Key Points
Even as India marked 75 years of independence in 2022, many were already looking at the future and projecting where the country may be when it celebrates a century of freedom, in 2047..
PM Narendra Modi has spoken of Amrut Kaal over the next 25 years, and set the target of becoming Viksit Bharat - Developed India - by 2047...
Most look at development purely economically, measured in terms of GDP or per capita income (PCI)..
So, in 2047, though a 'high income' country with a PCI of $18,000, India will still be an also-ran compared to many others, including peers like China and South Korea (countries that were behind us on this same metric a few decades ago), even if their future growth rates are far lower..
General quality of lifeProsperityLack of visible povertyGeneral cleanliness, especially on roads and in public areasA sense of discipline, be it vehicles on the road, or pedestrians crossing the road at the earmarked zebra crossings, or forming orderly queues..
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