Sri Lanka, March 11 -- A most informative message on my phone started me thinking of how different our country could be if we took examples from some of the other countries in the world, who have made their mark in world history!!! Apparently, the difference between poor and rich nations does not lie in the age of the nation and is ably demonstrated by countries like India and Egypt, which are more than 2000 years old and are still poor countries!!! Conversely, Canada, Australia and New Zealand which were insignificant 150 years ago are today some of the world's most developed and richest nations!!! Canada is even calling for migrants today!!! Significantly, the difference between rich and poor nations does not depend on the availability ...