Comments on: China fact of the day – and more on the India/China comparison http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Amlan K. Barua http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-305673 Amlan K. Barua Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:09:12 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/#comment-305673 I think it is really very difficult to say some thing definitely now. I agree with Mr. Shantanu Chatterjee that only time can be the biggest judge on this issue. But for me, I cannot keep praising Indian Government system just because it is democratic in name. I think it is far more important to have results than the system itself. If Chinese Communism surpasses Indian Democracy towards fulfilling its obligation for its own countrymen then how can we keep criticizing them! Democracy does not mean only freedom of speech. Democracy means higher literacy, less unemployment, proper food, shelter and clothing for common men. Where are we regarding these issues? Are we better than China, remembering our journey started together? As Indians we have to admit that right now our democracy is not delivering as much as it promises on papers. We need changes in this system to bring out its best, perhaps then we can compare with China. As for the question of Han race, almost 90 percent of Chinese people belong to that. Till date no system has been proven to be full-proof for minorities. We can think of Christians, Tribesmen in our own country. In short I am not criticizing my country, I believe we have every element for becoming a driving force, probably we lack planning. I hope we will be able get rid of problems and emerge stronger in coming days. I think it is really very difficult to say some thing definitely now. I agree with Mr. Shantanu Chatterjee that only time can be the biggest judge on this issue. But for me, I cannot keep praising Indian Government system just because it is democratic in name. I think it is far more important to have results than the system itself. If Chinese Communism surpasses Indian Democracy towards fulfilling its obligation for its own countrymen then how can we keep criticizing them! Democracy does not mean only freedom of speech. Democracy means higher literacy, less unemployment, proper food, shelter and clothing for common men. Where are we regarding these issues? Are we better than China, remembering our journey started together? As Indians we have to admit that right now our democracy is not delivering as much as it promises on papers. We need changes in this system to bring out its best, perhaps then we can compare with China. As for the question of Han race, almost 90 percent of Chinese people belong to that. Till date no system has been proven to be full-proof for minorities. We can think of Christians, Tribesmen in our own country.
In short I am not criticizing my country, I believe we have every element for becoming a driving force, probably we lack planning. I hope we will be able get rid of problems and emerge stronger in coming days.

]]> By: Shantanu Chatterjee http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-210885 Shantanu Chatterjee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:16:44 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/#comment-210885 Let us first understand a few things:People determine what sort of a political system they find themselves in. Chinese for all practical purposes are Han Chinese one people one language one race who have effectively swamped the few areas this is not so such as Tibet,Xingiang etc(I am not judging anyone nor am i a human rights campaigner) India on the other had is a hugely diversed country of literally thousands of different cultures,communities,languages etc with not a single group dominant over the other. Therefore the only practical solution is a democracy for all its imperfections. And let us not forget the enormous suffering the chinese have had to undergo under one party rule remember the 'cultural revolution','great leap forward','thousand flowers movement' etc calamities in which tens of millions chinese needlessly perished.India for all its bumbling has never encontered such problems. It is only in the past 20 or so years out of 60 years of independence that China has outshone India economically,in the long run which system proves more enduring and successful only time will tell. Let us first understand a few things:People determine what sort of a political system they find themselves in.

Chinese for all practical purposes are Han Chinese one people one language one race who have effectively swamped the few areas this is not so such as Tibet,Xingiang etc(I am not judging anyone nor am i a human rights campaigner)

India on the other had is a hugely diversed country of literally thousands of different cultures,communities,languages etc with not a single group dominant over the other.

Therefore the only practical solution is a democracy for all its imperfections.

And let us not forget the enormous suffering the chinese have had to undergo under one party rule remember the ‘cultural revolution’,'great leap forward’,'thousand flowers movement’ etc calamities in which tens of millions chinese needlessly perished.India for all its bumbling has never encontered such problems.

It is only in the past 20 or so years out of 60 years of independence that China has outshone India economically,in the long run which system proves more enduring and successful only time will tell.

]]> By: Sneha http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-206665 Sneha Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:20:17 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/2007/11/26/china-fact-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-and-more-on-the-indiachina-comparison/#comment-206665 i read it.... it was wonderful ... i m an architecture student i like to read architecture than designing... i am good at analysing things i would like to know the name of the person who has written this page or any of his email address ... i deire to be an critic in future after my graduation... want learn few thins frm the writer of this page! thankin you waiting for reply i read it…. it was wonderful … i m an architecture student i like to read architecture than designing… i am good at analysing things i would like to know the name of the person who has written this page or any of his email address … i deire to be an critic in future after my graduation… want learn few thins frm the writer of this page!
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