Developed India@2047

Education and health outcomes will need to be improved

The inaugural edition of Business Standard’s annual summit, BS Manthan, last week featured a host of prominent policymakers, including Union ministers, as well as business and thought leaders, engaging in discussions to explore India’s journey towards attaining developed-country status by 2047. Delivering the keynote address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about four “I”s — Infrastructure, investment, innovation, and inclusiveness — which would help India attain this goal. Union Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that India would become a product nation in the coming years and many products would be in deep-tech sectors. In his