Bad governance, strong democracy, poor human development, good financial regulation. No one said India wasn't a land of contradictions. But can she stand with the West now?
Shiny Happy People
The London-based New Economics Foundation came out with its second edition of the Happy Planet Index (HPI) in May this year, ranking India — 35th out of 143 — well above all the rich developed countries, with the UK standing at 74 and the US at 114.
(This story appears in the 14 August, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)