According to a report published in the Toronto Star, 70% of Indians live in villages, and they do not have access to basic utilities, and they are dependent on manual labor. On the other hand, India is one of the biggest importer of military weapons. India is also demanding a permanent seat in UN Security Council with all the power given to the permanent members. With these socioeconomic indexes, does India really deserve such a status in the wold body?
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To this easy comparison add that it's a mere geographical matter: India is as big as an entire planetary region [it's a subcontinent]. It's the great problem of Asia in perspective: 3 regional powers [Russia, China and India] with the addition of some military powers and one with nukes [Pakistan].