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India: The Empire Strikes Back

William Dalrymple August 21, 2007

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#24 Posted by harish_hyd on August 21, 2007 5:51:52 am
#21 by aslam644

thousands of engineers produced in india yet they rely on tiny isreal for technology,nothing groundbreaking like tiny UK either like DNA, Cloning etc.

Bhai, is it necessary that just because thousands of engineers are produced, you need to have more inventions? The number of inventions is a function of how many engineers take to research and my general observation is that Indian engineers prefer to work than pursue research. Common sense, isn't it?
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#23 Posted by laddu on August 21, 2007 5:50:01 am
How can Islam forget Jihad??

Paki text books want all the young ones to make speeches on Jihad and tell others how it is the basic duty of a citizen of Pakistan to do jihad.

Jihad is indestructible part of Islam and HENCE a necessary foundation of Pakistan.

Ask any Pakistani Abdul!!
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#22 Posted by Urstruly on August 21, 2007 5:47:15 am
"DISAPPEARED PAKISTANIS - relatives protesting in Lahore"

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20070821/Sub_Images/1100 247425-1.jpg

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#21 Posted by aslam644 on August 21, 2007 5:46:19 am
thousands of engineers produced in india yet they rely on tiny isreal for technology,nothing groundbreaking like tiny UK either like DNA, Cloning etc.
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#20 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 5:21:11 am
Chennai...gtg...we can discuss without touching the subject of jihad.
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#19 Posted by Chennai on August 21, 2007 5:19:57 am
Re: # 17
Folio: Pakistan is ranked 10th in the list of failed states, 1st in export of terrorism & jehadism; stats that are impressive to say the least...
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#18 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 5:19:57 am
hamid, pl also consider this:

Pakistanis are NEVER 1/5th of the ppl of Indian Immigrants in any common pool (of Indians+Pakistanis) in any country/city/dist in North America or Europe. Sometimes

Indians are 1/5th of the common pool of immigrants. Strange but true.

What does this tell?

Ppl are escaping the good life in Pakistan i.e seeking bad life in the west!!? Why they are leaving Pakistan in droves (more than Indians) to the west?

(More later)
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#17 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 5:13:05 am
OK, hamid. Let me play ur game.

Lets take the number of cabbies. Pak cabbies outnumber any nationality anywhere in the world. I shall give u Nottingham Pak cabbies. They are more than 99% of the total cabbies. What does it say?

U can give ur view of the US.

P.S: Arjun, Canu pl keep jihad outta this. Thanks.
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#16 Posted by arjun2 on August 21, 2007 5:06:59 am
#15 Posted by hamidm2 on August 21, 2007 4:54:56 am


...... there is no question that pakistan stinks,


It's not the stink, it's the islamic terrorism coming out of the land of the pure and it's denizens that's a global problem...Do you think you were probed by the TSA agents because pakiland doesn't have a democracy or because ahmedis were declared non-muslims or 4 male witnesses are required to prove a rape?

It's the islamic terrorism, stupid..



for example : with 5 times the population


Nice try...but the population of indians in the US is at the most 3 times the population of purelanders..

Ever looked at the ethnicities of the high school quiz show? or the intel list? very few pakis there, if any...


with one fifth the population pakistan has 50 million cellular phone subscribers while india has only a 100 million ..... so. what does this mean? .. a)pakistan is a telecom powerhouse


Using a telephone(imported) and a cellular switching network(imported) doesn't make you a telecom superpower anymore than pakis being the leading downloaders of porn makes them masters in internet networking technologies...

india actually has r&d labs for most of the manufacturers whose imports you use...
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#15 Posted by hamidm2 on August 21, 2007 4:54:56 am
Re: # 6

hairsh mian,

...... there is no question that pakistan stinks, but from what i hear india is no perfumery either ....

..... besides, you can arrive at all kinds of silly conclusions based on statistics ...... for example : with 5 times the population, indian physicians in the usa are only 4 times the number of pakistani physicians ...... so what does this mean: a) pakistani doctors are smarter than indian doctors b) indian doctors have better opportunities back home or c) indians like the stench of raw sewage and cows wandering in the streets (i subscribe to this theory)......... take your pick ................ another case: with one fifth the population pakistan has 50 million cellular phone subscribers while india has only a 100 million ..... so. what does this mean? .. a)pakistan is a telecom powerhouse b)indians are too cheap to buy a cell phone c) pakis like to talk d)pakis are stupid show-offs and will spend good money on useless gadgets (which i believe to be true) .......
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#14 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 4:52:59 am
Pakistan de-recognising
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#13 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 4:52:14 am
Chennai,

hamid had issues with his native Pakistan and the state policy of Pakistani de-recognising Amhadis as Muslims. So hamid mutates btw pro2anti-India in his posts. I am sure he;d amny head-waggers as frens (HWs are south Indians).

He's a shady character with occasional shots of brilliance. He's a fun chap.

As for head wagging, it cud be the yes-nature of south Indians who remained as model slaves to British.
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#12 Posted by Chennai on August 21, 2007 4:44:22 am
Re: # 6
"PS: if Indians wag their heads, why would that make you dizzy? Shouldn't they be the ones who go dizzy?

Well if one constantly watches & imitates, then one is bound to get pretty dizzy & disoriented!
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#11 Posted by Folio on August 21, 2007 4:43:20 am
Hari & Hamid, the blw msg is meant for both of u.
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#10 Posted by laddu on August 21, 2007 4:43:02 am
Idolators would always thank the Britishers because they liberated them from the hands of moghul dhimiitude.

The cruelities you mention were already part of the dhimmi's culture of servitude.

Dhimmi women were always available- ask any full bloodied momeen moghul - he would pick and choose any dhimmi women and keep her as a sex slave when ever he wanted to.

A full bloodied momeen would kill any dhimmi any time for showing perceived disrespect.

Come one , get out of self deprecating attitude- because you helped up liberate and made us equal to the momeens. - An act for which every Pakistani is angry with you.

You helped us understand the true meaning of scientific thinking through doubt- The only evil ones with you were the christian evangelists and their agents who wanted to harvest our souls.

Thanks to white liberal civilization our status IMPROVED - although we may have suffered economically- but your intervention saved us from eternal Islamic hell.
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#9 Posted by laddu on August 21, 2007 4:42:56 am
Idolators would always thank the Britishers because they liberated them from the hands of moghul dhimiitude.

The cruelities you mention were already part of the dhimmi's culture of servitude.

Dhimmi women were always available- ask any full bloodied momeen moghul - he would pick and choose any dhimmi women and keep her as a sex slave when ever he wanted to.

A full bloodied momeen would kill any dhimmi any time for showing perceived disrespect.

Come one , get out of self deprecating attitude- because you helped up liberate and made us equal to the momeens. - An act for which every Pakistani is angry with you.

You helped us understand the true meaning of scientific thinking through doubt- The only evil ones with you were the christian evangelists and their agents who wanted to harvest our souls.

Thanks to white liberal civilization our status IMPROVED - although we may have suffered economically- but your intervention saved us from eternal Islamic hell.
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