India booms, China cools: What does it mean for the rest of the world? | To the point

Never before has a Chinese head of state canceled a G-20 meeting - THE forum for the most important industrialized and emerging countries. Xi Jinping is now sending his Premier Li to New Delhi - this will most likely be seen as an affront by host Modi. Yet Xi and Modi certainly pursue common interests - against Western dominance. On the other hand, they are arch-rivals with leadership aspirations for the global South. In addition, China's economy is weakening, while India is catching up enormously. So we ask: "India booms, China cools: What does it mean for the rest of the world?"

Our guests:
Vendeline von Bredow (The Economist )
Felix Lee (China.Table)
Isha Bhatia (DW)


Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:00 For China, the G-20 is not the most important format anymore
02:30 Xi’s absence from the G-20 is an affront for Biden, not for Modi
04:30 Is Putin’s and Xi’s absence at the G-20 a chance for Modi and India?
06:20 The current state of Indo-Chinese relations
08:05 Is the balance of power shifting from China to India?
09:30 China’s economic problems are here to stay
10:20 The West is talking about decoupling, China is doing it
11:15 India is not yet seen as a main competitor to China
12:00 India sees itself as a rising superpower
14:15 China does take the rivalry with India seriously
15:10 Double standards in the West towards India and China?
16:20 Do the Chinese people have to “eat bitterness”?
19:00 Xi’s priority is not the economy anymore – it’s foreign policy
20:15 China is still powerful and has a lot of influence over other countries
22:00 Is India a good alternative to China as a trading partner?
23:00 A shift of trade relations will be extremely hard – especially for Germany
24:00 There are still big German investments in China
24:30 The West should be alarmed: the BRICS summit was a turning point

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[jacky]

As an Indian, I want to see my country grow, develop and revive it's lost culture.

[jamesb]

I applaud DW for not bringing Uighurs, Tibet and Taiwan in the questions. Human rights never should be part of Chinese discussion because German's interest may get hurt.

[jvsuryanarayana]

I am an Indian and I never saw any step by Modi against any religious minority with the Supreme Court protecting all equally.

[LuckyGooseYA]

Why do I have the feeling, that DW just wants to stir more conflicts between China and India 😂 This is despicable

[BaljeetSingh]

Even the Chinese Spokesperson spoke More positive for India than the so called Indian one.😢

[rewanolrwngow]

India won't mimick China's growth, we don't pretend to be perfect..we accept our flaws and work with it to do things better

[gigachadsitler]

As a man from Europe, i support worlds largest democracy INDIA BHARAT .

[mandeepnanda]

Why Modi would not take credit if his policies are showing results

[MaheshKumar-neis]

Indian panellist is definitely does not like Modi. The main reason we are talking about India giving rivalry to China is modi‘s leadership which propelled India to growth in all sectors. Modi has help India reach bigger heights in all sectors and this will continue for at least next 6 years hopefully longer.

[GoldenArrow]

I like the way the German lady is batting in favour of India, unlike our own who often try to defect.

[hindu]

I like how they say Hindu nationalism leader proud of u modi ji

[joye]

I am an Indian and ofcourse belongs to a minority community, but I could not find any ruthlessne here but we feel lucky to be born and live here since every body is equal and enjoy the life.🎉

[seshanm]

Felix Lee is far more objective and fair to India than Isha. 🙏

[PankajSingh-bhwb]

Arunachal Pradesh and the regions are not disputed territory. The Economist rep have handled and presented the Indian situation far better and neutral than the Indian rep! How some Indians associated with western publications represent India even when facts are otherwise, is just truly disappointing.

[KnightprinceMusic]

Love this Chinese man's genuineness... He Openly said that China is now an one person dictatorship country.... Hope he will be safe 🙏

[choepheldhondup]

India for humanity and world peace and prosperity.

[mohitchaturvedi]

@Isha Bhatia, Indian territories are not disputed shown in latest Chinese map they are India's territories

[patschr]

I think India will grow much faster than China, if they get a good infrastructure running. Wich I strongly believe. They have such a jung, creative and energetic population. They don't threaten any neighboring countries, sooo these countries are willing to trade with India.
China on the other hand is way to aggressive and chasing to hard. Other countries around do not feel save. Their population will have a worse demographic shift than ours.

As a German I feel very comfortable with a peaceful, democratic country like India taking the lead in Asia. Greetings to India from Germany ❤

[viswahunk]

There are No issues with Minorities and opposition in India ..
India is democracy so opposition wins many states(division in India). and minorities votes also important.
India is very diverse and United at same time..

[dharamewada]

Let us be realistic, China is far ahead of India economically and infrastructure wise, it will be a long haul for India to catch-up. Militarily in a few areas they are one up but when it comes to military confrontation, India can give bloody nose to them for various reasons.