Thursday, June 18, 2020

Quick notes: Five delusions | Telecom equipment...

  • Superpower delusion #1: China ranks TOP in maths.. India is nowhere in the rankings, but we have English "advantage", no?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment


  • Superpower delusion #2: China has learned how the West produces knowledge, funds its development, and employs it.. India's "vikas model" is all about land -- grab farmland,  destroy forests.
  • https://twitter.com/jcrabtree/status/1273003957598646272


  • Superpower delusion #3: China focuses on know-how and jobs. For India, it is all about the lowest-bidder. “Procurement guidelines do not allow discrimination among firms/countries”.
    https://twitter.com/subhash_kak/status/1272968721619959809


  • Superpower delusion #4: Laying red-carpets for MNCs is no substitute to self-reliance. 
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jun/17/maharashtra-govt-inks-mous-worth-rs-5000-crore-with-three-chinese-firms-2157763.html


  • Superpower delusion #5: Our Big-bania log are mostly clueless about building technological self-reliance. Some form of 'State Capitalism' or hand-holding is needed.

  • https://twitter.com/jgopikrishnan70/status/1272476456082214913


  • Waking up late: Telcos told to stop sourcing 4G telecom equipment from Chinese firms. Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal said "Huawei products were superior to those made by European companies".


  • Intercontinental hypersonic weapon: China claims to have broken a record with its newest Hypersonic Missile



2 comments:

SS said...

Pagan, You are back again. Of course my comment will never get past the Party Censor board. So here is a rejoinder to your nonsense

1) China ranks top in Math. Really on basis of what? Where is the Chinese equivalent of Ramanujan. Forget once in a 200 year genius like Ramanujan, where is the Chinese equivalent of even Narendra Karmarkar? or George Sudarshan. If the Chinese are so great, where are their world class mathematicians? Physicists? When was the last time any Chinese changed any scientific paradigm or revolutionized tech?

2) Chinese military equipment is total garbage, so bad that even Pakis do not want their latest and greatest stealth "fighter". So much for Chinese "innovation". Pakistan is trolling for help from the powerhouse of Turkey, so bad is the Chinese "cutting edge" hardware.

3) If English is the root cause of our ills, why don't I see geniuses sprouting forth from States where English use is minimum. Last I checked U.P, Bihar and Rajasthan are not producing Ramanujans or Hargobind Khuranas.

Dude, you are FOS. Try getting out some more. Better still, move to China since they are so much better than us.

Pagan said...

Only a low-life like SS adds "Dude, you are..." to every comment. Some serious impairment. He tries to project Ramanujan and Hargobind Khurana as champions of English-medium!! Like he saw them as kids reciting "Baaa-Baaa-Blacksheep".