Tireless Traveller
Overseas Indian Affairs minister Vayalar Ravi has perhaps become the country’s most intrepid minister. In Beyond the Seas, your November cover story, you have listed out how he’s been hopping across the world, building bridges with the Diaspora. Ravi has a difficult task ahead as he has to move in a narrow space given to him by the government. Also, he has to deal with the powerful Ministry of External Affairs guarding its turf. But Ravi seems to have grown into a job that he never really cared about. Perhaps that’s why he’s the man who can get business done quickly.
Sanjay Kapoor
Washington, D.C.
Overseas Indian Affairs minister Vayalar Ravi is one man NRIs have come to trust. He seems to have a genuine concern for Indians living abroad which is why he’s been winning friends and influencing people across the world. When Indians abroad meet Ravi they see him not as an Indian minister wooing their dollars but as someone who wants to make a positive contribution to their lot. Hopefully, Indian democracy won’t get involved in another election so that Ravi gets a full term.
Neeta Sharma
Moscow
If Vayalar Ravi is seriously interested in the welfare of Indians he can start by persuading them to not venture out to countries where Indians are treated shabbily and where the natives think of India as medieval. I could list out some of these countries but I don’t want anybody to suffer out there because of my mail. India is booming and the jobs there are any day better than slaving it out in the West, or for that matter in Oceania.
Sameer Bhatia
Melbourne
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Full steam ahead
The World Economic Forum may have given India full marks for its economic performance but India’s growth is mainly in a few regions like the Mumbai-Pune corridor in the west, the Bangalore-Chennai-Hyderabad triangle in the south and the Delhi-Gurgaon belt in the north. The rest of the country is living on hope and the trickle down effect. Basically, the rest of India is getting the crumbs from the table of the rich states. Most MNCs won’t even venture into states like Orissa, Assam and Bihar. Of course, you can’t drag them out into the badlands but the Centre should dole out the investment bounty in equitable fashion.
Toofan Ghosh
Singapore
More Fizz in Biz
The Business Section has really perked up. There are more capsules and better visuals. I really don’t watch much TV but I get the pulse of the Indian economy once I get hold of a copy of India Empire. Please also introduce a monthly capsule containing data on economic indicators.
Kabeer Bedi
Manchester
PBD Days
Last year your coverage of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas bash was just awesome and I hope this time too you will exceed expectations. Perhaps you could do a pullout with country-specific data that could be of use to students and exporters.
S. Harish
Rio de Janeiro
Season’s Greetings
For all the good stuff that you guys have been churning out on a regular basis for the past three years or so, here’s looking forward to a bigger Empire.
Sanjay Bangarappa
Berne
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