> The World Bank has it at $2,500, but let's not quibble over $500. Still, a large proportion of the Indian population, according to the Bank, is living on less than $1 a day - that's PPP-adjusted. Infant- and under-5 mortality rates are twice those of Brazil. There's no denying that India has a robust technological sector, an expanding urbanized middle class, etc. But there's no denying that there are still lots of very poor Indians. That's not a fairy tale.>
Never claimed that there aren't lots of very poor Indians. I have posted enough India focused critical articles on malnutrition, literacy, infant mortality, caste system, civil rights etc. Check your archives. India is not a one party dictatorship.
> Tell that to the American yahoos who were sounding the alarm about the Cnooc tender for Unocal. A large portion of the US elite is worried about China as a potential rival, and with good reason.>
They also did that when Indian corp VSNL bought Tyco.
Ulhas