Riz Khan - Question of the Week - 6 Aug 07

[spititual9sex]

- The current model of macro economy world follows, all under developed countries will grow even Africa by turn of century... ONLY IF, we leave some resources on earth to be put into factories by then...

[spititual9sex]

Well from maority of posts it is evident that human is so susceptible to falling prey to some sort of communal/tribal/label divide. "Looking East" has so easily become India Vs China debate and of course an opportunity to bash either of them...

- WHY Cant there be a more inter-related world as the outcome of eastern growth ?

- Why cant we have a world where you not only see "west" but also "east" ? Not being mutually exclusive..

[NastyXOrco]

I don't really understan what they mean by "look to the East". For what? The extreme Muslim cites "America trades blood for oil". But where is anti-China for its Oil companies that are embedded in Southern Sudan and have a policy of look the other way while African Muslims are slaughtered and they drown in billions. So again I ask, FOR WHAT!!??!!

[lulu9979]

The only thing I think that can change my would be if these countries stand up for themselves and be able to grow. America is a super power to me because it is able to sustain itself, rather than depend on another country. America uses China and India for their services, but It doesn't need them for anything. When they become needed, then I will say Super power.

[NastyXOrco]

"rather than depend on another country."??? 

I'm sorry lulu9979, tell me again how many barrels of our oil are imported !!!DAILY!!! to the U.S. that we don't need?

[lulu9979]

China basically pegged the US dollar and devalued its own currency to gain a market for themselves. India at this time is looked at to be cheap labor. However, my thinking is, it is impossible for them to continue to be that way if their economy will grow. Eventually their prices will go up. How then will they grow?

[lulu9979]

I agree that both China and India are becoming very prominent economies, but to say at this time that people will be looking to them rather than the West would be kind of a stretch. The way both India and china made their wealth, was by being very much dependent on the Westerners economy.

[Fazeefaz]

China and India are growing in rapid pace to become the world power nation but in the mean time they have many domestic problem with in their country to over come in order to a world leader. China might have chance to comeover from these issue but for india: it might take quite a life time.

[derubala]

economists have been proclaiming the emergence of India and China as economic superpowers in not-too-distant future. The World Bank says India will become the third largest economy after China and the US by 2025.

[TheDeist]

China I can see... India? Not in this century.

[O4Truth]

Turning to the East is already under way. China is a major manufacturer and trading partner. Just today on New Zealand news it was pointed out there is a big upsurge of people learning Mandarin and Cantonese, while the study of our indigenous Maori has declined.

[kellog1]

true...same applies to faux news too.

[BrianB170]

Cocidering all the production jobs moving to China and all the tech jobs moving to India, I'd say, "Yes." Not too long from now we won't be looked upon as anything more than the latest casualtie of corporate rule. Facism is alive and well here and nothing spells demise more. Especially concidering we can't even build weapons without parts from China.

[abessynia]

India is suffering from poverty, Malnutrition, Floods, homelessness, and unsettled religious conflicts. China, vampire of Africa and other third world. In china could not properly feed and organize its people. They are competing for oil, i.e. becoming big consumers, but this does not put them in the list of Rising powers. In both countries there is no multidimensional growth it is unidirectional.

[ciberwarrior]

I like what Al Jazeera is doing on youtube. It's way better in usage of this media than any other US news agencies.

Please put Ghida Fakhri on a bit more..

[derubala]

Few minutes ago I saw India growth point is 10%. No where in whole world you will see that kind of growth point index figure not even China or USA has it!

India always been rich country.

India was a super power 5000 years ago, just read the books written over 5000 years ago like vedas, upnishads and purans.

Keep watching India's growth toward superpower status once again!

China will learn lot from India too! Just like once upon a time Confucius came to india to learn.

[kaisertwig]

Americans already look to the Far East for many of our everyday products. However, without a global economic plan for the next 25, incorporating the growing economies of Taiwan, China, India, and Thailand, the potential is there for a Western fallout, or for the West to reject the Eastern market completely.

This is a political issue. I just hope the U.S. and the Far East governments can get some regulations in writing.

[AgentSmithZero]

Oh yeah, I'm looking toward the East, Right Now!

[t00muchtim3]

I sincerely hope that China and India's rise to the top will not go to their heads. There were times when they were respectively the most powerful nations on the planet in the past and they did not meddle in the affairs of other nations or seek to bring them under control, but it was a different world then. I sincerely hope that they maintain a friendly relationship with the world, and truely prove eastern mentality is different from the west. Jai Hind!

[kellog1]

East or West...India is the best.

[manasshaikh]

China and India are rising power, yes, but they are far far behind almost every European country. Their strength lies in sheer number more than anything else. Science and techonology has not done as well as is perceived. Not very bad, either.

But yes, they are rising. One day they can be most powerful too. However, do not expect the same India or the same China when they are. They will be different.

[imashirpa]

ASIA ROCKS!! I was only able to see Korea, Japan and a bit of Thailand, but we here in North America live in a bubble and until you get out of North America, pics, vids, and the best explaination by the most eloquent speaker can ever convey seeing it first hand. I hope CHINA rising, why shouldn't they?

[thomasvaughanrhodes]

the perception is acute and her style is honest and frank...I agree with her. By tangent she seems to emply a maxim here respective globalization..."one size does not fit all".