Ep 234: Kanti Bajpai on India vs China
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Chinese Commuse Party Is Very Attractive
i think this government in india, particularly the vigap and its various affiliates, are quite intrigued by how well there is a movement of ideas. And i think it would be amazing if the chinese commuse party could just sit up there on these olympian heights, sending out famans and dictates - that's not the history of chinese political thought. I think that er, there's much more going on at those levels, and the ch Chinese commese partyis very attentive to it. The thing about the elite is, they're like the middle class. They connect upwards, sending ideas and feelings and perceptions up to the rulership. There is a very powerful force.
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