Thats just because of the oil fields that these gulf countries posses.Tell me wats their contribution in science and technology?? Ever heard of space mission,technological development,medicinal research carried out by them. India was one of the poorest countries after independence,still India is adding 40 million people to its middle class every year as a result, India's middle class has more than tripled in size to 250 million peoplem.Mind u this is much bigger than that of US