Ignoring the CHEAP posts about poverty of some of our pakistani freinds INDIA HAS INDEED made great strides .
INDIA MAY HAVE 400 MILLION POOR even starving BUT THE INDIAN NATION. ITS GOVT AND ITS MILITARY HAS GREAT WEALTH
A LOT OF WONGA $$$$$44 and growing at an (for som,e people/ neighbours) ALARMING RATE.
HOWEVER i do not see INDIA HAS A GREAT POWER JUST YET. certainly NOT until 2030 timeframe.
by 2030 india WIL BE where CHINA is today...
with regards to POVERTY its better to be poor in a STRONG CONFIDENT GROWING NATION like india
RATHER THAN POOR/POVERTY in a bankrupt poor corrupt nation with no future and no global support or TRUST or goal/direction.