Will India become a Superpower? Yes or No (life, country, place)

[Harry Potter 1]

Will India become a Superpower? Yes or No

What do you think about India as the Worlds next Superpower of the World?

[InLondon]

Ummmmmm, not in our lifetime, that's for sure!

[stan4]

I think in many ways, they already are.

[egaanand]

Originally Posted by InLondon

Ummmmmm, not in our lifetime, that's for sure!

I second that.

[cry_havoc]

They are becoming an economic superpower like Brasil. However, I dont see them ever becoming a superpower like the US is. Too many problems and too many hostile neighbors.

[Chris82]

Originally Posted by stan4

I think in many ways, they already are.

I agree.

However, it depresses me to see a country with some of the poorest people on the planet and yet they have nuclear weapons and space programmes. They even receive aid from the UK still, which is frankly absurd considering the countries respective economic strengths at this time.

[lentzr]

They will become one of many "powers" in a multi-power world.

[SNEwx_46]

Well "superpower" is a changing definition.

[Teak]

India will continue to gain in economic influence, but not become a 'superpower' in the former sense of the word, i.e., militarily.

If you haven't visited India, just take a read, say, one of V.S. Naipaul's books about the Sub-continent. Chaos doesn't organise very well.

[AntonioR]

I think India will become a force to be reckon with in Asia and much of the world, but highly doubt it will become a super power. Unlike China, a country I do imagine becoming a super power, India is a messy and highly inefficient place in terms of its politics. That's its biggest obstacle if super power status is what they're after, IMO.