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India is one of the most important emerging economies of the present historical moment. Thanks to its geographic and demographic extension, it is one of the countries with the greatest prospects for economic growth, but such growth has been hindered by high levels of poverty, inequalities and social vulnerabilities, falls in GDP and low human development indexes, in addition to the constant political tensions that have arisen since its independence. Today, it has gone from being an economy that privileged agriculture to a market economy, with a strong presence in the provision of services, with tendencies to strengthen relations with the European Union, Japan, the United States, Australia and Latin America. Future prospects include GDP growth, population growth, poverty reduction and a better position in relation to global economies. The method used for the elaboration of the research is of the analytical-descriptive type, it is concluded in the relevance of India within the present geopolitical scenario, in its vital presence for the provision of services, for commercial activity and for the strengthening of multilateral cooperation, with strong presence of Indian labor throughout the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Se discurre sobre los slums, también llamados los tugurios urbanos, en el país de India. Se ofrece una definición del fenómeno y se exploran las condiciones económicas, sociales y políticas que conducen a la aparición de los slums, además de quiénes los ocupan y cómo viven allí. Se enfoca en los slums hindúes de India y se los comparan con los de otros países. También se ofrecen algunas soluciones posibles al problema.

El artículo discute de un informe publicado por las Naciones Unidas sobre la disminución de la pobreza extrema logrado por los países de China y India. Se destaca también la lucha contra el hambre, la mortalidad infantil, y la falta de la educación institucional, especialmente en los países de África sub-sahariana y Asia oriental.