Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has deftly steered its way among these competing powers, said a leading American foreign policy magazine. India is ranked at the sixth spot, behind China and Japan, in a list of eight great powers for the year 2017 by a leading American foreign policy magazine. The list is topped by the US, whereas Chin and Japan are at tie for being on the second spot. "Like Japan, India is often overlooked in lists of the world's great powers, but it occupies a rare and enviable position on the world stage," The American Interest magazine said in its latest annual report of eight great powers. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has deftly steered its way among these competing powers while seeking to unleash its potential with modernising economic reforms," it said.

Source: dna January 26, 2017 09:51 UTC