GWB is not the most unpopular person in India
George W. Bush is probably the most unpopular US President around the world in history; he’s extremely unpopular in many countries. He won the election in 2004, but he’s finally losing popularity even in US, and his approval rating went below 30 at one point this year; the number shows that even many of those who voted for him in 2004 do not approve his presidency. It is probably fair to guess that he’s even more unpopular around the world, and it is probably the case in most countries but not in India.(I’ve been in India since early December of ‘06 and I’ve been learning about politics, economy and culture in India. As the Middle east politics and economy are of great importance in India, I intuitively expected that he was unpopular in India also, but, to my surprise, George W. Bush is not that unpopular. He’s certainly not the most unpopular person in India.)Arguably terrorist attacks like 7/7 in London and Madrid bombing did not take place if US and the Bush administration did not rush to invade Iraq; the current administration’s terrible foreign policies really influenced many countries negatively. The current administration’s foreign policies made many countries unprogressive. Division between Muslim population and the rest, promotion of nationalism and so forth are problems arguably created as a result of unintelligent and unprogressive foreign policies of the Bush administration. However, there has only been great progress in India for the last 10 years or so.Many things have made great progress over the last 10 years or so in India, and India arguably has had best years in history since the beginning of the colonial period (Most of India came under control of the British East India Company by mid 19th century). This is largely due to the fact that India is finding its place in the global economy. Many multinational corporations have operations in India and also many Indian corporations operate internationally. In the past, Indian government was one of the most corrupt ones in the world, and the corruption existed at every level. You had to bribe to file tax. You had to bribe to start a business. You had to bribe in order to do anything to do with the government. It’s still like that even today, but obviously, this type of boutique bureaucracy gives no transparency to Indian corporations. Multinational corporations cannot have any transparency in India, either. Without transparency, no progress. So, Indian government has been reforming itself rapidly, and there has been visible and dramatic improvement in the government sector over the last 10 years or so. When was the last time you heard about any government’s making any progress in any area?Many of multinational corporations are US corporations, so as far as educated people, in particular, young educated people are concerned, US has been a very positive influence in India. (As far as farmers and laborers are concerned, there are many more stories, but I kind of doubt that they’d look at what’s been happening to them in relation to US foreign policies. Also difficulties that farmers and laborers face are largely domestic social and political problems; US multinational corporations did not exactly make their lives harder). I have to do some research to find out who the most unpopular person is in India, but one thing is certain; George W. Bush is not the most unpopular person in India.
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