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The Role Of Indigenous Languages In India's Development

S SubrahmanyaDec 11, 2015, 09:42 PM | Updated Feb 24, 2016, 04:21 PM IST

Percentage share of World GDP, based on data sourced from Angus Maddison, IMF and PWC reports. After 2050, India will be competing with China for the top spot. However, India may challenge China for the top spot even earlier as this data does not take into consideration the recent slowdown in China, and possible slower US growth.

Shares of global middle class consumption, 2000-2050. From the Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds a publication of the National Intelligence Council based on OECD sources. From the forecast, the size and scale of Indian consumption would be many times more than that of the US and UK and promoting English internally within India would be a cultural and geopolitical disaster for India.

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