A Travelogue from India and China

Notes on geopolitics and technology in Asia

A Travelogue from India and China Notes on geopolitics and technology in Asia Charles Yang and Arjun Ramani Feb 24, 2026 98 11 24 Share In 2025, the two of us went on trips across India and China with friends . We wanted to understand how the world’s two most populous countries view each other geopolitically, and how their technology industries compare – questions that have remained top of mind amidst recent ruptures to the world order and our growing conviction in India’s and China’s economic centrality to the 21st century. This year, almost half of global economic growth will come from these

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