And then maybe India will follow in China’s footsteps.
China feels almost like a first world nation at this point (albeit a weird one).
India, even in the most prosperous/developed city is still essentially a crappy 3rd world place.
I don't think India will naturally follow the progress China has made, and I definitely don't think amazing manufacturing will suddenly spring up from nowhere in India.
(Just paraphrased what he said, I've never been in India).
Having friends here now I want to see them succeed but at this point most of them that can figure out how to leave here, do.
As an Indian, I would say you are right. India is attempting to skip several cycles of progress and arrive at the end result. There are also deep socio-economic problems to solve.
A more important problem is that quality of Human resources. Things like infrastructure are easier to fix compared to building a educated, civilized and highly trained workforce.
>>I don't think India will naturally follow the progress China has made
The Chinese kind of politics is impossible in a country as diverse as India. If you force through you only end up breaking the country. So we will never have a single party, single flavor rule in India.
And as mentioned in a comment above the first-world sections are mainly the large cities, the countryside is still essentially third-world conditions.
Plus recently it seems China has become very increasingly anti-Western, this man has lived there 12 years and has said recently a strong anti-Western vibe has begun to be noticeable.
The biggest problem is that india has a mindset problem. They, especially their leaders, academics, etc do not see themselves as a major nation. It's why india is still part of the british commonwealth.
> The Chinese kind of politics is impossible in a country as diverse as India. If you force through you only end up breaking the country.
That's the mindset I was speaking of. Indians themselves see progress as impossible. Also, China is a diverse nation as well, that hasn't prevent them from organizing and progressing.
What india needs is a healthy dose of nationalism and learn to stand on her own. But that will never happen as long as india is subservient to britain. India has a world of potential and none of the execution. All because of the mindset of the leadership and the people. It's tragic.