Indian Politics and Internal News

[Muji.Iqbal]

We have basic services were we lag behind; clean water and healthcare, such that 500,000 children under 5 die each year more than they would have if we were spending what was normal according to our GDP Per capita.

We also need to focus on poverty alleviation Like China has done. We need to do what Chinese did and its possible because China was able to do it.

Atleast when it comes to poverty, Pakistan is not as bad as India is.

 

[vasanthm]

Thats where I agree with you.
Because of India's HUGE population, everything is very competitive in India like university admissions, jobs in medicine, law, engineering, etc. lol.

This is what I have heard.

Very true, for example in medicine only 5% of the aspirants will get the chance to be in a medical college, further if you want to be in the AIIMS or the top state colleges then you have to secure a rank under 5k which is around 0.25 % of students.

Similar numbers for top engineering slots as well.

 

[vasanthm]

They spend a smaller part of their budget on the military. It’s more like they have a lot of layers of society that need to be supported to hold their country together, and it bogs them down. A massive population is a large part, but it’s about how unproductive that population is relative to the cost of supporting them. Have you noticed how intricate the programs for advancement are in India; the competition is fierce and the alternative is a life of subsistence farming.

The wealth inequality, low taxes on unproductive work, and low productivity is crippling India. In 20 years if this isn’t resolved India will be stuck this way due to demographics.

I have to agree with this, hopefully things improve in a generation with the next generation of rural population getting educated and leaving villages..

 

[FuturePAF]

I have to agree with this, hopefully things improve in a generation with the next generation of rural population getting educated and leaving villages..

And seeing India improve these key metrics will likely shame Pakistan into attempting to catch up. The people of the region will benefit when both nations compete in providing services to their populations.

 

[FuturePAF]

We also need to focus on poverty alleviation Like China has done. We need to do what Chinese did and its possible because China was able to do it.

Atleast when it comes to poverty, Pakistan is not as bad as India is.

Poverty alleviation is not primarily about identify the problem, but building the capacity to address it, in an even manner.

If we help farmers increase productivity, we have a ready market in China and the GCC to absorb our exports. The money farmers earn can be invested into known industrial ventures that will boost exports, and Pakistan can keep recycling that money, year after year on social spending and increasing productivity to slowly but steadily lower poverty, the way China did.

 

[vasanthm]

And seeing India improve these key metrics will likely shame Pakistan into attempting to catch up. The people of the region will benefit when both nations compete in providing services to their populations.

I appreciate your thoughtful perspective. Even within India, development is highly uneven, with some states boasting GDP per capita that's nearly double that of others. It's as if we house both Somalia and middle-income Asia within a single nation. However, being one country with the ability to mobilize people, capital, and resources freely, the less-developed regions are steadily catching up.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@BananaRepublic

Kola bhai,

Hasina transformed BD from a crap hole into something that even first world foreigner can admire.

Please cut out the hyperbole- that doesn't behove you- this is Amit Malviya territory. There is nothing about BD (or IND/PAK) which is first world standard! The only thing which I think is anywhere world class is the UPI infrastructure in India.

@UKBengali

UKB Dada,

Look at connectivity by road/rail, bridges and power supply.

Power supply is certainly worse in BD. Rails in BD are nowhere comparable to India's. Roads and bridges certainly I would like to take a look on data before commenting.

Regards

 

[UKBengali]

@UKBengali

UKB Dada,

Look at connectivity by road/rail, bridges and power supply.

Power supply is certainly worse in BD. Rails in BD are nowhere comparable to India's. Roads and bridges certainly I would like to take a look on data before commenting.

Regards

99% of BD is electrified, even little villages these days.

Forget about temporary load shedding as the power stations and electrical grid was all set up during Hasina-era.

2.4GW Roopur nuclear will come online later this year and this will supply 15% of BD demand 24/7. Power cuts will then be a thing of the past.

Like I say only the rail infrastructure is yet to be upgraded/built.

India is not good all across the country whereas BD is pretty uniform and of a good standard now.

 

[BananaRepublic]

@BananaRepublic

Kola bhai,

Hasina transformed BD from a crap hole into something that even first world foreigner can admire.

Please cut out the hyperbole- that doesn't behove you- this is Amit Malviya territory. There is nothing about BD (or IND/PAK) which is first world standard! The only thing which I think is anywhere world class is the UPI infrastructure in India.

@UKBengali

UKB Dada,

Look at connectivity by road/rail, bridges and power supply.

Power supply is certainly worse in BD. Rails in BD are nowhere comparable to India's. Roads and bridges certainly I would like to take a look on data before commenting.

Regards

Dude! I didn’t say first world. I said even a foreigner can admire.

Delhi metro is very good.

The major international airports are excellent.

Bangalore airport is now stunning.

Dhaka metro is now better the ageing parts of London Underground.

If you want to see third world crap - get on the NYC metro.

Unlike NYC metro you won’t get killed, mugged or rap*d on the Dhaka metro.

Islamabad is a paradise compared to most parts of London or NYC.

 

[BananaRepublic]

99% of BD is electrified, even little villages these days.

Forget about temporary load shedding as the power stations and electrical grid was all set up during Hasina-era.

2.4GW Roopur nuclear will come online later this year and this will supply 15% of BD demand 24/7. Power cuts will then be a thing of the past.

Like I say only the rail infrastructure is yet to be upgraded/built.

India is not good all across the country whereas BD is pretty uniform and of a good standard now.

@SoulSpokesman

My home village in Sylhet has street lights

People safely walk to and from the Masque without getting attacked or robbed.

You will struggle to find any part of BD not connected to the grid or without a well within a few hundred metres.

Basics are very well taken are of in BD.

 

[harpy1]

What a load of tosh
He compares the capital of Pakistan with the small town in Punjab India when he crossed the border ..
Biggest example of self falatcio
Massive insecurities at play I see

 

[AjayGhatak]

In Economics it is "guns vs butter." India is spending a lot on military with its conflicts with China and Pakistan.

You do know India spends much less as a fraction of its GDP into defence, right? Not to mention that fraction has been falling for past 10 years or so.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Dhaka metro is now better the ageing parts of London Underground.

If you want to see third world crap - get on the NYC metro.

Unlike NYC metro you won’t get killed, mugged or rap*d on the Dhaka metro.

I've been on both the London and NYC underground. Yes, the NYC underground is rough.

 

[UKBengali]

@SoulSpokesman

My home village in Sylhet has street lights

People safely walk to and from the Masque without getting attacked or robbed.

You will struggle to find any part of BD not connected to the grid or without a well within a few hundred metres.

Basics are very well taken are of in BD.

I have no idea why anyone is surprised that BD has the best infrastructure in South Asia now.

BD in essence is turning into a giant metropolis centred around Dhaka. No place in BD can be too far from either Dhaka or another large metropolis not to be included in the infrastructure projects for those locations.

Just building the Padma Bridge and rail-link directly benefited maybe 25% of the BD population(around 40 million people).

India and Pakistan are much larger countries and so of course the best infrastructure will be located in and between major cities.

Of course BD is lagging in rail but that is being taken care off with already completed projects and those proposed. Some are already approved but we may have delays with the fall of Hasina/AL.

 

[Thinking]

Infra as in Urban infra? Then I can only agree. Infra as in highways, ports, airports, trains etc? Then no. Then again...this is PDF.