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Number of electric cars to be sold this year:
India: 40,000
China: 6,000,000 (6 million)
But India’s patriots are busy arguing how to get some barren mountains back from China. #priorities

Number of supercomputers:
China: 173
India: 3
But Hindutva fascists are busy figuring out which mosques to destroy and build temples.

Number of companies in the Global Fortune 500 list, by countries:
China: 136 (not including Taiwan)
USA: 124
Japan: 47
India: 7
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The rise of Chinese companies in Global Fortune 500 list over the last two decades is astonishing. It really accelerated after the 2008 financial crisis…

In terms of installed renewable energy, as of 2021:
China = 7x India!
And the gap keeps increasing. For example, in 2022, China will add 160 GW of solar and wind power, which is more than India’s entire renewable energy capacity.

China ranks #1 in scientific papers, both in quantity and quality. India ranks #9 and publishes one-tenth as many quality papers as China.

Automation. While Indian propaganda's excuse is "slave labor" in China, the fact is that China is #1 in the world in the use of industrial robots.
China's global market share is more than 40% and is whopping 50x India's.

China’s real 5G versus India’s fake 4G.
400 Mbps versus 4 Mbps

In manufacturing value added,
China = 10x India
$4.87 trillion versus $450 billion

In steel production, China = 9x India.
In cement production, China = 8x India.

In R&D, India is no comparison to China. According to prestigious Nature Index:
🔹9 out of top 10 research universities are from China.
🔹65 out of top 100 are also from China.
🔹India has only 4 spots in top 100:
#63 - IISc
#75 - HBNI
#91 - CSIR
#98 - IIT Bombay

Nature Index 2022: Asia ranking
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In terms of R&D spending:
China = 20x India
$441 billion versus $21 billion
(2.44% of GDP versus 0.7% of GDP)

In terms of attracting FDI:
China = 8x India
($320 billion versus $45 billion)
Even tiny Singapore attracts 2x India.
India’s share of global FDI is tiny 3%
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Foreign investment in developing Asia hit a record $619 billion in 2021

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing countries in Asia rose by 19% to an all-time hig...

India's electricity generation is feeble and is well behind numerous other developing nations. Per capita, India 1/5th of China/EU and 1/10th of the US.
Cannot become a "developed nation" without power.
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