India is a poor country. India is a rich country where poor people live. Out of these two assertions, which one truly describes India?

India is, of course, a poor country. But it is rich in human capital, as far the sheer number goes; but it is poor in almost all human development indices.

India has started from such a low base that all the data showing production and consumption and their percentage of growth, year on year are misleading. The fact is that this country is still trying to come out from the pit of adversity. Its growth figure of 8 - 9 percent per year looks so formidable to the developed countries; actually it spreads so thinly that it is hardly noticed among 120 million of us.

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