Srinagar,,03-Sep; India has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world’s 5th biggest economy. In a tweet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, the International Monetary Fund’s own forecasts show India overtaking the UK in terms on an annual basis this year. This has put India, the Asian powerhouse, just behind the US, China, Japan and Germany. Sitharaman said, a decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th. Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has said that with the mantra of reform, performance and transformation, New India is writing new pages of success under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said, the country is marching rapidly towards becoming an economic superpower.(CNS)
