india is a poor country, 1/2 of its children are undernourished and also leads the world in this category, major junk of indians are still living under poverty. our human index is 128 which is near the fag end of the list. inspite of these conditions indian market(NSE/BSE) is raising true but the % of ppl participating are really in miniscule(less).it is only these miniscule ppl enjoying the growth of indian economy. and certainly the purchasing power of the middle class has increased who are enjoying the economic/ infrastructural developments of our country, which in no way have not made any impact on many ppl who are still dying out of hunger in our country. a country has to be termed as a poor country if cant provide basic food for living for its citizens.