How India left Pakistan behind

[August is Fun]

How India left Pakistan behind
Junaid Ali Malik

MARCH 25, 2018

There was a time when Pakistan and India were considered equal arch-rivals, but the scenario does not seem to be the same now. Unfortunately, the gap, with regard to development and international scope, is getting wider day by day.

Both countries got their independence on the same day, from the British colonialism that remained in control from 1858 to 1947.

Setting aside the political background of both of them, it is evident that India kept on developing itself. Its rulers’ policies were more centred towards trade and development. Though corruption and poverty are still rampant in India, its national leadership projected the state position correctly on the international fora. This helped the government in fetching international investment.

Pakistan’s GDP is around 4.5 percent while India’s GDP is around 7.2 percent. Being many times bigger geographically and having more than a billion people cannot be declared factors for development. They can also become a liability. For instance, Pakistan’s population is about 200 million and more than this number — even at this time — is living below the poverty line in India. Moreover, if these are to be considered yardstick of development than the economy of England, in spite of being smaller in area and population, is bigger than both Pakistan and India.

Keeping the overall situation in view, it is evident that the gap between Pakistan and India, in almost all the fields including sports, is climbing at a very rapid pace. There are numerous reasons for this and one of them is the incompetent successive governments throughout the history of Pakistan. As a country, it has numerous resources but is severely lacking in neat and clean, clear and crystal public administration.

Just recently, the government decided to boycott World Trade Organization (WTO) summit scheduled on March 19-20 in consideration of harassment incidents of Pakistani diplomats and their families by Indian officials. The question is, will India be influenced by that boycott? I am afraid, it would not. On one side, Pakistan arranges a meeting of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav with his family, and on the other side, Pakistani diplomats are harassed on Indian roads.



Safety and security of diplomats is utterly the responsibility of Indian state, but it seems impotent in it. Diplomats, ambassadors, or other similar dignitaries should not be harassed in any way. Continuous violation of their rights and incompetency to perform diplomatic duties on part of India are signs of Indian haughtiness, in fact. And the developmental gap has a lot to do with it.

Boycotting the summit is justified to some extent but it is not the last resort. Indian presence and scope around the world has increased. It is ambitious to become part of a number elite groups including Security Council (SC) Nuclear Supplier Groups (NSG). Can we boycott all others forums where India has its presence?

Pakistanis are not interested in what India is doing; they are interested in what their well-off government is doing for the underprivileged nation.

Why does Pakistan’s government act late? Why has it not learnt striking while the iron is hot? The iron would be hot when Pakistan will grow in sectors like economy, health, education, and sports majorly. One cannot find out any university of Pakistan in hundreds of top-ranked universities around the world. How sad! The government cannot turn a deaf ear to the needs of common man. These micro-level issues need solutions only then Pakistan would be stronger on a macro level.

The writer is a professional writer and considers writing is the sole purpose of his life. He has done masters in Commerce and History and holds PG Diploma in International Affairs. He can be contacted at junaidalimalik3@gmail

 

[American Pakistani]

Pakistan’s GDP is around 4.5 percent while India’s GDP is around 7.2 percent.

VS

The writer is a professional writer and considers writing is the sole purpose of his life. He has done masters in Commerce and History and holds PG Diploma in International Affairs. He can be contacted at junaidalimalik3@gmail

Very confusing.

 

[Sinnerman108]

There is just one difference
and that are the land reforms introduced by Nehru.

 

[protest]

Article starts with a premise but goes haywire mid way through it and ends abruptly. I think author should give up writing.

 

[Metanoia]

There is just one difference
and that are the land reforms introduced by Nehru.

Land reforms and stability in form of government. Besides the many coups, even the civilian governments have not been stable throughout our history.

 

[protest]

Land reforms and stability in form of government. Besides the many coups, even the civilian governments have not been stable throughout our history.

In my view its the illiteracy of the society not the reforms themselves. You elect representatives who reflect the society. They have no clear policies for country rather their own policy of getting reelected. India was like this some 20 years ago. It all changed with vajpayee government. Irrespective of its success 'india shining' campaign changed our politics towards development.

 

[jetray]

Just bcos India and Pakistan are enemies does not mean can compare them with each other , it is like comparing apples to oranges. It is like comparing south korea and north korea, it simply goes of by a wide margin. The systems at play in both the countries are miles apart.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Just bcos India and Pakistan are enemies does not mean can compare them with each other , it is like comparing apples to oranges. It is like comparing south korea and north korea, it simply goes of by a wide margin. The systems at play in both the countries are miles apart.

While North Korea resembles India...I must say. too much poverty and modi ji is just ullo banaying...

 

[!eon]

Now supapawains have got enough toilets ?

 

[EndangeredSpecies]

I thought the main problem of Pakistan economy is the safty status and bad natrual enviroment. Call me if I am wrong, and I am willing to correct my wrong idea.

I mean no offense, but if you wanna set a factory anywhere in the world you will choose a place not get yourself killed by Jihadist at least. Poverty leads to Jihadism, and Jihadism scared foreign investors away. A bad circle lead to current economy status.

And Pakistan is a bit too hot to set a morden factory, you need extra electronic power to cool down your equipments(eg. computer servers or some other machines).

Its mainly illiteracy. They are perhaps the only country in the region where literacy rate has actually gone down from time to time, even as late as 2011.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?locations=PK

 

[jetray]

While North Korea resembles India...I must say. too much poverty and modi ji is just ullo banaying...

yeah if modi makes us ullo we can remove him during next elections but what choice do you have? whoever gets elected you have , deep state keeps pulling the strings all the time.

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

How India left Pakistan behind
Junaid Ali Malik

MARCH 25, 2018

There was a time when Pakistan and India were considered equal arch-rivals, but the scenario does not seem to be the same now. Unfortunately, the gap, with regard to development and international scope, is getting wider day by day.

Both countries got their independence on the same day, from the British colonialism that remained in control from 1858 to 1947.

Setting aside the political background of both of them, it is evident that India kept on developing itself. Its rulers’ policies were more centred towards trade and development. Though corruption and poverty are still rampant in India, its national leadership projected the state position correctly on the international fora. This helped the government in fetching international investment.

Pakistan’s GDP is around 4.5 percent while India’s GDP is around 7.2 percent. Being many times bigger geographically and having more than a billion people cannot be declared factors for development. They can also become a liability. For instance, Pakistan’s population is about 200 million and more than this number — even at this time — is living below the poverty line in India. Moreover, if these are to be considered yardstick of development than the economy of England, in spite of being smaller in area and population, is bigger than both Pakistan and India.

Keeping the overall situation in view, it is evident that the gap between Pakistan and India, in almost all the fields including sports, is climbing at a very rapid pace. There are numerous reasons for this and one of them is the incompetent successive governments throughout the history of Pakistan. As a country, it has numerous resources but is severely lacking in neat and clean, clear and crystal public administration.

Just recently, the government decided to boycott World Trade Organization (WTO) summit scheduled on March 19-20 in consideration of harassment incidents of Pakistani diplomats and their families by Indian officials. The question is, will India be influenced by that boycott? I am afraid, it would not. On one side, Pakistan arranges a meeting of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav with his family, and on the other side, Pakistani diplomats are harassed on Indian roads.



Safety and security of diplomats is utterly the responsibility of Indian state, but it seems impotent in it. Diplomats, ambassadors, or other similar dignitaries should not be harassed in any way. Continuous violation of their rights and incompetency to perform diplomatic duties on part of India are signs of Indian haughtiness, in fact. And the developmental gap has a lot to do with it.

Boycotting the summit is justified to some extent but it is not the last resort. Indian presence and scope around the world has increased. It is ambitious to become part of a number elite groups including Security Council (SC) Nuclear Supplier Groups (NSG). Can we boycott all others forums where India has its presence?

Pakistanis are not interested in what India is doing; they are interested in what their well-off government is doing for the underprivileged nation.

Why does Pakistan’s government act late? Why has it not learnt striking while the iron is hot? The iron would be hot when Pakistan will grow in sectors like economy, health, education, and sports majorly. One cannot find out any university of Pakistan in hundreds of top-ranked universities around the world. How sad! The government cannot turn a deaf ear to the needs of common man. These micro-level issues need solutions only then Pakistan would be stronger on a macro level.

The writer is a professional writer and considers writing is the sole purpose of his life. He has done masters in Commerce and History and holds PG Diploma in International Affairs. He can be contacted at junaidalimalik3@gmail

we have been dealing terrorism from india from 15 years just have this terrorism for 1 full year and see how far india go. All their bull crap will go to hell with in a year.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

No doubt India has a much better perception than Pakistan internationally in many areas...and this translates into like Pakistan is falling and India is shining...


But perception management is one of the thing which Pakistan lacks, just as it lacks in lobbying, diplomacy, creating a soft image and all that. But again perception can be misleading and skewed, kind of doctored portrayal of Pakistan in the international media. The reality on the ground is totally opposite to the created perception.

What is more important perception or reality.

There are dozens of areas where Pakistan has done better than its neighbors, notwithstanding the war on terror, one reason Pakistan was falling behind, now recovering, will take some time, some years, some decades...

For almost 60 years after independence Pakistan HDI indices was better than all its neighbors, this was when Pakistan hasn't got anything at independence...only in the last few years due to WOT and law and order problems, other issues Pakistan has fallen behind...it is just a matter of time before it rises.








Pakistan Middle Class Bigger and Richer Than Indian Middle Class


Pakistan’s middle class consists of over 6.27 million adults, according to wealth criteria used by Credit Suisse in its Global Wealth Report 2015. It represents 5.7% share of Pakistan’s total adult population of 111 million, almost twice as large as India’s middle class made up of 3% of its adult population based on the same criteria.

Average ($4,459) and median ($2,216) wealth figures for Pakistani middle class adults are higher than average ($4,352) and median ($868) wealth figures for their Indian middle class counterparts. It's a consequence of lower income wealth inequality in Pakistan compared to its neighbor. For comparison, only 1.1% of Bangladesh adult population qualify as middle class. Their average wealth is $2,201 and median wealth $1,102 per adult.

Credit Suisse's report estimates Pakistan's total private wealth in mid-2015 at $495 billion, Bangladesh's at $237 billion and India's at $3.45 trillion.

Credit Suisse said Pakistan's middle class is the 18th largest and India's 8th largest in the world. The report says 14% of world adults qualify as middle class in 2015 and they own 32% of the world's wealth. 6.7 million Pakistani adults make up 0.9% of the world's middle-class adult population. China tops the list with 108.7 million, followed by the United States 91.8 million and Japan 62 million.

A little more than 90% Pakistani adults had wealth less than $10,000 in 2015. The share of Pakistani adults with wealth between $10,000 and $100,000 in 2015 was 9.8% while only 0.1% adults owned wealth in the range of $100,000 and $1 million, the report revealed.

Other studies based on income criteria of $2 or more per day put Pakistan's middle class at 55% of the population. A 2010 ADB report titled "Asia's Emerging Middle Class: Past, Present and Future" report put Pakistan's middle class growth from 1990 to 2008 at 36.5%, much faster than India's 12.5% growth in the same period. Other reports have indicated Pakistan's median per capita income is higher than both India's and Bangladesh's.

Even though Pakistan's GDP growth has been relatively low compared to India and Bangladesh in recent years, the country's middle class has continued to grow rapidly. It's explained as follows: It's not the overall GDP growth and average per capita income and wealth increases but the median per capita income and wealth growth that tells you how the GDP gains are shared among the population.

Data shows that economic gains in Pakistan are shared better than India and Bangladesh because of lower inequality. Income poverty rate (those below $1.25 per capita per day) in India is 33% and Bangladesh 43% versus 13% in Pakistan, according to WB data on povcalNet. Gini Index for India is 33, Pakistan 29 and Bangladesh 32, indicating that Pakistan has lower inequality.


http://publications.credit-suisse.c...fm?fileid=C26E3824-E868-56E0-CCA04D4BB9B9ADD5

 

[Imran Khan]

the only problem i see i military interfere in internal-external matters of pakistan . no stability always nazuk surat e hal and extremism watching everything throw religion is doomed pakistan . never in history of paksitan a party admitted we lose election as soon as results announced they start a war and keep it until next election . how can this country move farward with this mind set

 

[EndangeredSpecies]

There are dozens of areas where Pakistan has done better than its neighbors, notwithstanding the war on terror, one reason Pakistan was falling behind, now recovering, will take some time, some years, some decades...

And who fed the terror to begin with?

For almost 60 years after independence Pakistan HDI indices was better than all its neighbors, this was when Pakistan hasn't got anything at independence...only in the last few years due to WOT and law and order problems, other issues Pakistan has fallen behind...it is just a matter of time before it rises.

Actually, for last 20 years Pakistan didn't exactly count its population correctly. Recent census shows that it was way off the mark. Instead of 193 M it was more like 212 M. So for last 20 years, all the per capita parameters were actually over estimated by a whole 10% or so.

For almost 60 years after independence Pakistan HDI indices was better than all its neighbors, this was when Pakistan hasn't got anything at independence...only in the last few years due to WOT and law and order problems, other issues Pakistan has fallen behind...it is just a matter of time before it rises.

For Pakistan, there is a much bigger problem lurking. Illiteracy. I guess its the only nation in the subcontinent which has seen decline in literacy rate! Devil knows what is the current stats after census. Without literacy, forget about any growth. There is a reason China grew so fast. By '79 their literacy rate was touching 70s% even though they started from 20s% in 1950s.