The Secret Sauce of the China-India Rivalry Is Education
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Secret Sauce of the China-India Rivalry Is Education

Live Mint  

-- The world’s two most-populous nations began to open up to the world around the same time, in the early 1990s. But while both grew rapidly and pulled hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, China’s per capita income is now more than double India’s, when their currencies are adjusted for their true purchasing power. That’s the thesis of The Making of China and India in 21st Century, a new paper by Nitin Kumar Bharti and Li Yang. Thanks to a 50-year head-start in exposure to Western learning, India had a student population that was eight times bigger than China’s at the turn of the 20th century. One final finding in the Bharti-Yang paper proves the point: In 1976, China had 160 million people who had missed out on regular schooling in adult education programs, compared with just 1 million in India.

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India’s China strategy needs to be debated
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s China strategy needs to be debated

The Hindu  

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Reading and understanding China in all its complexity and wonder
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Reading and understanding China in all its complexity and wonder

The Hindu  

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No politicising education ties, says China as Confucius Institute comes under scanner
4 years, 7 months ago

No politicising education ties, says China as Confucius Institute comes under scanner

Deccan Chronicle  

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A wake-up call on the growing threat to India from China
6 years, 3 months ago

A wake-up call on the growing threat to India from China

Deccan Chronicle  

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What India can learn from China’s rise in higher education

Live Mint  

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The challenge of living next to China
7 years ago

The challenge of living next to China

Deccan Chronicle  

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China-India rivalry in new phase, says expert
7 years, 2 months ago

China-India rivalry in new phase, says expert

The Hindu  

India and China are following a ‘hegemonic approach’ towards their immediate neighbourhood, according to T.V. Prof. Paul said that while China considers the Pacific, including the South China Sea, as its “backyard region and sphere of influence,” India sees South Asia and the larger Indian Ocean region as its “exclusive preserve.” As the power capabilities of the two States have …

India: A hurdle for China's ambitions
7 years, 8 months ago

India: A hurdle for China's ambitions

Deccan Chronicle  

China, at present, is way ahead of India and the Western developed countries — which includes the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Netherlands sans the United States. First instance could be when China’s state-run daily warned about “third country Army” entering Jammu and Kashmir at Pakistan’s behest. The second boastful babbling came thereafter from no less than …

China and India: Rivals and Friends?
9 years, 10 months ago

China and India: Rivals and Friends?

The Hindu  

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Thanks for the compliments, Obama. Pity they aren't true
13 years, 10 months ago

Thanks for the compliments, Obama. Pity they aren't true

Firstpost  

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