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This present volume Viksit Bharat: Challenges and Solutions is a unique book on the Indian economy and human development. The book consists of six chapters, and each is a treasure trove. In the first chapter, the author has examined India's strengths including its agriculture, defense, economy, gender empowerment, trade & commerce, industries & infrastructure, fintech, digitization, health system, science & technology, space mission, etc. The second chapter traces the best technology, knowledge, and policies adopted by some industrially developed countries such as the USA, China, Germany, Japan, and Israel. Here, the author shows how the students, youths, and policymakers can benefit from the lessons of these countries. The third chapter of the book enumerates the existing public policies that are instrumental in transforming the socio-economic condition of people. The fourth chapter examines India's foreign policy right from the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi. Chapter five - Keys for Turning India into a Superpower - is the most important chapter, where the author provides a total of 34 keys for turning India into a Viksit Bharat. The concluding chapter highlights some major challenges prevailing in contemporary India and thereafter provides 24 scientific prescriptions for the socio-economic growth of people, and human development in India by 2047.
Dr. Keshab Chandra Mandal
Dr. Keshab Chandra Mandal, a Ph. D. in Political Science, is a top-notch Social Science Researcher in India. Along with his teaching profession, he has been doing research and publications since 2001. He is a life member of the West Bengal Political Science Association (WBPSA) and also one of the members of its Executive Committee. He is a life member of the Bengal Institute of Political Studies (BIPS). Previously he was a member of the Jadavpur Association of International Relations (JAIR). Presently he is a member of the Kolkata National Library, and many other associations and institutions. He has been regularly contributing to The Alipure Barta as a columnist for the last 3 years. Previously, he worked as the editor of The Shilaboti, a fortnightly newspaper, and the Spirituality and Politics, an E-Magazine. This author has completed an ICSSR-sponsored research project as its Project Director from 2015 to 2017. He also received a publication grant from ICSSR (ERC), Kolkata. His specialization areas are gender empowerment, local governments, state politics, national development, Sustainable Development Goals, National Education Policy, etc. Dr. Mandal has published 18 research-oriented books, and more than one hundred scholarly articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers in India and abroad. He has been invited to participate from different Universities in Europe including London, Ukraine, France, etc. His 11 books are available in National Library, Kolkata and his four works in six publications have 46 world library holdings.
