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Democracy Vs One-Party State

Posted by Gabriella Stern on March 31, 2009
China, Economy, India, Politics / 2 Comments

India PM Manmohan Singh’s comments to the FT – in defense of a chaotically democratic India versus a disciplined but un-free China, are worth a look. Sure, his remarks are profoundly political - coming just days before G20 and weeks before national elections. But they’re also thoughtful, frank and largely true – in effect, helping to prove his point about the long-term merit of doing business with a relatively transparent India compared with a deliberately murky Beijing. Not that it’s an either/or situation in many instances. The FT piece is here: (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6298d84-1e04-11de-830b-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

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