On the other hand, Indias youth demographic bulge and soft power attractions such as democracy and universal human freedoms for all its citizens, in addition to an inevitably strongly growing economy will begin to count for even more. Indias advantages are most tellingly reflected in the fact that Indias rise is universally welcomed and considered good for the world - major countries, the US and Japan in particular, and virtually all of Chinas Southeast and East Asian neighbours have been enthusiastically reaching out to India. On the other hand, Chinas rise has been arousing increasing apprehensions and anxieties.
Absolutely BS!
Democracy is actually Indias weak point. Without Indian type of democracy, India could be stronger than China (referring to 1960 GDP, literacy, etc. between the two countries); India could have larger GDP and higher literacy (everybody know how difficult to learn Chinese characters), etc. India could have chasten China out of Tibet.
In addition, illiterate bulk of youth excited by Indian propaganda fanned jingoism can only cause social unrest domestically and uncalculated move internationally.
Some East Asian countries such as Vietnam indeed extend to India. It is not because they admire your value such as your democracy system: these are western values that you blindly copy/pasted over, not your values. Those countries extend to India like they would extend to some useful commodities based on utilitarian bases. When they see there is an India that can be readily used, of course they are enthusiastic.