No offense intended to the Indians here but at the time of independence India had a bustling population of 300 million people.
Now 60 years later India has a population, something in the order of 1 Billion people or 1 000 000 000.
Recently during the monsoon season about 300 million people (the population of India at Independence) are displaced or made into refugees in there own countries.
Albeit among those 300 million are people in India,Nepal and
Bangladesh respectively. But the vast MAJORITY are Indian.
You must accept that this figure of 300 million is currently the largest cause of refugees/internal displacement.
At this point India cannot provide for all its population causing the vast majority to be displaced or live in urban slums and Shantee towns.
Is the population of India so great that it can no longer provide for everyone.
Is india a failed state at all? Is there any hope? I hope so.
2007-08-16 05:07:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The facts and figures are misguiding. India is the richest in the world. Proof....? Ask the mohuls, British and French why they came here. They will tell. We fought for freedom and to get back our country from foreigh rulers.
It seems our freedom fighters played with the sentiments of people. They did not have any plans how to lead the country successfully. They did not have the population figures and population forecasts.
After independence, the country was in the hands of people who never ruled or administered anything before in their lifetime. Nor they did have the patience to work with British to learn administration before taking charge.
British ruled the world and they left all countries almost the same period as we get independence. No one treated them like we did. Their role after they left each country was considered to be crucial. They took part in the development process of all the countires, (except India) to make them developed countries. We did not find the need to take guidance from them. We did not know what to do, and even today we are confused.
The whole world considers population as strength, we feel it is a weakness. This population theory is proved to be wrong in our country only. 300 million population was starving in 1950s, today 1 billion people have enough food. How was it possible?
The people in the government offices do not want to work. The fear about population is spread by them only.
2007-08-16 08:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your figures about displaced Indians again.These kinds of arguments don't work in case of India.In a country,with 2-3 percent floating population at any point of time ,the displacement is not a big issue either. Yes,the population is really big and there is a no serious shortage of resources but a mismatch between them.India is an emerging economic Giant in the world,as perceived by most of the developed nations.Can anybody call such a country a failed state?Watch out to witness the spectacle.
2007-08-16 13:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well. congrats for comming up with this question. v know there are three types of countries: developed, developing and underdeveloped ones. india has long been identified as a developing one. now india is dscribed as a "transforming" state. this term has been associated with india only after conducting varous studies. had india not been the way it is, i guess, experts wouldnt hv allocated this name at the first place. moreover, one cant define a state or a country as a failed one, on the basis of whether or not it is capable of fulfilling the needs of people getting affected by natural calamities. there r so many parameters that are to be considered for such a nomenclature.
2007-08-16 14:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by lovelyvinee 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We are an intelligent, resource full people. However we have to frame intelligent policies fore gin and domestic.
The elements that have no loyalty to India, or has other agendas should be watched like a hawk.
Lot of damage can happen and things can go drastically wrong in this area. At present there seems to be no urgency or even recognising that there are problems.
2007-08-16 17:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by lunistan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While there many nations I would give that label to, India is not one of them.
2007-08-16 12:44:16 · answer #5 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I AM OFFENDED!!..
UR A FAILURE.....NOT INDIA!!!...
60 YRS AND WE ARE COMPETING WID WORLD POWERS.....
USA TOOK 200 YRS TO ABOLSIH SLAVERY.....
WE ARE AMONG THE ONLY 6 NATION WITH A SPACE PROGRAM....
WE ARE A NUCLEAR POWER...
LARGEST DEMOCRACY....
SECULAR NATION....
GO TO SILICON VALLEY IN AMERICA...INDIAN ALL AROUND....
THEY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED HERE IN INDIA ONLY.....
FLOODS ARE'NT GOVT CONTROL.....EVEN EUROPE IS FACING FLOODS.....
FORGOT WAT HAPPENED IN AMERICA IN NEW ORLEANS IN 2005 ....
IF U ARE NON-INDIAN...UR VIEWS DONT MATTER..WE DONT CARE...
IF UR AN AN INDIAN.....FEEL PROUD ABT WHERE WE HAVE REACHED DONT REDICULE EVRYTHING......
PROBLEMS ARE THERE.....WE SHALL OVERCOME IT...
"HUM HONGE KAMYAAB EK DIN"
2007-08-16 16:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by METICULOUS 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
india z not failure country.
people made it failure.
2007-08-16 21:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by vandana 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋