Nothing But The Truth

In this episode, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa lists the 10 Big Things India needs to do in Amrit Kaal to become a developed country by 2047.
What would it take for India to be a developed nation when it celebrates 100 years of Independence?
A developed nation is defined as a country that demonstrates sustainable economic growth with a robust and has an efficient transport and communications infrastructure. It necessarily entails a well-rounded human development index, reflecting a uniformly high standard of living with a healthy and well-educated citizenry. These countries have a high per capita incomes averaging $20,000 (nearly Rs 16.7 lakh) annually or more. Currently there are around 37 countries that are identified as developed countries.
India currently has a per capita income of $2,400 (Rs 2 lakh), which, according to the World Bank standard, puts us in the class of lower-middle-income economies, where the per capita income ranges from $1,136 to $4,465 (approximately Rs 94,400-Rs 3.7 lakh). We are, therefore, in the same boat as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The per capita income in China, whose GDP at $18 trillion is nearly six times India’s $3.4 trillion and whose population has now become second to ours, is $12,800 (approx. Rs 10.6 lakh). That places it in the upper-middle-income category but not in the league of developed nations.
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Shashi Tharoor vs Rajeev Chandrashekhar - The Big Fight for Thiruvananthapuram
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Can ex-IPS officer Annamalai succeed in his mission to make BJP win Tamil Nadu?
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Raj Chengappa in conversation with Sahil Joshi, Managing Editor, Aaj Tak Mumbai Bureau, on key factors that will determine the outcome of the watershed Maharashtra assembly elections.
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In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa answers the key questions: Why did PM Modi enact the women’s quota bill at the fag end of his second term and not earlier? When will women enjoy the reservation quota that they have been promised?
Will women’s legislation politically benefit the PM and the Bhartiya Janta Party or BJP for the upcoming state assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana? And will it give the BJP a decisive edge in the 2024 General Elections?
Listen in to Raj Chengappa's in-depth analysis of the Modi Government's historic legislation to politically empower Indian women, including the challenges and battles ahead.
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