China, India, and the New Global Order

China and India are converging toward economic parity as "superstates," but China's manufacturing dominance and local-government efficiency still vastly outpace India's.

• Manufacturing gap: China's share of world clothing/footwear/textile exports rose from 1.3% to 37.5% versus India's 1.5% to 3.2%, reflecting China's radical opening to foreign investment versus India's protectionism.
• Economic 'superstates' framework: Cable reframes China and India not as geopolitical superpowers but as economic giants—China is already the world's largest economy by PPP, India is third and projected to eventually reach parity.

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