THE XI SUPREMACY: The Party Congress on October 24 stamped Xi Jinping's authority over the party. What does the prospect of Xi as China's permanent strongman mean for his home country--and India?

The article discusses how Chinese politician Xi Jinping's supremacy impact his home country and India. It notes that China's growth model is filled with contradictions, with the export-led, infrastructure-driven model losing effect and resulting in rising debt from mega projects and worsening pollution. Nationalism is reportedly the other aspect of Xi's ideology, which he considers as an important new source of party legitimacy.