Pakistan rejects indian request,wont end Wagha aggressive marching and parade

rofl · December 7, 2010, 7:06pm

Re: Pakistan rejects indian request,wont end Wagha aggressive marching and parade

I usually dont like to get into India/Pakistan bashing; But I also believe in a healthy dose of reality check.
It is very true that India have very strong democratic traditions, and have come a long way from the verge of bankruptcy in the early 1990’s. The credit goes to current Indian PM Singh for the economic reforms he undertook as a finance minister back in the 1990’s. I want to hightlight the education sector as well which is performing above the par. However, a lot of Indians would like to focus on the positives only and not care so much as to what’s going on in the rest of India proper. There are 626 districts in India, out of which 220 districts are in direct control of the Naxalites. The Indian constitution lilterally does not apply there. FYI, Pakistan proper have only 113 districts. The Indians keep blaming the Pakistanis for the in effectiveness of the Pakistani government in tribal areas, while completely ignoring the fact that they themselves are stuck in a similar situation. The living standards in eight Indian states is worst than some of the poorest African countries. India has the largest population with HIV/AIDS. It is true that India is performing well for the last decade or so, but dont forget “you are not there yet.” IMHO, you are no where close to lecturing people. If it was not for the war next door to us we would be performing just as well. Our economy took a nose dive in 2006-07. We are not N. Koreans or the poor Palestinians who are not sure about their destinies. Also for a developing country we have a decent infrastructure. We didn’t build our motorways just now; We built them back in the 1990’s when your economy was barely crawling. We have a vibrant media; a very active judiciary. Nor do I agree with the label of the “most dangerous place on the planet.” People who came up with such a creative title obviously haven’t been to Somalia, Darfur or numerous other places which are far more dangerous than the Land of Pure. Yes, we do have problems and we are addressing those problems accordingly. We are a resilent lot; We will rise again. Amen

ameen