2.17 - India Escapes Collapse (Commanding Heights Sample)

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Watching Russia go down
Bankruptcy ahead
Turning against the party
Ending the Permit Raj

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[jackson32]

The simple fact of the matter is that India is slowly becoming more free market oriented, and this is raising the standard of living of the average indian, and this is nothing but a positive development. And it is not possible for the average standard of living to rise without it helping the poor. In all advanced countries the poor are better off. It is because of people like you that countries like India have been poor so long.

[ruthasternano]

How ignorant are you? The congress supported socialism since forever. The had to liberalize out of compulsion and because of pressure from IMF and World Bank.

The Indian right wing wanted a free economy since 1940s. Go and read about S.P.Mookerji. If we never had the congress, and people like S.P.Mookerji, Vajpayi and Advani were in charge, we wouldn't have had socialism and poverty. India saw more liberalization during Vajpayi govt. than ever. Go read history moron!

[William Sands]

thank you a mixed economy works when it realizes market forces are like a force of nature not theoretical talk points

[tumhum1]

Hats off to prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Slow and steady always wins the race.

[Santosh Gairola]

It is a nice compilation (as expected) fro PBS, but I have a complain though.

No one needs to be rocket scientist to know that turning country's economics upside down is not an economics decision, but political. Being an Indian I know how chaotic was/is the situation. I will give greater credit to P V Narasimharao, than Manmohan Singh. It is sad to see that PBS didn't even mention his name once, perhaps interviewees put those conditions. Sad and painful really!

[akshatwarm]

time to dig up refugees camp for ur fellow porkis

[seesaw128]

Gr8 Man. Respect him immensely. If it wan not for him we would be a beggar country with idiots like advanis ruling us!

[shanklinmike]

Only through liberty! Something most of this world is lacking!

[lokesh20000]

lol

[abhi513020]

paki suaar!

[mohammedisapedo]

go back to your bankrupt country that survives on hand outs just like you pakis in england live on benifits.You nothing but vermin on the world