Indian Politics and Internal News

[SoulSpokesman]

@BananaRepublic

whilst India is well behind BD on basic stuff like roads, electricity, water access - India is miles ahead on Rail, Air and Internet access.

Agreed on rail, air and internet access. Disagree on electricity access. IND, like BD, now has almost 100% access at village level and near that at household level as well. IND has a much larger consumption, generation and transmission base as well as substantial manufacturing capacity in power space.

As far as roads, would be happy to look at comparative data- absolute road length, road length in relation to per sq km and per million people, average road width etc

India is miles ahead for middle and upper class people. Whilst Bangladesh is a haven for the poor and lower middle class.

This, I suspect, is true!

Regards

 

[BananaRepublic]

@BananaRepublic

whilst India is well behind BD on basic stuff like roads, electricity, water access - India is miles ahead on Rail, Air and Internet access.

Agreed on rail, air and internet access. Disagree on electricity access. IND, like BD, now has almost 100% access at village level and near that at household level as well. IND has a much larger consumption, generation and transmission base as well as substantial manufacturing capacity in power space.

As far as roads, would be happy to look at comparative data- absolute road length, road length in relation to per sq km and per million people, average road width etc

India is miles ahead for middle and upper class people. Whilst Bangladesh is a haven for the poor and lower middle class.

This, I suspect, is true!

Regards

it doesn’t matter how many kilometres of road you have. The way to calculate this is: how long does it take, how reliable, how convenient and how much does it cost - for the average Rajesh to reach important resources like hospitals, schools, colleges, universities and job opportunities.

For average Bangladeshis and even bottom fifth - it’s extremely cheap and convenient.

Quality of access to outside world determines quality of life.

Literally millions of Indians are still living 10s of kilometres away from a high away.

No such restriction in BD after Hasina’s development.

@UKBengali and @Joe Shearer

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@BananaRepublic

Kola bhai,

The way to calculate this is: how long does it take, how reliable, how convenient and how much does it cost

That seems a reasonable way of measuring road infrastructure. But is an estimate of these indicators available in a reputed site such as WB, UN etc?

Regards

 

[Circadian Rhythm]

@Joe Shearer

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[BananaRepublic]

@BananaRepublic

Kola bhai,

The way to calculate this is: how long does it take, how reliable, how convenient and how much does it cost

That seems a reasonable way of measuring road infrastructure. But is an estimate of these indicators available in a reputed site such as WB, UN etc?

Regards

I don’t think so. But they should do this by percentile.

E.g. 90 percent have easy access to a major metropolis. 80% can access a general hospital within 30 mins etc etc

How many kilometres of roads you have is a meaningless measure.

E.g. any factory in BD can access a sea or airport within 4-6 hours.

In India that is days.

This is why Hasina building the Jamuna and Padma bridges were game changers.

It brought about 50 million people within easy access of a metropolis and sea port.

Results in less motivation for people to move to the big cities like Dhaka.

Allows the tier 2 cities to grow.

@UKBengali and @Joe Shearer hopefully one day we can crow about Hasina without being moderated out lol

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@BananaRepublic

Kola bhai,

E.g. any factory in BD can access a sea or airport within 4-6 hours.

That seems intuitively correct of course.

Regards

 

[UKBengali]

I don’t think so. But they should do this by percentile.

E.g. 90 percent have easy access to a major metropolis. 80% can access a general hospital within 30 mins etc etc

How many kilometres of roads you have is a meaningless measure.

E.g. any factory in BD can access a sea or airport within 4-6 hours.

In India that is days.

This is why Hasina building the Jamuna and Padma bridges were game changers.

It brought about 50 million people within easy access of a metropolis and sea port.

Results in less motivation for people to move to the big cities like Dhaka.

Allows the tier 2 cities to grow.

@UKBengali and @Joe Shearer hopefully one day we can crow about Hasina without being moderated out lol

Hasina went all out to make sure that Padma bridge and then the rail link was at least at a stage where they would be completed even if she left office.

This for the first time in history gave SW BD road, rail,energy and communications links to the rest of the country.

The anti-Hasina lot complained about the supposed corruption but for just 8 billion(bridge and rail link) US dollars, it was nothing when you look at the economic and social benefits it brought to BD as a whole.

Only Hasina and her uninterrupted 15 years in power would have been able to propel BD from having the worst infrastructure out of India, Pakistan and BD to now having the best.

 

[Pingle]

India is too large geographically..... you can't compare everything with xyz.... there are regions with best infrastructure and there are regions with below worst level..... but yes we need to improve.....

 

[UKBengali]

India is too large geographically..... you can't compare everything with xyz.... there are regions with best infrastructure and there are regions with below worst level..... but yes we need to improve.....

Yes and in essence it is not a "fair competition" between small and densely packed BD and India/Pakistan.

Like I say India and BD will both have "world class" infrastructure within the next 5-10 years.

I am not sure on the opening post that said Indian infrastructure was the worst by some distance as India is too huge to make such a blanket statement and the poster was restricted to a small portion of India.

 

[KimExit]

I don’t think so. But they should do this by percentile.

E.g. 90 percent have easy access to a major metropolis. 80% can access a general hospital within 30 mins etc etc

How many kilometres of roads you have is a meaningless measure.

E.g. any factory in BD can access a sea or airport within 4-6 hours.

In India that is days.

This is why Hasina building the Jamuna and Padma bridges were game changers.

It brought about 50 million people within easy access of a metropolis and sea port.

Results in less motivation for people to move to the big cities like Dhaka.

Allows the tier 2 cities to grow.

@UKBengali and @Joe Shearer hopefully one day we can crow about Hasina without being moderated out lol

Do you understand what Highways PER CAPITA mean ?

Indian highway per Capita is 3.32 km per 1,000 people.

Bangladesh highway per Capita is 1.64 km per 1,000 people.

It literally means the average Indian is 202% closer to a highway in India, than a bangladeshi in bangladesh.

As for how much it "costs",

In Bangladesh, the average daily cost for one person is around $55 per day (BDT6,604), which includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

Bangladesh Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to Bangladesh: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

Located in South Asia, Bangladesh borders the Bay of Bengal, India, and Myanmar. Bangladesh is not the most popular travel destination, but those who venture here are rewarded by a beautiful culture and welcoming people.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

The average travel cost per capita in India is around $45 per day, this includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

India Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to India: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

India is one of the world's most affordable and impressive destinations. It is a country of extremes.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

 

[BananaRepublic]

India is too large geographically..... you can't compare everything with xyz.... there are regions with best infrastructure and there are regions with below worst level..... but yes we need to improve.....

It’s taken BD a decade and a half to achieve universal access. At a cost of about 50 billion.

Due to size and spread of population - it’s going to take India most of this century and trillions to achieve the same.

Once you get there - you then have to maintain them at extortionate costs. Bangladesh’s running cost by comparison will be pittance.

@UKBengali and @SoulSpokesman, the unhinged anti-Indian Bangladeshi will not accept India has first world mobile and IT infrastructure. Airports are now beyond first world. Rail is fast getting there.

All of this makes India a very nice place for the middle class.

And the unhinged sanghi will not accept that Bangladesh has the best coverage for basic infrastructure like hospitals, schools, roads, water and power grid.

This makes Bangladesh a much better place than India for the underclass.

And given both countries have a massive underclass - @Joe Shearer you can see why Bangladesh has been able to avoid the internal conflicts that has paralysed India and Pakistan.

So another feather in the cap of Hasina for leaving BD in the state she did.

The woman is amazing and one day we’ll be able to crow about it loudly!

 

[UKBengali]

Do you understand what Highways PER CAPITA mean ?

Indian highway per Capita is 3.32 km per 1,000 people.

Bangladesh highway per Capita is 1.64 km per 1,000 people.

It literally means the average Indian is 202% closer to a highway in India, than a bangladeshi in bangladesh.

As for how much it "costs",

In Bangladesh, the average daily cost for one person is around $55 per day (BDT6,604), which includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

Bangladesh Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to Bangladesh: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

Located in South Asia, Bangladesh borders the Bay of Bengal, India, and Myanmar. Bangladesh is not the most popular travel destination, but those who venture here are rewarded by a beautiful culture and welcoming people.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

The average travel cost per capita in India is around $45 per day, this includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

India Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to India: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

India is one of the world's most affordable and impressive destinations. It is a country of extremes.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

Meaningless as BD is a much denser country(around 3 times less dense than India) and your figures prove that BD has better highway access for the population than India.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Do you understand what Highways PER CAPITA mean ?

Indian highway per Capita is 3.32 km per 1,000 people.

Bangladesh highway per Capita is 1.64 km per 1,000 people.

It literally means the average Indian is 202% closer to a highway in India, than a bangladeshi in bangladesh.

As for how much it "costs",

In Bangladesh, the average daily cost for one person is around $55 per day (BDT6,604), which includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

Bangladesh Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to Bangladesh: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

Located in South Asia, Bangladesh borders the Bay of Bengal, India, and Myanmar. Bangladesh is not the most popular travel destination, but those who venture here are rewarded by a beautiful culture and welcoming people.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

The average travel cost per capita in India is around $45 per day, this includes accommodation, food, local transportation, and sightseeing.

India Travel Cost - Average Price of a Vacation to India: Food & Meal Budget, Daily & Weekly Expenses | Budget Your Trip

India is one of the world's most affordable and impressive destinations. It is a country of extremes.

www.budgetyourtrip.com

Highway per capita is a useless measure!

What good is five thousand kilometres of roads - if it’s only within the reach of 20% of the population?

Access gives you true measure.

Far too much of Indian population is only reachable via dirt roads.

Hardly anyone in BD by comparison.

That’s the true measure!

 

[Afif]

Do you understand what Highways PER CAPITA mean ?

Indian highway per Capita is 3.32 km per 1,000 people.

Bangladesh highway per Capita is 1.64 km per 1,000 people.

It literally means the average Indian is 202% closer to a highway in India, than a bangladeshi in bangladesh.

No, it doesn't mean that because India is 22 bigger than BD in landmass.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Meaningless as BD is a much denser country(around 3 times less dense than India) and your figures prove that BD has better highway access for the population than India.

This shows the rote learning qualities of some posters lol

My professors at uni would have shouted at us and demanded insight!

One of them would literally chuck stuff in bins lol