Mathematics education in India

Indian mathematics education is a big hype in Japan these days. Lot of books with Indians in beards are there on bookshelves. Given Japanese love of new fads I don't see lasting it for long time but Indians are really feeling "proud" getting seal of approval from Japan for their education system.

I studied in India in a small town in early 90s. I had to struggle finding good text books and teachers. The mathematics ( as well as other ) teachers were pathetic who could not solve anything not in prescribed text. I managed to do OK compared to my less fortunate classmates and went to study at IIT after clearing JEE. For long time I always regretted not getting exposed to good maths texts and teachers. Recently, I was really shocked to see this hype of triumph of broken Indian educational system and Indians gloating. I was moderately successful not because of this system but in spite of it. Also recently the system has even become worse since anyone with any sellable skill is making more money than teaching in India. Hence the quality of teachers in schools has gone down. For example the biology teacher at my younger brothers school was telling them that malaria is actually mosquito larave! The quality of teachers in coaching classes is going up compared to 90s. There is lot more money in private coaching since Indian are obsessed with degrees from famous universities and will push their kids to the extreme to get admitted to them. But as usual the eggheads in Indian government is trying to shut them down. Being suspicious of hypes I searched internet, if indeed India is forcing its way ahead. Here are the results of India/China on one of the tests which tests high schools kids in "out of box" mathematics problems. I think the results are very clear where India stands. India being country of 1 billion has performed miserably. Here is China vs India results. China last 5 years ( three 1st position and 2 2nd positions) and India ( 31st , 25th, 35th, 36th, 14th ).

Shouldn't Japan and hopefully proud India better model Chinese system. Also Japan was always within top 10 in IMO. I think for Japan copying India is race to the bottom.