| − | A US diplomat predicted India would lead the world in almost every category as soon as 2030. <ref> "India will lead world in almost every category by 2030: Former US diplomat" </ref> So it definitely seems possible India will become a high income country by AD 2050. | + | A US diplomat predicted India would lead the world in almost every category as soon as 2030. <ref> "India will lead world in almost every category by 2030: Former US diplomat" https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-will-lead-world-in-almost-every-category-by-2030-former-us-diplomat-11627957338988.html </ref> So it definitely seems possible India will become a high income country by AD 2050. |
| | + | “I look out at the year 2030, for example, and I see an India that may lead the world in almost every category…the most populous nation, the most college graduates, the largest middle-class, the most cell phone and Internet users, along with the third-largest military and third-largest economy, all coexisting in the world's largest democracy, with 600 million people under the age of 25,” Richard Verma said on Monday." |