Letters: Engage with China

India's policymakers need to be alive to the fact that the US is a waning superpower

Ravi Bhootalingam’s “Why China matters” and “India and China: Compete and cooperate” (May 2 and 3) have set out a compelling rationale for increasing economic engagement by India with China. That China could soon become the world’s largest market since its middle class is set to double from 400 million to 800 million in the next four years is in itself a huge reason why India must aspire for a greater foothold in that market. If India is serious about getting its Make in India strategy off the ground and in transforming its manufacturing sector into an engine of growth