India overtakes France to become 6th largest economy

(G.N.S) DT.11 In a significant feat, India has pushed France aside to claim the position of the 6th biggest economy in the world, World Bank data for 2017 reveals. Last year, India recorded a GDP of $2.597tn, compared to France’s $2.582tn. However, India has 1.34bn people compared to France’s 67mn. Resultantly, France’s per capita income is nearly