yes,only if u consider deep-seated prejudice, gut feelings or ones instinct as valid sources...he has some point there.
I think this is your own description.
Read these below, most of them are actually Indian:
Poverty in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Millions of people in India are unable to meet these basic standards, and according to government estimates, in 2007 there were nearly 220.1 million people living below the poverty line." Quoted from the source below:
Poverty in India.
27.5 percent of Indians live below the national income poverty line
More than 60 percent of women are chronically poor, as are 43 percent of Scheduled Tribes and 36 percent of Scheduled Caste groups
48.6 percent of farmer households are in debt, and only 27 percent access formal credit
296 million people are illiterate and 233 million are undernourished, particularly children younger than age 3
Maternal mortality – an indicator not only of the quality of maternal health care services but also of the general level of empowerment of women – stands at 301 per 100,000 live births, compared to a target of 108 per 100,000
Sources:
Poverty Estimates for 2004-2005, Government of India; Report of the 11th Plan Working Group on Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Planning Commission, 2006; Report on the conditions and promotion of livelihoods in the unorganized sector, National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS), 2007; Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-2012, Volume 1- Inclusive Growth, Planning Commission, 2008; Human Development Report 2007/2008, United Nations Development Programme, 2007; Maternal Mortality in India, 1997-2003, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, 2006
To read in detail, please click the following UNDP link:
UNDP India-Poverty Reduction
Get that bloody Akhand Bharat mantra out of your head and understand the hate you have for us in your head so that you can find a cure for your illness!