A tale of two intellectual paradigms

People of Indian origin have excelled in the role of executives, while those of Chinese origin have outshone others as visionaries. In recent decades, Indian professionals have reached the pinnacle of leadership in multinational corporations. From Microsoft to Google and IBM, these "administrators" symbolize India's rising profile in global corporations' boardrooms.

Chinese visionaries, on the other hand, have created Alibaba, Huawei, BYD, Byte-Dance (TikTok), and Tencent (WeChat). From high-speed railway and other technological infrastructure, and from quark to quantum physics, Chinese visionaries have reached many a milestone at home.

This raises a puzzling question: Why have the Indian managers flourished abroad, but not at home, and why do visionaries achieve far greater success at home than abroad?