Narendra Modi has been ranked 9th among the 10 Most Powerful People in the world by Forbes. Russian President Vladimir Putin is at number 1 and US President-elect Donald Trump comes in the 2nd place. The list includes 74 of the world's most powerful people.
This is what Forbes said about Modi, ?Modi has raised his profile as a global leader in recent years during official visits with Barack Obama and Xi Jinping. He has also emerged as a key figure in the international effort to tackle climate change, as planetary warming will deeply affect millions of his country?s rural and most vulnerable citizens". Forbes also took note of Modi's Demonetization move.
Topping the Forbes Most Powerful list are:
- Vladimir Putin (Russia)
- Donald Trump (United States)
- Angela Merkel (Germany)
- Xi Jinping (China)
- Pope Francis (Roman Catholic Church)
- Janet Yellen (United States)
- Bill Gates (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
- Larry Page (Alphabet)
- Narenda Modi (India)
- Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)