India tops population table. Will the economy follow?
by Ned Temko
Apr 27, 2023
3 minutes
It is the world’s most populous nation. An Asian power with ancient roots, a rapidly modernizing economy, nuclear weapons, and a large military budget, it is intent on claiming what it sees as its rightful, top-table place in world affairs.
And it is not China.
It is India, which this week officially its giant neighbor’s population with a total of over 1.425 billion people. That milestone comes a few months after India displaced Britain as the world’s fifth-largest economy. These are nicely timed fillips as Delhi prepares
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