Can India be a great power?

[lockh33d]

India in 2030 = Great Power or = Super power

This picture doesn't crack me up at all, it is rather a disgrace to the American lives lost during Iwo Jima. You guys have tasteless humor if you find comedy in such a picture.

 

[Sino-PakFriendship]

Are you joking, mate?

Japan, Germany, France, the UK and Russia dwarf India in every field: economy, technology, military and soft power !

Japan are Germany are probably 100 years ahead of India in technology!

Which one of above will lose to India in a war? Or in techonology or in world-wide influence? NONE!


For God's sake, India can hardly compare with S Korea (46 million population). If North and South Korea united one day, the Korea as a whole would definitely beat India in most fields - economy, technology AND millitary.


Currently India is indeed even behind Brazil (with population of 190 million, less than 1/6 of India's)!

On softpower, can bollywood be remotely close to Brazilian Samba?

Not to mention Canada and Australia. India only slightly surpassed these two in overall GDP size, considering either Canada or Australia having tiny population ( about 20 million, 1/60 of that of India). If CA and AUS absorb some millions of new immigrants from China, Europe, the UK, etc. in the future ( easily, given they have huge lands), they would get on top of India again.


The thread's leading article is right!

Make no mistake, India would be very lucky to be within the top 10 in the foreseeable future!

technology now does not mean anything

Not only India's, China's technology also far behind than Jap and Germany!

However, China and India are fast-growing society!

Jap and Germany are fast-aging society!

Many more Chinese and Indian students study abroad for technology.

Near future, tech of China and India will catch up tech of Jap and Germany.

 

[applesauce]

This picture doesn't crack me up at all, it is rather a disgrace to the American lives lost during Iwo Jima. You guys have tasteless humor if you find comedy in such a picture.

i agree that picture is insulting to all the soldier that fought there

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Will see how US protects its outsourcing sector

 

[gogbot]

This picture doesn't crack me up at all, it is rather a disgrace to the American lives lost during Iwo Jima. You guys have tasteless humor if you find comedy in such a picture.

i agree that picture is insulting to all the soldier that fought there

your over reacting

 

[Kansu]

Why not? India is one of the 7 rising economies in the world. not in dreams but after 20 years i m sure india will be a regional super power just like china or russia.
Brasil, Russia,India,China,Turkey. i think we need to watch the performance of these countries in close future.

 

[Sino-PakFriendship]

World Future belongs to Big 5 (USA + BRIC) only.

 

[jha]

Why not? India is one of the 7 rising economies in the world. not in dreams but after 20 years i m sure india will be a regional super power just like china or russia.
Brasil, Russia,India,China,Turkey. i think we need to watch the performance of these countries in close future.

could not agree more sir...

 

[Abhiras]

Presently India is underestimated...

Economy...india is 4th largest economy...GDP-PPP wise
World Bank (2008)
— World........................................69,697,646,000,000$
— BRIC.........................................15,556,786,000,000$
1 United States .............................14,204,322,000,000$
— European union ...........................10,899,815,000,000$
2 People's Republic of China ..............7,903,235,000,000$
3 Japan ........................................... 4,354,550,000,000$
4 India............................................3,388,473,000,000$
5 Germany........................................2,925,220,000,000$
6 Russia.............................................2,288,446,000,000$
7 United Kingdom...............................2,176,263,000,000$
8 France............................................2,112,426,000,000$
9 Brazil..............................................1,976,632,000,000$
10 Italy................................................1,840,902,000,000$


military wise
No. of active soldier(india overtake america if paramilitary are included)
1 People's Republic of China..............................2,255,000
2 United States................................................1,473,900
3 India.............................................................1,325,000
4 North Korea..................................................1,106,000
5 Russia ..........................................................1,037,000
6 South Korea.....................................................687,000
7 Pakistan...........................................................619,000
8 Iran..................................................................545,000
9 Turkey..............................................................514,000
10 Vietnam............................................................484,000


From 20 years from now Eastern world (espcially chindia=china+india) influence will increse on western world (USA & EU)

 

[ek_indian]

To be a superpower. Some simple criteria are:
1) No. 1 economy
2) No. 1 military power
3) No. 1 in softpower
4) No. 1 in technology

India can qualify when some of the indicator approach this criteria.

While agreed that some other nation is ahead of India. However there are too few which have upper hand in all four. May be Us and China.

Beside this India is catching fast in all fields. I am not too sure about super duper power status but yes, we will be respected across globe.

 

[Gin ka Pakistan]

^^^^Distribution of wealth is also very important for becoming great power.

 

[PLAextream]

WHY NOT INDIA CAN BE SUPER POWER , MAY BE AFTER 9001 CAN BE.
is it a new Bollybood's new movie title

 

[SinoIndusFriendship]

While agreed that some other nation is ahead of India. However there are too few which have upper hand in all four. May be Us and China.

Beside this India is catching fast in all fields. I am not too sure about super duper power status but yes, we will be respected across globe.

Friend, please see my thread below:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/members-club/46189-everyone-winner.html

 

[ek_indian]

^^^^Distribution of wealth is also very important for becoming great power.

You are correct. There are some steps taken but I admit we have not done much work on this. Good thing is, it is now on the govt agenda.

With the massive population, India is working to lift quality of sections one after another. However the process is alow beuase of "democrcy". Things are improving but at a deadly slow pace.

Lastly, any such status is not on how much poor we havee but rather how much billionaires we have. I am not defending it but merely stating the fact.

 

[Abhiras]

^^^^^^^^
The problem is when india will come out of poverty & other problems..there will be lot of other player deserved to be called superpower ....
the concept of superpower will change into multipower.....
& each multipower will influence it own region