Will the 21st Century Belong to Asia?

India, China have become by far the most populous nations

A large question looms over the globe: will the 21st century belong to Asia, just as the 19th belonged to the British Empire and the 20th was largely viewed as “the American Century”?

The historical global consensus, if somewhat simplistic, is that the 19th century was dominated by the British Empire, at least from 1815-1914. The second half of the 20th …