Is it really surplus "labor" if the average productivity of 5 Indians is equal to the average productivity of 1 Chinese person or 2-3 average people outside of India as a whole? I would more correctly characterize it as a surplus of mouths to feed primarily.Modi has call with UAE president today. with this history what else you expect. India problem is it has surplus labor. if Russian airspace is completely shut down for Asian airlines. India will need to use UAE.