India: The Next Superpower?
Content Descriptions
- Usual image of India in people’s mind
- What India is actually like
- Reasons why it can be a superpower
- Reasons why it cannot be a superpower
- How India is fighting against its problems
- India’s Biggest competition
- Despite India has a potential to be the superpower
1. Working Hypothesis
Poverty and corruption is still strong in India. But with its rapidly changing Global Economy, Development in Information Technology and Infrastructure, The Republic of India is considered as one of the possible emerging superpowers of the world.
2. Working Hypothesis
Statistics show that, The Indian economy has the potential to become the world’s 3rd-largest economy by the next decade, and one of the two largest economies by mid-century.
Arguments
Classification:- After its independence from the British East India company in 1947, India was a shattered economy with widespread illiteracy and shocking poverty. The growing population didn’t make it easy either. Despite of that India has somehow managed to overcome its issues and is currently one of the leading economies in the world. India is the biggest successful democracy in the world. It has made tremendous growth in the sectors such as: Information Technology, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Education, healthcare etc. India has topped the World Bank’s growth outlook for 2015-16 for the first time with the economy having grown 7.6% in 2015-16 and expected to grow 8.0%+ in 2016-17. But it is still seen as a 3rd world country and people are not very optimistic about it being the super-power.
Cause/Effect:- Factors such as pollution, population explosion, poverty, corruption and illiteracy are taking away the fact that India has made enormous growth despite of all the challenges. These factors are hindering India in becoming the next super-power and is stealing the focus from its potential, hard work and progress.
Current State Of Research Paper:
I believe my research paper is pretty concrete at the moment. The data I have collected shows how much India has progressed after Independence and how people are expecting too much from it too soon. India has a tremendous potential to be the super power but the journey isn’t easy. The final product of my research paper will show how people stereotype India and how different it really is and what are the steps India is taking to eradicate its problems in-order to become the superpower. I hope my paper will help me break India’s stereotype and educate people about its progress.
Rowan Counterintuitive 