Aug 15th 2016
---Independence Day As we enter the 70 th year of freedom from colonial rule, a few gaping questions remain for “We The People”. We are dutybound to resolve them for our next generations from whom we ha ve borrowed this world. Compare Japan with India. Both were devastated by the western powers. However 70 years later today, Japan is miles ahead of India in terms of economy, democracy and world stature. The key differentiator between South Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Pakistan etc and other developed countries is that in the latter, democratic values in lifestyle has taken root whereas in the former,mere political democratization has occurred. India, until the 18 th century, ...