A friend posted a Guardian article on the arrogance of the West in not recognising the rise of China. I have recently been talking to friends about the arrogance of the privileged classes in India, one feature of which is the attitude that China is just another country across the border that may have a war with us any day.
Here is a comment I posted on my friend's wall:
The West can afford to do this at least for a century more. How about India? The complete lack of knowledge on China that an average educated Indian exhibits is an indication of the arrogance and stupidity inherent in the casteist and racist Indian privileged classes. Almost all educated Indians are not able to answer a simple question like who is the equivalent of Manmohan Singh in China, let alone any question on history. There are very few China studies department in Indian universities and a miniscule number of students interested in Chinese language & culture. All that we know is whenever there is a talk on spending more money for the already overbudgeted defense sector in India, China suddenly gets in the news as the monster that may gobble us up.
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Indeed the military Industrialist complex is growing rapidly in India. The defense expenditure is about 45% of the National budget (as compared to education budget of about 11%). It is not easy to find all the data on it. If you look up data, you can find figures anywhere from 30 to 35%, the rest are hidden expenses. Needless to say that most problems of Indian economy arise from here. The privileged in South Asia (both India and Pakistan) have been plundering the common people's toil and the natural resources to build up military. A large amount of the money eventually goes to the West in arms deals. A small but significant amount goes in corruption.
Here is a comment I posted on my friend's wall:
The West can afford to do this at least for a century more. How about India? The complete lack of knowledge on China that an average educated Indian exhibits is an indication of the arrogance and stupidity inherent in the casteist and racist Indian privileged classes. Almost all educated Indians are not able to answer a simple question like who is the equivalent of Manmohan Singh in China, let alone any question on history. There are very few China studies department in Indian universities and a miniscule number of students interested in Chinese language & culture. All that we know is whenever there is a talk on spending more money for the already overbudgeted defense sector in India, China suddenly gets in the news as the monster that may gobble us up.
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Indeed the military Industrialist complex is growing rapidly in India. The defense expenditure is about 45% of the National budget (as compared to education budget of about 11%). It is not easy to find all the data on it. If you look up data, you can find figures anywhere from 30 to 35%, the rest are hidden expenses. Needless to say that most problems of Indian economy arise from here. The privileged in South Asia (both India and Pakistan) have been plundering the common people's toil and the natural resources to build up military. A large amount of the money eventually goes to the West in arms deals. A small but significant amount goes in corruption.
