The Newsweek Magazine's August, 2010 edition published the
World's Best Countries and India ranked at 78. Our neighboring
Pakistan was at 89 and China at comfortable 59th. Another
neighbouring island nation: Sri Lanka pegged at 66th position.
The ranking is based on a broad parameters like education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness and political environment.
The ranking is based on a broad parameters like education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness and political environment.
The US failed to remain in the first 10 ranking countries.
However, Japan managed it's slot at 9th. Investing in Education means
investing in future. South Korea ranked 2nd on the parameter of Education.
There the parents invest large sums on test-preparation courses for
their kids. It is hard to imagine any country of this intensity. Back in
the 1960 's South Korea's national wealth was on par with Afghanistan's.
But, today, it is one of the world's richest nations, thanks to it
s focus on education. All leading electronic brands are of South Korea
only, like Samsung, LG etc.
In terms of Health Care, Japan stood first. The country of
Rising Sun has one of the best health practices in the world. The Japanese have
the world's longest life expectancy.
In terms of Economic Dynamism, India ranked 3rd, because our
fundamentals are very strong.
Let us hope that India would get a slot in the Top Ten in near future !
Let us hope that India would get a slot in the Top Ten in near future !
