thakur_ritesh
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the suggestion of a union on lines of eu comes across as the most viable solution to move ahead with the way the things are today, which more or less takes care of all the concerns of pakistan, bangladesh, nepal, sri lanka, india, etc who all want to maintain their individual identity the way it is but still be a part of an economic activity in the region from where all are to benefit, which i believe is a win-win for all.
if we are to observe the way the things are moving ahead by allowing transit of goods through india, through b'desh, and through p'stan, things are certainly moving in that direction. the next stepping stone in that direction will have to be the implementation of safta and saeu. the economic benefits are immense to be had, costing would take a big dip, prifits would zoom, employment opportunities would increase many fold, we all will become stakeholders in each others development which would remove a lot of hostility that exists in the region.
another opportunity i see here is that india presents it self as a destination for regional education. soon the foreign varsity bill is to be introduced in the parliament (in the winter session), and in all likelihood the bill will pass through . if we are to make india a destination of excellence then we most certainly have to attract the finest of the talent from the region and give them opportunities in here rather than them looking for those opportunities else where in the western world. i take heart from the fact that if pakistani artists, sports stars can earn their living in india then so can their and other countries educationists and their brightest of the students. we certainly need to be a source of nectar for the biggest and the brightest in the region, and when i say biggest i mean the best of the companies in the region.
my one concern here is the movement of labor across the border from any side since there are millions in india who live in abject poverty, who struggle to even make a dollar a day or have a meal a day, and if movement is allowed a lot of job opportunities for these people would go for begging and people of other nationalities would end up benefiting. in here the way the politics gets played on the domestic front, this could well be a political disaster especially in india since india would end up being a magnet of most economic activity when officially india alone contributes 80% of the regions gdp, and some figures where the black economy is accounted for the same comes out to a whopping 90%, so eventually most of the economic activity would revolve around india.
the political cost will be of utmost importance for all nationalities, since no one would like to see any kind of interference in their internal matters and as and when there is integration to happen, there will for sure be some kind of a dilution in the powers that are presently exerted by all the national governments. will the hawks in all our countries be open to it, or seize to the opportunity to push their hate based agendas and sadly here india could again be made the fall guy because of the sheer size of the economy, geographical size and population which most love to label as a “big brother”.
at stake is a market of 1.6billion people, with a gpd of around 1.5t usd, with a potential to reach 3-3.5t usd by 2020, think of it for a moment!
if we are to observe the way the things are moving ahead by allowing transit of goods through india, through b'desh, and through p'stan, things are certainly moving in that direction. the next stepping stone in that direction will have to be the implementation of safta and saeu. the economic benefits are immense to be had, costing would take a big dip, prifits would zoom, employment opportunities would increase many fold, we all will become stakeholders in each others development which would remove a lot of hostility that exists in the region.
another opportunity i see here is that india presents it self as a destination for regional education. soon the foreign varsity bill is to be introduced in the parliament (in the winter session), and in all likelihood the bill will pass through . if we are to make india a destination of excellence then we most certainly have to attract the finest of the talent from the region and give them opportunities in here rather than them looking for those opportunities else where in the western world. i take heart from the fact that if pakistani artists, sports stars can earn their living in india then so can their and other countries educationists and their brightest of the students. we certainly need to be a source of nectar for the biggest and the brightest in the region, and when i say biggest i mean the best of the companies in the region.
my one concern here is the movement of labor across the border from any side since there are millions in india who live in abject poverty, who struggle to even make a dollar a day or have a meal a day, and if movement is allowed a lot of job opportunities for these people would go for begging and people of other nationalities would end up benefiting. in here the way the politics gets played on the domestic front, this could well be a political disaster especially in india since india would end up being a magnet of most economic activity when officially india alone contributes 80% of the regions gdp, and some figures where the black economy is accounted for the same comes out to a whopping 90%, so eventually most of the economic activity would revolve around india.
the political cost will be of utmost importance for all nationalities, since no one would like to see any kind of interference in their internal matters and as and when there is integration to happen, there will for sure be some kind of a dilution in the powers that are presently exerted by all the national governments. will the hawks in all our countries be open to it, or seize to the opportunity to push their hate based agendas and sadly here india could again be made the fall guy because of the sheer size of the economy, geographical size and population which most love to label as a “big brother”.
at stake is a market of 1.6billion people, with a gpd of around 1.5t usd, with a potential to reach 3-3.5t usd by 2020, think of it for a moment!