If India's economic success is lie?
-Then how did our forex reserves rise form total bankruptcy to approx $300 billion?
-how did our GDP risen from $267 billion in 1991 to $1.3 trillion in 2009?
-how did the % of people living under $1.25(PPP) decrease from 60% in 1980 to 41.5% as of 2005?
Admitting the fact that the impact of economic progress ,on development indicators has been exaggerated a bit, but almost every indicator had changed since 1991 which can be checked on WB data.
Her argument is just flawed as what the Maoists ,
Which utopian wonderland were the Tribals living in, prior to economic activity,their lives are just as miserable as they were 40-50 years ago, also its only the states with large tribal population having the most poor and lowest on HDI indicators.
And besides, which country has successfully integrated Tribals into?,even for a developed country like Canada the natives despite living on Govt handouts ,they have significantly lower quality of life than rest of the citizens.
As for Pakistanis jeering here, just explain why is FATA the most impoverished region in your nation?
Should FATA's natural resources not be exploited for the benefit of the people of that region?