Arun, the main computer difference between India and China isn't the programming language so much as the ability to use the language required to communicate with the people with money and the need for programming. They are mostly American, or other English speakers, such as people living in, say, Kuwait.
Not many Indians can use Arabic, but lots can use American. Not many Chinese can either, but neither can such a high proportion of Chinese use English.
Similarly in Poland, Botswana, Ukraine, Mexico, where American/English is the lingua franca with those in India/China. Maoris can't speak Hindi or Chinese, but they can speak Kiwi [a variety of English].
But another important issue is the difference in culture, which is essentially the difference between you and Yiwu the Mad [who claims that Chinese are mindless megalomaniac clones = they all think the same as her]. The rest of the world has greater affiliation with Indian culture, especially the political side with a history of habeas corpus, democracy, and a less militaristic style. It's true that India has the British Disease writ large [bureaucracy, rules, socialism, capital controls and general BIG GOVERNMENT], but that's fizzling out, slowly.
I note that QUALCOMM continues to expand software development in India, along with the CDMA presence.
It was a dopey idea in India a couple of decades ago to ditch English and force young people to be pure Indian. Young people graduating ignorant of English found themselves at a disadvantage when it came to getting a well-paid job. I suppose that policy has been ditched due to popular demand for earning an income and the recognition that American/English is a useful skill to have. Has it been ditched?
Meanwhile, in China they are learning American flat out. Wandering around Beijing there are a lot of capable English speakers [selling art from nearby galleries and otherwise conning money]. They aren't too worried about purity. They are going for the cash.
What do you think of the differences between China and India in language and political culture?
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