Comments on: Can India become a superpower? http://canarytrap.in/2010/01/24/can-india-become-a-superpower/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-india-become-a-superpower Let the people know the facts Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CT http://canarytrap.in/2010/01/24/can-india-become-a-superpower/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 CT Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:18:41 +0000 http://canarytrap.in/?p=1381#comment-2258 Dear Hari, The post largely focuses on military power but given the geographical location we are in with hostile neighbours, it is the most important aspect for us. Have also touched upon the economic aspect. Also, no matter at what rate the Indian economy grows, the fact still remains that we have the most number of poor and impoverished people in the world. The economy is surely growing but not everybody is getting rich. Even the basic civic and infrastructural facilities have not reached the people in the villages. The list of challenges is long and we are nowhere near the superpower stage. Dear Hari,

The post largely focuses on military power but given the geographical location we are in with hostile neighbours, it is the most important aspect for us. Have also touched upon the economic aspect. Also, no matter at what rate the Indian economy grows, the fact still remains that we have the most number of poor and impoverished people in the world. The economy is surely growing but not everybody is getting rich.

Even the basic civic and infrastructural facilities have not reached the people in the villages. The list of challenges is long and we are nowhere near the superpower stage.

]]> By: Hari http://canarytrap.in/2010/01/24/can-india-become-a-superpower/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Hari Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:04:26 +0000 http://canarytrap.in/?p=1381#comment-1885 The answer to your questions depends on the definition of superpower. This article focuses strictly on military power. In that sense the United States is the only superpower. But economically China is already a superpower. It is conceivable that both India and China will overtake the United States as as the largest economies in the world in our lifetime both these nations will take over a hundred years to over the United States in terms of GDP per capita which is a better measure of economic strength. The answer to your questions depends on the definition of superpower. This article focuses strictly on military power. In that sense the United States is the only superpower. But economically China is already a superpower. It is conceivable that both India and China will overtake the United States as as the largest economies in the world in our lifetime both these nations will take over a hundred years to over the United States in terms of GDP per capita which is a better measure of economic strength.

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