----- Original Message ----- From: "Ritu Ko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:29 PM Subject: RE: U.S. drops leaflets warning Iraq of counterattack He also found > Socialism more attractive than Capitalism [have I mentioned that he as > an idiot?]...so, any improvements that might have resulted just didn' go > too far, simply because Nehru was not too interested. >
This kinda reminds me of an implied question about preconceptions about India that exists. The main one I have is that India is overwhelmingly bureaucratic. It may be changing, but I definitely got that impression from the '70s through the mid-'90s at least. The two instances that stick out the strongest is an Indian colleague who said he would never go home because he could get a job, but he wouldn't be allowed to accomplish anything, back in the '70s. The other was a old boss, and present customer, of mine who went to India and found out that everyone he met was either a manager or a director. He finally guessed the person in charge was the one with a business card which read "managing director." In your opinion, is this unfair, or fairly accurate? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
