An article by a Pakistani Journalist about India
Aman Kaushik
Here's what is happening in India:
The 2 Ambani brothers can buy 100% of every company listed on the Karachi
Stock Exchange ( KSE) and would still be left with $30 billion to spare.
The four richest Indians can buy up all goods and services produced over
a
year by 169 million Pakistanis and still be left with $60 billion to spare.
The 4 richest Indians are now richer than the 40 richest Chinese.
In November, Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark Sensex flirted with 20,000
points. As a consequence, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries became a
$100
billion company ( the entire KSE is capitalized at $65 billion). Mukesh
owns 48% of Reliance.
In November, comes Neeta's birthday. Neeta turned 44 three weeks ago. Look
what she got from her husband as her birthday present: a $60 million jet
with a custom fitted master bedroom, bathroom with mood lighting, a sky
bar, entertainment cabins, satellite television, wireless communication
and
a separate cabin with game consoles. Neeta is Mukesh Ambani's wife, and
Mukesh is not India's richest but the 2 nd richest.
Mukesh is now building his new home, Residence Antillia (after a mythical,
phantom island somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean ). At a cost of $1 billion
this would be the most expensive home on the face of the planet. At 173
m
tall Mukesh's new family residence, for a family of 6, will be the
equivalent of a 60-storeyed building. The first 6 floors are reserved for
parking. The 7 th floor is for car servicing and maintenance. The 8th floor
houses a mini-theatre. Then there's a health club, a gym and a swimming
pool. 2 floors are reserved for Ambani family's guests. 4 floors above
the
guest floors are family floors all with a superb view of the Arabian Sea.
On top of everything are 3 helipads. A staff of 600 is expected to care
for
the family and their family home.
In 2004, India became the 3rd most attractive foreign direct investment
destination. Pakistan wasn't even in the top 25 countries. In 2004, the
United Nations, the representative body of 192 sovereign member states,
had
requested the Election Commission of India to assist the UN in the holding
elections in Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah and Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanistan.
Why the Election Commission of India and not the Election Commission of
Pakistan? After all, Islamabad is closer to Kabul than is Delhi.
Imagine, 12% of all American scientists are of Indian origin; 38% of
doctors in America are Indian; 36% of NASA scientists are Indians; 34%
of
Microsoft employees are Indians; and 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
For the record: Sabeer Bhatia created and founded Hotmail. Sun Microsystems
was founded by Vinod Khosla. The Intel Pentium processor, that runs 90%
of
all computers, was fathered by Vinod Dham. Rajiv Gupta co-invented Hewlett
Packard's E-speak project. 4 out of 10 Silicon Valley start-ups are run
by
Indians. Bollywood produces 800 movies per year and 6 Indian ladies have
won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years.
For the record: Azim Premji, the richest Muslim entrepreneur on the face
of
the planet, was born in Bombay and now lives in Bangalore. India now has
more than 3 dozen billionaires; Pakistan has none ( not a single dollar
billionaire).
The other amazing aspect is the rapid pace at which India is creating
wealth. In 2002, Dhirubhai Ambani, Mukesh and Anil Ambani's father, left
his 2 sons a fortune worth $2.8 billion. In 2007, their combined wealth
stood at $94 billion. On 29 October, 2007, as a result of the stock market
rally and the appreciation of the Indian Rupee, Mukesh became the richest
person in the world, with net worth climbing to US $63.2 billion ( Bill
Gates, the richest American, stands at around $56 billion).
Indians and Pakistanis have the same Y-chromosome haplo group. We have
the
same genetic sequence and the same genetic marker ( namely: M124). We have
the same DNA molecule, the same DNA sequence. Our culture, our traditions
and our cuisine are all the same. We watch the same movies and sing the
same songs. What is it that Indians have and we don't?
INDIANS ELECT THEIR LEADERS
Regards,
Aman Kaushik
"QUALITY is not an Accident, it is a result of Intelligence effort"