Came across this most touching article about India in todays paper.
Big difference here between India and Pakistan is that there is hope
for India.

The Power and the Potential of IndiaÂ’s Economic Change

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By WILLIAM GRIMES
Published: January 17, 2007

All eyes are on China as it races to become the worldÂ’s next great
power. Smart bettors would be wise to put some money on India to get
there first, and Edward Luce explains why in “In Spite of the Gods:
The Strange Rise of Modern India,” his highly informative,
wide-ranging survey.

Mr. Luce, who reported from New Delhi for The Financial Times from
2001 to 2005, offers an Imax view of a nation so enormous that it
embraces every possible contradiction. Always it seems to be teetering
on the edge of either greatness or the abyss. Right now the future
looks inviting.