Nehruvian paradigm is the only solution for China’s deep and technological domination

The sudden appearance of DeepSeek did not surprise those who have been following China seriously for ten years. In fact, recent research has sent a clear signal. In August 2024, the Australian Institute of Strategic Policy informed: “China and the United States have effectively converted to ‘overwhelming leaders in just two decades.” The report shows that China has 57 of the 64 key technologies, and the United States has maintained a fragile lead in only 7. Furthermore, the productivity of Chinese research institutions is nine times higher-influence research papers in the second-ranked country (usually the United States).

Two months later, in October 2024, the Nature Index listed the top ten research institutions around the world. Seven Chinese institutions are on the top list. The Chinese Academy of Sciences was displaced, and Harvard University fell to second place. Stanford University ranks in the top ten.

Related Chinese History

China’s scientific and technological ambitions have deep historical roots. In 1793, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty rejected British diplomatic gifts, including advanced British brass cannons. These cannons are more advanced than Chinese weapons. He arrogantly declared: “No need to import manufacturing industries other than barbarians.” This is catastrophic consequence. Half a century later, Britain would return to China with higher weapons, humiliating it in the First Opium War (1839-1842).

A century later, in 1949, the Chinese Revolution occupied it. Mao inherited a country with redundant technology. He tried to avoid Qianlong’s mistakes. Mao Zedong remained consistent with the Soviet Union and aimed at rapid industrialization. Just two months after he was in power, he met Stalin in Moscow to secure a modern factory, send Chinese students to Soviet universities, and ask Soviet consultants to manage China’s economic transition.

China under Mao’s leadership has indeed become modern. However, the structural transformation took place under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership, who took over in 1978. He is regarded as the “architect of modern China”. His famous phrase “hide your abilities and earn time” and continues to develop Shapechina’s strategy policies.

In long-term strategic planning, the destination of global domination in scientific and technological systems is successful. Part of this is the result of China’s penetration of advanced scientific institutions around the world. As of 2021, there are 2356 joint ventures in the United States-China Education Program. China provides funding to 1,413 think tanks, funding $400 million a year. American universities are increasingly relying on Chinese investment. Since 2013, China has been the largest source of donations to American universities, with more than $426 million in donations. The One Thousand Talent Program successfully recruited Chinese researchers to engage in cutting-edge work at foreign universities.

The centrality of microchips

American journalist Sara Bongioni discovered in a year without “Made in China” that everything is actually made in China. However, high-end microchips are an exception. China has to import powerful chips, spending more money on them than oil – $260 billion in 2017, rather than Saudi Arabia’s oil exports or Germany’s automobile exports.

In October 2022, the Biden administration banned the export of microchip to China. The ban was described as a “declaration of economic war”, indicating the undeclared Second Cold War. That’s because A, I’m vital to the next wave of war and will rely heavily on new chip technology. Future wars will involve strategic planning for robotic troops, drones, supersonic missiles and AI-powered. China’s 2017 “New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan” attempts to make the country a global leader in AI by 2030 – China already exists.

There is another social and cultural phenomenon in China, which does not exist in India. China’s super wealth has made huge investments in education, science and technology. “Investing in science and technology is politically correct,” said Donald Dai, a Chinese tech executive. A report from the Hurun Research Institute found that China’s 2024 list of Chinese philanthropy found that 70% of the country’s top donors prioritize education. Drink tycoon Zhong Shanshan spent 40 billion yuan to establish Cao Dewang of the Fuyao Group, spending $10 billion for FYUST. The list is long and the goal is unwavering.

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In India, these developments have received little media attention. Mainstream Indian media have been neglecting scientific and technological advancements. Indian policymakers have overlooked the need to address China’s growing technological dominance. Rather than strengthening science and technology education. India has made a strange and regressive decision to remove key scientific concepts from school textbooks such as periodic tables of elements, evolution, electromagnetic theory and the theory of the use of sustainable resources. These moves are essentially a scientific downgrade for 38 million Indian schoolchildren – a technical Hara-Kiri.

Nehruvia’s efforts

Jawaharlal Nehru understands the important role of science in national construction. Nehru understands that in our context, the Indian government must fund science and technology. He has two pillars of the modern India blueprint: the first is to create world-class institutions in India. He visited Massachusetts Polytechnic in 1949, leading to the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), starting with Kharagpur (1950), Mumbai (1958), Madras (1959), and Kanpur (1959). Nehru also created state-run scientific institutions such as the Ministry of Atomic Energy (1954), the Baha Centre for Atomic Research (1954), the Indian Space Research Organization (1962), and the Committee on Science and Industry Research (CSIR) (1942).

Second, Nehru recruited India’s smartest scientific thinking – Vikram Sarabhai, CV Raman, Homi J.

The correlation of Nehruvian science and technology paradigm

Nehru understood that colonial conquest was a direct result of scientific backwardness. He knows that India is unable to lag behind in the global science and technology competition. It is crucial that Indian policy makers and intellectuals recognize the Nehruvian paradigm early. The world’s technological landscape soared at an unheard of speed, and India could not bear passiveness.

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