Here...comes...INDIA!!! - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion
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The world has a new largest country, and it's on the move.
The United Nations estimates that India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populous country — or, as we colloquially say, the world’s “largest” country. Obviously, crossing this threshold doesn’t mean much in practical terms. Being a tiny bit bigger than China doesn’t really change anything, and India has just about as many people as it did a year ago. But the flurry of news stories accompanying the event is a wake-up call for the world: India has arrived on the world stage, in a big way. What does that mean? Well, a whole lot of stuff. More stuff than I can summarize or even…
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