techy2468 said:
if not for the positive development in the past 7-8 years.....i would have preferred to have gone illegal and work in a gas station(i know many people who have done this in the past) (7-8 years back.....decent salary was only rs. 15k, and the number of jobs were 10 times less than the current number, atleast in IT) and if you were to take a closer look you will realise that the news that india was 12th richest was just reflecting the GDP
I expected, you would make another one of those statements in the air, about being an illegal. It is easier to say than to actually do. Atthough several illegals live here, do you how many people here treat illegals as dirt.. Also, I too know a few people from India who worked at gas stations, but that was when they were studying in college here, as a temporary phase in their lives.. I dont know if any good techy guy would prefer not to work in India in AC office environment, compared to physical labor in US, that too as an Illegal., and some car drivers always looking at you suspiciously as if you are from different planet, due to your color. Anyway, you would choose to prefer that kind of life, thats your choice.. 8 years ago, there was that Y2k boom and jobs were not as difficult to get, for good meritious candidates, Except a couple of years around Sept 2001, demand for IT workers in India has always been good in last 10 years.
Coming back your comments on GDP and proverty, I know India is currently 12th just in total GDp not in per capita Income. The point of that link was India has come from maybe from 20-25 (or some number around that) to position 12th right now. If we continue to grow at 8-9% we will break into top ten next year. Currently, the income sharing is limited to upper and urban middle class, while most of rural people left behind. There are always problems and people will always worry about growth. There are lots of negatives and Indian economy though not running as effecient as we know it can be, is still fastest growing in the world, maybe second only to China. Follow those links as well. Every other days, the Indan boom is reported in CNN, MSNBC, fox etc.
I have very less faith in politicians there as well as here. However, have lot of faith in Indian enterpreneurs like Premji, Murthy, Mittal and list goes on. The progress in economy has come a lot from Enterpreneurs, sceintists and hard working worker Bees more than politicians. According to me, we have been lucky to have good finance miniters like MM Singh, ChIdambaram from last decade or so,. States like Andhra and Karanataka had good cheif ministers for a while and have seen good progress in their cities.. Bangolore, Hydrabad. I have seen Media reports saying that Indian growth is more bottoms-up than top-down, because it the people that driving up the progress.
I have more faith in India progressing lot more than you changing your view about her.
