”Overpopulated Subcontinent” : Boon or Bane

As a kid I have always noticed people talk about the high “population” as one of the reasons why there is so much misery & poverty in the subcontinent. 

What other people perceive to be a curse on India, I on the other hand consider it as a boon & a bigger challenge considering the fact that all India born people have the so called “Jugaad” principle hard coded into them. The only challenge is to channelize this unique potential to provide the required thrust to put the subcontinent to its rightful place which is the - “The Top”.

Consider this before the british came to the subcontinent,it had almost 40 % of the worlds GDP, and was actually the worlds most wealthiest & prosperous regions, this is before the british came in and forcibly destroyed the local small scale cottage  industries  to create a market for the goods which came out of their factories.

Now this article is not about “Britain Bashing”….. as there is no point in crying over spilt milk, but it is all about effectively & efficiently utilizing our present resources to regain the prosperity that once existed on the subcontinent.

Potential solutions are

1. A capitalistic approach to labour laws (Hire-Fire policy)

2. Incentives & tax breaks to promote large scale industrialisation

3. An improved educational system which would not just help in bringing in prosperity but also bring in innovation

The idea is to effectively execute these policies as “any idiot can frame policies, but it takes a genius to properly execute to  its desired outcome ”. And I am sure if these are executed effectively there is no other region that could match the subcontinent in prosperity

Consider what china has been doing in the manufacturing sector can be easily replicated by us in the Services & the Manfacturing sector, as I believe with our English speaking skills this would not be such a problem. However care must be taken to ensure that we dont just replace but actually act as a catalyst to the growth engine of the serving economies thus resulting in a win win situation for all.…. J