Empty vessel sounds much

India and China – countries with two billion people are trying to flaunt its newfound power, but their heads are still buried in sand.

Four top billionaires in the world (skewing the average) and millions of destitute – that is India. There are thousands of elementary schools, each with a single teacher and dilapidated facilities. Corruption, greed that allow preying on the millions even today where “have-nots” don’t count. Basic needs are not met for millions in a country where “haves” flaunt their possession and power in an obscene way. Yes, India is shining for some at the cost of the rest.

China, another world power “wannabe” is hosting Olympic games to announce to the world that it has arrived. Polluted haze in Beijing, Tiananmen Square incident, occupation of Tibet, protest by monks in Lhasa, exiled Dalai Lama, are still fresh in the minds of the world.

These two world power “wannabes” need to clean their act first, stop this hypocrisy trying to fool others, and instill basic human decency and provide basic needs to their own country folks who have nothing to show from the booming economy. Thanks to the US market that they even have such an economy that gives them the hollow bragging rights of having a few billionaires.