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4th largest economy - How did India get here, and what will it take to become no.1?
13 minutes Posted May 28, 2025 at 5:32 am.
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India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and is expected to climb to rank 3 by 2028, overtaking Germany. How does India’s position on the global economic pecking order translate to ground reality? What are we doing right? Where do the challenges lie in order for India to push forward and possibly dislodge rival China from rank 2? We decode these questions in this explainer.