The Indian Century[1][2] is the idea that the 21st century will be dominated by India, as the 20th century is often called the American Century,[3] and the 19th century as Pax Britannica (British Peace).[4] The phrase is used particularly in the assertion that the economy of India could overtake[5][6] the economy of the United States and economy of China as the largest national economy in the world,[7] a position it held[8] from 1 to 1500 CE and from 1600 to 1700 CE.[9][10]