India vs China has become quite a trend lately. After @wangchuksworld and @abhiandniyu made videos about this topic, the issue has gone viral with people uninstalling Tik Tok and stopping Chinese products.⁠

⁠But, is that how #India can win against #China?⁠

Does India even need to win against China?⁠

What are the practical solutions?⁠

Is India dependent on China?⁠

What does India buy from China?⁠

⁠These questions and more will be answered by Soumya Basu who is researching in Kyoto University, Japan on Energy Sciences. Economics is his bread and butter.⁠

⁠The perspectives that he has given are RAW and to the point. Drop your thought below.⁠

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Show notes:

0:00 How much do we know about Economics

6:00 Some basic facts about China's and India's Economics

13:45 Why Elephant Killing in Kerala was made a big deal

18:50 Explaining China's Total Import Export and its impact on India

23:00 Why India should not try to beat China?

26:00 Is India overly dependent on China?

27:15 Why are we dependent on China? What makes us dependant?

35:00 How India's geography comes into play? Import from China is cheaper than trade within India

38:05 What if an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? What is such a person takes stand against China?

44:00 How is the government controlling the economy?

50:00 People can't behave not ordinarily. What does this mean? What is the government's role?

54:00 Why using Patanjali ultimately helps China?

59:30 Capitalism vs Communism

1:03:20 A Case for Marxism

1:30:20 Where has capitalism failed? iPhones are good but...

1:35:30 Climate Change is happening because of Capitalism?

1:58:00 What do do when you have a strong opinion?