The contrasts in India are wide. India has placed satellites in Space, including 2 last week. I wonder how many satellites the UK has placed in space with its very own rockets ? India probably has more Engineers and more people using computers than the entire population of the UK. Let us not compare India and the UK. The damage done to India by colonialism will take many years to repair. The Indian economy is galloping and the world is taking notice. Yes we have a lot of people doing what some in the West would consider menial tasks. But the people lifting the bariers, opening the door for us at restaurants, opening elevator doors and pushing the buttons to get you to your destination, do it with great aplomb and in most cases with great pride. To have a pair of pants or a shirt or suit tailored in the West, one would have to be a millionaire. Here it is commonplace. A custom-tailored suit - Wow ! India has a lot of people, and giving them a job and a sense of pride is more important than automoating everything and putting people out of work. Give us a couple of decades, and our erstwhile colonial masters will be third-rate economies when compared to India. India is on the go !
