India, Aged 60.
Think of India sixty years ago. It was a nation under the hands of someone who ruled the colony for centuries. Being ruled by others, the people of India had become mere slaves in the hands of the rulers. Poverty everywhere, there was famine at one place or the other killing millions. Plague and Malaria also was rampant. If we go 2-3 generations above us, it is usual to see a family with more than 5-6 kids. Many times, we hear that the family lost someone because of some unknown disease.
That was the state of this present country which is now considered as a prospective super power of the world. How was it possible to grow to this level in the past 60 years? Is there scope for more growth to achieve the status of 'developed country'? Time only will answer the question of future.
All these make India a role model nation to other countries in the third world to stand up to the growing competition in this fast paced world. It is also an example to the people of India to check out these sixty years and improve upon them to grow higher. Seeing these sixty years, I really don't know if we were slow in development or not. One could question, "do we need 60 years to come to this stage?" If the answer to this is NO, then, we surely erred on major issues which has to be tackled as soon as possible. Is there an example to learn from? Is there any nation who can show how to grow from scratch to the extent we are in? I don't think so - hence I termed India to be a 'role model nation'.
That was the state of this present country which is now considered as a prospective super power of the world. How was it possible to grow to this level in the past 60 years? Is there scope for more growth to achieve the status of 'developed country'? Time only will answer the question of future.
All these make India a role model nation to other countries in the third world to stand up to the growing competition in this fast paced world. It is also an example to the people of India to check out these sixty years and improve upon them to grow higher. Seeing these sixty years, I really don't know if we were slow in development or not. One could question, "do we need 60 years to come to this stage?" If the answer to this is NO, then, we surely erred on major issues which has to be tackled as soon as possible. Is there an example to learn from? Is there any nation who can show how to grow from scratch to the extent we are in? I don't think so - hence I termed India to be a 'role model nation'.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_economy_of_India
I saw the link. It is a known fact that India was a super power for a long long time.
But, I wrote about India (Aged 60) which focuses on the history of this place for the past century only.
Even Nehru in his book, Discovery of India, has serious questions about India and he has mentioned a lot about "India's weaknesses". All these, he wrote in 1944!
@SimplyDimply: Whether we moved fast is a question to ask the people of India. But, surely, as you mentioned, we need a revolutionary change ASAP.