I remembered during the first rounds of Trade War 1.0 in 2018, the Jai Hinds were getting so excited about the prospect of supply chains moving from China to India. Then 2020 and Covid happened, and they went into delirium about India replacing China as the factory of the world. When the UK fell behind India in GDP, they proclaim themselves an economic Supapowar. They keep boasting that India is gonna become a global hub for XYZ to this day.
Fast forward to 2024, and India had practically not moved an inch closer towards it's dream of becoming a World Factory. Instead, India had lost major multinational businesses on its soil, and had also slowly de-industrialized. So during all of these times, its safe to say that India had been busy talking instead of doing anything constructive.
The Western elites and China haters continue to look at the wrong places. They had chosen to listen to the politicians, oligarchs, and scammers instead of listening to the common Indians. That is fine for me, because it means that they keep betting on the wrong horse. Unfortunately, Russia is also betting way too much on India. But I think that they are gonna learn their lessons better when they finally feel the burn of getting scammed.
AI and automation is fast approaching practical commercial application. It's only a matter of time before it starts to be employed on a mass scale. India is on course to miss out on yet another opportunity to upgrade its economy. This is the final window before that "demographics dividend" starts to lose its value. Yet India have squandered the last decade on politics, militarism, delusions, casteism, racism, and religious fanatiscm. The nation is sliding back to the Middle Ages while others are working towards the 4th Industrial Revolution. But it looks like the Jai Hinds are gonna keep talking and keep wasting more time.
To be fair, India is not the only nation guilty of squandering golden economic opportunities. But, it is one of the most egregious examples.
