India to overtake United States by 2050

[Yamaraj]

Lol. IIMs are in the league of Harvard, Stanford and INSEAD. As I said, I've got admission into top univs in the UK, and I can tell you that they just don't stand a chance against the top league ones, which includes the IIMs. Just go to a UK student forum like thestudentroom.co.uk or ibtalk.com and check out the respect these students have for the IIMs.

*www.ft.com/cms/s/af7e3c34-9135-11d...uid=991cbd66-9258-11da-977b-0000779e2340.html
*www.ft.com/cms/s/c6f038fa-6041-11d...uid=f2df71ea-6052-11db-a716-0000779e2340.html
*www.ft.com/businesseducation/mba

Sure, a LOT can change in 43 years. But my point is - without the backbone of technology and R&D, it's not possible to develop beyond a saturation point. The same GS ranked India 3rd-to-be-in-2050, in its 2003 report. Next year, it may be Brazil, China or Russia.

India was offered a seat in 1948/9, which Jokerlal Nehru happily passed onto the Chinese.

There is at least one thing we both agree on.

Last, but not the least, a better GDP won't change anything unless the government draws concrete plans for the ordinary man. Otherwise, by 2050, 5% of Indians will consume 95% of the resources, and that will a destabilizing factor more severe than any war in human history.