Economic inequality is rising globally, mirroring trends in India, G7, China, and Brazil, where the top earners capture wealth while the bottom half lags. Indian MP Manoj Jha has criticized the government for this growing disparity. Experts note that wealth and income inequality have been increasing in advanced economies since the 1980s, with the top one percent's share of income doubling in OECD countries between 1980 and 2014.