India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, expanding at 8% annually. However, extreme poverty remains a problem, with the largest number of extremely poor people worldwide. While around 100 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty over the past decade, poverty is still an issue. The document suggests India's lag is not due to lack of resources, development, values or culture, but rather a lack of leadership. It provides examples of Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela influencing government without being members and proposes having a solution, plan, or agenda to address this leadership issue.