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The Forbes 2018 list of 75 of the World’s Most Powerful People has been released. On the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful People, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked among the top 10.
The Forbes list shows that Chinese President Xi Jinping has dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet. US President Donald Trump is ranked third on the Forbes list.
Forbes’ annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most,” Forbes said. The list of the World’s Most Powerful People shows that PM Modi is ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (ranked 13), UK Prime Minister Theresa May (14), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (15) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (24).
According to Forbes, PM Modi “remains hugely popular” in the second most populous country on earth. It cited Modi government’s November 2016 decision to eliminate India’s two largest banknotes in a bid to reduce money laundering and corruption.
“Modi has raised his profile as a global leader in recent years during official visits with US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. He has also emerged as a key figure in the international effort to tackle climate change, as warming affects millions of his country’s rural citizens,” Forbes said.
