INDIA WILL BE A SUPERPOWER IN 21'ST CENTURY WITH 40

CRORE HUNGRY PEOPLE

Submitted by – -Kiran Parchani-Koushik Sinha Mahapatra-Kunal Kothari-Lovish Tuteja-Mamta Dhand

Section - G

“With great power comes great responsibility”

- Spider Man

"The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty."

-Kofi Annan

Superpower Definition:

A state with a dominant position in the international system Ability to influence decisions Project power on a worldwide scale to protect its interests One step higher than a great power

Criteria: Growth-oriented economy stable political system and good law and order Well developed nuclear capacity Strong military and defense system Membership and influencing capacity in the powerful global

bodies such as United Nations, WTO, NATO and IMF Strong cultural presence and contributions to the world

Superpowers on Earth

United States of America

RussiaUnited Kingdom

ChinaFrance JapanGermany

Being a Superpower needs -

unity, political unity and stability

High level defense and military capability including nuclear weapons

Trained manpower resource

High technological capacities

Can India be a superpower ?

Fourth largest army in the world One of the eight countries with nuclear technology and space

technology

One of the eight countries with nuclear technology and space technology

Fourth largest army in the world

Globally recognized for being a leader in the field of information technology

A strong and stable democratic system, with division of power and duties between central and state governments

Membership of bodies such as SAARC and WTO

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Eleventh largest economy of the world by GDP ~ USD 1.3 trillion

Fourth largest economy by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) ~ USD 3.8

trillion

Growth rate of approx. 8.9% pa; one of the fastest growing nations in the

world

Service industry accounting for more than 57% of the country’s GDP

followed by industry and agriculture at 28% and 15% respectively

65% of the Indian population is below 35 years of age, contributing to a

massive work force

Has fifth largest forex reserves amongst developing economies

Largest number of trained scientists in the world

Barriers to becoming a superpower

25 % of the total population below poverty line Illiteracy Corruption Poor quality of national politics Ineffective population control programme No production of nuclear submarines Poor infrastructure relating to health and

sanitation, education and housing Uneven and inequitable distribution of wealth

Superpower vs. Poverty

VS

41% of India’s population lives on less than $2 a day.

-World Bank

Poverty-A bane to Nation

The World Bank Organisation defines poverty as –

if his or her income level falls below some minimum level necessary to meet basic needs

necessity to satisfy basic needs varies across time and societies

poverty lines vary in time and place, and each country uses lines which are appropriate to its level of development, societal norms and values."

Poverty: A serious issue 33% of global poor now resides in India

2nd most populous country in the world, with over 1.18 billion people; expected to surpass China by 2025

41% of the population of India lives under the global poverty line of USD 1.25 a day (as per World Bank)

27.5% of the population living below the poverty line (as defined by GOI at INR 12 or USD 0.25 per day)

High inflation rate of around 8-10% affecting essential commodities such as food products causing a decline in purchasing power

Highly uneven economic growth across different states, with states such as Bihar, Chattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand facing acute poverty levels

Rich Vs poor

A great portion of India's population is a victim of rising monetary deficits.

The top 10% of India’s population enjoys 31.1% of the country’s income.

The lowest 10% suffers with merely 3.6%

Poverty estimates for India

Population below poverty line

Causes of poverty in India -

High population growth rate

Unequal distribution of income

Caste system in our country

Unemployment

British era

Wrong liberalization policy

Steps to abate Poverty

Proper distribution of wealth

Increase stress on education

Reservation of seats in government jobs

More poverty reduction programmes

Empowerment of women and economically weaker sections of the society

Development planning

Conclusion

The indicators are showing positive signs

India has to go a long way to become a

superpower

Fresh weaknesses will emerge.

Wrong to say that our country has not made a

substantial all round progress

Serious issues like growing poverty can impact the

overall development of the next superpower.

References

www.economywatch.com

www.tradechakra.com

www.indianchild.com

www.azadchild.com

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