I don't understand which of us opposed Flipkart. When I lived in India 5 years ago I used to extensively use it, now my son does. Actually, even if you pay a small amount more, one should factor in the cost of travel to the store, and the price differential disappears.
If the EIC was only trading, why did they raise an army?
They actually got into what today would be called a protection racket.
I have switched countries, jobs, without too much of a safety net other than a pension, at 53 years. Indians are risk takers, and enterprising.
The demographic and English speaking population dividends are paying off. The only problem is a corrupt bureaucracy and slow moving government. The current one has changed things a lot, but more is needed and change engenders resistance to change.
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I don't understand which of us opposed Flipkart. When I lived in India 5 years ago I used to extensively use it, now my son does. Actually, even if you pay a small amount more, one should factor in the cost of travel to the store, and the price differential disappears.
If the EIC was only trading, why did they raise an army?
They actually got into what today would be called a protection racket.
I have switched countries, jobs, without too much of a safety net other than a pension, at 53 years. Indians are risk takers, and enterprising.
The demographic and English speaking population dividends are paying off. The only problem is a corrupt bureaucracy and slow moving government. The current one has changed things a lot, but more is needed and change engenders resistance to change.