Economist Sanjeev Sanyal on Wednesday said India needs to sustain the current growth momentum to reach the "bottom echelons" of being considered a developed world by 2047. Sanyal, a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council, suggested that developing fast is imperative because by 2047, India would have aged and be in the same place as China is right now. "We still remain a very poor country. So, we have to sustain this performance for 25 years. Only then are we going to get to the bottom echelons of being a developed country in 2047 when we will be 100 years of freedom," Sanyal said while addressing the India Global Forum here. He said this is a window of opportunity before the country, and we ought to make it work by remaining focused on economic growth and not getting distracted by other things. Sanyal said it is essential that we continue to undertake reforms to realise the growth potential and listed out some essential priorities. He said the judicial side requires a l
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