The emerging Asian giants of China and India may be locked in a battle for economic supremacy, but on the sporting front at least, China has sprinted well ahead of its southern rival.
In an illustration of some of their relative strengths and weaknesses in tackling complex infrastructure and policy-making challenges for big events, China's slick preparations for the Asian Games in Guangzhou have contrasted sharply with India's chaotic Commonwealth Games preparations in New Delhi.
Some of the problems plaguing India's Games, such as poor governance and shoddy infrastructure, carry poignant lessons as the country strives to prove itself against an aggressive, entrepreneurial and powerful competitor to the north. More...
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