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Can you imagine how exciting things in India must be these days?

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EagleKeeper said:
From what I have heard recently; all the economic gains are not trickling down to the general population.
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Reminds me of the rich dude who built a [butt ass ugly] 10-story home smack in the middle of a slum neighborhood in India, so that all the little people are constantly reminded of all the money they don't have. His home almost resembles a big finger sticking up, as if to represent a big fuck you with his decadent [butt ass ugly] home towering above the surrounding neighborhood. I wonder what kind of security costs he has.
 
Great news. Since India is now doing so well, US companies can now bring their outsourced jobs back home...
 
rh71 said:
If you get a chance, watch the "30 days" series on Netflix... created by the same guy that ate McD's for 30 days straight. There's an episode in season 2 about outsourcing to India - an American who lost his IT job to outsourcing goes over there to see what it's like and there's a huge disparity between the haves and have-nots. Call centers are huge business and being employed by them is seen as a great position - exact opposite of what it's like here being help desk. The less fortunate at one point start a small riot against these "booming businesses" too. Interesting to see their point of view on the whole outsourcing thing. In the end the guy even feels saddened to have to leave them.

Overall good series with great reviews.
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Morgan Spurlock is a hack - please don't give this guy any press.

You should watch Fat Head, also on Netflix.
 
Sophitia said:
I know all about India, I saw it in The Avengers. And it SUCKS.
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If you build you opinion of a country from the movies.. i feel really bad for you my friend..

EagleKeeper said:
From what I have heard recently; all the economic gains are not trickling down to the general population.

given the power blackouts of the past year; growth does not equal investment in the infrastructure which will limit the growth itself.
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Only if our government wasn't so corrupt.. and the poor people controlled the size of their families.. India could have been in a much better situation..
 
Mahaguru said:
When the Viceroy Governor General of Indian Affairs was notified of the power blackouts he got very worried. He has setup a special panel of experts to deal with the blackouts.
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Or, he could have hired engineers and spend the money to upgrade the grid and add capacity. Giving farmers preferential green energy generation subsidy will only get you so far. India needs a few nuke plants and I hear Germany has a few idle reactors.
 
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Seems people are going off misinformation than actual knowledge. Standard of living

With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, clocked at a growth rate of 8.3% in 2010, India is fast on its way to becoming a large and globally important consumer economy. The Indian middle class is estimated to be 250 million people, by McKinsey & Company.[1] It will reach 600 million by 2030. According to Deutsche Research the estimates are nearly 300 million people for all Middle Class.[2] If current trends continue, Indian per capita purchasing power parity will significantly increase from 4.7 to 6.1 percent of the world share by 2015.[3] In 2006, 22 percent of Indians lived under the poverty line. India aims to eradicate poverty by 2020.[4]

According to NCAER, India's middle class population to touch 267 million in 5 yrs. Further ahead, by 2025-26 the number of middle class households in India is likely to more than double from the 2015-16 levels to 113.8 million households or 547 million individuals. .[5]

The standard of living in India shows large disparity. For example, rural areas of India exist with very basic (or even non-existent) medical facilities, while cities boast of world class medical establishments. Similarly, the very latest machinery may be used in some construction projects, but many construction workers work without mechanisation in most projects.[6]

In 2010, the per capita PPP-adjusted GDP for India was US$3,608.
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That's 22% in poverty as compared to 16% in the US. Of course there's a big difference in the standard of living. But it goes to show that it's not a nation of all poor people. Like most devolving nations life in the city probably has more comforts than the rural areas. Another thing to note is the state to state differences in India. Might be due to this:
3) The entire NRI population is dominated by people from the southern states. According to the most recent estimates, over 54% NRIs have their origin in South India, while only 23% are from the North, followed by 19% from the West and just 5% from the East.
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Mahaguru said:
Their economy is through the roof, posting double digit gains. Their tech and bioengineering sectors are growing in the triple digits, and there are more jobs than qualified people. Their cities are brimful of new infrastructure, buildings and malls.

Bangalore is apparently the #1 place to grow your startup, their venture capital market is going nuts. If you have an idea, you will get venture capital funding.

Reminds me of the 90s in the US.
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hahahah infrastructure like plumbing and sewer?

india is a shithole and needs it population culled. maybe a one baby per family thing like china is what it needs. plus Indians cant drive.
 
Mahaguru said:
When the Viceroy Governor General of Indian Affairs was notified of the power blackouts he got very worried. He has setup a special panel of experts to deal with the blackouts.
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And what has been done. The overall issue is that there has been talk about all of the visible problems. Many of those problems should have already been addressed. Instead they are ignored until it becomes highly visible.

The power is one, it was known that they had a weak grid. One reason why the south kept itself isolated from the rest of the grid.

Sanitation is another issue
 
Vic Vega said:
Morgan Spurlock is a hack - please don't give this guy any press.

You should watch Fat Head, also on Netflix.
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Fat Head doesn't seem to be on Netflix. From the wiki, it seems Naughton is claiming Spurlock was against McD's, etc. because of anticonsumerism. Regardless, I think what they show of India on that program is still true. It's not slanting outsourcing to be good or bad. It shows the reality of the situation from the other side (how it works there and their thoughts on it), much like most of the other episodes. Not all, but most. You don't have to agree with a viewpoint to find it eye-opening / interesting. Frankly, I skipped the episodes about religion.
 
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