This post is both for the optimists and the pessimists.. I happen to be a big optimist about the future of the India story.... (though i have to agree that the journey to success will be rather long and tough one..
The way the Indian companies have grown is well documented.. We are already the largest and the best in many fields.. when i say many, it does not stand for outsourcing.. It stands for everything that you could think of...
From satellites to cars... from axles to aircraft maintenance.. from CD to Nuclear power plants... from wind energy to pharma.... There are arguments about the quality and all of the indian products.. but then who manufactures all the high quality "GAP" & "UCB" shirt that people wear in the name of quality?
It is the Indian companies... who manufactures the high quality CD's and DVD's labelled as SONY etc...
The Tata Corus deal is more than well publicised.. thanks to the media.. But then there are a lot more deals than just this one.. The foreign investments by the indian companies now exceed the FDI in India! 15 yrs back when the country took to globalisation, there were open opposition and lobbying by the indian corporates... no more.. today reliance and bharti and tatas welcome foreign companies with open arms to take up the challange... The this in itself is a testimony to the confidence and the maturity of the Indian corporates....
There are a lot of articles.. research papers on the net that speak in a similar tone.. but then this post is specially for those who are full time pessimists... if u happen to be one.. then buddy u need to be more neutral first.. dont try to argument that the world is as bad as it was for
India.. atleast accept that somethings are better indeed... then may be a couple of years from now.. who knows...BTW pls see this india poised video..
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I think part of the pessimism stems from the fact that even though Indian companies are going global with takeovers and manufacturing world class products, it does not translate into much for people who are at the lowest denominator and grassroots like those living in a remote village with still no electricity, and with schools and medical facilities miles away. But yes, I'd like to be an optimist and would love to see an inclusive growth for everyone in the country. And 'India Poised' is definitely a way forward.
well.. i agree that a lot needs to be done.. but for a country with such high corruption, caste bias and communal disharmony even this is commendable.....
not just that, the thing that we often ignore is the change in the living conditions in just 5 yrs.. the income levels of a lot of indians has gone up more than double in the last 5yrs.. of course every1 was not a part of it.. but there is a good case to suggest that a lot of people from the lower income zone have migrated upwards.. atleast the middle classs has gained the most.. but the fact also remains that the poor are the targetted ones.. they are given useless assurances promises and all but once the elections are over.. who cares..
that is why parties like BSP are doing well.. the backwards and poor have not been properly addressed.. but then u cant hope/foresee a bad future.. one can only hope a good future :)
I have to agree on that one, the future's bright...
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