Protectionism

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

A Must Read Article. More than US, this article shud be eye opening to us Indians.

Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class - How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work

The iPhone Economy

[rajraj]

An article on new science/technology strategy in India:

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/article3483341.ece

Quote:

".........100 doctoral fellowships under public-private partnership......"

It must be taken as a joke!

The US produces about 10000 PhDs in Science/Engineering a year and China produces a little more than 10000. India plans for 100 fellowships. Do these leaders ever keep track of what goes on outside India, especially in China which wants to beat Japan and then try to beat the US? These Indian leaders are 'frogs in the well' !
India is already lagging behind China a lot. What is needed is funding 10000 fellowships, not 100.
Indian Government has Scientific advisors. Do they ever find out what goes on outside India? Ramadorai, former chief o TCS is the Prime Minister's Technology advisor. What is he doing?

One of my IISc classmates earned his Ph.D in Canada and taught there for a while and returned as chief of an ISRO operation. Later, he became a scientific advisor to the government. I thought that would mean a big change in Science/Technology policy in India. Nothing happened, not that I saw anything in the media. May be, the political climate is such that bringing about a change is impossible!

And India wants to become a super power. A good joke! Have a good laugh! You will never come across another joke like that!

[Kevinsop]

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[rajraj]

India ill-prepared to deal with China!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...?homepage=true

Even a casual China watcher would know that. In the early 60s Nehru visited China and people created a slogan -"Hindi-Cheeni bhaai bhaai". What hapened next? China invaded India in the Northeast! They make agreements. China does not care about agreements. Indian leaders don't seem to care!

[rajraj]

Here is an article about rising college costs in the US. Between 1995 and 2012 the college costs doubled while the cost of goods and services rose buy 50 percent. That tells you a lot. I don't think Americans will give up college education.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newswee...ge-bubble.html

I have been warning young parents about college costs and nudging them to save for college education. Now, they are forced to make compromises. Instead of sending their children to elite institutions they have to settle for lower ranked schools. My advice has been that if the child is very bright don't spare anything. But, most NRI parents consider their children to be very bright. "kaakkaikku than kunjum pon kunju" syndrome. It will change.


( I posted about life in America in another thread. Joe suggested I open a thread. I thought it would be appropriate to post in this thread. Feel free to comment! )

[rajraj]

Again a lot of talk and no action. At least, some are paying attention to the rot in education in India. Hope things change if India wants to be a super power. Neglecting pure sciences is no way to reach that goal.

http://www.thehindu.com/education/no...?homepage=true


A quote from the article:

"All top performers in the board examinations are expected to pursue engineering,medcine or economics regardless of their interests."

Sad!

When my middle son went for Mathematics in college one Indian lady scolded him saying that there was no money in it! My son just smiled and walked away! Some NRIs push their children into medicine only to find them drop out after a year or two and go after their passions.