‘India 25 years behind China…’: Early-stage investor warns of stark contrasts ahead

An investor in the early stage sparked a discussion about LinkedIn with a stark comparison of the economic path of India to China. “In 2024, the Indian economy, $ 3.9 trillion, was about five of China of $ 18.3 trillion. The Indian economy in 2050 will be similar to China in 2025.”

Singh highlighted the vast gap between the two countries and raised urgent questions about India’s path to economic parity.

Despite this expected economic parity, Singh stressed that India in 2050 will look completely different from China today. “We will not have clean air and rivers like China. China has cleaned air quality 20 years ago, but India will not be able to do the same,” he said.

He also pointed out that the Indian cities will remain “chaotic, unplanned, and dirty, unlike the sparkling and future in China.”

Singh also indicated that India’s infrastructure, including high -speed railways, will not match the current progress of China. “Our physical trains and our high -speed trains will not be similar to China today,” he said. He also rejected the possibility of India to become a world industrial industrial leader like China, adding: “We will not be the world factory and the manufacturing power like China.”

However, Singh highlighted the areas where India is expected to coincide or exceed China. “The average age of expected in 2045 will be more than China today,” foretold. He also stated that literacy rates in India and educational achievement levels will be comparable to China by the middle of the century.

With regard to human development indicators (HDI), Singh expects improvements in infant mortality, poverty reduction, and inequality, making India closer to the current levels of China.

Singh noted that the societal structure in India will remain distinguished from China. “Our society will be more free and more democratic than China,” he stressed. Unlike the Chinese growth moved by manufacturing, Singh believes that the economic rise in India will be led by the services sector.

“The GDP of the individual is one of the indicators of development. Two different countries can be a great difference, such as China in 2025 and India in 2050, although the presence of a similar gross domestic product. The similar economic growth can lead to different development standards,” he explained.

While India may achieve economic numbers similar to China in 2025, Singh explains that the country will follow a different path, which is formed through its unique strengths and challenges.