India, June 14 -- I was on my fourth visit to China recently. But it was the first occasion when I stayed in the country for five consecutive nights. Undoubtedly, China has successfully transitioned from being a developing country to being the second most-powerful nation on the planet in the last couple of decades.

Today, its per capita income stands at $14,875. This has seen a three-fold increase in the last five years. So, you shouldn't be surprised if US President Donald Trump - who is usually breathing fire and threatening everyone - was unusually restrained and demure during his visit to China.

The detractors of this scintillating economic success keep harping on the fact that China has no democracy. They reap the benefits of an au...