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.

[Thoughts-to-blog] Industrialising India

Playing catch-up
Jun 22nd 2006 | DELHI
From The Economist print edition

Special Economic Zoning , allow more FDI for easy access with 15 years tax breaks

-> Taipei Special Economic Zones for China investors (Charles)

Especially New areas of business like software and bio-technology (10 hectares)
( But lacking important social infrastructure not just land and monetary incentives )

-> Jurong Town Council Selling the land to the relevant dept and the dept to lease to the appropriate MNC
-> Leasing land rather than selling land allows for flexiblity for redevelopment

Bigger developments > 1000 Ha multi-sector zone to include residential areas,hospital,shopping centre and other amenities
( Size approaching planned city, a self-sustaining cell nation-state? part of country’s economy)

a special industrial area (10,000-25,000) is 30 years behind Shenzhen in China