Keir Hardie about Indians. Quoted from Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage.
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Their honesty is proverbial. They borrow and lend on word of mouth, and the repudiation of a debt is almost unknown.

— Indian people

What It Means

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Indian people

About Indian people

Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people. According to UN forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population.