[William of Orange]

I'm loving this, it's time those "do-gooders" were told what they really are. Neo colonialists who feel that those "poor countries over there don't know how to help themselves". It's typical isn't it? The 'government knows best' crowd arguing for benefits for just about everything and everyone would certainly like a big nanny United Nations telling everyone how to fix their problems.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

What's so great about this is that India has had a horrendous image problem for decades of being one of the poorest countries on Earth. Now 50 years after Ghandi's assination and their freedom from colonial rule the world's largest democracy is making great strides to being not only self-sufficient but a respectable regional power.

I can't help but feel good that a billion people in a democracy and no tradition of self determination and free markets has made such giant strides in my lifetime. It's really great to see. I would say the same thing about China but you know, they have that nagging Communism problem.

Good job India, your success in the world is being noticed by people in the West.