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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (45746)	3/14/2004 5:55:14 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

The world is changing, getting together is fun... Raymond... Naveed, Talaha, Owais and Bilal are Karachi Stock Exchange’s four young stockbrokers, who have come to the National Stadium to watch the first India-Pak One-Day International. Indian and Pakistani cricket fans hold up the national flags of the two countries at the ODI match in Karachi on Saturday. (AP Photo) They are armed, like many of the other fans streaming in, with a large flag. But, the flag that the quartet holds high up in the air is the tiranga jhanda. The Pakistan moon and crescent painted on T-shirts, cheeks and arms abound in the Imran Khan enclosure at the stadium, but what stand out are the four large tricolours being waved with such abandon. Flourishing one of them at the head of the stands is Rajat Gupta of Madison Advertising from Mumbai, who says over the din that the experience has been “simply great”. The other tricolours are held aloft by young Pakistanis. Helping to hold one tip of the stockbrokers’ tricolour is Pathan-suit-clad Mohammed Iqbal, a goldsmith who owns Decent Jewellers in Karachi. “Supporting India is like supporting Pakistan, no difference ji,” he says. In the adjoining Hanif Mohammed enclosure, Adil Yakoob, a ninth grade student at Karachi’s Danish Gah High School, has tied an old and rather discoloured khadi flag to his back. He capers up and down the stands each time India ups the pace — and no one sticks a leg out to trip him up. “I exchanged my Pakistan flag with an Indian fan,” he says. “For the sake of friendship.” When Sourav Ganguly strides on to the field, a blue hand-written poster goes up: Welcome Bengal Tiger. Another fan shouts, “You said you would pull the chain of our ‘Rawalpindi Express’. Let’s see now.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (45746)	3/14/2004 6:13:58 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Silver lining okay, but see dark cloud too (The challenge of poverty that I talk about, the menace that two countries face) P CHIDAMBARAM Excerpts..<<The worm’s view Now, let’s turn to the worm’s view. At the ground level, we see 65 million households with a household monthly income of Rs 3750 or less. Since Rs 3750 is only the average, many of these households have less income. 65 million households mean 325 million people. That is the population of a continent. We have therefore a continent of discontent that is struggling to make both ends meet. Divided as urban and rural, there are 7.5 million urban households (37.5 million people) and 57.5 million rural households (277.5 million people). The very poor among them do not get even two square meals a day. They live in kutcha dwellings (often no more than a hut or a hovel). Their children do not go to school, and even if they do it is only for a few years. They have no more than manual labour skills. When adversity gets the better of them (prolonged drought, mounting debt etc.) hundreds of them are driven to commit suicide, as in Andhra Pradesh. India is shining for 250 million people. India is depressing for 325 million people. The story of the first ten years of reforms is a sweet and sour story. To celebrate the shine that it has brought to the lives of 250 million and to throw a blanket over the struggles of 325 million people is a cruel joke. Over the next 8 years leading to 2009-10, the story of India will play out according to the same script. The middle class will grow to 107 million households (535 million people). The low-income group will still be at 35 million households (175 million people). >> indianexpress.com