Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of Development

Yes, India was growing a little slower, and yes, India was not industrialising as much as China was, but it was only a matter of time before it caught up

Update: 2026-01-19 17:11 GMT

The second realisation was that India has moved away from democracy and individual liberty towards a mix of electoral autocracy and straight-up authoritarianism. As an activist and a liberal it may be expected that I would say such things and so it is important to look at it from the perspective of those who study and classify states. — Internet