{"id":18146,"date":"2026-08-07T05:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoonya.com\/blog\/?p=18146"},"modified":"2026-08-09T23:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:48:54","slug":"viksit-bharat-2047","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoonya.com\/blog\/viksit-bharat-2047\/","title":{"rendered":"Viksit Bharat 2047 Is a Restoration, Not a New Ambition, Says FM Sitharaman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/shoonya.com\/blog\/viksit-bharat-2047\/#What_Did_Sitharaman_Say_About_Indias_1991_Economic_Reforms\" >What Did Sitharaman Say About India&#8217;s 1991 Economic 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}\n\n.entry-title,\n.post-title,\n.single-post h1,\nh1.entry-title{color:#000!important;}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n  <svg width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    <symbol id=\"inf\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\">\n      <path d=\"M25,50 C25,34 41,34 50,50 C59,66 75,66 75,50 C75,34 59,34 50,50 C41,66 25,66 25,50 Z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"13\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/symbol>\n  <\/svg>\n\n  \n \n\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <p class=\"intro\">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the 1991 economic reforms under the P V Narasimha Rao government were driven by a severe balance-of-payments crisis rather than a voluntary policy decision. She made the remarks during the CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture at the 23rd India Policy Forum in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Did_Sitharaman_Say_About_Indias_1991_Economic_Reforms\"><\/span>What Did Sitharaman Say About India&#8217;s 1991 Economic Reforms?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Sitharaman placed the 1991 liberalisation programme in the context of India&#8217;s economic history. Her central point was that the Narasimha Rao government&#8217;s reforms emerged from an external-financing emergency, not from a position of confidence or a deliberate choice.<\/p>\n      <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n        <p>&#8220;Born of compulsion rather than of choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <cite>\u2014 Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister<\/cite>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <p>She said this of the reforms, drawing a clear distinction between crisis-led liberalisation and reform pursued from strength.<\/p>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Indias_Policy_Priorities_Shifted_Under_the_Vajpayee_Government\"><\/span>How India&#8217;s Policy Priorities Shifted Under the Vajpayee Government<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Sitharaman said India&#8217;s development trajectory accelerated around the turn of the millennium, pointing to the reform momentum during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance government. She described this as a fundamental shift in national priorities.<\/p>\n      <p>According to the Finance Minister, three areas moved to the top of the policy agenda during that period:<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"doc\">\n        <li>Economic development<\/li>\n        <li>Physical connectivity<\/li>\n        <li>Digital infrastructure<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p>She added that the United Progressive Alliance government, in office from 2004 to 2014, rode on the momentum built during that period.<\/p>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_India_Responded_to_Global_Shocks_Over_the_Last_12_Years\"><\/span>How India Responded to Global Shocks Over the Last 12 Years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Listing measures taken over the past 12 years, Sitharaman said India had built momentum to accelerate before the external environment became more difficult. She said rare black swan events became recurring features as the world faced successive disruptions and unprecedented uncertainty. Even then, India did not allow those shocks to become a reason for policy drift.<\/p>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Viksit_Bharat_2047_and_Why_Sitharaman_Calls_It_a_Restoration\"><\/span>What Is Viksit Bharat 2047 and Why Sitharaman Calls It a Restoration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Sitharaman connected the government&#8217;s Viksit Bharat initiative, which aims to make India a developed country by 2047, to a broader argument about the long-term economic direction. She said the goal was not an unprecedented ambition but a restoration.<\/p>\n      <p>To achieve it, she said India must:<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"doc\">\n        <li>Dismantle remnants of its colonial mindset<\/li>\n        <li>Reject the psychology of victimhood<\/li>\n        <li>Build a grand society anchored in civilisational heritage<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FM_Sitharamans_View_of_the_Indian_Economic_Model\"><\/span>FM Sitharaman&#8217;s View of the Indian Economic Model<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>The Finance Minister described the Indian model as neither consumerist nor mercantilist. She said wealth gains meaning when it strengthens society, and that a philosophy focused only on individual rights without collective responsibility would affect future generations.<\/p>\n      <p>She framed India&#8217;s destiny as becoming prosperous without becoming consumerist, wealthy without becoming materialistic, and globally successful without losing its civilisational character.<\/p>\n\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Outlook\"><\/span>Final Outlook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"outlook\">\n        <p>Sitharaman&#8217;s remarks placed the 1991 reforms, infrastructure-led development from the early 2000s, and the Viksit Bharat 2047 target within one continuous political-economic narrative. The speech positioned reform as a long-term national project rather than a response to external pressure. How this framing translates into upcoming Budget priorities and economic policy choices will be the next area to watch.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n <p class=\"source\">\n    <strong>Source:<\/strong>\n        Business Standard\n    \n<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the 1991 economic reforms under the P V Narasimha Rao government were driven by a severe balance-of-payments crisis rather than a voluntary policy decision. She made the remarks during the CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture at the 23rd India Policy Forum in New Delhi. 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