Children are hungrier in Narendra Modi’s India than in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea. That’s seven notches below North Korea, and seven notches above the bottom of the list, which is occupied by Afghanistan. Persistent poverty together with corruption are two factors that eventually kill emerging market growth and dampen equity market rallies. High levels of child hunger in Modi’s India may come as a surprise to some. To be fair, persistent hunger among children is a chronic problem for India.

Source: Forbes November 23, 2017 01:41 UTC