> Wow. Glowing negativity. Kinda surprising given all the recent positive > press.
The thing about articles on this theme - whether it is India Shining (or Un-shining) is that they mostly tend to have an idea that they set out to prove and they cherry pick facts which support that. The two most common lines of argument are India Shining v India not-shining. Neither is entirely right and neither is entirely wrong - but they tend to talk past each other a lot - this Pankaj Mishra article is in the latter school, but the way it blithely dismisses the changes of the last 15 years in India is as suspect as the India Shining articles which tout only the positives.. The most balanced picture I tend to find is usually in The Economist, which paints a picture of (very) cautious optimism, which is an attitude I share.. Badri > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/opinion/06mishra.html?ex=1309838400&en=63b065e1403c4316&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss > > July 6, 2006 > Op-Ed Contributor > The Myth of the New India > By PANKAJ MISHRA >
