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Your statement unequivocally states what YOUR personal view is on the Kashmir issue. It says nothing about the objective realities in Pakistan, which remain unproven on both sides of the issue, and which was my question in the first place. Is the army being selfish, or upholding the people's...

No one is saying that Europeans are inherently superior. We, including the presenter, all agree that Europeans dominate today because they leveraged the knowledge economy, which invalidated the old (agricultural) equation of more people = more GDP. The point of contention here is whether the...

@mike2000 You need to ease up on the happy emoticons. I understand you are overjoyed at the thought of Muslims killing Muslims, but you don't have to gloat so openly.

I have no time to waste on your petty tantrums just because, like many others on this forum, I don't believe your silly claim of being ex-State Dept. I am not obsessed with Zionism. The fact that YOU, not I, brought up the subject in an unrelated thread spells clearly who is obsessed with...

The thing with a knowledge and technology based economy is that disruptive technologies can completely wreak havoc. It is entirely possible that India or China could come up with the next quantum leap which would catapult them into the economic stratosphere faster than anyone could have...

People still pay a premium for quality, be it Japanese, German or American. It is true that the up and comers are closing the quality gap, and it will surely affect the economics. It will be interesting to see when the quality gap gets significantly narrower than the cost gap. There is no...

The claim in the OP is about per-capita being equal.

I am talking about the size of economy and per-capita GDP. As for Eurozone, the troubles are mostly concentrated in the problem economies. Germany would arguably be better off by itself, but it benefits from the EU because the DM would be higher than the Euro, hurting German exports. Whether...

I also doubt that China will equal US per-capita GDP any time soon, But the claims are far more of a stretch for India.

The graphs he presented are historical data which no one is denying. At issue is his unsubstantiated claim that mere numbers will translate into GDP. Maybe they will, maybe not? Japan, Germany, France, and many other countries seem to be doing just fine, despite low numbers... I am merely...

The American response to any threat will be commensurate. So far, India has not presented a significant threat to American dominance, so it hasn't triggered an appropriate response. America is focused on China as the most credible threat. Rest assured that, if American threat analysis changes...

So you are still throwing a tantrum that I oppose Israel and Zionism? (It's only a matter of time before you try the ol' switcheroo and conflate Zionism with Judaism) PS. I notice it didn't take you long to jump into desperation mode and portray opposition to Israel as a "religious" issue...

It's a personal comment about me? I have no idea what you are talking about. You will have to be more explicit.

Buddy, the US hasn't even lifted its finger against India. I don't mean disrespect, and I know Indians will get angry, but the US could break India into twenty pieces if it set its mind to it. Don't ever underestimate the power of the American media and economy. There's more than one way to...

I wasn't talking about Pakistan (which is sorely lacking in common sense) but myself only. Projections are all well and good but, by definition, they don't take into account unforeseen events. This is not about playing cards around a campfire. Global dominance is a dog eat dog affair, and the...

Lord knows I am not a military fan boy, but Kerry is right. The only institution in Pakistan that can claim to enjoy universal loyalty is the army. Other than that, Pakistan has lost any sense of national identity that we had. Almost everything in the civilian space is divided along ethnic...

Even if we accept the projections, that's a far cry from regaining historical share of global GDP. And that's before we even contemplate other plays (legitimate and illegitimate) that the leaders have at their disposal to sabotage the up and comers and/or to maintain their lead. Not having...

This is his talk summarized: A- Historically, India and China had the largest populations. B- Historically, India and China dominated the global GDP. C- B happened because of A, since (agricultural) productivity was mostly equal across the board. D- (European) technology upset the boat. E-...

Actually, the presenter is suggesting precisely that. His claim is that India and China will return to the historical percentage of global GDP just because of their populations. Mostly, of course, he is pushing the India super powa theme, using China as a red herring. Silly premise, to say...

Yes I am wondering if he actually used those words, or it is the article writer's summary of his speech. In any case, I was just making a slight quip using a play on words. Not relevant to the main topic, I suppose...