"My, how perceptions change - in the past, Indians settling and succeeding in the USA was proof of the greatness of America. It is true Microsoft is employing 40% of Indians but I fail to see how this is going to benefit India or make it an economic power. Those 'Indians' working for Microsoft are probably mostly American citizens by now.

"That other countries are utilizing the intellectual capital of India far more effectively should lead to serious introspection rather than senseless celebration. No Indian student in America ever returns back home - unless they are not absorbed in the American economy.

"India is fortunate to have developed a powerful engine in the form of a thriving economy but an engine cannot give direction to that which it is attached to. The failure to realize this will be costly or even fatal to India. India is moving rapidly into the future and it is highly heart warming that the American President thinks he knows where India will be 15 years from now. I hope he is right."

David Fuller's view The success of Indians abroad is a tribute to their ability and ambition, and also reflects favourably on the countries which accepted them. The brain drain was a wakeup call for India's government, which has responded positively and this is confirmed by your GDP growth rate and stock market performance. China did the same thing, approximately ten to fifteen years earlier.

As an Indian living in India, you will be an expert regarding your country's problems. I respectfully suggest that your view of India's governance may be similar to the paradox: Those who know it best, love it least, because they have been disappointed most."

Some of us who have little or no personal experience of India, including me, are impressed by the achievements to date and feel that its progression has only just commenced.