Special Supplement: China and India rise together

The 21st century will undoubtedly be the century of Asia and the rise of India and China is, today, the most important economic force in the world.

Together, the two countries account for 40 percent of the global population of working age and 14 percent of the world economy on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis.

For the last two decades, the two countries' economies have been growing at a faster pace than the rest of the world.