Thanks for the info.
Now then can someone compute the per capita income in 1947 and
the same now, determine the rate of growth, and compare that to other
countries' in the same period? That might then give us a measure to
compare apples and apples and relate to Tavleen Singh's article
to see if India is progressing by leaps and bounds, in spite of
the dead-elephant of an Indian government, unable to move.
Recently when the Indian ambassador stood us up in St. Louis, and
the embassy First Secy. addressed the large turnout instead, he said
something in jest,but it spoke volumes:
At 10:38 AM -0500 9/20/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
1947 = India's population 250mmillion
2005 = India's population 1 billion
Raje
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Subject: Re: [Assam] Now Try This---Addendum
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:42:05 -0500
> > >India did not start at 5th place in 1947.
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>And India's population has grown how many folds since 1947 to impact
>the per capita share?
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>At 2:42 PM -0700 9/19/05, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
> >Like I said - though wealth distribution is not where we want to it
> >to be and per capita income is low, the size of the economy is
> >nothing to laugh at. The following is from a reliable source.
> >India did not start at 5th place in 1947.
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