As much as I'd love for the Rupee to be 30 to the Dollar, you have to give some basis for this comment about currency manipulation.

The problem with your statement is that it makes no sense for the Indian economy to have a weak currency. India is the 3rd largest net importer in the world (after USA and UK). It makes no sense to have a weak currency for a net import country. It leads to massive inflation which is what is happening in India right now (and has been for a while).

It makes sense for China to weaken their currency since they are a net exporter, but makes no sense for India. You're incorrectly assuming that the IT industry rules the roost in India -- it makes up only 1.6% of the GDP. Hardly enough to drive fiscal policy to the extent of currency manipulation (then again, there's always corruption and industry collusion).

American boss: Great! Let's "touch base" later.
Indian developer to his colleague: I am not knowing why these silly Americans always want to touch the ground for every meeting.

Umm... actually, it looks to me like you're the idiot for assuming that the author doesn't know how HIS OWN COUNTRY'S examinations are scored. Do a basic search and get a sample ICSE exam paper: http://www.respaper.com/icse/773/8564-pdf.html

As you can plainly see, the questions are scored with 3, 4 or 6 points/marks. The author actually does mention 3 and 4 marks as examples when making his case, so clearly he knows what he's talking about.

show me ONE country would give foreigners as much as we give foreigners. we give so many chances, its not even funny

An uncle of mine immigrated to Sweden several years back. The Swedish government paid for Swedish language lessons, paid a stipend to go to college to improve his skills and also pays for his diabetes medication. And why do they do this? Because they realize that once he becomes a tax paying resident, it's a win-win. Don't get all high and mighty about how easy it is to immigrate to the US. The fact is that the US is one of the hardest English-speaking countries to immigrate to. Literally every other English-speaking country has a points based immigration system (based on skills), unlike the US which makes immigrants beholden to their corporate masters.

but go somewhere else and try to become a citizen

I actually recently met a Belgian man (founded the Chennai trekking club) and another French woman who are Indian citizens. It's not very common to see this because not a lot of foreigners want to come from a developed to a developing country. But make no mistake, it's not this impossible task that you try and make it out to be. Literally every democratic country has a pathway to citizenship. Back to my uncle, he was able to become a Swedish citizen in 4 years. Contrast that to the 10 years it takes for a Chinese or Indian to become a US citizen.

in some countries, you NEVER can; not really. you HAVE to be born there. that's not true about the US

You're absolutely right. But do you really want put yourself in the same league as dictatorships and monarchies. Come on, let's stick with democratic countries shall we?

I have a lot more invested in this country than you do.

And why is that exactly? Just because you say so? I'd argue that immigrants have a LOT more invested because they had to work for it -- you had it handed to you from birth. They moved to give their children and their children's children a better life. Your parent's parents probably did it for the same reason. It's not easy leaving your whole life and your home behind, it's a big decision and a mighty tough one. It's not easy to just "pick up and leave" on a whim.

Right, unlike humans...

Yes, you are if the program/machine was sentient.

This is not the first time India has sought to distribute a "universal" identity card. You have ration cards, PAN cards, state ID cards,... the list goes on. Each time they do this, some contractor who manufactures the cards (usually one owned by some politician), make an obscene amount of money. I guarantee you that 5-6 years down the line, there will be a new drive to push another "universal" identity card.