Is India the world’s next superpower? By the end of today, the UK will have its first Hindu leader. And some say his most important relationship as prime minister should be with India.
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UK awaits its first Hindu prime minister
Is India the world's next superpower? By the end of today, the UK will have its first Hindu leader. And some say his most important relationship as prime minister should be with India.
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It is official: Rishi SunakA British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. will be Britain's next leader. After losing out to Liz Truss just last month, the Conservative partyA British political party. Members are known as Tories. politician will now take on Britain's top job today.
Sunak was born in SouthamptonA city on the south coast of England. and went to the University of Oxford. His parents both grew up in Africa, but his grandfathers were born in Punjab, which was once a part of British India.
Sunak is a HinduA follower of Hinduism, the third-largest religion in the world. Roughly 95% of Hindus live in India. , and he took his oathA promise or vow. as a Member of Parliament on a Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita. He is married to the daughter of an Indian billionaire. Together, he and his wife are the 222nd richest people in the UK.
India has the largest number of people in the world after China - and is expected to overtake China next year. Half of its population is under the age of 24, so it will have a very large number of workers for many years. It is a democracyA system of government based on the idea of rule by the people., and its economyThe way that money flows through a country, which affects wages and the cost of living. is growing fast.
Is India the world's next superpower?
Yes! India has a huge number of people, and will soon have a huge power over the world. Many of the old superpowers are slowing down.
No! India still faces many problems, like poverty. It will be a long time before it has more power than China or the USA.
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Rishi Sunak - A British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.
Conservative party - A British political party. Members are known as Tories.
Southampton - A city on the south coast of England.
Hindu - A follower of Hinduism, the third-largest religion in the world. Roughly 95% of Hindus live in India.
Oath - A promise or vow.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Economy - The way that money flows through a country, which affects wages and the cost of living.
UK awaits its first Hindu prime minister
(Nearly) billionaires: Rishi Sunak and his wife have a fortune of £730m — roughly double that of the King. Glossary
Rishi Sunak - A British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.
Conservative party - A British political party. Members are known as Tories.
Southampton - A city on the south coast of England.
Hindu - A follower of Hinduism, the third-largest religion in the world. Roughly 95% of Hindus live in India.
Oath - A promise or vow.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Economy - The way that money flows through a country, which affects wages and the cost of living.