‘Sir, will China invade us?’ ‘We hear China has increased activities on the border’. Chinese consolidation activities on the LAC have prompted such reactions and fears. Lot of such inquiries from citizens within and outside India. Why? Bodies floating down Ganga, mass graves, lack of oxygen, medicines or hospital beds, botched vaccination program, uninterrupted work on Central Vista - all these have eroded our political capital immensely and seeded such doubts. Our national institutions are being compared to ‘rottweilers’ in the media. Economy? Unemployment figures and stock markets – both rattling up. Strangest combination. Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. An ominous divergence which bodes ill. Leadership? Kis Chidiya ka naam hai bhai? National level paralysis in responding to the second wave. Erosion in comprehensive national power. Many have never experienced India being so weak. Nor did I for that matter. This frightening experience ...
India has a few hundred billionaires including the two richest men in Asia according to Forbes. Mercedes Benz only sold 11,000 passenger vehicles in India in 2021.
ReplyDeleteChina has several hundred billionaires according to Forbes. Mercedes Benz sold 758,000 passenger vehicles in China in 2021.
Which economy sounds like it is vulnerable to collapse due to extreme inequality? Which economy is powered by a thriving class of small and medium sized business owners and white collar professionals?
If you ignore quality data that doesn't fit your narrative, you construct a delusional narrative. Imagination is not necessary for this type of fabrication.
delusional narrative, imagination!!! :-)
DeleteSir, looks like your blog is important enough for the chinese trolls to start haunting it.
Good observation. The internal situation must be really bad in China and we should be very wary of Emperor XI starting an external diversion.
Deletewhere ever china invested that country gonebust
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