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TopicDeveloped country

Topic: developed country

Why India must aim beyond a $10 trillion economy by 2047 & Delhi’s Kabul reconnect

Antara Baruah -
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government aspires for India to become a USD10 trillion economy by 2047, and a developed nation. But, as The...

Implementing labour codes, simplifying GST key to ‘developed’ India by 2047, says IMF’s Gita Gopinath

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Speaking at an event at Delhi School of Economics, IMF's First Deputy Managing Director also points out that reforms like investment in education, infra, health should be increased.

Can India earn ‘developed’ tag by 2047? GDP growth seems elusive, human development may be easier

TN Ninan -
The Narendra Modi government has set before the country the goal of attaining “developed country” status by 2047. On an initial reckoning, this seems...

One Asian country after another is shutting door on waste plastic from US, UK, Australia

Kate O' Neill -
Wealthy countries need to figure out how to deal with scrap at home and not send it to developing countries.

Third World catching up with the West is a big win for economic theory

Noah Smith -
Some countries are even set to make the leap from developing to developed status, as South Korea has already done.

‘Developed’ by 2022?

TN Ninan -
PM Narendra Modi wants India to become a developed country by 2022. But the country is so far behind on indicators that it looks impossible.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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