china and india - what do you think

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  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Byrnzie wrote:
    The Chinese mindset? :confused:

    Fuck me! Could we possibly generalise anymore? This thread is seriously running the risk of being ridiculous.

    It was fine until you showed up to pull the fire alarm, which seems to be a role you enjoy.
  • erickvazdel
    erickvazdel Posts: 140
    The Indian and Chinese mid-class is growing extremely fast, and every day they are demanding more commodities.

    That's going to be a big big trouble for the United States in a couple years, probably it's going to mean the end of the US empire in the world.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    which is these do do you think will become an economic superpower sooner?
    China is already there, and India is coming up in their rear-view mirror.

    which of these two do you think poses greater military danger?
    Globally, as others have stated, it is China...meaning they have the ability to project force on a wider scale. But in the purest sense of danger, the Indian/Pakistani relationship is a far greater flash point.
    which country do you personally prefer??
    India...they didn't have a cultural revolution that wiped out most of the native wildlife.
    which people (indian/chinese) do you prefer??
    I don't really think this way....a person is a person
    who do you think is better on human rights - dont forget the caste system in india.

    India...but it's close
    which of these two can/will challenge usa/europe/russia

    Challenge how?? Both are showing the economic muscle to take on the U.S. and Europe....militarily....who knows?
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 05:22 UK

    'Thousands die' in India custody
    By Chris Morris
    BBC News, Delhi

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7474656.stm
    'A new report by a human rights group says nearly 7,500 people have died in official custody in India over the last five years.

    The report by Delhi-based Asian Centre for Human Rights says many of these people were tortured in custody.

    It says the Indian government is in a state of denial about torture.

    Even when action is taken against officials who are accused of wrongdoing, the report argues, the system tries to cover up any crimes.

    The Indian report was released to coincide with the United Nations' global day against torture on Thursday.

    The rights group has collated official figures and found that 7,468 people - that is four people every day - have died in prison or police custody since 2002.

    Nearly all the deaths, it says, were the result of torture.

    But the government routinely attributes deaths in custody to illness, attempted escape, suicide and accidents.

    Suhas Chakma, director of the Asian Centre for Human Rights, says prosecuting responsible officials takes a long time in India, and leads to a "culture of impunity".

    "It takes about 25 - 30 years to prosecute somebody. And by that time many of the accused are dead, or possibly the relatives that have filed a complaint are dead," he said.

    "So there is a culture of impunity which is given by the government of India, and I think this is the single most important factor which is encouraging torture."

    The report also criticises an appalling record of torture among armed groups which fight against the Indian state - highlighting in particular the actions of Maoist rebels.

    But the onus is on the government, it says, to improve its record.

    Torture, it recommends, must be made a specific criminal offence. And the government should ratify the United Nations convention against Torture without delay.

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