Why can't a democracy(India) beat a Communist (China) regime ?

Question

Both India and China were ancient civilizations that fell behind and suffered defeats at the hands of the West in the modern era. Both have huge populations (each around one billion) living in relative poverty compared to Europe and North America. India has better natural conditions, mostly flat land and facing the sea on both sides, while China has large portions of unusable land in the forms of deserts and mountains and a relative short coastline (for its area). India has been a full democracy (by Western standards) for the past fifty years, while in China it is not known when democracy will arrive. However, India is falling further behind China economically.

Up to the late 1970s, China and India's economies were comparable. Since then, as the article shows, China is doing a better job of bettering the lives of its citizens. India is leading in computer software but in almost everything else China is advancing more rapidly. This raises some interesting questions: Why cannot a democracy beat a communist regime? (Note the Western standard says that economic and political freedoms go together--if you want economic prosperity you have to have a liberal political system... or that's what the West is telling Russia and Eastern Europe.) Is it due to culture factors? Did the "Cultural Revolution" in late 1960s and early 1970s at the costs of millions of lives under the communists make it easier for today's China to break with the past and to take off, noting in India some have blamed traditions for blocking progress? Which is a better model for Third World countries to follow in development and modernization? Interestingly, the article does not make note of the factor that China has a Taiwan and a HongKong which significantly aid developments in the mainland, something India does not have

Hey, i am not agaisnt anyone. This is a big issue,we all know & i wanted to know your thoughts on that. Take it in the right spirit.
& Indians are as good as anyone if not the best. All we need is good governance & a corruption free system.
Cheers!!!

Answer 1

It is a myth that that economic prosperity and political freedoms go together. Nazi Germany had a fair amount of economic freedom and was very productive.
China has done a much better job than India in controlling population growth so it can devote more resources to economic growth instead of additional population.
China has always had an efficient professional bureaucracy so it may not do as much harm as is usually the case.
China may not be altogether truthful about it grow rate.
The caste system in India causes economic inefficiency. The tradition discourages the best educated group from involving themselves in commercial enterprises.
India has many non competitive policies that slow down business development so is not that economically free.

Answer 2

Democracy is what every people want. And the day will come soon when china will be like USSR. Democracy provides stability while communism can't. China is just making money through Export oriented industries, inside china we can see loads of problem is exist like Tibet, HongKong, Taiwan etc.
Chinese communism like a bobble and will burst in future like USSR. Some day China will have Democracy

Answer 3

well apparently China has a goal of making money and they are willing to sacrifice other rights in the process

well India we have the freedom and its a "democracy" and its still corrupted LOL

Its about taking the initiative and getting things done for the betterment of the country money-wise. China has done a terrific job of it, we haven't

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Chinese people are getting richer and I think soon enough they'll get enough resources to revolt and ask for freedom...

Answer 4

don't be so sure all the chinese people are better off than you think- remember tianamin square?

Answer 5

china is way ahead, frankly