Once agian the Great Democratic India....

**Central Asian Qaghan** · March 11, 2009, 10:29 PM

is in the spotlight. Oh not for being the largest Democracy, on no, but for having 44% of marriages in India between girls not even 18.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7936777.stm

Seriously, I'm at a loss. For all its supposed evil, China doesn't have this going on. Between the two, the world should support China more than India until it gets its act up.

Sure, India's economy was booming, but only for the 20% of the population where education is affordable and that there isn't any health concerns. The rest of India's population is the same as before.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, unlike China, India has put a screen up saying its economy is booming and such, while the truth of the matter is that its no better than before. Education is not inforced and there still isn't electricity in a majority of the villages. There was even news that some villagers didn't even had a road going outside of the village! The bachalors decided to build one because they were getting tired of not being able ot marry!

While people should be proud of their country going places, they should also realize when its not ready. I'm rooting for China to jump ahead of India in no short time.

**bushbush** · March 11, 2009, 10:34 PM

don't drag china into ur india bashing.

**~~The Devil's Sergeant~~** · March 11, 2009, 10:36 PM

I so bad want to go and buy me some virgins.

**Yorkshireman** · March 11, 2009, 10:44 PM

Good Lord, I bet this would never happen somewhere as enlightened as Pakistan.

**Central Asian Qaghan** · March 11, 2009, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Yorkshireman

Good Lord, I bet this would never happen somewhere as enlightened as Pakistan.

Never said anything about Pakistan. Please stick with the discussion. Thanks.

**veteran hawkeye** · March 11, 2009, 10:58 PM

Sultan, just before you side with China, bear in mind the legal age of consent for sex is 14 (or 15, one of the two). Marriages happen a lot younger in China, it's just far less widely reported. Also, it's not exactly the governments fault is it? They've set the legal age to 18 (2 years higher than in the UK in fact). You try and manage over a billion people, spraking something like ten different languages, with five major religions, many of whom are in abject poverty or follow ancient traditions because they don't know any better. I'm not saying it's right, just saying it's difficult to blame anyone.

**bushbush** · March 11, 2009, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by veteran hawkeye

Sultan, just before you side with China, bear in mind the legal age of consent for sex is 14 (or 15, one of the two). Marriages happen a lot younger in China, it's just far less widely reported.

mid-20s in the cities, probably 18-19 in the country side.

**Xantrip** · March 11, 2009, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by The Turkish Sultan

I'm rooting for China to jump ahead of India in no short time.

I'm pretty sure China has achieved that already. It's GDP per capita is over twice that of India (5400 to 2600).

**Marie Louise von Preussen** · March 11, 2009, 11:31 PM

In Pakistan, arranged marriages under Sharia are just as abundant. Get over it.

**Akhil_The_Great** · March 11, 2009, 11:31 PM

how does democracy got anything to do with marriage? and how does China have anything to do with Indian people getting married?

Also China is like 13 years a head of India in terms of everything economical