Rich Indians Own 40% of Wealth as Inequality Widens Under Modi
India’s income inequality is among the very highest in the world.
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India’s inequality gap has widened sharply under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power, with the richest 1% of the population now owning 40% of the country’s wealth, a new study found.