With 1.4 billion strong human power, India is the largest democracy in the world.
How do you feed 1.4 billion people? How many schools do you need to educate them? How do you make them prosper? How do you employ a million aspiring engineers and a million aspiring doctors a year; and do it year after year? How do you scale cities with more than 20 million people? Most importantly, how do you unite 1.4 billion people?
Demonstrating unity in diversity, India has 22 constitutionally recognized regional languages. With hundreds of dialects, diverse religious groups, and thousands of small ethnic groups and castes, India provides the right to protest peacefully and freedom of speech and expression to its citizens. Welcome to the Republic of India.
Economy
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India is the 5th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of USD 4 trillion.
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The fastest-growing major economy. India has around $600 billion of reserves in foreign currency and is the 8th largest in the world in gold reserves.
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Sustainable in agriculture. Self sufficient in feeding its large and growing population. Largest producer of milk 208.98 million litres in 2024.
Education
In 2024
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1.4 million students appeared for JEE (Entrance exam for Engineering)
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2.4 million students appeared for NEET (Entrance exam for Medical Studies)
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1.3 million students appeared in UPSC (for Indian Adimistration Services)
Military
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Ranked 4th in the Global Firepower Index (https://www.globalfirepower.com/).
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4th in the world in defense budget. $74 billion in 2024.
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2nd largest Army with 1.4 million active military service personnel; 4th most powerful Air Force by aircraft fleet strength; 5th largest Navy with 2 aircraft carriers.
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Nuclear Power with Nuclear Triad. A Space Power.
About
We are Prosper India Foundation - a not for profit Non-Governmental Organization. We are on a mission to solve India's gigantic problems.
How do you feed 1.4 billion people? How many schools do you need to educate them? How do you make them prosper? How do you employ a million aspiring engineers and a million aspiring doctors a year; and do it year after year? How do you scale cities with more than 20 million people? Most importantly, how do you unite 1.4 billion people?
