WHO WILL BE THE NEXT

SUPERPOWER ???

MADE BY – ABHISHEK DAWACHYA BATCH – F 1BRANCH – EE

WHAT IS “SUPERPOWER” ?

Superpower is a word used to describe a state with a dominant position in international relations and which is characterised by its unparalleled ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale.

Superpower includes a country’s combined means of technological ,cultural , military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence.

CRITERIA FOR BEING “SUPERPOWER”

The size of the country. The natural resources of the country. The army size and it’s expenditure on military

system. Education and skills. Political system and whether it is a key member of

NGOs and powerful on an international scale. GDP/GDP per criteria. Unemployment. Sectors of employment Nuclear power.

CURRENT SUPERPOWER - US

Due to their large markets, growing military strength , economic potential, and influence in international affairs , US is the superpower.

PAST PREDICTIONS Predictions made in the past have not been perfect .

For example , in the 1980’s, many political and economical analysis predicted that JAPAN would eventually accede to superpower status , due to its large population , huge gross domestic product , and high economic growth at that time.

But JAPAN has faced an ongoing period of weak growth since the lost decade of the 1990’s , and has been suffering rom an aging population since the early 2000’s eroding it’s potential as a superpower.

GUESS WHO WILL BE THE NEXT

SUPERPOWER ???

BRAZIL

Federative republic of Brazil seems to be incoming superpower due to some reasons like –

From past 200 years, Brazil has sought to emerge a s a serious global economic and political power.

Brazil has certainly fulfilled some of its aspirations and finally started to gain the international recognition it deserves .

Brazil including valuable minerals , a tenth of the world’s fresh water and the Earth’s largest remaining rainforest.

CHINA People’s Republic of China receives continual

coverage in the popular press of its emerging superpower status ,and has been identified s a rising or emerging economic growth and military superpower by academics and other experts.

Assuming that the Chinese and U.S. economic grow, respectively , by 8% and 3% in real terms and in America’s is 2% (the average of last decade).

The term “Second Superpower” has been applied by scholars to the possibility that the People’s Republic of China could emerge with global power .

EUROPEAN UNION

The European Union (EU) has been called an emerging superpower by academics. Many scholars and academics like T.R. Reid , Andrew Reding , Andrew Moravcsik , and many other believe that EU either is , or will become , a superpower in the 21st century.

EU includes : large population, large economy (EU has the largest economy in the world ),low inflation rates , high quality of life etc.

Some do not believe the EU will achieve superpower status . A/C to the former UK secreatery for foreign and commonwealth affairs . Because of it’s military reach.

INDIA The Republic of India has seen considerable coverage

of it’s potential of becoming a superpower , both in academics and media . Due to it’s functional institutions of democracy and it’s relatively corruption free society ,it will emerge as a desirable , entrepreneurial and resource and energy efficient superpower in the near future .

INDIA includes : Large population Large economy Nuclear power Army etc.

RUSSIA The Russian federation has seen some discussion

regarding its potential of re-emerging as a superpower , while other have made a assertion that it is already a superpower.

Russia will not become a superpower unless climate changes eats away at the permafrost that covers as of march 2014,two-thirds of the country’s landmass.

But Russia have the best army , wide economy , large population , reveal immense stores of oil , natural gas and precious minerals ,as well as potential farmland , which would allow Russia o become the world’s bread basket-and controls the plant food supply.