India Economy Powerful Driver

India has doubled its GDP within a decade and is expected to power ahead as a key economic engine in Asia, even as China slows down.

With China slowing down, the world is now looking for "other shoulders to rest its growth on" and India, with planned infrastructure spending to bridge deficit, can be a very powerful driver, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.

With China slowing down, the world is now looking for "other shoulders to rest its growth on" and India, with planned infrastructure spending to bridge deficit, can be a very powerful driver, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

The survey conducted jointly by leading market research organisation Ipsos MORI and the prestigious King's College of London found 42 per cent of Indians believe China would be the leading economic power, while 41 per cent said their own country will be in the driver's seat.

India has doubled its GDP within a decade and is expected to power ahead as a key economic engine in Asia, even as China slows down.

With China slowing down, the world is now looking for "other shoulders to rest its growth on" and India, with planned infrastructure spending to bridge deficit, can be a very powerful driver, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.

With China slowing down, the world is now looking for "other shoulders to rest its growth on" and India, with planned infrastructure spending to bridge deficit, can be a very powerful driver, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

The survey conducted jointly by leading market research organisation Ipsos MORI and the prestigious King's College of London found 42 per cent of Indians believe China would be the leading economic power, while 41 per cent said their own country will be in the driver's seat.