The modern pattern is so consistent it ain't funny: India's still the
loser, relative to China.
First time though "centralized totalitarian" can appear in the same
sentence as "effective"....
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http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/13/india-hungry-for-global-power-...
Quote: "Contrast that with China, where a centralized totalitarian
government has effectively dealt with hunger. In 2001, both countries
committed to halve the number of their malnourished citizens by 2015.
China has reached its target, but India, at its current rate of
progress, won't achieve this goal before 2043."