Addressing poverty, authoritarianism, communalism, and ecological degradation must take precedence over “lofty planning” exercises in India as the country approaches its centenary of Independence, noted political thinker Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta said on Sunday.
Delivering the D.S. Borker Lecture on ‘My Vision of India: 2047 A.D.’ at an event chaired by renowned journalist Harish Khare, Prof. Mehta cautioned against complacency in imagining the nation’s future. He observed that while multiple ‘Vision 2047’ blueprints already exist, they often overlook pressing challenges.
