Economists and researchers at Harvard University have projected India's 7% projected annual growth rate through 2024 will continue to put it ahead of China, making India the fastest growing major economy in the world.[24][25] In 2017, the Center for International Development at Harvard University published a research study[26] projecting that India has emerged[26] as the economic pole of global growth by surpassing China and is expected to maintain its lead over the coming decade.[26]