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India had probably 5 decades head start on China and they started with big pool of western educated statesmen with know how. Also India didn't suffer much in WW
by ReptileMan 8y ago
India had probably 5 decades head start on China and they started with big pool of western educated statesmen with know how. Also India didn't suffer much in WWII compared to china while china had civil war and Japanese occupation.
The development of China is amazing. I am not sure India will be able to catch up (or be allowed to) - China are probably not keen on having a new superpower next door, so they will do their best to thwart it.
- oblio 8y agoIndia will probably not be alone. There's plenty of countries who are fearful of China's rise (the US, Japan, etc.).
- onetimemanytime 8y agoChina supports Pakistan, a local rival to India. But then USA supports a lot of countries that are scared of China's rise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So... USA can help India catch up at least when it comes to military and fill in any gaps with allies /US firepower should a war happen meanwhile. China cannot stop India, but India can stop India. If a war starts (not likely,) China will be virtually alone, maybe just NK joins them. At least Taiwan, Japan, South Korea have super-modern weapons and the rest of the countries can tie China's hands.