>>11396692Don't underestimate the raw resource economy that Russia moves
They still have a decent amount of physical good production as well, even after the west tried to steal everything not nailed down in the 90's. They've been rebuilding ever since then, even in the face of large scale sanctions.
China has not passed the West in most areas of technology, only a few areas sofar. But they were catching up rapidly. Frankly the coronavirus pandemic may be a stake into their ambitions. The entire Chinese economy and society is based on the promise of eternal large scale economic growth. The number of rickety loans and illiquid household assets could quite literally tank solely from the current effects of coronavirus (eg if it were cured tomorrow).
India is frankly useless, its not going to be a successful country because it isn't a country. There is no Indian language, there is no Indian culture, there is no Indian spirit, and there can barely be said to be Indian blood. A false conglomeration produced by the British without regard for the people. It will fracture and the parts an order of magnitude more successful.
EU could go either way, but frankly I think the Union will shrink further as it continues to centralize. Its insufferable enough as is to too many countries.
