编辑阁下: 与贵刊早些时候发表的一篇文章中的说法(见“Nature”1988年331卷)相反,具体而详细的比较表明印度在大多数领域中的确超过了中国。中国的革命在大约三十年前就开始转向为中国的广大居民提供糊口的食物、住房和基础教育(主要是通过财富的再分配来完成的)。而在印度,则是自古以来的特权制度妨碍了印度所最需要的东西——民族认同感——的发展。 Edit Your Excellency: In contrast to what was said in an earlier article in your journal (see Nature, Volume 331, 1988), a detailed comparison shows that India indeed surpassed China in most areas. The revolution in China began about 30 years ago to provide the subsistence food, shelter and basic education for the vast Chinese population, mainly through the redistribution of wealth. In India, on the other hand, the privileged system since ancient times has hampered the development of what India needs most-national identity.