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Re:India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection. by negamax on Sunday December 02, 2012 @01:07AM (#4860300)
This comment comes often in online forums. India is not run by one person. There's no need to only solve one problem. Why can't they have technological progress like space programs, high speed Internet and at the same time work on other problems too?

In another news India's number of AIDS patients are fallen by 57%. See other statistics and you will realize that addressing malnourishment, infant mortality rates, middle class expansion all are underway together.

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Re:India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection. by w1ntermute on Sunday December 02, 2012 @01:35AM (#4860357)
> See other statistics and you will realize that addressing malnourishment, infact mortality rates, middle class expansion all are underway together.

I remember reading that the malnourishment problem in India has gotten worse, not better.

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Re:India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection. by 31reasons on Sunday December 02, 2012 @11:25AM (#4861592)
Exactly because india is not keeping up with the population growth.
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Re:India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection. by w1ntermute on Sunday December 02, 2012 @01:37PM (#4862015)
Perhaps some population control measures need to be implemented.
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Re:India Gets its First 1Gbps Internet Connection. by 31reasons on Sunday December 02, 2012 @11:36AM (#4861628)
Technological progress is always great news and it could help improve quality of life eventually. However you should know one thing about India, Its a country of extremes. Extreme technological progress exist as few bright spots in India but extreme poverty exists everywhere. Most indians who live in the cities simply have no clue how poor india is. The numbers might be improving but no where near at the rate of quality of life that is improving for upper middle class. Indian stock market grew by 1 Trillion dollars from 2007 to 2012 but only 4% of indians hold any form of equity.
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