With India becoming the world’s most populous country, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday urged people to look at parameters such as GDP, unemployment and annual inflation as he said India lags behind its neighbor China on those counts. India is set to become the world’s most populous country with 142.86 crore people, shows the latest data from the United Nations. Independent MP Sibal said in a tweet, “India ahead of China: Population: India 1428 million, China 1425 million. Other indicators (2021), World Bank data: GDP – China: USD 17.73 trillion, India: 3.18 trillion. The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over unemployment after UN data showed the country was set to become the most populous nation.

Source: Daily Nation April 21, 2023 01:03 UTC