Some realities.
The exports by Vietnam and Taiwan are a result of FDI. These countries do not have a home grown base of technical and scientific know-how that translates into exports. Yes, academically Taiwan is very good, but their excellence in semi-conductors is because of American investment.
When a country makes FDI in another country, it is not doling out charity. It looks to reap manyfold benefits. Thus, both Vietnam and Taiwan are dependent on foreign arms and protection for their very existence. They do not have much stature in the world.
Then there is India. Yes, there is a lot of FDI, but what India has been exporting since the 80s is human capital. India's human capital doesn't try to bite the head if its parent country like Hussain Haqqani. Secondly, this human capital has mingled so well with Western populations that today there are blonde haired, blue eyed people with an Indian Hindu background. Here in Australia so many people have actually visited India. I know an Aussie who is married to an Indian. I know another blonde Aussie guy whose family is Indian. Combine this with Veganism/Vegetarianism, Ghandism etc and they have projected themselves as this peace loving people with deep cultural roots. To the extent that people generally overlook there disgusting behavior. A female German friend of mine once told me conspiratorially, with voice merely a whisper, "You know, I have been to India. They are very unhygenic people. You are from Pakistan right? I think you are very clean and hygenic." With such deep inroads into minds all over the world, they have opened doorways to trade and are supplying quality products. I, being a Pakistani, buy India Gate rice. I have seen Pakistani rice sold in a major chain and tried it - the quality is nothing compared to India Gate. And then there is the outsourcing by Tata, Wipro etc.
We need to establish our credibility as an educated people who produce quality products. We have good values like mannerisms and decency. An educated Pakistani person stands apart from a similarly educated Indian person. We need to establish this at the national level. And that means instilling intellectual ability, education, and a drive for quality in our people.
I agree with Imran Khan's recent steps of opening up the Governor house. We need to move forward from colonialism. Millions of Pakistanis are still caught in a mindset of intellectual inferiority. This goes all the way to the top. Consider this: we needed China to come in and start CPEC. For 70 years nobody has had a vision. When Punjab wants to become educated, they bring in foreign NGOs. We can't even educate our children ourselves.
If we are going to outsource education, planning and economy, then here is what's going to happen: people will make us mental slaves. We won't be able to benefit from the Reqo Diq wealth that is ours. We need a foreign country to come in and exploit it. We need foreign companies to come in and mine the oil for us. We need the Chinese to teach us modern farming techniques. Seriously, where does this end? Will we need someone to come and breed our women for us as well?
Food for thought.
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