In the list of the world's most powerful countries, the United States is the first, China is the second; 12th place for India

The top 10 countries in the list of powerful countries are USA, China, Russia, UK, Germany, South Korea, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia & Israel. India is ranked 12th in this list. Forbes annually publishes the list of most powerful countries based on various factors including economic strength, military strength, domestic situation & politics.