[nukkad] FW: Indians have succeeded in countries ruled by

[Avhad Ankush-FSGA1923 <Ankush.Avhad@motorola.com>]

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> > > Swami Narayan Wrote :-
> In this new millennium, I would like > > to sum up our performance in the
20th century in > one > > sentence. 
"Indians have succeeded in countries > ruled by > > whites, but failed in
their own".
> > This outcome would have astonished leaders of our > > independence
movement. They declared Indians were
> kept > > down by white rule and could flourish only under > self-rule. 
> This seemed self-evident. The harsh reality today > is that Indians > >
are succeeding brilliantly in countries ruled by > whites, but failing > >
in India. They are flourishing in the USA and > Britain. But those > > that
stay in India are  pulled down by an > outrageous system that > > fails to
reward merit or talent, fails to allow > people and  usinesses > > to grow,
and keeps real power lies with netas, > babus, and > > assorted
manipulators. Once Indians go to > white-ruled countries, > > they soar and
conquer summits once occupied only > by whites. > > 

> > Rono Dutta has become head of United Airlines, the > biggest > > airline
in the world. Had he stayed in India, he
> would have no > > chance in Indian Airlines. Even if the top job > there
was given > > him by some godfather, a  myriad netas, babus and > trade
unionists > > would have ensured that he could never run it like > United
Airlines.

> > > > Rana Talwar has become head of Standard Chartered > Bank > > Plc,
one of the biggest multinational banks in
> Britain, while still in his > > > > 40s. Had he been in India, he would
perhaps be a > local > > manager in the State Bank, taking orders from >
babus to give dud > > loans to politically favoured clients.

> > > > Rajat Gupta is head of Mckinsey, the biggest > management > >
consultancy firm in the world. He now advises the > biggest multinationals >
> on  > > how to run their business. Had he remained in > India he would
probably be 
> > taking orders from some sethji with no > qualification save that of
being > > born  > > in a rich family. 

> > > > Lakhsmi Mittal has become the biggest steel baron > in the world,
with > > steel plants in the US, Kazakhstan, Germany, > Mexico, Trinidad > >
and Indonesia. India's socialist policies reserved > the domestic steel > >
industry for the public sector. So Lakhsmi Mittal > went to Indonesia to run
> > > > his family's first steel plant there. Once freed > from the shackles
of  > > India,he conquered the world.

> > > > Subhash Chandra of Zee TV has become a global > media king, one > >
of the few to beat Rupert Murdoch. He could never > have risen had > > he
been limited to India, which decreed a TV > monopoly for > > Doordarshan.
But technology came to his aid: > satellite TV made it > > possible for him
to target India from Hong Kong. > Once he escaped Indian  > > rules and
soil, he soared. > > 

> > You may not have heard of 48-year old Gururaj > Deshpande. > > His
communications company, Sycamore, is currently > valued by the US > > stock
market at over $ 30 billion, making him > perhaps the richest Indian > > in
> > the world. Had he remained in India, he would > probably a babu in the
> > Department of  telecommunications.
> > 
> > Arun Netravali has become president of Bell Labs, > one of the biggest >
> research and development centres in the world with > 30,000 > > inventions
and several Nobel Prizes to its credit. > Had he been in India, > > he  > >
would  probably be struggling in the middle cadre > of Indian > > Telephone
Industries.
> > 
> Silicon Valley alone contains over one lakh Indian > millionaires. 
> > Sabeer Bhatia invented Hotmail and sold it to > Microsoft for $400 > >
million. > > 

> Victor Menezes is number two in Citibank. 
> > Shailesh Mehta is CEO of Providian, a top US > financial services
company.
> > 
> Also at or near the top are: 
> > Rakesh Gangwal of US Air,
> > Jamshd Wadia of Arthur Andersen, and
> > Aman Mehta of Hong Kong Shanghai Bank.
> > 
> > In Washington DC, the Indian CEO High Tech Council > has no less than >
> 200 members, all high tech-chiefs. While Indians > have soared, > > India
has stagnated.
> > 
> > At independence India was the most advanced of all > colonies, with > >
the best prospects. Today with a GNP per head of $ > 370, it occupies > > a
lowly 177th position among 209 countries of the > world. But poverty > > is
by no means the only or main problem. India > ranks near the bottom > > in
the UNDP's Human Development Index, but high up > in Transparency > >
International's Corruption Index.
> > 
> > The neta-babu raj brought in by socialist policies > is only one reason
> > for India's failure. The more sordid  reason is the > rule-based society
we  > > inherited from the British Raj is today in > tatters. Instead money,
> > muscle and influence matter most.
> > 
> > At independence we were justly proud of our > politicians. Today we > >
regard them as scoundrels and criminals. They have > created a > > jungle of
laws in the holy name of socialism, and > used these to line > > their
pockets and create patronage networks. No > influential crook > > suffers.
The mafia flourish unhindered because the > have political links.
> > 
> > The sons of police officers believe they have a > licence to rape and
kill  > > (ask the Mattoo family).
> > 
> > Talent cannot take you far amidst such rank > misgovernance. We are > >
reverting to our ancient feudal system where no > rules applied to the > >
powerful. The British Raj brought in abstract > concepts of justice for > >
all, equality before the law.
> > 
> > These were maintained in the early years of > independence. But fifty
years > > later, citizens wail that India is a lawless land > where no rules
are > > obeyed.

> > > > I have heard of an IAS probationer at the Mussorie > training
academy > > pointing out that in India before the British > came, making
money and > > distributing favours to relatives was not > considered a
perversion > > of power, it was the very rationale of power. 
> > 
> > A feudal official had a duty to enrich his family > and caste. Then the
> > British came and imposed a new ethical code on > officials. But, he
asked, > > why  > > should we continue to choose British customs over > desi
> > ones now that we were independent?
> > 
> > The lack of transparent rules, properly enforced, > is a major reason >
> why talented Indians cannot rise in India. A > second reason is > > the
neta-babu raj, which remains intact despite > supposed liberalisation.
> > 
> > But once talented Indians go to rule-based > societies in the west, they
> > take  > > off. In those societies all people play by the > same rules,
all have > > freedom  > > to innovate without being strangled by >
regulations. > > > > and fail in their own. It is the saddest story of
> the century. 
> 
> This, then, is why Indians succeed in countries > ruled by whites.
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