"India Can Not and Must Not Become a Superpower"

[ares]

Nonsense!

I am quoting from the 2011 World Bank report titled "Perspectives on Poverty in India".


The report clearly shows that India's poverty rate of 27.5%, based on India's current poverty line of $1.03 per person per day, is more than 10 percentage points higher than Pakistan's 17.2%. Assam (urban), Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are the only three Indian states with similar or lower poverty rates than Pakistan's.

So is world Bank contradicting itself or Pakistani govt ..You do know..that World Bank does not collect the poverty figures on its own ..it just presents the figures forwarded it to by the respective govts.

 

[rama]

This is what the UN Report says:

Indian poverty levels higher than Pakistan's, says UN report - Telegraph

now it hurts when a premium member like u do nothing other than trolling and bashing... at-least respect ur tag of being a premium member or m i expecting to much quality stuff from a Chinese??!!!

 

[jbond197]

Nonsense!

I am quoting from the 2011 World Bank report titled "Perspectives on Poverty in India".

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/extern...d/PDF/574280PUB0Pers1351B0Extop0ID0186890.pdf

The report clearly shows that India's poverty rate of 27.5%, based on India's current poverty line of $1.03 per person per day, is more than 10 percentage points higher than Pakistan's 17.2%. Assam (urban), Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are the only three Indian states with similar or lower poverty rates than Pakistan's.

[/IMG]

Read the PDF again, according to it also 27.5% for India is a 2004-2005 number.

 

[Kazhugu]

in 2005 people below BPL accounted for 33% of the pak population.....and that was when the economy was growing...

but now when the economy is in tatters, worsening security problem the BPL percentage of population is 17%....

perhpas other nations should take some coaching from pakistan..

Poverty (% of population below national poverty line) -- 33

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/SOUTHASIAEXT/Resources/223546-1189611264671/pak_aag.pdf

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

now it hurts when a premium member like u do nothing other than trolling and bashing... at-least respect ur tag of being a premium member or i m expecting to much quality stuff from a Chinese!!!

What? The Indians were arguing against Riaz Haq when he said that India has more poverty than Pakistan.

Is it wrong to provide sources to back up an argument?

 

[nalandapride]

Nonsense!

I am quoting from the 2011 World Bank report titled "Perspectives on Poverty in India".

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/extern...d/PDF/574280PUB0Pers1351B0Extop0ID0186890.pdf

The report clearly shows that India's poverty rate of 27.5%, based on India's current poverty line of $1.03 per person per day, is more than 10 percentage points higher than Pakistan's 17.2%. Assam (urban), Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are the only three Indian states with similar or lower poverty rates than Pakistan's.

Here's a graph from the report:

I have no time to read this pdf file but the link I gave you is World Bank data on Google. 27.5% is poverty from 2005 Data.

World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer

You can have more World Bank data from Google Public Data explorer site.

http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory

Plus there is another Direct link from World Bank site. (pls put mouse over the name on the right side of the map to look the Data)

World Bank is showing current poverty of 33% for Pakistan
Welcome to WorldBank Group

 

[Rig Vedic]

It is true that corruption of the Gandhi family and others is increasing the number of poor people.

 

[jbond197]

I have no time to read this pdf file but the link I gave you is World Bank data on Google. 27.5% is poverty from 2005 Data.

World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer

You can have more World Bank data from Google Public Data explorer site.

Google Public Data Explorer

Plus there is another Direct link from World Bank site. (pls put mouse over the name on the right side of the map to look the Data)

World Bank is showing current poverty of 33% for Pakistan
Welcome to WorldBank Group

The Pdf he provided also state 27.5% is 2004-2005 data. He needed something to brag about so he faked it as 2011 numbers..

 

[RiazHaq]

So is world Bank contradicting itself or Pakistani govt ..You do know..that World Bank does not collect the poverty figures on its own ..it just presents the figures forwarded it to by the respective govts.

Countries use varying definitions of poverty.

The World Bank makes real comparisons based on a uniform definition of poverty.

This particular World Bank report uses India's definition of $1.03 poverty level for the purposes of comparison of Indian states with other nations.

Haq's Musings: World Bank on Poverty Across India in 2011

 

[rama]

What? The Indians were arguing against Riaz Haq when he said that India has more poverty than Pakistan.

hav u gone thru the Riaz Haq blog..this guy is obsessed with India coz all i can see sum posts related to how dark and dull India is..i personally avoid posting negative news and articles about pakistan and china coz i dont give a damn about it..their country, their problems..

Is it wrong to provide sources to back up an argument?

strange that u back-up only negative arguments about India

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

hav u gone thru the Riaz Haq blog..this guy is obsessed with India coz all i can see sum posts related to how dark and dull India is..i personally avoid posting negative news and articles about pakistan and china coz i dont give a damn about it..their country, their problems..

strange that u back-up only negative arguments about India

When Indians stop bashing us, I'll stop bashing them.

But we all know that's never going to happen.

 

[kolaveri di]

hav u gone thru the Riaz Haq blog..this guy is obsessed with India

Are you new to this forum?

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When Indians stop bashing us, I'll stop bashing them.

But we all know that's never going to happen.

Dragon fly, when did anyone bash china in this thread? Why dont you disclose your real motive to troll here?

Its all about money making and pleasing party masters.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

When something belongs to you, you simply can't shun it. In contrast, if it doesn't belong to you, you will never get it no matter how hard you try.

 

[KRAIT]

When something belongs to you, you simply can't shun it. In contrast, if it doesn't belong to you, you will never get it no matter how hard you try.

I think of all your posts, this is the most sensible one...keep up with these kind of posts...

 

[RiazHaq]

Superpower? 230 million Indians go hungry daily

With 21% of its population undernourished, nearly 44% of under-5 children underweight and 7% of them dying before they reach five years, India is firmly established among the world's most hunger-ridden countries. The situation is better than only Congo, Chad, Ethiopia or Burundi, but it is worse than Sudan, North Korea, Pakistan or Nepal.

This is according to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) which combines the above three indicators to give us a Global Hunger Index (GHI) according to which India is 67th among the worst 80 countries in terms of malnourishment.

That's not all. Data collected by GHI researchers shows that while there has been some improvement in children's malnutrition and early deaths since 1990, the proportion of hungry in the population has actually gone up.

Today India has 213 million hungry and malnourished people by GHI estimates although the UN agency Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) puts the figure at around 230 million. The difference is because FAO uses only the standard calorie intake formula for measuring sufficiency of food while the Hunger Index is based on broader criteria.

Superpower? 230 million Indians go hungry daily - Times Of India