Jammu, May 28 -- A senior Indian official has asserted that India has surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy - a symbolic milestone that, if true, marks a significant moment in the country's economic journey. The statement came from B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, head of NITI Aayog, the Indian government's public policy think tank. He further predicted that India is on track to overtake Germany and become the third-largest economy globally, trailing only the United States and China, within the next three years. While the announcement has been widely celebrated in Indian media, the excitement may be premature. The claims seem to be based on future projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rather than current, confi...