Re: The Model That India Offers
.......i dont know about jim hoagland, but india and pak have distinct destinies. urban pakis are busy talking about bombs nukes F-16s AK-47s, urban indians are busy talking technology. army is still the best career a paki can choose, this went out of style in india in the 80s. pakistan is a consentual military state, india is an aspiring modern democracy.
Jim Hoagland and other lefties hate the guts of eternally pro-Republican Pak government. They will not let a single item go in favor of Pakistan (period).
India and Pak have distinct destinies for sure, and so is their history and their social values. Indians are mostly baboos and accountants so they have a clerk aka munshi type government. Chinese are mostly artisans (mistris) , so they have a pro-artisan government. Pakistanis are are dominated by soldier (sipahi) aka Punjabi class, so they always end up with a military style government.
There is nothing wrong with Indians being munshis, or Chinese being mistris, or Pakistanis being sipahis. This is how their nature is.
Problem with leftie intellectuals of Pakistan is that they read American lefties aka hoaglands and try to run Pakistanis like Indian munshis. The result is always a failure.
If however we have a strong military type, clean, suited booted political leaders, believe me Pakistan will have a lasting civilian rule. Just see the pictures of Jinnah and compare with those of Gandhi's. One is an epitome of Western lifestyle, and the other is a beggar-look alike baniya (meager shopkeeper).
While Gandhi was immensely popular among Indian munshis, he was utterly hated by the Pakistani sipahis. Gandhi could never run in Pakistan and win even his own seat. A meek looking Nehru, or weak-kneed Vajpai, or piss-drinker Morarji would not have survived for a single day in Pakistan.
There is one politician who truly understood the "go-get-the-things-done" mentality. He was Shahbaz Sharif. The day we have 10 to 12 smartly dressed (aka Western syle) politicians with a general like personalites, Pakistan will have a political rule.
Be happy with what you got and let us find suitable leaders for ourselves. Thank you.
p.s. As for making money, the cycles go up and down in all the fields. Some times mistris will make more money, and some times munshis