Objectively put, the world is a free market in which education and jobs can be treated as products offered by a nation. The 'customer' evaluates the pros and cons with a cost-benefit analysis and of course based on the quality of the product being offered. Therefore, if people are leaving this country for jobs and education, it's because they see for themselves a better future in doing so.
Our country, currently has some excellent educational institutes which are capable of providing world-class education. Unfortunately, these are way to few compared to the student population here. What are the rest supposed to do?
Some proponents of the anti-brain-drain movement believe in students and working class population exhibiting their patriotism by roughing it out with the second best here at home. So should one compromise on his or her individual welfare for the sake of the nation? and again doesn't the welfare of the nation include their own welfare? Also, isn't it natural to want the best? Julius Caesar put it quite eloquently,"I'd rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome".
Our Education ministry is harping about the need for more reservation in the current institutions. Does it take so much noise for these goons to realise that what this country needs is not more reservation but more (affordable) quality educational! It's almost as though they want to encourage brain-drain.
What the hell! I agree with Julius Caesar and am not much of a patriot anyway. I'm outta here to get myself an education.
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