Lanka Shantha Tuesday, 02 October 2012 02:38 AM

Sure. We must not forget how Srimavo took us to nearly bankrupt with the Chinese collaboration while all the other South Asia nations went for a good living standards by going along USA.
And still they are thriving..

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Hal Tuesday, 02 October 2012 02:48 AM

By any chance you have no feet, then do not stand. If you do, you fall down. Is Sri Lanka heading that way?

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Prem Tuesday, 02 October 2012 04:40 AM

A country that completely survives on loans, taxes and fines, will never stand on it's own feet.

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senavi Tuesday, 02 October 2012 04:40 AM

and also do not forget when they looked the other way when rajiv was air dropping parippu

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RegularJoe Tuesday, 02 October 2012 04:48 AM

you mean SOUTH EAST asia right? Singapore,S.Korea, Malaysia etc. and not SOUTH Asia - India Pak, Bangla where living standards are non existent

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Hal Tuesday, 02 October 2012 05:11 AM

You mean, lessons unlearnt?

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Citizen Tuesday, 02 October 2012 05:29 AM

China then and China now is not the same.

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Fusion Tuesday, 02 October 2012 05:57 AM

Seriously? Thriving? South Asia includes India, Pak, B'desh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Afghanistan & SL. South Asia along with sub-Saharan Africa have some of the poorest people on planet EARTH. And don't forget India was a Communist Soviet ally until its collapse. Indian economic reforms happened in 1992 compared to SL who went pro-US 1977. Even in India states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu (contrary what some here think) are pretty wealthy & developed, but some others are extremely poor and have very large populations (Bihar). Maybe you are confusing South Asia with South-East Asia.

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