This is an either-or that has a big old third option: Neither India nor China are actually on track to become superpowers, they're just modernizing. The idea th

This is an either-or that has a big old third option: Neither India nor China are actually on track to become superpowers, they're just modernizing. The idea that simply having a TON of people is the magical ingredient in being a superpower flies in the face of the existing superpower, which relies on geography more than population.