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manufacturing has been the reason for exponential growth. And India continues to be only a
marginal player in the international markets.

Why does Pakistan have an edge over India?

Although the two countries (Pakistan and India) started together, Pakistan has seen a better
result. Following are the areas/aspects where Pakistan has an edge over India.

 Access to improved water sources.

 Reduction in below poverty line (BPL) population.
 Migration of people from rural to urban areas.

 Migration of workforce from agriculture to the industrial sector.
Why does India have an edge over Pakistan?

India is better placed than Pakistan in the area of skilled manpower and research
and development institutions. Indian scientists excel in the areas of:

 defence technology,

 space research,

 electronics and avionics,
 genetics,

 telecommunications, etc.
The number of Ph.Ds produced by India in science and engineering every year (about 5000) is
higher than the entire stock of Ph.Ds in Pakistan. Issues of health facilities in general and infant
mortality, in particular, are better addressed in India than in Pakistan

Comparative Analysis of Development of India and its

neighbours (Pakistan and China)

The overall development of these 3 economies are broadly classified into Demographic
Indicators, Gross Domestic Products and Sectors and Human Development Indicators. We shall
now comparatively analyse the development of India, Pakistan and China.

1. The population of Pakistan is very small and accounts for roughly about one-tenth of China or
India. Though China is the largest nation and geographically occupies the largest area among the
three nations, its density is the lowest.