India’s population of almost 1.4 billion, its economic progress and its geopolitical appeal as a balance to China’s power in Asia point to its potential as a leading global power. Indeed, that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declared ambition for his country.
Its population and standing as the world’s largest democracy already deliver a measure of global political clout. Yet India’s aspiration to assume its rightful place as a great power requires considerable changes.
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Peter Drysdale is emeritus professor of economics and head of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and East Asia Forum at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.
