Is India a global superpower?

India's economy makes it an emerging superpower

Question: Is India a global superpower?
Position‹3 of 3: No, India is an emerging superpower
Argument1 of 2›: India's economy makes it an emerging superpower

India's rapidly growing economy will result in rising from an emerging superpower to a global superpower.

The argument

India is classified as an emerging superpower due to its high economical status. It currently ranks as the seventh-largest economy but is estimated to reach third within five years. As India's domestic and international economies grow, so will their budget to help resolve issues within the country. In recent years, India's poverty level has dropped drastically. This proves the entire country is developing and more citizens have a high quality of life. Government-funded programs have begun to alleviate the most pressing domestic issues such as healthcare and sanitation. More Indian citizens have opportunities for education and employment, which stimulates the economy further.

Premises

[P1]A country qualifies as an emerging superpower when its economy is large and rapidly growing toward top global rankings. [P2] India is currently the seventh-largest economy and is projected to become the third-largest within five years. [P3] This economic growth has reduced poverty and funded programs improving healthcare, sanitation, education, and employment for Indians. [C] Therefore, India's economic trajectory makes it an emerging superpower rather than an established one.

Counter-arguments

India will not be considered a global superpower for a long time because of how severe its issues are with overpopulation, poverty, and healthcare. The country will not be able to keep up with its rapidly growing population, so there will always be citizens living in poverty. It will take a considerable amount of time and money to fund proper sanitation for all of India, even its most rural parts. With all of these unresolved issues, India cannot be considered an emerging power.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] The Indian government cannot keep up with the growing population.

Proponents cited

Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
“The dramatic liberalization of that year and further policy changes by governments in the late 1990s were a smashing success in some ways—India has a far more stable economy and is far more prosperous than before. Average dollar incomes have more than tripled since 1991. Diets have improved and more proteins are being consumed. School enrollment has soared. Human development indicators increased more in the first decade of the current century than they did in the 1990s.”
Dharma Kumar
“Instead of regarding India as a failed or deformed nation-state we should see it as a new political form, perhaps even as a forerunner of the future. We are in some ways where Europe wants to be, but we have a tremendous job of reform, of repairing our damaged institutions, and of inventing new ones”