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Advancements of China
and India toward developed country status must be celebrated and appreciated considering that the two Asian giants feed and
care for almost half of the world population, without military occupation,
and respecting all global treaties and initiatives!
It is another sad note of US Administration,
few North American politicians and media analyst’s narrow world vision together
with the cost of ‘War
of Terror’ which are creating a fear in
The advent of computers,
telecommunications, Internet banking and businesses brought to us a tremendous
hope toward implementing a global village for ‘we the people, by the people and
for the people’. All we need now are the goodwill of all nations, leaders and
politicians with an open mind redefining nationalism to facilitate removing
protectionism.
Even 20 years back
very few people on earth dreamt about so much closeness among people around the
world whether it is for business, news, travel or cultural exchanges. Yet we see also
political moves toward military dominance and protectionism – leading us back
to an ‘economy of fear’ as well as ‘politics of fear’!
In a global market no country should feel threatened by the
growth and development of other countries as long as the trades are fare and
without military strategic interests. Because it is the military
strategic interest which divides people, country and the world blocking true
free trades and human relations! Thus North Americans must not be afraid
of the recent growth in
It is time for the existing
military superpowers to understand that friendly
diplomacy is much cheaper as well as effective than military strategic
interests. Because most people around the world just want to see and
enjoy an united free world where all human feel equal while
respecting every country’s political, cultural and religious traditions!
Every process or
model would have pros and cons and so is
US style legalized feudal system, or Indian
style true democracy, or
One size doesn’t fit all and so is
For hundreds of years
Indians and Chinese worked in North America and Europe as refugee, immigrants
or contract laborers - building infrastructure, helping in farming, industries
and academic institutions, which contributed toward developed country status
and related fortunes. It is
time for the North Americans to enjoy
Finally, each
country must avoid irresponsible tax cuts and excessive military spending, both
are counter-productive to global village! Rather, debt reduction, balanced budget and the promise of
sustainable environmentally sound economy would attract domestic as well as
foreign investors into North American banks and stock markets as evident by the
Canadian example so far.
Good economy
doesn’t necessarily mean a healthy nation. Largest economy
doesn’t necessarily mean rich nation. It is time to re-think and re-evaluate
economic benefit ensuring that it benefits the people whose well being
determines the true richness of a nation.
Author: Deepak Sarkar,