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Oh come on ! What planet have you been living on?There are so many that we don’t even name them all and just build round them. Look at a road map of England and look for the dead straight roads across the Home Counties. Many of them will be called ——- Street despite being a main route. These are Roman roads, built over but the route still used.You obviously haven’t been to St Albans, or Bath, or Silchester, or ……. there are so many.Just 2 miles from my front door is an Iron Age fort used by not the Romans, but the opposition. Aside from a brown road sign, it resides in a farmer’s field and is great for a picnic in Summer.Why do people post questions with such blatantly incorrect claims? A simple Google search would show it to be so, or, if you have a genuine interest, get a book on Roman Britain.

The United Arab Emirates, has given land to build a Hindu Temple. This is not Saudi Arabia and it is a stark contrast to it.Unlike Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, or even former Baathist Iraq, no places of Worship are allowed for Hindus. Bringing Hindu images is not legal, but it is done and the risk is on the bearer going through customs. If you are a Non-Muslim you cannot practice your religion in public. So do not expect Hindu Temples, Sikh Gurudwaras or Christian Churches. The dress code for men is conservative and If you are a female be prepared to cover your head and wear clothes which cover your entire body. Outside of Riyad wearing the Abaya is essentially mandatory. Traffic rules are completely different than the rest of the world, for if a woman is crossing the road you must stop. Regulations and rules are not just followed, there is no question of even thinking about not following them. You must think about every move you will make leaving your home ahead of time, as making mistakes is not so easy to justify in Saudi Arabia. One thing for young people to understand is that looking at the opposite gender should be avoided and not done. A lot of trouble can come from this, and sorting this out is not easy, situations can evolve quickly in this circumstance. Another rule to understand is that you must follow a system of separate lines for things, including just buying food items. Men, Women, and families all have their own categories. And this should serve as a road map to how Saudi Arabia views society.Mall in Saudi ArabiaNow, much of this absolutism disappears in private settings with friends, but the reality is testing the situation for a foreigner just makes no sense. Even if you befriend a liberal Saudi Arabian, the punishment for getting caught with alcohol or socializing with opposite gender just is not worth the punishment you could end up with. Saudi Arabia is a nation dedicated optically to Wahhabism, and there is no way of getting around this. Many Saudi Arabians may even try to tell you that it has changed and is more liberal now. This is true, as women can drive now. But, this does not apply at large to very nature of Saudi Arabian society.Pay attention to signs.Discussing politics is also not something you do not want to do, especially that of Saudi Arabia. Being in Saudi Arabia is simply being a guest or guest worker, The idea of integrating into Saudi Arabia is not an option for most people. Once your work or visit is over it is time to go home. Saudi Arabia is not like other countries where marriage or skills will open the door to citizenship, it is a nation which functions on very different level. Being in Saudi Arabia can be beneficial for the person and Saudi Society, but this can only happen if all the rules are followed no matter how difficult it is to do.

“China developed faster than India”China used more concrete in three years than the USA did in 100 years of the 20th centuryChina: More cement used in two years than US in 20th centuryWhich means that there are so many buildings, roads, hospitals, toilets, homes, Schools, Recreation centers, i.e. You can’t have a civilization in a Desert.To have a civilization you need Infrastructure. The history of USA begins with revolutions - the rail road connecting the west to east - the inter state highways etc…It is easier to show than to tell. Let me show you a few maps and try to figure out why China is developing faster than India.Exhibit 1 - USAExhibit 2 - CANADAExhibit 3 - EuropeExhibit 4 - ChinaExhibit 5- IndiaTHE YELLOW LINESDo you see the yellow lines? The yellow lines are six lane express ways - Interstate high speed lines. Do you see how many highways exist in USA? USA is filled with yellow lines - These yellow lines are like high speed - 1GBPS optical fibers laid across the country i.e. I can take my huge truck full of cars from one corner of my country to the other without applying any brakes in full throttle and conduct my business. i.e. SELL;Now COMPARE USA with CANADA.In Canada - Unfortunately only three cities are well connected with Highways - Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Qubec city and Nova Scotia - The rest of he nation is a barren waste land - Yes people live there but - they are virtually disconnected - unless they are willing to fly!So is USA better than CANADA - Not Really - USA has a better climate than Canada - If Canada was not the SIBERIA of AMERICAS it would have been filled with mesh of express ways like USA.EUROPE VS RUSSIAThe tale repeats - The most concentration of expressways is in a few countriesNetherlands - Belgium Germany -Denmark - France - Have this tightly knit spider web of express ways - Check them outCHINA vs INDIANow let us take a look at china - They laid so many roads that it is filled with express ways - six lane roadsCompare that with IndiaIndia has only two express ways - For a country of Billion People(1) New Delhi - Agra - Lucknow - The Yamuna Express way - (Vishal Khanna - Thanks for the edit )-(2) Ahmedabad to Vadodara - Barely visible on this mapPAKISTAN - It has one huge expressway connecting - Islamabad - Lahore - Peshawar - Thank to CHINA.What is TRADE?(1) MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES - Development Products (R&D) or People (training)(2) LOGISTICS - The movement of Goods or People(3) SALES AND MARKETING - The art of Selling Goods or PeopleLet us take this simple definition - for practical purposes - There are tons of other factors involved in trade and development - like Imports - Exports - Comparative Advantage - Exchange Rates - Fiscal Policy - Monetary PolicyLet us ignore all of them for a moment - Let us consider internal trade of various countries.The hallmark of a developed country is the ease of trade - The ease of starting a business.If I do not have a place to sit - i.e. to set up shop - Where would I start Manufacturing or Training PeopleIn India - If I wish to set up a factory - I would not have any buildings - I would not find any free space - If I do find a free space - There would be tons of red tape before I can get approvals - If there is no infrastructure to begin with I would not be able to do anything. I visit the local government school and I find that the roof leaks when it rains - does not have a fan in hot summer - is not connected by roads - the roads that are laid - were laid ten years ago and are now filled with pot holes. LOGISTICS i.e. the art of moving goods - there are no roads - There are no air ports - there are no shipping ports. SALES and MARKETING - selling Indian Goods - is pain not just in the ass but all over! You will understand this because - every Indian Good falls short in quality - according to international standards - most of the Indian goods are discarded i.e. thrown away because they don’t fit the requirements set by the buyer. Corruption is not a problem - it never was - Businessmen would earn more profits to pay for the corrupt - but the problem is that the corrupt money is not being used for infrastructure - China is as corrupt as India!What is China Doing?China has many structural advantages compared to IndiaThey are communists - They will kill anyone who stands in the way of the state! They will not hesitate - They will not forgive - They will exterminate ruthlessly.The state is atheist not secular - The state only tolerates religion and culture - mind the word TOLERATES i.e. if the state at any point of time believes that the religion is against the state or any culture is against the state - It will exterminate the religion or the culture. The great cultural destruction during Mao’s era is a proof of the extremes to which Chinese would go!It is a very good thing - China had a clean slate - a fresh slate - a slate cleansed with blood of many people who died during the struggle. China got rid of all the superstitions along with their old culture. India on the other hand lives in these superstitions -China is a COPY PASTE MACHINE - of profit makingChina copies - it copies profit making machines - If a business model is working - they will copy it - They copied Iphone - not just the phone but the Istore - that is an incredible achievement - They copied KFC - They copied McDonalds i.e. in china there is a chain of McDonald stores - not owned by McDonald. They have a copy of facebook - they have a copy of uber - they have a copy of twitter - they have a copy of a copy of a copy i.e. there are other companies trying to make copies of the chinese copies.The entire chinese state understood - the necessity of development - and they are pushing for it at any cost. Most of the chinese cities are covered with smog - but chinese can’t afford to stop their development - They need to make goods - services and sell them to make profits - as long as they make profits they develop.The Chinese are done with roads within their country - They are now hell bend on REBUILDING THE SILK ROAD - CONNECTING TO EUROPE - which means direct trade with Europe - The richest parts of the world - Germany - UK - France - Spain - Greece - Russia - Belgium - Netherlands - Which will make china a lot lot richer - they will make tons and tons of money - which means more roads and more and more investments.The Chinese are done with Rails - Now they are building railways in Africa - The chinese firms are now done with building railways in their own nation - They can only maintain the existing railways - there is no scope left for new ones. They built railways to the farthest reaches of China - They often crossed borders with their railways into India - Not at all funny. They are now making strategic development investments in many countries - Pakistan - African Nations - Bangladesh - Myanmmar - They are willing to throw trains at anyone who needs help and have something to offer to china in return - even debt!The Chinese are done with PORTS - All these are ports developed by ChinaThe Growth Engine of China owes a lot of its Exports and Export trade is done by ships - not by road or by rail. Globalization happened over Container Terminals, Ports and Oceans - Unfortunately most of Indian - Ports are unfit for Docking International Ships - Hilarious but True - Indians never invested in making their ports world class - Chinese are done with ports not only in their country but also internationally -The Chinese are NOT Done with AIRPORTS YET - But they will be done with ports by 2020The only comparable infrastructure of India with China is in terms of AIRPORTS - India can compete with China on air traffic.But this too will pass - With China building hundreds of airports - by 2020 they will induct more than 100 new airports - to tackle the extreme congestion and delays in air port travel across the nation.I WILL SUM IT UPIndia pales in comparison to China in International PatentsNOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE - i.e. utilization of WEALTH to create more WEALTH - which starts a virtuous cycleEquivalent to investing the first twenty years of your life to education - China spent twenty years of its life from 1980 to 2000 in learning about developing profit making machines and investing in them - building cities - tows - roads - railways - and everything and anything in a mad rush to build - sell - repeat;make - sell - repeat; after millions of these selling cycles to international customers - The Country is now reaping the fruits of its investments made decades ago and pursued relentlessly.