How to prove that India is stronger than China? This is a strange question raised by an Indian netizen on the US version of Zhihu.
Indian netizen Naresh Vasani proudly replied : India became a superpower like the United States in 2017, and in the past 2019, the United States officially recognized India as a developed country. China is just a backward and poor developing country. India has been helping China get rid of poverty. Our relationship is very good. India is only slightly inferior to the United States materially, but spiritually, India is a superpower. In ten years, India will be the world's only superpower. Under the leadership of the great Mr. Modi, India will realize its lofty ambitions.
This Indian netizen also uploaded a promotional video for India 2030, in which even their taxis are supercars.
Indian netizen Vikrishnan Kaushik answered : In the Middle Ages, India and China were the fastest growing economies in Asia and even the world.
But Japan invaded China and British invaded India which ruined their economy but Indian economy was much worse than Chinese economy because British plundered India for 200 years.
Now, after returning to normalcy, China effectively used the period 1970-1990, while India failed miserably during that period due to corruption, inefficiency, etc.
So China is a $10 trillion economy and India is a $3 trillion economy.
Now India is stronger than China because its diplomatic relations are superior and unparalleled, but India is relatively not strong in terms of hard power.
Neither India nor China are rich. In fact, even though the United States is rich, it is only rich.
Both these countries have richer heritage and culture than any country but unfortunately people want to win this game which is not possible in today's scenario because soft power plays a big role today that's why China invests in other countries to win support against India in the future.
So judging from the current situation, China is richer than India, and India is stronger than China. But things are not that easy.
Indian netizen Ruddy answered : As an Indian, my parents always taught me "don't prove, just do". So we Indians don’t advertise our achievements.
How do you prove India is difficult to answer because we never prove anything but what we believe in doing and that is called "destiny". The wealth of an Indian is his family, which becomes stronger when every member lives together. So you can look at some families and prove it.
British netizen Sthitapragnya Deshpande replied :
By traveling to India, learn about its people and the conditions of its cities, towns and villages, and find evidence for your claims.
Then do the same thing for China and compare the two.
I doubt you would find India richer (not sure how you would define that though) or more powerful than China. But I hope you do.
I want to tell the questioner: I have lived in India for a long time, traveled to the smallest towns and largest cities in India, and now I have done the same thing in China.
American netizen Rob Jena answered : How does prove that India is richer and stronger than China?
Find out the amount of electricity in the two countries.
Find out the cement usage in these two countries.
Learn about the road construction situation in the two countries.
Everything is on the time scale. Then, everyone will know...
Chinese netizen Steven Qian : You can come to China and see the truth to prove how poor China is and how rich and powerful India is.
I think if the Chinese want to prove that India is richer and more powerful, they can easily go to India.
Indian netizen Kanchanaramani : No need to prove, Indians’ time and efforts will speak for themselves in the world. You can demonstrate your opinion about the foreign debt and corruption levels in both countries.
Indian netizen Maulana Olaf : by doing many, many hallucinogens.
Chinese netizen Tao Tao answered : makes a Chinese resident, I don’t think you need to prove this. It's true. Good luck to my garlic neighbor. You are already No.1.
Chinese netizen Wang Yangsheng replied : India's development model is to focus on consumption rather than investment, rely on domestic demand rather than exports, focus on services rather than manufacturing, and rebuild emerging industries rather than labor-intensive industries . This is also the title of India's "World Office".
This economic development model makes the Indian economy more resistant to the global economic downturn, showing strong resilience and long-term economic growth capabilities. Although India was affected by the economic crisis, its economic growth rate exceeded that of China after stabilizing. It is known as the country most likely to surpass China.
In what aspects is India better than China? The quality and efficiency of India's economic growth are relatively good. For example, India's savings are only half of China's, and only about 10% of China's overseas direct investment flows into India every year. India lags behind China in infrastructure construction by about 10 to 15 years, but India has achieved rapid economic growth, and more than 30% to 40% of its gross national product comes from the growth of productivity, not the increase of capital or labor.
Compared with China, India has certain advantages in many aspects:
(1) Cultivated land area. China's total cultivated land area is 128.2 million hectares, and its per capita cultivated land area is 0.101 hectares, ranking fourth in the world. India is the country with the largest arable land in the world, with an area of about 160 million hectares, far exceeding China. Currently, China only has one-tenth of the country's cultivated land. Compared with 55% of the country's cultivated land area, the per capita cultivated land area is more than twice that of China. So basically don't worry about food.
(2) Software industry. India's software industry is booming and ranks among the best in the world. India currently has a large pool of software talent and a large pool of professional talent. The output value of , , and the proportion of exports are both very large. According to a McKinsey report, by 2008, India's IT services and logistics industry will employ 4 million people and become an industry with an annual export volume of US$57 billion, accounting for 7% of India's GDP1 GDP2. In contrast, the development of my country's software industry started late and the gap is huge.
(3) Financial institutions. India's financial system is functioning well and the ratio of non-performing loans is low. The non-performing loan ratio of commercial banks is only 10.8%. The Indian stock market is relatively mature and has become an important place for Indian companies to raise funds.
(4) Population advantage. Data shows that in a few years, India's population will surpass China's and become the most populous country in the world. This is not the main thing. The main thing is that the proportion of young people in India is much larger than ours. At least 10 million people are employed every year, mostly young people around the age of 18. Low labor costs have become a major advantage of India's manufacturing industry. Compared with China, India's demographic advantage is likely to become more prominent in the next few years, while China's aging trend is accelerating.
(5) Enterprise system. India's private capital has accumulated rich operational experience. After India's independence, the private consortiums that existed in the past developed further, and a large number of new private consortiums emerged. After India's economic reform, a large number of private enterprises or private consortiums engaged in the IT industry, pharmaceutical industry, food processing industry, clothing and textile industry, cement construction industry, hotel and tourism industry grew rapidly and quickly entered global operations. India's modern enterprise system is relatively complete and its enterprise management level is high.
(6) Internationalization of talents and education. India has more international talent exchanges than China.Due to the popularity of English in India and the use of English as the teaching language in colleges and universities, Indian college students can smoothly obtain important information on the development of science and technology in the world, which is also conducive to the exchanges between Indian students and famous international universities.
Indian university education pays more attention to innovative education, and students have stronger innovative abilities. Some universities and professional institutions in India enjoy a high reputation internationally.
(7) 80% of Hindus believe in Hinduism . Therefore, Indians pay more attention to spiritual life. India's belief in social stability is good, so although India is in chaos, like Gandhi , he opposed British colonialism and advocated "non-resistance." There have been some problems with successive governments in India, but they will not be chaotic.
(eight) legal system. India has a sound legal system. After India's independence, the legal system gradually improved and the people's legal awareness gradually increased, providing legal protection for the development of the market economy. The market economy is a legal economy. Without a sound legal system, the development of a market economy is impossible. The source of its law is British law, so that India can better integrate its law into the international community.
(9) Infrastructure. India's social infrastructure lags behind China's by decades, which is also a major bottleneck for India's economic development. However, as the country develops in terms of infrastructure construction, these infrastructure investments will further promote India's economic development.
(10) Military exchanges. Although we have always said that India's arms are "universal license plates," you cannot deny that if India can convert these products into its own military industry, India's comprehensive military strength will be greatly improved. Even now, India's military procurement and military cooperation are easier than ours. Of course, India has money and is often "raped".
Of course, Indian housekeeping services are less efficient and often cannot concentrate on making breakthroughs in one aspect. According to a study by The World Bank , doing business in India takes twice as long as in China, registering assets in India takes 67 days compared with 32 days in China, and contract fulfillment takes 425 days in India compared with 241 days in China. India's socio-economic divisions are also serious. It is a country where modernization and backwardness coexist, with sharp contrasts and prominent contradictions. India ranks among the world's economic powers, but a quarter of the world's poorest people live in India; it is the world's sixth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but hundreds of millions of Indians lack electricity and energy; more than 300 universities have trained more than 3 million scientific elites, but 40% of Indians are still illiterate. In cities like Delhi and Bangalore, thatch is often intertwined with multinational skyscrapers. This is a country as magical as bollywood .
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