Our projections indicate that in 20 years they will account for more than half the population and 75% of the poor. Unless recent trends can be reversed, the growing economic and demographic gulf between India's North and East and its South and West will pose a serious political threat.
这五个穷邦拥有印度45%的人口，并占到印度穷人总数的56%。我们指出，20年后这五个邦的人口将占到印度总人口的一半，穷人比例将达到70%。除非情况发生逆转，否则印度北部和东部、南部和西部之间的经济发展速度和人口数量差距将引发严重的政治威胁。