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From 'Fragile Five' to world's fastest-growing major economy: Modi
India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave a big speech from the Red Fort in New Delhi on the country's 80th Independence Day.
He told the whole country that India used to be called one of the 'Fragile Five' — a name for economies that people thought were weak.
Now, just twelve years later, India is the fastest-growing big economy in the world.
He said this happened because 140 crore people in India worked hard and stayed determined.
He also said that 25 crore people — that is 250 million — have come out of poverty.
India has a new big dream, called Viksit Bharat, which means becoming a developed country.
The goal is to reach it by 2047, when India completes 100 years of freedom.
He talked about big improvements in making defence items, electronics and railway coaches, and in digital payments.
He said no force can stop the resolve of India's people.
PM Modi said India has risen from the 'Fragile Five' to become the world's fastest-growing major economy within 12 years.
He credited the determination of 140 crore Indians across all regions, classes, ages and communities for the progress.
He said 25 crore citizens have defeated poverty during this period.
He set the goal of achieving Viksit Bharat — a developed India — by 2047, when the nation completes 100 years of Independence.
He cited four-fold defence production, seven-fold electronics manufacturing, 21-times railway coach output and a 100-times jump in digital transactions.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Declared from the Red Fort that India has moved from the 'Fragile Five' to become the world's fastest-growing major economy, and set the goal of Viksit Bharat (a developed India) by 2047
- Where
- Red Fort, New Delhi
- When
- Saturday, on India's 80th Independence Day
- Why
- To honour citizens' efforts over the past 12 years, outline India's path to becoming a developed nation by 2047, and urge support for self-reliance initiatives like Make in India
Key facts
- Speaker
- PM Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort in New Delhi
- Economic turnaround
- From 'Fragile Five' (a Morgan Stanley term from 2013) to world's fastest-growing major economy in 12 years
- Poverty reduction
- 25 crore citizens defeated poverty
- National goal
- Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, the centenary of Independence
- Sector growth
- Defence production 4x, electronics manufacturing 7x, railway coaches 21x, digital transactions 100x
- Technology plans
- AI training for one crore youth; three semiconductor plants operational, 5-8 more expected
- Governance reforms
- Thousands of compliance requirements removed; hundreds of archaic laws repealed
Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“"The entire world dumped us in the category of 'Fragile Five'. However, India has, within just 12 years, emerged as the world's fastest-growing major economy."”
freepressjournal.in
NDTV
“"It is the outcome of these very efforts that in such a short span of time, 25 crore fellow citizens have defeated poverty and emerged out of it."”
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