UN, Indian Officials Agree India Worse Than Pakistan, Bangladesh in Food, Hygiene

[RiazHaq]

Indian and UNICEF officials concur that Indians are much worse off than Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in basic nutrition and sanitation.

India is worse than Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes to nourishment and is showing little improvement in the area despite big money being spent on it, says Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed.

India might be an emerging economic power, but it is way behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and even Afghanistan in providing basic sanitation facilities, a key reason behind the death of 2.1 million children under five in the country.Lizette Burgers, chief water and environment sanitation of the Unicef, Monday said India is making progress in providing sanitation but it lags behind most of the other countries in South Asia.

While a mere 14 percent of people in rural areas of the country - that account for 65 percent of its 1.1 billion population - had access to toilets in 1990, the number had gone up to 28 percent in 2006. In comparison, 33 percent rural Pakistanis had access to toilets in 1990 and it went up to an impressive 58 percent in 2006.

Similarly in Bangladesh, 36 percent of rural people have access to proper sanitation. The corresponding figures for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were 30 percent and 86 percent respectively.

“This is a huge problem. India has made some progress but there is a lot to be desired. The speed in which we are (India) increasing the toilet usage will not help much,” Burgers told IANS, a day before an international sanitation campaign in Delhi.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-Pakistan-in-missiles/articleshow/4060400.cms

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownew...kistan_Bangladesh_for_business-nid-61072.html

 

[FreekiN]

Well, they have 5 times more people so it's harder for them.

We have idiots in office so it's double harder for us.

 

[Ingis]

Indian and UNICEF officials concur that Indians are much worse off than Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in basic nutrition and sanitation.

India is worse than Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes to nourishment and is showing little improvement in the area despite big money being spent on it, says Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed.

India might be an emerging economic power, but it is way behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and even Afghanistan in providing basic sanitation facilities, a key reason behind the death of 2.1 million children under five in the country.Lizette Burgers, chief water and environment sanitation of the Unicef, Monday said India is making progress in providing sanitation but it lags behind most of the other countries in South Asia.

While a mere 14 percent of people in rural areas of the country - that account for 65 percent of its 1.1 billion population - had access to toilets in 1990, the number had gone up to 28 percent in 2006. In comparison, 33 percent rural Pakistanis had access to toilets in 1990 and it went up to an impressive 58 percent in 2006.

Similarly in Bangladesh, 36 percent of rural people have access to proper sanitation. The corresponding figures for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were 30 percent and 86 percent respectively.

“This is a huge problem. India has made some progress but there is a lot to be desired. The speed in which we are (India) increasing the toilet usage will not help much,” Burgers told IANS, a day before an international sanitation campaign in Delhi.

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India lags behind Pakistan in missiles - India - The Times of India

Mr. Riaz, why give a link to a 14 months old article titled "India lags behind Pakistan in missiles"? How is that relevant to the topic you raised?

Some people are so desperate to take cheap shots at India. tsk tsk

 

[RiazHaq]

Mr. Riaz, why give a link to a 14 months old article titled "India lags behind Pakistan in missiles"? How is that relevant to the topic you raised?

Some people are so desperate to take cheap shots at India. tsk tsk

Have you heard about guns versus butter, or guns versus bread in India's case?

Haq's Musings: India's Arms Buildup: Guns Versus Bread

 

[mrwarrior006]

^^^^we live in this so called modern world or shall i say unstable dangerous world

security and food both are important

but in indias case security is slighty more important

if it was guns vs food in indias case considering the highly unstable nature of our so called south asia

i will always put 6 for guns out of 10 and 4 for food

but as u can see india oly spend abot 2.5% of gdp for militay

and rest is allll for developmental purpose so if big country like india wont even spend tat much for her security which is her right considering our dangerous region

 

[RiazHaq]

^^^^we live in this so called modern world or shall i say unstable dangerous world

security and food both are important

but in indias case security is slighty more important

if it was guns vs food in indias case considering the highly unstable nature of our so called south asia

i will always put 6 for guns out of 10 and 4 for food

but as u can see india oly spend abot 2.5% of gdp for militay

and rest is allll for developmental purpose so if big country like india wont even spend tat much for her security which is her right considering our dangerous region

In reality, India spends more than 3% of its GDP on defense.

According to Indian defense analyst Col Nair, the specified limit of 3% has been observed only by excluding several items like the cost of the MoD and the expenditure on military pensions which by itself amounts to 15% of the total defense outlay. Several other items like the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI, a regular regiment of the army consisting of thirteen battalions) and the Coast Guard are also excluded. A substantial part of the cost of the nuclear arsenal and allied systems is excluded. All para-military forces including the ones directly involved in border management are excluded.

Haq's Musings: India's Arms Buildup: Guns Versus Bread

 

[humblehobbes]

 

[mrwarrior006]

In reality, India spends more than 3% of its GDP on defense.

According to Indian defense analyst Col Nair, the specified limit of 3% has been observed only by excluding several items like the cost of the MoD and the expenditure on military pensions which by itself amounts to 15% of the total defense outlay. Several other items like the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI, a regular regiment of the army consisting of thirteen battalions) and the Coast Guard are also excluded. A substantial part of the cost of the nuclear arsenal and allied systems is excluded. All para-military forces including the ones directly involved in border management are excluded.

Haq's Musings: India's Arms Buildup: Guns Versus Bread

^^^ok even if tat was true(by ur logic every countries spending on military will be high but not let bring in all tat just wanted to say by ur logic india is not the oly to spend so much)

indian spending is justified can u deny tat

afterall its said jaan bachi to lakhon paye



so ur saying india should abondon whole of it military as a solution

 

[indian_warrior]

^^^ok even if tat was true(by ur logic every countries spending on military will be high but not let bring in all tat just wanted to say by ur logic india is not the oly to spend so much)

indian spending is justified can u deny tat

afterall its said jaan bachi to lakhon paye



so ur saying india should abondon whole of it military as a solution

He won't be part of the solution. He just talks which is cheap !!!

 

[naved_kam]

I completely agree that India needs to do everything it can to ensure that all of its citizens, specially the children, the women and the elderly need to be provided an apt quality of life and education.

We do not need to compare anything with any other country. Comparing with others just makes us lax. The test is not to be better than anyone else but to eradicate the impoverishedness from our society. The other can do what they want.

That said, the rest is qualified usual rants from our undulated friend.

 

[yashchauhan]

dooooode if 2 million children die every year than our population is increasing very slowly!that means entire Rawalpindi is vanished every year in INDIA!

 

[RiazHaq]

Everytime I read his articles I simply burst out laughing. How can one be so partial? Even we are Pakistanis. And most of us know that India is making rapid progress in every field. It is becoming an industrialized nation. Yes there are a lot of poverty issues there. But the percentage of underdeveloped people is much less than other SAARC countries. The number seems to be high because of their population. Similarly if you find out the number of people whose standard of living is in par with the developed countries, you will find out that their no. is twenty times more than most of other south asian countries.

Do you think senior Indian officials like Syeda Hameed are biased against India?

You say "But the percentage of underdeveloped people is much less than other SAARC countries". Do you believe that having the largest percentage of people in South Asia who are malnourished and engage in open defecation represent progress? If that' so, then you have very strange definition of development.

Haq's Musings: Right to Food in India, Pakistan and China

 

[ramu]

In reality, India spends more than 3% of its GDP on defense.

According to Indian defense analyst Col Nair, the specified limit of 3% has been observed only by excluding several items like the cost of the MoD and the expenditure on military pensions which by itself amounts to 15% of the total defense outlay. Several other items like the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI, a regular regiment of the army consisting of thirteen battalions) and the Coast Guard are also excluded. A substantial part of the cost of the nuclear arsenal and allied systems is excluded. All para-military forces including the ones directly involved in border management are excluded.

Haq's Musings: India's Arms Buildup: Guns Versus Bread

3% is the allocation. A large amount of this allocation about 25% of the 3% goes back unused. Check the usage of defense allocation over the years and this becomes evident. So it is not the allocation but the usage that is an important factor here. About the items excluded, even if included will ad up to a fraction (considering Indian economy, a billion is a fraction and few tens of thousands is negligible).

Para military forces don't have the responsibility of actively defending the country against external threat and its usage is internal to the state. In times when a need arises and efficient managers are at the helm, assignments that go beyond their primary responsibility may be given. After all Change of work is rest to mind.

BTW, you have not changed the content of your articles. They still revolve around Indian toilets. Do give some rest to your mind.

 

[prodevelopment]

India lags behind Pakistan in missiles - India - The Times of India

Have you heard about guns versus butter, or guns versus bread in India's case?

Haq's Musings: India's Arms Buildup: Guns Versus Bread

So wait a sec. India is lagging behind it's neighbours in terms of BOTH missiles as well as food. I don't get the Versus part.

I completely agree with rest of the article (but not the intentions of the thread starter).

 

[ramu]

Mods, why was Humayun's post deleted ?