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Oxford study: India has one-third of world's poor

Sunday, 28 June 2015 12:24 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 28 June 2015 12:24 AM ]

A young Indian girl peeps out from her shanty in a slum in New Delhi on March 18, 2015. AFP

Munawar Zaman

Press TV, New Delhi

Despite economic boom and increasing life standards, many Indians still struggle with poverty. A new study by Oxford University has estimated that India has one-third of the world's poor. That’s almost equal to the total number of the poor population living in 25 African nations. From New Delhi, Munawar Zaman reports.

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