[Middle Man]

"In the process, they are becoming more like Americans, which is translating into demand for American goods and lifestyles."

Great. Maybe this pent-up demand for American goods will lead to the reopening of all those shuttered factories.

[dfwgator]

which is translating into demand for American goods

Forget it, India is as protectionist as can be.

[camas]

shuttered factories: i have an old binder which took 2 people to run plus 1 or 2 people to stack up the bundles. them the thresher would come in with its crew of 10 to 12 and make a big straw pile and some grain. now all of these jobs have been LOST to one person and one combine.

something to think about.

[lelio]

Maybe this pent-up demand for American goods will lead to the reopening of all those shuttered factories.

Yep, when the average Chinese peasant can now afford a cell phone he's ... going to buy the Chinese brand. When the Indian worker can afford to buy some new parts for his car he's going to buy it from the Indian plant.

If we're buying products produced in their country why would they buy some from ours?