David Cameron ambushed on Indian TV over the Koh-i-noor diamond

[Moh]

Doesn't India have one of the highest murder / rape rates?

[Ajthedragon]

While I don't think the diamond should necessarily be given back, I think alot of what you just said here you need to rethink because honestly wow. How unsurprisingly egotistical of you to suggest that because we systematically took over lands which did not belong to us and modernised them they would not have done it without us.. that is shameful.

As for Africa, yes we seem to have done a world of good there, I mean Africa is practically thriving...

As for the bit in bold, I have no words.

The former British colonies of Africa are doing quite well, actually, South Africa just hosted the world cup. The poorer ones tend to have been part of the French or Dutch colonies.

And they were a gift to us, so I think we should keep them.

[Tintinnabulate]

Oh please, this is really getting quite annyoing. You are experessing YOUR opinion and that does not mean everyones in your country. Opinions are NOT FACT and therefore have no basis in this argument since they have not been proven and thus cannot be argued about.

I could say the complete opposite and indeed i will and do believe that the UK IS SAFER then India. I believe this because we have a rather small amount of people who commit crime when compared to the rest of the population and are therefore less likely to steal or rob etc for food to feed their families. Whereas in India more people are likely to rob/ be robbed because of the higher population and the fact that a larger percentage of the indian society lives in poverty than the UK.

Yeah the presented asked and people here seem to think just because one person asked, the whole country wants it back :S :S

Like I said, you have never been to India, so don't bother commenting on safety. A lot of people are in poverty yes, but you would be surprised to hear that a lot of them don't steal.

Doesn't India have one of the highest murder / rape rates?

Both of you seem to know nothing.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top...ime-rates.html

So what if India has a high population? UK has the second highest crime rate in the world ... with such a small population. Oh look, India is way way down which 10x more population.

[ifuseekamy]

:S But it belongs to the queen as part of the crown jewels, who's David Cameron to have any say over it?

[alexxxxx]

Yeah the presented asked and people here seem to think just because one person asked, the whole country wants it back :S :S

Like I said, you have never been to India, so don't bother commenting on safety. A lot of people are in poverty yes, but you would be surprised to hear that a lot of them don't steal.

it's a bit unfair to come to a conclusion of the safety of living in india with just your account.

Both of you seem to know nothing.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top...ime-rates.html

So what if India has a high population? UK has the second highest crime rate in the world ... with such a small population. Oh look, India is way way down which 10x more population.

RATE being the word. RATE does not mean raw number. PLUS i think figures like this mustn't be taken at face value. Is it reported crime? Is it solved crime? What constitutes a crime? Are the figures correct? Other websites (nationmaster) shows that the UK has a lower murder rate than India... I find it hard to believe that the police force can penetrate developing areas as easily as developed areas.

[Tintinnabulate]

it's a bit unfair to come to a conclusion of the safety of living in india with just your account.




RATE being the word. RATE does not mean raw number. PLUS i think figures like this mustn't be taken at face value. Is it reported crime? Is it solved crime? What constitutes a crime? Are the figures correct? Other websites (nationmaster) shows that the UK has a lower murder rate than India... I find it hard to believe that the police force can penetrate developing areas as easily as developed areas.

Well I speak from experience :S And I have a large family there from all over the country, so its not just my experience.

[MrPinkPanther]

it's a bit unfair to come to a conclusion of the safety of living in india with just your account.

It's better than speculating based on what a journalist who has never visited india has said.

RATE being the word. RATE does not mean raw number. PLUS i think figures like this mustn't be taken at face value. Is it reported crime? Is it solved crime? What constitutes a crime? Are the figures correct? Other websites (nationmaster) shows that the UK has a lower murder rate than India... I find it hard to believe that the police force can penetrate developing areas as easily as developed areas.

Those figures are not correct because you are right we cannot know how many crimes are committed in India but it's impossible to say India has more crime than Britain when we simply do not know their crime levels.

[alexxxxx]

It's better than speculating based on what a journalist who has never visited india has said.

true.

Those figures are not correct because you are right we cannot know how many crimes are committed in India but it's impossible to say India has more crime than Britain when we simply do not know their crime levels.

also true.

[Catzsy]

Doesn't India have one of the highest murder / rape rates?

The answer to that is absolutely not:

Murder:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...ers-per-capita
Rape:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...pes-per-capita

Yeah the presented asked and people here seem to think just because one person asked, the whole country wants it back :S :S

Like I said, you have never been to India, so don't bother commenting on safety. A lot of people are in poverty yes, but you would be surprised to hear that a lot of them don't steal.




Both of you seem to know nothing.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top...ime-rates.html

So what if India has a high population? UK has the second highest crime rate in the world ... with such a small population. Oh look, India is way way down which 10x more population.

true.

also true.

To be fair Saurav it is 'per capita' so differences in the size of the country/population do not matter.

[Swastika]

Is Saurav still going on about how India is better than the UK?