That is like taking it out of the context, put it in regional and/or global prespective accounting for recessions and global economy going south…
Either way throwing in “India” is purely due to population size just to give you an idea. Other then that China is way ahead of majority of the countries on the planet and without a shadow of a doubt way ahead of any country in S. Asia. hope you grasp the idea.
Oh BTW going back to discussion at hand, China is not planning to go to war to cut India to pieces, That is not the Chinese way of doing things unless provoked… The Author claims that India is doing quite well on its own, all it needs is covert help to groups inside India and teh job is done.