"India Can Not and Must Not Become a Superpower"

[ChineseTiger1986]

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

Yeah, let's be more materialism sometimes rather than idealism.

 

[rama]

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

trollers gonna troll.. isn't?? but i am exception premium members of this forum to remain unbiased while giving logical and quality argument supported by some solid facts. im glad that we have some member like Imran Khan and Antibody setting good examples for other senior members to follow..

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

sad but true!!

 

[pmukherjee]

Talk about your country Mr Haq. Try and be of some help to your country which is not much better off and has numerous problems. That way your time will be better utilised. Talking of the many ills of India may make you and others like you feel better but it is not going to help your country in any manner. We will get by without help from the likes of you. Thank you.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

trollers gonna troll.. isn't?? but i am exception premium members of this forum to remain unbiased whilegive logical and quality argument suppoted by some solid facts. im glad that we have some member like Imran Khan and Antibody setting good examples for other senior members to follow..

I provided a UN Report, from a Western media source.

So how is that biased?

 

[KRAIT]

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

Prepared for all indian poverty related arguments......


Let me explain you what india is, 1.27 billion people. ~180 million upper middle class and higher class (=1 developed nation, may be 2), 640 million middle class (around 4 developing nation likes your) and 450 million poor people (around 2 to 3 under developed countries)

Consider the resources we have, available landmass, look at the population density....if you research it you will find it is damn hard to make this country rise but it still does....and every year we elevate more number of poor peoples ~population of few major cities...



41.6% of Indians below poverty line in 2005 as per UNDP: Government - Economic Times

 

[nalandapride]

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

In North India we have phrase,"When River is flowing in front of you, it is waste to dig a well."

So, I gave you data from World Bank site, still you denying it. 27.5% is data from 2005 and you are saying it is for 2011. Plus Pakistan has history of poverty rise in economic chaos as given in graph for 1999-2002 and it is also happening right now.


Anyway I don't have time to read your Amusings.

 

[ares]

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.


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

Devil lies in the detail ..the poverty graph you have given has a subtext in the original PDF.
"
Source: Authors’ estimates based on data from http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/

When you visit the above above link

PovcalNet...

PovcalNet...

It goes on to mention its latest figures are from 2005...right now we are in 2012.

 

[KRAIT]

I provided a UN Report, from a Western media source.

So how is that biased?

How is that not solid facts?

If same media reports that tibetans are oppressed culturally, politically and economically, you are the first person to call it western propaganda.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

If same media reports that tibetans are oppressed culturally, politically and economically, you are the first person to call it western propaganda.

I have never done so, I use BBC sources here all the time.

Find me a post in which I have done what you said, and quote it here.

 

[KRAIT]

I have never done so, I use BBC sources here all the time.

Find me a post in which I have done what you said, and quote it here.

Awww....how honest you are...i mean every indian member will agree that you are the most honest person in pdf....always making best efforts to bash india...no one can find a single post of yours without you belittling india. Even if a news is pertaining to indian growth in any sector you come running showing off and start bashing india....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Awww....how honest you are...i mean every indian member will agree that you are the most honest person in pdf....always making best efforts to bash india...no one can find a single post of yours without you belittling india. Even if a news is pertaining to indian growth in any sector you come running showing off and start bashing india....

Honestly, you guys deserve it.

Now try talking on the topic, and if you can't do that, then just do what all the other Indians here do. Create a new account and start posting racial attacks on Chinese/Pakistanis.

 

[rama]

Honestly, you guys deserve it.

finally showed ur true colors...now stop pretending being a sage!!!

 

[KRAIT]

India doesn't have to become a super power just a formidable power and a Soft power...

P.S.- Don't generalize indians over here, otherwise same holds for you....and as far as deserving goes...what would you know..you don't even deserve my pity...Cheers

 

[kolaveri di]

Wrong thread

 

[kak1978]

Mr. Riaz,
Agreed India cannot become a superpower. But can you explain the second line "India must not become Superpower". Don't you want to see people coming out of poverty?