Narendra Modi said, the day isn’t far that an Indian will reach the Moon. Heady as all this clearly is, it’s also crucial that India heaves itself out of poverty, malnutrition and other dampeners of the national spirit.
Charges of a country split between a thin-crust elite aiming for the stars and the majority struggling to achieve basic comforts cannot be fended off unless India’s economic emergence turns more equitable. This, as it happens, is a challenge we can’t expect to overcome quite as confidently."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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