Shedding light on the stark contrasts that India is home to, Prof. Guha opined, “Despite being the 3rd largest country in terms of GDP according to purchasing power parity, 22% of the Indian population still lives below the poverty line, and despite being the world’s second largest army, most of the arms used in the Indian army are manufactured out of India, so India desperately needs to scale up manufacturing inside the country, to generate employment for the large working age population of the country, in line with our honorable PM’s Make in India strategy”.
The event also witnessed an engrossing address by Mr Amit Baruah, Managing Editor, The Hindu. He emphasized the pivotal role media has played in bringing the change in the country over the past few years. He also highlighted that India is witnessing a rise in print circulation and readership when the whole world is witnessing a steep decline in the same. Dr Atanu Rakshit, Director, IIM Rohtak was also present at the event.
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