{"id":344698,"date":"2025-08-18T19:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344698"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:43:33","slug":"india-advances-through-resilience-science-and-inclusive-sustainable-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-advances-through-resilience-science-and-inclusive-sustainable-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth has been created, based on the article \u201cThe next leap forward<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express<\/strong>\u201d on 18th August 2025. India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"India<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper <\/strong>1- <\/strong>growth, development and employment.<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: India\u2019s 79th Independence Day sparked a look back and ahead. The nation stands confident and resilient. It faced outside pressure in 1971 and in 1998. It now faces tariff headwinds. It grew stronger each time. Today\u2019s focus is inclusive, science-led growth, with pride in gains and awareness of pending tasks.<\/p>\n

A Nation<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s Upward Arc<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Hard-won confidence: <\/strong>India sees itself as a rising power that has shaped its destiny since 1947 and emerged stronger after crises. It declares its time has come; no one can halt its rise.
    \n2. Policy continuity in science: <\/strong>Shastri\u2019s \u201cJai Jawan, Jai Kisan,\u201d extended to \u201cJai Vigyan\u201d and \u201cJai Anusandhan,\u201d anchors progress in technology and research. Vajpayee\u2019s line\u2014IT for India, BT for Bharat\u2014captures the twin engines.
    \n3. Twin moments: celebration and stock-taking: <\/strong>Independence Day marks pride in gains and clarity about unfinished tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Economic Scale and Global Standing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. GDP momentum: <\/strong>In the last decade, GDP more than doubled and is projected at $4.19 trillion in 2025, placing India fourth after the US ($30.5T), China ($19.2T), and Germany ($4.74T).
      \nPPP rank.<\/strong> In PPP, India is third at $17.65T, behind China ($40.72T) and the US ($30.51T) in 2025.
      \n2. Civilisational aspiration<\/strong>: <\/strong>Rising scale reflects a resolve to reclaim India\u2019s legacy as a major economy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Human Development and Technological Strides<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. From deprivation to capability:<\/strong> 1947\u20131951 baselines were stark: GDP ~$30B, 330M people, ~80% poverty, life expectancy 32 years, literacy 18.3%. By 2023\u20132025, poverty at the $3\/day (2021 PPP) line fell to 5.3%, literacy rose to 77%, and life expectancy to 72 years.
        \n2. Frontiers in space: <\/strong>Chandrayaan\u2019s south-polar landing and Mangalyaan signalled leadership in exploration.
        \n3. Digital rails: <\/strong>UPI processes over 10 billion monthly transactions and inspires global fintech.
        \n4. Global talent footprint:<\/strong> Indian-origin leaders helm major firms, showcasing intellectual and entrepreneurial reach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Agriculture: Transformation and Next Leap<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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        1. Output and trade strength: <\/strong>Foodgrains rose from ~50 MMT to 353.9 MMT (2024\u201325). India is the top rice exporter at 20.2 MMT (FY25); public grain stocks exceed 90 MMT, above buffers.
          \n2. Broad agro-growth: <\/strong>Since Independence, horticulture output rose 15\u00d7, milk 11\u00d7, and eggs 77\u00d7. FY15\u2013FY25 real GDP grew 6.5% annually; agri-GDP 4%, outpacing sub-1% population growth. India is a net agricultural exporter.
          \n3. Nutrition and sanitation: <\/strong>Child under-five nutrition gaps persist. Women\u2019s education, maternal health, and sanitation remain vital; ODF status is credited for aiding nutrition.
          \n4. Subsidy reform: <\/strong>Food and fertiliser subsidies total Rs 3.71 lakh crore in 2025\u201326 (Rs 2.03 lakh crore; Rs 1.67 lakh crore). Studies indicate 20\u201325% leakage. Rebalancing toward agri-R&D and efficient value chains is urged.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Comparative Lens and the Road to 2047<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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          1. South Asian comparison:<\/strong> India\u2019s per-capita income surpasses Pakistan and Bangladesh in nominal and PPP terms.<\/li>\n
          2. China gap: <\/strong>In 2025, China\u2019s per-capita income is $13,690 (PPP $28,980) versus India\u2019s $2,880 (PPP $12,130).
            \n3. Democracy and sustainability: <\/strong>Democracy guides choices; environmental stewardship of soil, water, and air is essential for Viksit Bharat.
            \n4. Policy priorities: <\/strong>Achieving the 2047 vision needs faster, inclusive growth, fewer bureaucratic hurdles, and a scientific culture backed by investments. The world watches; India offers lessons to Asia and Africa and competes in high-tech sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Evaluate how rationalising food and fertiliser subsidies can advance India\u2019s Viksit Bharat 2047 goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Source: The post India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth has been created, based on the article \u201cThe next leap forward\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 18th August 2025. India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1- growth, development and employment. Context: India\u2019s 79th Independence Day… Continue reading India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":344733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[263,10500],"class_list":["post-344698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-gs-paper-1","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/India-advances-through-resilience-science-and-inclusive-sustainable-growth.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}