Bridging the Innovation Gap: From Circus Acts to China-Level Tech
Let’s get one thing out of the way — India is not lacking in brains.
We’re just failing in direction.
And when Minister Piyush Goyal called out Indian startups for being glorified delivery machines — he was right.
China is building EVs, AI, chipsets, semiconductors.
We? We’re building “10-minute biryani.”
Throwback: The Great Indian Startup Circus
Last week, we called it what it is — The Great Indian Startup Circus.
Spotlight on BluSmart — our EV ride-hailing “innovation.”
But dig deeper and you’ll find government subsidies holding it up like stilts under a drunk clown.
No deep R&D. No IP creation. Just patchwork.
And don’t even get me started on the funding frauds, valuation games, and boardroom showbiz.
India’s Ground Reality: Freebies ≠ Growth
The Indian government has mastered the art of optics over outcomes.
Free food. Free gas. Free subsidies.
Good optics.
No sustainable economic upliftment.
You know what’s not free?
- Innovation.
- Industrial ecosystems.
- World-class tech labs.
The government can’t just keep throwing ration cards at problems while China is building robots and rewriting code for the future. ⚙️
Lessons from China: Been There, Seen It
I’ve been to China ten times.
Every trip, I’ve come back both inspired and frustrated.
Inspired by what they’re doing.
Frustrated by what we aren’t.
- Massive PPP investments into EV infrastructure.
- AI parks with 24/7 state support.
- Chip design clusters built from scratch.
Meanwhile in India:
Startups beg for approvals for months, only to get stuck in some bureaucrat’s drawer. ️
We celebrate unicorns — but ignore that they’re monkeys on a valuation leash, not elephants moving the earth.
️ What Needs to Happen — NOW
- Kill the Red Tape:
- One-click clearances.
- Zero corruption policy for deep-tech sectors.
- Empower startups that solve real problems, not just optimize pizzas.
- Massive Tech Infra Projects:
- India should build its own silicon valley for semiconductors.
- Invest in quantum labs, bioengineering hubs, renewable grids.
- Not “announce” — execute.
- Stop Funding the Noise:
- No more capital to clones.
- If your startup isn’t building core IP, you don’t get a rupee of subsidy. Period.
- Enough with “quick commerce,” start talking “deep tech.”
♀️ Real Jobs Come from Real Innovation
Service startups create gig work, not stable industry.
A Zomato delivery guy isn’t becoming middle class — he’s surviving.
We need engineering factories, not dark kitchens.
Labs, not dark stores.
Every country that jumped into prosperity built something real.
Taiwan built chips.
Germany built machines.
China built everything.
India?
We’re still selling convenience in a crisis economy.
✊ Final Word: Time to Grow Up
This is not a diss.
This is a call to arms.
India cannot become a superpower by building faster delivery.
We need to build the future.
Stop playing circus.
Start building civilization. ️
We’ve got the talent.
We need the will.
We need the system.
We need the guts.
And it starts by calling out the nonsense and demanding real innovation.
