India has lost the chance to hitch a ride on the Asian Economic Express Train by refusing to join RCEP.
And the West is not going to allow another " China " to rise up to challenge their hegemony and white supremacy.
One China is headache enough for them, another one would be disastrous. So massive industrialization of India by the West is a remote possibility. Also AI, and automation make the so called Indian demographic advantage a moot point. Rather to the contrary, massive unemployment among the youth seems inevitable, with resultant instability.
coupled with rampant COVID situation, India has chosen the worst timing to raise up tension with China along all fronts.
The Indian optimistic economic prediction sounds more like a scared person whistling in the dark for self assurance behind a facade of calmness.
