If your ancestors had not fougth among themselves and pushed out the zillions of invaders, we would have been an independent nation all along our history. No one else should raise an eye on our temples or its treasures. Trillions of dollars worth treasures have been looted by Ghaznis, Ghoris and you name them. That is why we need a nuclear bomb. There were poor people even then, there are poor people even now. The difference is, in between we have lived a thousand years of servitude and slavery as a nation and people.
It's ridiculous to see the pitch given by Rediff editors, the old guy did not have any opinion on the Nuclear deal standoff and yellow journalism has taken over.