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India’s poverty reduction failure has supported growth of terrorismWorld Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, on August 18, 2005,on a visit to India, commented magnificently, “I am here to learn about India... and India would be important because... it is a country that is making some remarkable progress economically in general and reducing poverty in particular!” India?!? Reducing poverty!?! Remarkable progress!!? Paul, did we hear you correctly? As per your own records Paul, with the population aggregating above a billion, a massive 35% of India lives below the poverty line; and these are reducing extremely slowly indeed – but of course you knew that, didn’t you!
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Source:IIPM Editorial-2006
