WTF, Stupidity and Protectionism

The Times of India

No Chinese firms in Indian ports

India has decided to ban China firms from investing in or managing Indian
ports due to security concerns, The Times of India reported. The decision
effectively blocks Chinese involvement in the construction of 13 planned
ports across India, valued at some US$13 billion ($20.5 billion). – AP

Why is India doing a P&O . India and China are not on different continents neither are they separated by the Atlantic ocean. In fact they share a common border. Although they have disagreements with regards to Tibet but we are Asians for God’s sake. Darn. Maybe there are chinese terrorists after all

Protected: Wierd Waiyaki

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IHT on Indian PM Singh Speech

Gentleman, A. (2006). India, at age 59, gets ‘must-do-better’ lecture.
Internation Herald Tribune. NEW DELHI.

As India entered its 60th year of independence this week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have been forgiven for indulging in a short bout of self-congratulation.

Business Standard, Article Abstract

Singhal, A. (2004). Lessons from China ; In recent years, a lot has been written on the… Business Standard: 15.

In recent years, a lot has been written on the Chinese economic miracle and the inherent learnings for India. The March issue of National Geographic has a disturbing cover story titled “China: The Price of Growth”. The sheer magnitude of ecological damage that has already been inflicted on the Chinese landscape makes the author of this very insightful article wonder “whether the Chinese have not so much been creating an economic superpower as committing ecological suicide”. And over the years, if this remains unchecked, the impact on the environment shall be felt globally rather than merely in China.

BPO Facts and Figures

Taken From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_outsourcing_in_India

• Size and Growth of BPO in India

Year	Size (US$ Bn)	Growth Rate
2003	2.8	59%
2004	3.9	45.3%
2005	5.7	44.4%

Currently the Indian BPO Industry employs in excess of 245,100 people and another 94,500 jobs are expected to be added during the current financial year (2005-2006)

Taken from http://www.ciol.com/content/news/BPO/2004/104061801.asp

BEIJING: China’s technology outsourcing market grew 34.2 percent in 2003, faster than the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, said computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.

The country’s technology outsourcing market was estimated to be worth $318 million last year, Hewlett-Packard (HP) said in a statement quoting research firm IDC.

2800 Mil Vs 318 Mil USD! quite a considerable difference. No wonder China wants to play catch up by 2007. India not waiting to lose it’s marketshare is shuffling to move up the value chain into KPO markets

Sustainable Urban Transport Asia – Videos

Part 1

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Part 3

Captialism , Globalisation and the Industrial Revolution

My gut instincts tell me why india is doing so efficiently well at getting more bang for the buck from it’s industrial sector is because of a predominantly english speaking ex-british colony.

India’s strengths are in IT especially in the 24hour BPO (business process outsourceing) hub. Having English+skilled labour is an added advantage for FDI coming from the US and UK

As opposed to China a former communist state a largely low-cost manufactoring sweatshop ( I wonder if the recent exploding Li-ion batteries are made in china) where created jobs serve mainly social rather than economic purposes.

Will be threading this line of inquiry to source for more facts.

Industrialisation , size capacity – China Vs India

The size of the industry in India is 4 times smaller than in China yet it generates 4 times more income. Still fiquring out how and why. More research material to come later.

Forgot to mention the secondary data sources used

1. Nominal GDP (US$ at PPP)
2. Industry/GDP
3. Urban population
4. Electricity production (kwh)
5. Electricity consumption (kwh per head)
6. Installed electricity capacity (kw)
7. Electricity transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

From various usual sources , WorldBank ,IMF , US, Energy Information Administration

Pace of Urbanisation in China

Urban cities in China are expanding at feverish rate , I’m predicting it will hit a unsustainable peak of 60% before leveling off or dropping in the next 50 years

Manifesto of a urbanist (WIP)

He is a catayst for change , to stir the public imagination , and temper it with pragmatics