* Evidence for the global failure of Statism and Dirigisme
* What will it take to Cross Over the USA?

Population

* High population is a symptom, not a cause of poverty
 

* For four decades, the government barred private companies from making political donations, though the practice remained rampant. The ban was lifted in 1985, but there is still no proper system of accounting for company donations.

*India has 40 million out of school children, according to the United Nations "State of the World's Children" report for 1999. According to 1995 literacy figures, in India, 66% men but only 38% women are literate. The Nations "State of the World's Children" report for 1999. According to 1995 literacy figures, in India, 66% men but only 38% women are literate. The average literacy rate of 52% is less than that of sub_Saharan Africa.

Nutrition

* The average per person food availability in India is 2,390 kilocalories (vs.2060 in developing countries and 2,720 globally), according to the Rome based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Almost two-thirds of the diet of an average Indian come from cereals, followed by sugar and fat products. Less than five percent of the diet consists of vegetables and tubers.

Freedom

* India was rated a "free" country in the 1998 survey of 191 countries and territories by an NGO, Freedom House. Factors such as greater internal stability, fewer instances of inter-communal violence, and peaceful democratic transfer of power to an opposition-led government contributed to this ranking. Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Afghanistan, Burma, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Somalia were judged to be the world's most repressive countries.

Child Labor

* India has the worlds' largest number of child workers, who cut stones, polish gems, weave carpets or roll cigarettes. According to 1991 census, 11.28 million children aged 5 to 14 worked. The number dis not inclue children who stayed home to tend to goats or spin cotton or silk thread.

Old Aged people

* The number of aged people in India is expected to cross 70 million by 2000, according to a UN- sponsored study.

Computers in India

* India's personal computer penetration stood at 1.8 million at the end of 1997-98 and is expected to cross 2.8 million by the end of Mach 1999, according to a recent survey conducted by the manufacturers Association of Information Technology.

Computerization and elections

* Electoral rolls of constituencies across India will now be available in CD ROM, according to the Chief Election Commissioner M.S. Gill.

Internet and the Administration

* Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in India to hook all administration to the Internet.

Internet and Banking

* The Indian Overseas Bank, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has become the first public sector bank in India to offer on-line banking to its customers, according to a India Abroad News Service report published in India West.

Television

* Fifty-six million homes in India have television sets. Of them, 20 million have cable connections, according to industry resources quoted in a rect issue of India West.

Six Nobel Prizes out of over 500

* Amartya Sen, the latest Indian to win the Nobel prize in Economics is the 6th Indian to receive the honor. He is preceded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1913 for Literature, C.V. Raman in 1930 for Physics, Hargobind Khorana in 1968 for Medicine, Mother Theresa in 1979 for Peace, and S.. Chandrasekhar in 1983 for Physics.

Holidays

* In Haryana, India government employees are off work practically every other day. In addition to their other leave entitlements, and 104 days off for weekends, they will have 12 gazetted holidays, 2 restricted holidays, and 19 notified holidays.

Throughout India, the growth rate of the Christian population has been lower than that of Hindus. The 1991 census for India reveals the following growth rates: country -- 23.79; Hindus -- 22.78; Christians -- 16.89; Muslims -- 32.76. The total percentage of Christians in India has actually gone down from 2.36 to 2.24 per cent during 1981-91.