Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed a German cartoon for mocking India’s population because it exceeded that of China. Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister mentioned that it isn’t sensible to mock India below the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as in a few years, India’s economy will be larger than Germany’s.
“Dear Cartoonist at @derspiegel Notwithstanding your attempt at mocking India, it’s not smart to bet against India under PM Narendra Modi… In a few years, India’s economy will be bigger than Germany’s,” tweeted Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology.
India set to dethrone China as world’s most populated nation
India’s population is predicted to achieve 1.425 billion by finish of this month, dethroning China because the world’s most populous nation, the UN mentioned on Monday.
According to the forecast primarily based on the newest United Nations estimates and projections of the worldwide population, China’s population may drop beneath one billion earlier than the top of the century whereas India’s population is predicted to proceed rising for a number of many years.
China’s population reached its peak measurement of 1.426 billion in 2022 and has began to fall. Projections point out that the “measurement of the Chinese population may drop beneath 1 billion earlier than the top of the century, the projections mentioned.
“China will soon cede its long-held status as the world’s most populous country. By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China,” it mentioned Monday.
By distinction, India’s population is predicted to proceed rising for a number of many years,” it mentioned.
The UN projection got here almost every week after the UN’s world population dashboard confirmed that India has surpassed China to grow to be the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore folks.
China now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous nation, the UN world population dashboard confirmed on April 19 primarily based on figures of February 2023.
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