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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Shifting Center of Gravity - India and the World Economy

India’s Population Surpasses China’s, Shifting the World’s ‘Center of Gravity’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-china-population-economy-9dd7bf27
The new global order reflects deep changes in both countries, with economic and geopolitical consequences

India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/asia/india-china-population.html


India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade
https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/13/india-is-getting-an-eye-wateringly-big-transport-upgrade
Long known for its interminable, rattling train journeys, snarled roads and grotty airports, the country is experiencing an infrastructural makeover on a scale unprecedented outside China. It will transform Indians’ ability to travel, by rail, road and air; and thus to intermingle and do business. The government of Narendra Modi hopes it will remove one of the biggest constraints on the rapid economic growth that India desperately needs in order to meet the aspirations of its young, fast-growing population. 

As India Shakes Off Shackles, It Emerges as Global Economic Power
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-india-shakes-off-its-shackles-it-emerges-as-a-global-economic-power-431811c0
New infrastructure, regulatory reforms and digitization buttress its strength