Rajiv Malhotra is a distinguished computer scientist with an illustrious career spanning over five decades in the United States. His expertise lies in the fields of AI, computers, geo-politics, and ancient Indian scriptures. Alongside his academic pursuits, he actively engages as an Indian-American activist, author, and speaker, advocating for various national issues. Notably, he recently authored the thought-provoking book titled “Snakes in the Ganga,” which sheds light on critical societal challenges. You can find more information about his book here.

TLDR:

The video discusses the importance of India prioritizing its own technology development, investing in R&D and startups, creating its own social models, and collaborating with young high-tech companies to fuel economic growth, while also predicting the potential shift of power from the PM seat to the President seat in India and the uncertain future of democracies in the face of AI and quantum computing.

Key Insights

Technology and Power

🧐 AI has the potential to surpass the speed at which human scientists discover science further.

🌍 The country that wins AI will conquer other countries, turning them into economic, political, and intellectual colonies, and the colonization of the world by USA and China will start by 2030.

💻 The Googles of the world are the new East India Company, and they are going to rule through their technology, through their algorithms.

💰 India’s tech industry has prioritized short-term profits over long-term investment in futuristic technologies, unlike China which reinvested half of their profits from renting out labor into areas like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

💰 Being a consumer of American and Chinese products ultimately makes these countries richer and more powerful, putting them ahead in the geopolitical game.

🚀 The development of quantum computing is seen as a crucial breakthrough that will determine the winner in the competition between the US and China.

🔒 The rise of quantum computing poses a major threat to security, as it has the potential to break through all encrypted codes, making electric grids, transportation systems, industries, and even private conversations vulnerable to hacking and surveillance.

🇹🇼 The battle for Taiwan is also a battle for technology, as Taiwan is the world’s leading supplier of semiconductors and its power in this field cannot be replaced until 2030.

🚀 China’s advancements in technology, including quantum computing, hypersonic planes, and robotic soldiers, pose a threat to other countries in potential future wars.

Geopolitics and Civilization

🌎 “Geopolitics is not just about countries, it’s about civilizations and their worldviews.”

🌎 “When you understand that behavior of people, of societies, you can say what is their intention? Where are they going? What’s next?”

🇨🇳 China’s cultural mentality includes sacrificing the individual for the group, thinking long term, and obedience to authority, which differs from India’s individualistic culture and democratic system.

🌊 India’s geographical location in the Indian Ocean is strategically important, with the ability to control access between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, making it a politically and militarily important country in the world.

Historical and Cultural Context

🏭 Britain’s Industrial Revolution dismantled India’s top manufacturing society and took over the world economy with textiles and steel.

💭 India’s recovery from colonization will require a century of strong and stable leadership to counteract the effects of 1,200 years of colonization.

💭 Rajiv M believes in looking at logic rather than categorizing oneself as left or right leaning, and wants to end exploitation and concentration of wealth and power.

💣 Military leaders have a huge say in how the country should be run because their lives are literally on the line, and India needs Kshatriyata (leadership strength).

Long Summary

00:00 🌍 American Presidents invested in China for 25 years, but got it wrong as China became rich and started hating them, and Rajiv Malhotra predicts that if Modi becomes President of India, he could shift power from the PM seat to the President seat forever using dormant rules, and in this podcast, he discusses the present and future of geopolitics and how ChatGPT will play a role in it.

1.1 American Presidents invested in China for 25 years, but got it wrong as China became rich and started hating them, and Rajiv Malhotra predicts that if Modi becomes President of India, he could shift power from the PM seat to the President seat forever using dormant rules, and in this podcast, he discusses the present and future of geopolitics and how ChatGPT will play a role in it.

1.2 Geopolitics expert Rajiv Malhotra joins The Ranveer Show for a special episode.

1.3 The speaker builds a model to predict and forecast behavior of people and societies, and while some of his predictions are coming true, they are not good for India.

1.4 AI has surpassed expectations and may eventually surpass the speed at which human scientists discover science.

1.5 Artificial intelligence can mimic human intelligence but it is not conscious, and while machines may become more intelligent and replace human work, they will never become conscious beings.

1.6 Artificial intelligence will wipe out jobs and the competition between the US and China to conquer the world through economic, political, and intellectual colonization will start by 2030.

10:25 💡 India needs to prioritize developing its own technology instead of relying on American and Chinese companies to avoid being left behind in the geopolitical game.

2.1 American speaker discusses controversial topics despite receiving criticism and praise.

2.2 American Presidents have pampered China for the past 25 years, but China became rich and started hating the US, similar to how Britain took over India’s textile and steel industry during the Industrial Revolution.

2.3 The rich and powerful will control the world through their technology and algorithms, with companies like Google becoming the new East India Company, and India should be building its own platforms instead of relying on American ones.

2.4 Indian tech companies made quick money by renting out the brains of their brilliant technocrats to foreign clients, but failed to invest in futuristic technologies like China did.

2.5 India is behind in strategic R&D and their dependency on American technology and products is increasing, making America and China richer and more powerful in the geopolitical game.

2.6 India needs to focus on producing and owning its own technology instead of just providing labor to build assets for other countries like America and China.

20:02 💡 Indian policymakers should invest in R&D and startups instead of sending students abroad and selling out successful startups to foreign companies, while the future of democracies is uncertain due to internal troubles and a presidential system may provide more stability for countries like India.

3.1 Indian policymakers need to focus on investing in R&D and creating their own technology and startups instead of sending students abroad and selling out successful startups to foreign companies.

3.2 China’s success can be attributed to their collective mentality, ability to think long term and obedience to authority, while democracy requires appeasing people for short term gains.

3.3 Competitive domains like industry, sports, and military are not run by democracy, but by those with more knowledge and expertise, and the idea that every person has an equal say in politics is illogical.

3.4 The future of democracies in the world is uncertain due to the internal troubles of the United States, and while some may consider dictatorship as a potential solution, a presidential system may provide more stability for countries like India.

3.5 Little parties have a lot of power in India’s parliamentary system, but a strong president could shift power and make the presidency the center of decision making.

3.6 The Philippines needs a century to recover from 1,200 years of colonization, including Islamic colonization, and requires strong and stable long-term leaders.

30:31 👀 India should focus on creating its own social models, invest in naval and sea trade capabilities, and collaborate with young Indian high-tech companies to fuel economic growth instead of relying on Western ideas and interference.

4.1 The speaker believes in looking at logic rather than left or right leaning and predicts that the Modi Government will stay in power for the next decade, but urges for more demands to raise the government to the next level in terms of changing education policy and updating the machinery of government.

4.2 The education policy in India is flawed as it imports Western ideas and philosophy in humanities and social sciences, and instead, India should create its own social models to avoid anti-India biases.

4.3 India’s geographical location in the Indian Ocean is strategically important for controlling access to the pathway between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and India should capitalize on this by investing in naval and sea trade capabilities.

4.4 DRDO should invest in buying out young Indian high-tech companies to develop technology with defense and civilian applications, collaborate with corporate people and universities, and demand equity to fuel India’s economic growth instead of giving money to foreign countries.

4.5 The book “Snakes in the Ganga” criticizes American think tanks and higher education for poisoning students’ ideas of India through a Western lens, while China invests in American universities solely for technology and avoids discussing internal affairs.

4.6 The speaker argues that news channels tend to focus more on the Indian caste system rather than European or American racism, and that the American liberal left has been interfering with India’s internal affairs for a long time, not just during Modi’s time as Prime Minister.

45:53 👥 India’s diversity is a result of its Vedic culture, but group orientation and funding sources can limit one’s perspective in the social sciences, posing a serious problem.

5.1 India’s diversity is a result of its Vedic culture, which promotes a diverse lifestyle and is overlooked by social scientists.

5.2 In the social sciences, group orientation and funding sources can limit one’s perspective, making it important to stay centrist and absorb information from both sides.

5.3 The lecture discusses the issue of anti-India rhetoric being taught in American universities and funded by Indian billionaires, which is then brought back to elite private universities in India and brainwashing the elites, posing a serious problem.

5.4 The speaker argues that applying critical race theory to India is not accurate and that the caste system was created by the British, and instead of creating identity conflict, quotas should be based on individual need such as income and education.

5.5 Using AI and Big Data, it is possible to build individual profiles of 1.4 billion people in India to determine who deserves the most help based on social deprivation, regardless of caste, and currently, the responsibility of giving help rests in the hands of bureaucrats.

5.6 Caste and religious segregation are Old World ideas that vary by location and cannot be applied uniformly across the country.

55:59 🤖 India needs a national system to evaluate individual behavior and consumption using AI, and young, educated individuals like Ashneer Grover should enter politics for change.

6.1 AI can capture immense amounts of data to build a huge database of consumers, individuals, and communities to figure out who needs help and who doesn’t, but there is a lack of innovation and solutions from social scientists, legal people, and NITI Ayog people, so Gen-Z brains should look into developing a national system to evaluate, measure, track individual behavior, consumption, rights, and privileges.

6.2 An algorithm that dynamically allocates resources based on individual handicaps and markers of privilege, including English language proficiency and urban cosmopolitanism, should be used to advise government officials on how to reallocate quotas and resources.

6.3 To be a true liberal, one should support native culture, language, and ways of life rather than foreign influences, and the criticism India receives from Western-based arguments is partially valid but mostly not.

6.4 India’s societal issues were present before Modi’s time in politics and young people should be the ones running the country in the future.

6.5 India needs a highly educated brain trust like the Chinese Communist Party to have influence in the country’s future, and there is hope for change with young, educated individuals like Ashneer Grover entering politics.

6.6 Military leaders are better equipped to run a country than those who are elected based on their ability to rouse votes.

01:06:57 🌐 China and the US are in a battle for technology, with AI and quantum computing being the new weapons that will shape geopolitics and threaten global security.

7.1 China and the US will be in a battle of technologies for the next 20–30 years, as China has pulled a fast one on the US by using American money and technology, and the American logic of helping China become rich to become democratic has failed.

7.2 China’s manufacturing practices involve building parallel products and transferring engineering designs, leading to American pushback due to their dependence on China and the potential threat of China’s advancements in quantum computing.

7.3 Better AI algorithms are possible with current technology, but breaking through encryption is the most important thing to do.

7.4 Whoever gets quantum computing will be able to break through all codes, compromising weapons, electric grids, transportation, industry, and messages, and both the US and China are racing to achieve this technology.

7.5 AI and quantum computing are the new weapons that will shape geopolitics, and the battle for Taiwan is a battle for technology as they are the world’s leading supplier of semiconductors until 2030.

7.6 China is using advanced technology, including AI and quantum computing, for surveillance and military purposes, and has surpassed the US in certain areas, posing a threat to global security.

Q&A

Q1: What are Rajiv Malhotra’s predictions about the rise of China and the mistakes made by the US in their approach towards China?

A1: Rajiv Malhotra predicts the rise of China and points out the mistakes made by the US in their approach. According to Malhotra, the US failed to understand the gravity of China’s rise and made errors in their policies. He emphasizes that China’s success is partially due to the US underestimating and misjudging their capabilities. Malhotra suggests that the US should have been more cautious and proactive in addressing the challenges posed by China’s ascent.

Q2: Can you explain Rajiv Malhotra’s views on the possibility of Narendra Modi becoming the President of India and its implications?

A2: Rajiv Malhotra discusses the possibility of Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India, becoming the President of India. He suggests that if this were to happen, it could have significant implications for the country. While Malhotra does not delve into the specific implications, it is worth noting that the President of India holds a ceremonial position and acts as the head of state. The President plays a crucial role in upholding and promoting the constitutional values of the country.

Q3: What does Rajiv Malhotra say about the progress of AI and its potential to surpass human scientists in the future?

A3: Rajiv Malhotra discusses the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to surpass human scientists in the future. He acknowledges that while AI is not conscious, it can mimic human intelligence and behaviour. Malhotra highlights the future competition between the US and China in the field of AI, with both countries striving to colonise the world with AI technologies. He suggests that this competition could lead to job loss and potentially economic and political domination by the country that excels in AI development.

Q4: How does Rajiv Malhotra emphasise the importance of India investing in and owning its own technology?

A4: Rajiv Malhotra emphasises the significance of India investing in and owning its own technology. He advocates for Indian policy makers to focus on producing and owning technology rather than merely being labor-intensive for the benefit of others. This approach would involve Indian industrialists funding Indian startups and retaining ownership within India. Malhotra argues that India needs to build its intellectual infrastructure, including research and development, to compete effectively against countries like China. He suggests that this would require a shift in mindset, away from short-term gains typically associated with a democracy, towards a long-term focus on sustained technological advancement.

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