The article basically lists all the great achievements of modern India and attests all the credit for its democracy and chides Pakistan for not having one.
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For the record: Azim Premji, the richest Muslim entrepreneur on the face of the planet, was born in Bombay and now lives in Bangalore. India now has more than three dozen billionaires; Pakistan has none (not a single dollar billionaire)......
Indians and Pakistanis have the same Y-chromosome haplogroup. We have the same genetic sequence and the same genetic marker (namely: M124). We have the same DNA molecule, the same DNA sequence. Our culture, our traditions and our cuisine are all the same. We watch the same movies and sing the same songs. What is it that Indians do and we don't: Indians elect their leaders.
It is a very interesting topic that you bring up. Let me shed some light on the financial situations of both countries. It is true that Pakistan has no official billionaire, however it is wrong to say there are no $ billionaires in the country. In fact there are many (some of which i have had the chance to document), they do not publicly show their wealth. As far as DNA sequence goes it is quite funny how you talk about that, there are 1.3 Billion Indians in India, as opposed to the 162million Pakistanis. There is wealth disparity in pakistan, compare it to India and you'll know people die of hunger in your country. the DNA is the same, we eat the same food, watch the same films etc. At least in Pakistan get food and dont starve for a couple of meals a day.
ReplyDeleteMy point being, are a good number of indians just incapable? sure you have billionaires but what is their use if people are dying of hunger. Id much rather pride myself on the fact that people dont die of hunger rather than how many billionaires there are!
Thanks for your thoughtful reply 'Anon'. You raise important questions about hunger. Its a shame if more % of ppl die in india than in pakistan. what with india being richer and all. One small thing though, The article is not written by me. Please take some of your time and write to the author of the article @ farrukh15@hotmail.com
ReplyDeletei think even considering the several hundred people that have died in pakistan due to foreign interventions recently, india has lost more people overall due to hunger compared to the terrorism issues pakistan faces. It is not like india does not face the same problems anyway and does not lose lives to terrorism. I'd encourage you to look into today's hindustantimes issue... http://www.hindustantimes.com/Homepage/Homepage.aspx
ReplyDeletealso, i have e-mailed mr.farrukh, on his interesting but naive article. which in my opinion is analogous to finding more success in a greater sample size as opposed to a smaller sample size!