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To: michael97123 who wrote (159808)	3/29/2005 6:33:01 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 281500

<India is much more in sync with core values of the US> The dominant aspect of Indian life is the caste system -- and it remains as a ball and chain holding India back from ever achieving more than a fraction of its potential. We are not in sync with India on the major issues of social structure and mobility. On the other hand, China is a far more inclusive and egalitarian society - values with which we are very much in sync. Compared to India, the US is far closer in core values to China. And China is far more likely to mobilize the entirety of its human capabilities as opposed to India, where the caste system keeps them locked in a class structure that frustrates any attempt at broad, inclusive social and economic development.