Yoga vs Tai-Chi
Both Yoga and Tai-Chi seem to be gathering a lot of interest in the west. Lot of people have tried patenting asanas and is facing flak from the Indian Govt., these include Bikram Yoga, Anusara, Ashtanga and Iyengar. tai-Chi while is talked about is not as popular.
Feng sui Vs Vastu Shastra
Feng sui seems to far outlaw vastu. While Vastu has predominatenly intrested the sub continent, Fen Sui has gathered the international interest.
Ayurveda Vs Chinese Medicine
While the ayurveda export has been growing, a lot of ayurveda proffesors ahve also been visiting colleges across the globe to teach ayurveda. The Traditional Chinese Medicine seems to be a $40 billion herbal market and is available across the US. Call it a fad or lifestyle choice, these seem to be on the move.
Bollywood Vs Chinki Movies
Bollywood movies cater to a wide audience across the sub continent, the gulf and the Africa. Though they are not making as much money as Hollywood, the box office bookings seems to be growing by the day. The Chinki movies have been growing internationally not just in terms of revenue but also in terms of good critics. They have been winning a lot of oscars and the likes while we have been straying away from it.
Buddha Vs Confucius
While the fad on buddhism seems to be on the downturn, India did not encash well on the buddhism tourism. Buddha is still highly percieved by the west and has great number of fans if not followers.
China has been promoting its guru Confucius by opening institutes across the globe. They have opened up institutes in Delhi and Seoul to promote this. India too built a Indian style buddhist temple in Louyang, China.
On the other hand, the buddha bar and the Goan trance have been kind of promoting a different kind of message across the lounge scene.
Diplomacy
Chinese seems to have been making better diplomacy in the last 5 yrs than we have in the last 50 years. An example being India's big China jolt came in 2004 when it lost out on a huge oil bid in Angola. China blew India away with a $2 billion grant in comparison with a measly $200 million Indian offer to develop Angola's railways.
Even though Indian population has been there in most countires running small enterprises and have created good will, China seems to be more generous and gaining diplomacy
Brand Building
China has been building Brand China in much better way than India. China being a part of the UN Security council has helped them in the political sphere. They have been competitive in other areas including sports and gymnastics. China hosting the next olympics is yet another huge achievement.
In a nutshell, the Tiger has a lot of catching up to do and lot of restructuring and reforms that needs to happen at political level but we certainly are in the race.
"On The Turning Away"
- Pink Floyd
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerised as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
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