Is India rapidly closing towards being a SuperPower?

[Water Car Engineer]

yep

Well then, I SUUURE hope India doesn't get used like Pakistan has and continues to be used.

 

[ChinaRocks]

Well then, I SUUURE hope India doesn't get used like Pakistan has and continues to be used.

Well atleast pakistan doesnt have to buy friendship the way india does
5 billions for cameron and 6 billions for obanma

 

[DesiGuy]

depends on your definition of Friendship.

 

[CardSharp]

Indian will see its hard work pay off soon enough, but this superpower stuff is non-sense. It is an artificial classification, having it and not having doesn't change India's outlook.

Besides superpowerdom comes with its own set of headaches.

 

[DesiGuy]

Indian will see its hard work pay off soon enough, but this superpower stuff is non-sense. It is an artificial classification, having it and not having doesn't change India's outlook.

Besides superpowerdom comes with its own set of headaches.

I also hate these types of articles. i mean ca'mon, India in not even close to being one.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Indian will see its hard work pay off soon enough, but this superpower stuff is non-sense. It is an artificial classification, having it and not having doesn't change India's outlook.

Besides superpowerdom comes with its own set of headaches.

Superpower needs to offer a lot of responsability.

I am sure even by year 2020, China won't official name itself a "Superpower", but rather "a great Socialist state with Chinese characteristic".

 

[sam_every where]

India should not aim to be a damn superpower.. This is so dumb.. And if USA is the model of a superpower, India is not even close.

the model is not USA, the model is iran , for that india is doing good, that must be enough for you....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Superpower needs to offer a lot of responsability.

I am sure even by year 2020, China won't official name itself a "Superpower", but rather "a great Socialist state with Chinese characteristic".

The Chinese leadership is generally very modest.

Their stated aim is to become a "middle-income" country, not a superpower.

It is better to understate than to overstate.

 

[applesauce]

^^ china consistently overshoots its stated goals, but yea ask a westerner they say china is a superpower, ask a chinese they say what superpower. besides being a superpower costs a lot im sure china would prefer the us patrol the world but ensure that china maintains the necessary force to safeguards its interests in extraordinary situations

 

[Novice09]

What is the definition of superpower?

India need to focus on some major problems which are still there even after 60+ years of independence. Lets minimize the menace of these problems after that we will focus on being superpower...

and most importantly, we cannot become a superpower until we resolve all the deputes and issue with our neighbors. Peace in house and at border is the major requirement to become a superpower.

 

[Novice09]

Well atleast pakistan doesnt have to buy friendship the way india does
5 billions for cameron and 6 billions for obanma

Buy friendship you can buy business partners but not friends...
Come to India and ask which is India's friend nation and you will be shocked to know that the aforementioned countries would not make into top 5 and Russia will be at #1.

In my personal list China can be there but no chance for US. They don't want friends they want slaves and blind followers.

Irrelevant but...
China In Pakistan - Forbes.com

 

[Dragon Emperor]

India will only become a superpower once it lifts 600 million poor people from poverty and has at least 3 aircraft carriers, 20 destroyers, 20 frigates and 20 submarines in its navy. Unless the goals above aren't reached, India can not be classified as a superpower.

 

[siegecrossbow]

I think that instead of caring so much about "super power status" both India and China should keep a low profile (or try) and focus on internal issues such as poverty, widening income gap, and environmental degradation. Such compliments from the West are nothing but empty titles.

 

[Rumpelstilskin]

India will only become a superpower once it lifts 600 million poor people from poverty and has at least 3 aircraft carriers, 20 destroyers, 20 frigates and 20 submarines in its navy. Unless the goals above aren't reached, India can not be classified as a superpower.

The Problem is Not our govt , the Politicians , Our Defense Ministry is Not Corrupt but our Chief Ministers and Other Local Politicians are... The Govt gives Required Amount of Facilities to each Person who is Below Poverty Line but Our Politicians are so Corrupt that they do not bother wasting those money's on Poor and Instead deposit them Safely in Swiss Bank...

So Do you come to say that we should Re route the Amount of Money invested in Defense for Alleviation of Poverty which In return goes to some one else's Swiss Bank Account???

govt is well aware of it and Many are brought to spot lights

 

[CardSharp]

I think that instead of caring so much about "super power status" both India and China should keep a low profile (or try) and focus on internal issues such as poverty, widening income gap, and environmental degradation. Such compliments from the West are nothing but empty titles.

What China wouldn't pay for a low profile... but when the west hype your rise as the next coming thing and you are the world's second largest economy by virtual of size (nevermind what the average Chinese makes), the world doesn't give the choice of keeping low profile.


I seriously am sick of this saturation of China related news.