According to the report named"Indian Century: Defining India's Place in a Rapidly Changing Global Economy" byIBM Institute for Business Value, India is predicted to be among the world's highest-growth nations over the coming years.[11][12][13]
Top five countries by military expenditure in 2023[21]
One of the key factors includes its populous democracy.[22][23] According to aUnited Nations report, India overtook China to become the world's most populous nation in 2023.[24] Its size and location in Asia and the Indian Ocean poises it to play a significant role in matters around the world, as demonstrated during its time in the British Empire, though this history is also a factor in China's opposition to India's rise.[25]
Economists and researchers atHarvard University have projected India's 7% projected annual growth rate through 2024 will continue to put it ahead of China, making India the fastest growing major economy in the world.[26][27] In 2017, the Center for International Development at Harvard University published a research study[28] projecting that India has emerged[28] as the economic pole of global growth by surpassing China and is expected to maintain its lead over the coming decade.[28]
India has very recently been considered either a majorgreat power or to be emerging as such (well beyond middle powers) and is generally considered anemerging superpower due to its large and stable population and its rapidly growing economic and military sectors.[29]
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