BUSINESS

India's urban awakening offers hope

Asia focus, Ejaz Ghani, Published on 29/01/2018

» When the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to undergo large-scale urbanisation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the process transformed its economy and society. Today, India is facing a similar transformation, only it is happening at 100 times the pace. By 2030, India's urban population will reach 600 million people, twice the size of America's.