The world this morning: India's kiwaaru about China's growing stature in West Asia

[Mwalimu-G]

...someone remind them that there is no charity on the international scene, only interests.

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

India sijaskia ikiteta...though the channel is Indian

 

[Mwalimu-G]

India sijaskia ikiteta...though the channel is Indian

Ndio hii ingine

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

Ndio hii ingine

Hehehe... Si wako na machungu.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Hehehe... Si wako na machungu.

Inaitwa projecting. Attributing things you don't like about yourself on others to make you feel good.

 

[upepo]

For many decades, the West made India believe it was headed for success simply because it adopted a Western economic model that allowed Western countries to benefit in different ways. Its best brains troop to the West for jobs while its medics comprise a huge percentage of medical personnel in countries like Britain. All this while the health system back in India suffers from lack of trained personnel. Today, the difference between India and China is like that of night and day. To this day, India still harbors the illusion that it is the production alternative to China even though it is 100 yrs behind China in terms of production technology and capacity.

True, the new silk road will benefit Chinese manufacturing. At the same time, it will also benefit many consumers in hitherto remote parts of the world. A huge chunk of the global population has missed out on the benefits of global trade just because of poor transport infrastructure. For instance, it is irrational to expect a farmer in Kenya to pay five times what a US farmer pays for the same piece of equipment imported from China. With good transport infrastructure, the Kenyan farmer can enjoy prices similar to those enjoyed by Americans.

 

[Luther12]

...someone remind them that there is no charity on the international scene, only interests.

I’d have thought a mediator with no stake in the final outcome or solution is most likely to be impartial and therefore welcome?

 

[Luther12]

Ndio hii ingine

Sounds more like the arguments against Chinese engagement in Africa that the anglosaxons have always had.

I dunno about you but I’d rather lease my assets (which means I’m earning from them) than have the mess that Britain engineered in the Chagos islands.