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There may be thousands of articles and books comparing India with China. The only comparison that matches is the number of people both countries have and very little else.
China is three times the area of India with one official language while India has 22 official languages to even begin with. China, if at all has only one religion, Buddhism and India is a country of many religions and forms of worship. China has no religious issues that divert its government and people from economic growth, whereas India has to constantly battle on many fronts. The Chinese government has no opposition to any of its economic, foreign or environmental policies whereas India has many views. China promotes merit in every field whereas India has a caste- based reservation in almost all fields of governance. For the differences as stated above and many more, China has grown three times faster than India.
I had the privilege of receiving the Chinese minister for commerce in 1987-88 when both the countries had around the same level of exports.
