•  Asia accounts for nearly half of India's foreign trade, excluding oil imports and is growing. Exports to Asia accounted for 46 per cent of India's total exports, while non-oil imports from Asia accounted for 45 per cent of India's total non-oil imports during 2005-06. China has emerged as the third major export destination after US and UAE.
Some argue that this is why the middle class should enjoy public benefits along with the poor, so that the former can protest against poor delivery, which will ensure high quality for all. But making benefits universal is costly, and may still lead to indifferent delivery for the poor. The middle class may live in different areas from the poor.