South Asia presents a depressing paradox. It is among the fastest growing regions in the world, but it is also home to the largest concentration of people living in debilitating poverty, conflict, and human misery. While South Asia is far more developed than Sub-Saharan Africa, and India(the largest country in the region) has achieved lower middle-income status, South Asia has many more poor people than Sub-Sahara Africa.
南亚呈现给人的是一个令人沮丧的矛盾混合体。它是全球发展最快的地区之一，但也是生活在使人衰弱的贫困、冲突和人间苦难中的最大的人群聚集区。尽管南亚远比非洲撒哈拉以南地区发达，而且印度（这一地区的最大国家）也已达到中等偏下收入水平，但这里的贫困人口较之非洲撒哈拉以南地区却多得多。
