长期的殖民统治，使印度经济落后。独立后，印度注意发展经济，提高人民生活水平。经过半个世纪的努力，印度基本达到粮食自给并略有出口，同时建立了比较完整的工业体系和国民经济体系，科学技术不断进步，有些领域已走在世界前列。于是人们议论着，下个世纪的印度将成为世界 Long-term colonial rule has made India’s economy backward. After independence, India paid attention to economic development and people’s living standards. After half a century of hard work, India basically achieved self-sufficiency in food and exported a little while establishing a relatively complete industrial system and national economy. Science and technology are making progress and some areas are at the forefront of the world. So people are talking about India in the next century will be the world