From developing to developed

India needs to take the lead in ensuring that the term 'developing country' is defined to exclude China

Mihir S Sharma 

Mihir S Sharma

Is the People’s Republic of China (PRC) still a developing country? This is a question that will increasingly be asked going forward, and it is one on which the Indian government must swiftly have a position. The answer, in many ways, seems automatic.

The PRC is now an aspirant superpower. It is one of the top two economies in the world; at gross domestic product per capita, that has likely already passed $10,000, it is now or will shortly be above the median world per capita income. Within four years, it will almost certainly be defined as an upper-income country by the World ...

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First Published: Wed, January 09 2019. 00:16 IST