India is a third world country?

Answer 1

India is a third world country. It is a developing country, it's poor and has water issues.

^ I think I would disagree with this. This whole concept of "First, Second and Third World" is very outdated in the first place. Secondly, there are many poor parts of supposedly "First World" nations that have water issues, terrible crime etc. Yes obviously India has more water issues but when we start getting into that argument we find we are on a subjective scale. The many slums in India (e.g. Dharavi) do not have such a big problem with homicide as many poor inner city areas of the U.S. (e.g. south side Chicago). India's educational system is good, and its sciences are just as modernized as those of the U.S. It has a VERY successful diaspora, and even though they have left India they say a lot about the Indian culture. Additionally it is an ancient civilization that has always come back from slumps. It is incredibly slow to develop however, but that is a good thing because at least the government is not able to bulldoze homes as it can in China since India is the world's largest democracy. It is a member of the G 20, and if India puts its mind to it, it can become a First World nation and better. Unfortunately its not been putting its mind to it, and it's been putting its mind in its checkbook and being slowed down by corruption, etc.

Answer 2

Yes. It would be classed as a DEVELOPING country. It has a Western-style infrastructure and the technology, wealth and know-how to function as an advanced state- it's also rapidly becoming a leader in Asian financial markets and industries. But the gap in India between rich and poor is far greater than in most Western nations, with little being done to try and close this gap. Indian society is extremely unequal, with little being done to ease the lot of the nation's poverty-stricken majority, and international relief agencies being required to operate in rural parts of the country. Standards of public health are low, and the human rights record is very poor, with much police brutality and abuse against mlow-caste Indians, and legal rights for them negligible. Until this changes, India will be classed as a developing country.