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Not really. This is just fluff; you could write the same article on how Time magazine's '100 most influential epople' polls are regularly gamed to oblivion. This year it featured two Indian politicians int eh top 10 (because India is having a general election), and some Indian people saw this as an example of their country's growing significance on the world stage. Unfortunately the two politicians were mostly in the company of singers and other entertainers, reflecting the 'soft news' focus of the American edition.