gamma
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On the contarary I was the one being facetious so I apologise.
Yes what you say is very true but is'ent this the case with the whole of Asia? Bribery and corruption is a way of life, I spent a bit of time in these countries and the locals could never understand, how one could work in the west without backhanders and bribes.
India percieve's itself as Asia's second power and as such spends more on its military than anything else disregarding its massive social problems, courting the threat from china, Pakistan is no real threat and in truth China would kick India's ass if need be.
And like you say clarifying what is a superpower is debatable considering the US spends 600 odd billion and the next 10 big spenders don't add up up to it.
Yes what you say is very true but is'ent this the case with the whole of Asia? Bribery and corruption is a way of life, I spent a bit of time in these countries and the locals could never understand, how one could work in the west without backhanders and bribes.
India percieve's itself as Asia's second power and as such spends more on its military than anything else disregarding its massive social problems, courting the threat from china, Pakistan is no real threat and in truth China would kick India's ass if need be.
And like you say clarifying what is a superpower is debatable considering the US spends 600 odd billion and the next 10 big spenders don't add up up to it.
Sorry Gamma for not being clear. I was actually referring to the stage and mindset of the leaders at the time. To go into all the detail is another subject all together but the that era was mismanaged and an opportunity lost. Of course the British had a part to play in it as it was part of there agenda. There were other candidates who could have achieved more progress but were sidelined because they would not have played ball with the English.
Why do you think India is a superpower ? It may have the potential to be one, the level of corruption is so deep it is at the root of everything. It is a country that is destroying itself from within . The current leadership is not concerned with interior affairs as much as it is about controlling,allocating and profiting from foreign investment
Leadership is weak and the newcomers are mostly from family dynasties. Half of the states are run like personal bank accounts while progress is delayed due to lack of funds.
Historical facts are there and to be found but current views are my own.