The gap between China and India continues to grow, despite the tendency to group the emerging countries together. ++ China’s GDP is four times that of India and will likely double over the next 30 years. ++ By 2040 Chinese GDP is expected to make up 40% of global output, making it the biggest power in the world. ++ India has a number of options in how to respond to this shift in
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Military drills in China are set to involve 50,000 troops over the next 2 months. ++ Exercises that will test the People Liberation Army’s long-range force projection worry neighboring countries. ++ Washington is monitoring the situation as Beijing struggles to justify ‘peaceful rise’ discourse. ++ “Although internal concerns may be the primary motivation, China’s regional
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