India cannot become great power but may stumble in the way of China through out the south Asian countries: where China is wanting Pearls Of Strings. No doubt India can surpass all its SAARC members countries and many others; one should not live in fool's paradise, primarily Pakistan to compete with the Indian economy in such circumstances. We cannot stand on the equal footing with India in terms of business and trade beside militarily, which is not the necessity of the time, unless we overcome the terrorism and energy crisis we scarcely make the parity situation in the Indo-Pak state.