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Modi Says India Rose From Fragile Five In 12 Years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had rapidly progressed over the past 12 years, moving from the ‘Fragile Five’ group to the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Addressing the nation from the Red…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had rapidly progressed over the past 12 years, moving from the ‘Fragile Five’ group to the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, he credited citizens for the change and said 25 crore people had emerged from poverty.
Modi cited fourfold growth in defence production, sevenfold growth in electronic manufacturing, 21-fold growth in high-tech railway coach production and 33-fold growth in mobile phone manufacturing. He also said internet users and patents had quadrupled, while digital transactions had doubled. He set a goal of building a developed India by 2047.
The Indian Opinion
The speech invites two easy narratives: that every gain began in the past 12 years, or that the figures are merely propaganda. Both skip the work of checking definitions, base years and independent economic data. Claims on poverty, manufacturing and digital transactions need transparent methods, not applause or dismissal. The clearest test will be whether India sustains fast growth while creating broad-based jobs before 2047.
Sources (3): greaterkashmir.com, freepressjournal.in, swarajyamag.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
