure in his bowels?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job.

Same in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right.

We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all

responsibility. We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the

government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally

negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop

chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up

a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to

provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of

bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and

toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to

the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to

women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room

protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?

'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone

forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?

What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of

our neighbors, other households, other cities, other communities and the

government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually

making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with

our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far

away and wait for a Mr. Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a

majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.

Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their

glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to

England. When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out

to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and

brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape

the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is

mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great

deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J.

F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA

WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or

junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

So my final note is : A Nation cannot be perfect on its one, we the people
has to make it, at least we have to try.

Jai hind.

On 11/10/06, Ram Kumar Rohilla <rohillaram@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I am agree with Baskar,
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> We unnecessarily wasting our time to say India A Super Power, Mera Bhart
> Mahan, etc.
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> How u can say about the country where in one minute a female is raped,
> small girls are raped.......
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> the main purpose of Govt is to take the tax nothing else ....
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> All leaders are putting money in othe banks ....., after some years those
> banks will be super power ....
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> we are just dreaming ....
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: bhasker <bhasker_kl@yahoo.com>
> To: ezlink@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2006 5:47:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [EZLINK] India a Super Power - JAI HIND
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> Hi Vijan,
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> Thanks for your nice Article. Its true.
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> But the gap between rich and poor is bigger than in any other advanced
> country. The cost of land, construction of house and cost of leaving going
> very very high. I guess in the present situation even middle class people
> not able to buy the own house due to very expensive than what is the
> situation of poor people?
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> Rich people becoming very very rich but still poor people in the same
> situation. The political leaders eating nearly 50% of our national income.
> The political leaders main aim only how to earn money, they won't much
> think about people problems.
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> When people were suffering from natural disasters, floods and drafts etc
> its only main benefit for political leaders and it's the right time for them
> for make the money.
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> Please read the following link article http://www.indiagri d.com/cgi-bin/viewarticle. cgi?dmmy= ok&postid= 6126&cat= art&subcatid= age
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> vijanmagesh <vijanmagesh@ yahoo.co. in> wrote:
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> Hi all members please spend a few minutes to read this article.
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> Jai Hind,
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> INDIA
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> A Superpower in the Making?
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> The rise of this growing nation will change the balance of power in
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> Asia—and potentially the world.
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> With nearly 1.1 billion inhabitants, India is the second largest
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> country on earth in population, and seventh largest in geographical
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> area, over 1.1 million square miles. This is almost 1,000 people for
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> every square mile of area nationwide—much denser than even China.
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> Since achieving independence from British rule in 1947, it has seen
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> its share of conflict, struggle and setbacks. Although India still
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> faces many challenges, it is now poised to reach a higher position
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> on the world scene than at any previous time.
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> The Indian economy has grown an average of around 6% annually over
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> the past decade and 8% per year over the past three years—among the
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> fastest rates in the world. It boasts an emerging middle class and
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> increasing gross domestic product, exports, employment and foreign
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> investment. This is complemented by a roaring stock market (index
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> value up by a third in 2005 and by 200% since 2001), low external
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> debt and large foreign exchange reserves.
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> Recent visits from leaders and officials from the United States,
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> France, Germany and Russia have spotlighted India's rise. These
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> wealthier nations see India as a trading partner with enormous
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> potential.
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> Although it has not yet matched the financial performance of China—
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> currently the fastest-growing economy in the world—according to some
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> analysts, India shows even more long-term potential for rapid
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> growth. Leaders from both nations have discussed the creation of a
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> Chinese-Indian common market based on the European Union model.
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> Although only an idea at present, if realized, it would be the
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> largest economic system in the world, home for about 2.5 billion
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> consumers—almost 40% of the human race (or 3 of every 8 people on
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> earth)!
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> India's growth becomes more impressive in light of the fact that it
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> is driven by a fraction of its population. Much of the nation
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> remains a picture of rural poverty. Nearly all foreign investment in
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> India goes to its six most urban states, with 22 other less
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> developed states virtually ignored. This gap between city and
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> country is keenly felt in places such as Gurgaon, a suburb of the
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> Indian capital New Delhi: "In a land still plagued by deep poverty
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> and backwardness, Gurgaon has become a renowned home of
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> international call centers, business-processing operations, and
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> information- technology firms. There are gleaming, glass-paned high-
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> tech towers, condominium blocks, multiplexes, and shopping malls,
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> where Indians dine at Ruby Tuesday, browse for Samsung electronics,
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> or kick the tires at a Toyota, Ford, or Chevy dealer. If one
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> overlooks the dusty pockets of poverty nearby, a few water buffaloes
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> picking at garbage near shantytowns, the look is more Southern
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> California office park than the India of yore" (U.S. News and World
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> Report).
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> Despite the problems seen in India's underdeveloped countryside—for
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> example, massive unmet infrastructure needs; more illiterate
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> citizens than any other single nation—there are several areas in
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> which the nation excels. These particular specialized talents have
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> allowed a tiny percentage of the populace—perhaps less than 1%—to
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> spearhead its move toward a higher standing in the world order.
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> Intellectual Capital
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> India's economy is divided between agriculture (which accounts for a
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> quarter of the gross national product), manufacturing (constituting
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> another quarter) and the high-tech service sector, which now makes
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> up fully half of the gross national product. Striving to become
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> a "knowledge superpower," it hopes to skip the intermediate step of
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> industrial development that has preceded other nations' march into
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> the Information Age.
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> Scientific and information technology companies from around the
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> world are opening research and development labs in India—more than
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> 100 in the past five years. One mainstay of the new economy is
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> software development, with ever more global firms outsourcing to
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> India the time-intensive work of programming. Businesses worldwide
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> also rely on the country for customer service—phone calls from
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> around the world are directed to call centers in Indian cities such
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> as Bangalore. Other developing markets include pharmaceutical and
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> biotechnology research. Currently, the majority of top American
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> companies send some of their IT work to India, and there is little
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> evidence of a slowdown in this trend.
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> The business world is also looking in India's direction. Graduates
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> of the nation's business programs are in high demand among
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> multinational corporations, with each graduating class commanding a
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> higher average salary than the one before. Those who complete MBA
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> degrees at schools such as the Indian Institute of Management can
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> now expect starting salaries ranging from $75,000 (USD) at Indian
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> firms to over $200,000 outside the country. This is comparable to
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> graduates of top American business schools such as Harvard, Stanford
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> and Dartmouth—testimony to the market value of Indian talent in this
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> area of study.
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> Military Buildup
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> As its clout has grown, India has placed a high priority on
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> improving its military capabilities as well.
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> New Delhi has not joined 187 other nations in signing the Nuclear
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> Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), and appeared on the world's radar
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> screen as a nuclear-armed nation in May 1998, with the detonation of
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> five warheads in the desert near the border of Pakistan. This
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> disturbed many governments around the globe, naturally including
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> that of Pakistan, which responded with nuclear tests of its own.
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> This stand-off was the turning point that began India's pursuit of a
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> full-fledged nuclear weapons program. According to The Bulletin of
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> the Atomic Scientists, additional nuclear missile tests occurred in
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> the summer of 2004; since then, the Indian Defense Ministry has
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> earmarked $2 billion annually to build 300 to 400 weapons over the
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> next 5 to 7 years.
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> India maintains a "no first strike" nuclear policy, and asserts that
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> it only seeks enough nuclear weaponry to effectively deter
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> aggressors. U.S. President George W. Bush, during a March 2006 visit
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> with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, announced cooperation
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> between the two countries on civilian nuclear programs, and had
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> previously called India a "responsible" nuclear nation (Der
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> Spiegel). These measures drew an American diplomatic line between
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> India and other nations that have nixed participation in the NPT,
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> such as North Korea and Iran.
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> Whatever its nuclear aspirations, the country has a long military
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> shopping list. Last year, it announced plans to build the first
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> aircraft carrier ever put to sea by a developing nation, and to
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> lease two nuclear submarines from Russia. America has openly
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> discussed the sale of naval vessels, combat aircraft, patrol
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> aircraft and helicopters to India. One former U.S. ambassador to
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> India opined, "Of course we should sell advanced weaponry to India.
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> The million-man Indian army actually fights, unlike the post-modern
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> militaries of many of our European allies" (The Economist).
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> A Turning Point in Relations With China?
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> Many have compared India's pattern of growth to its neighbor, China.
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> The countries have much in common—physical borders, immense
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> populations, similar challenges, ancient civilizations, and quickly-
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> rising economies. India also measures itself against China, coveting
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> its economic power and international standing, including its
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> permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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> Though a degree of tension does remain between the two nations, with
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> lingering memories of the brief 1962 war in which China soundly
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> defeated India, the relationship between these two Asian giants is
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> warming up. Trade between them is now increasing at a vigorous pace,
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> and diplomatic relations are at a post-1962 highpoint. Chinese Prime
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> Minister Wen Jiabao, during a recent visit to New Delhi, hailed
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> cooperation between the two nations as the driving force of a
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> new "Asian Century." Indian Prime Minister Singh spoke of the
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> potential for India and China to rearrange the world order by
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> working together.
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> Many have pointed out that their economic strengths seem to be
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> tailor-made for a partnership. India seeks to be a major player in
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> the computer software world in the same way that China is in the
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> area of hardware. Cooperation between Beijing and New Delhi could
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> prove a dominant force in the information technology market.
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> Both nations have a voracious appetite for natural resources, and a
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> recent energy deal neatly symbolized the new Sino-Indian dynamic:
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> India acquired a 20% share in the development of the largest onshore
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> oil field in Iran. The venture happens to be operated, and 50%
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> owned, by Sinopec—China' s state-run oil company.
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> However, India could seek to undercut China's manufacturing prices
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> (as China did with many Southeast Asian countries in the 1990s). But
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> it is more likely to pursue a different segment of the world market
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> by producing higher-quality goods, as well as entirely different
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> products.
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> Time will tell exactly how the relationship will mix competition and
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> cooperation. These two nations both aspire to "first-world" status—
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> and economic gains could be the incentive for a more tightly allied
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> Asia.
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> Between East and West
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> With its newfound power, India faces a dilemma: Should it ultimately
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> pursue closer ties with Western nations, or with other Asian
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> countries?
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> After India gained independence, its first prime minister spoke of
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> an Asian renaissance, envisioning a tightly bound continent changing
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> the post-World War II landscape. Though premature at the time, the
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> idea is now more feasible than any time since the Cold War era.
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> Along with the improving relations with China, India is also
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> friendly with Russia and Japan. And, as of 2004, the value of
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> India's trade with other Asian nations surpassed that of exchange
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> with the United States and Western Europe put together
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> (International Herald Tribune).
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> But the United States—after courting India's arch-rival Pakistan as
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> an ally in the war on terror after the September 11 attacks—is now
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> distancing itself somewhat from the current Islamabad regime led by
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> Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, focusing on India instead.
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> India's common ground with the U.S. includes liberal democratic
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> government, capitalism and, among the more educated urban residents,
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> the English language.
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> However, America's courting of India is viewed by some as a way to
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> limit and contain Chinese influence in Asia. Some Indians resent
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> this perception of their nation as a pawn of the U.S. Though they
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> appreciate the American lifestyle and culture, much of the Indian
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> population still sees this lone superpower as a bully.
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> While it may be able to dance with both partners alternately for a
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> while, India will eventually be forced to choose. Which way will
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> this nation turn?
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> "Kings of the East"
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> We need not merely guess where world events will ultimately lead.
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> While many of the details remain to be seen, the overall framework
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> of the future has been recorded in advance in one book—the Holy
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> Bible.
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> In nations such as India, the size of population alone pulls them
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> toward superpower status. Bible prophecy describes global power
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> blocs—superpowers, or groups of superpowers—that will be prominent
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> at the end of the age, shortly before Jesus Christ returns.
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> These powers will be based in the north (Europe), the south (the
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> Arab world), and the "kings of the East"—a group of Asian nations
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> that will band together, eventually fielding a standing army of two
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> hundred million (Rev. 16:12; 9:16; Dan. 11)!
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> The nations of the West, including the United States, are headed for
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> hard times as a result of their national and personal sins against
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> the God that inspired the Bible. He reveals that they will be
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> forsaken by their allies, called "lovers" in Scripture:
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> "And when you are spoiled, what will you do? Though you clothe
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> yourself with crimson, though you deck yourself with ornaments of
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> gold, though you rend your face with painting, in vain shall you
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> make yourself fair; your lovers will despise you, they will seek
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> your life…All your lovers have forgotten you; they seek you not; for
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> I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement
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> of a cruel one, for the multitude of your iniquity; because your
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> sins were increased" (Jer. 4:30; 30:14).
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> India is today one of these "lovers," but one that will soon prove
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> to be something very different. So will other nations that Western
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> countries now consider to be allies.
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> Keep watching India's growth toward superpower status—just one part
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> of the inevitable rise of Asia!
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