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History will perhaps judge Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the most consequential reformers of our times, in the league of Lee Kuan Yew and Deng Xiaoping. In one crucial respect, his achievement may be even more remarkable. The World Bank’s latest estimates reveal an extraordinary transformation. Nearly 50 crore Indians moved above the lower-middle-income poverty line between 2011–12 and 2023–24. Extreme poverty fell from 27.1% to just 2.6%. Consider the circumstances in which this transformation has taken place. A decade marked by a global pandemic, wars, geopolitical instability, supply chain disruptions and slowing global growth. Yet India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing major economies. But what makes Modi’s leadership truly exceptional is the political environment in which he has pursued this transformation. Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore, once famously remarked, “No single person can change India.” He pointed to India’s extraordinary linguistic and social diversity and the immense difficulty of governing such a complex nation. He contrasted this with China, which he considered far easier to govern and transform because of its more centralised political system and greater linguistic cohesion. Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore. Deng Xiaoping transformed China. Both were extraordinary leaders. But Singapore was a small city-state, while China’s transformation took place under a one-party political system. India is different. A billion-plus people. Hundreds of languages. Extraordinary social, cultural and regional diversity. Competitive elections, powerful state governments, independent institutions, competing interests and multiple constitutional checks and balances. Reforming a country of this complexity, at this scale, while continuously seeking and winning the people’s democratic mandate, requires a rare combination of political acumen, administrative ability and leadership. Modi has demonstrated that democracy and decisive development are not mutually exclusive. That is perhaps his greatest contribution, not just to India, but to the global faith in democracy itself. When the history of great reformers of the 21st century is written, Narendra Modi will deserve a place among the foremost.

जीवन के अंतिम क्षण तक... आपकी सेवा में ही जुटा रहूंगा: PM @narendramodi in Banaskantha

🚨BREAKING : Public SAVAGE Reply to Piyush Goyal🔥🔥 PIYUSH GOYAL : Loktantra bachao, arajakta hatao... 31 October ko Borivali station se padyatra... PUBLIC : Sir 12 saal se sarkar aapki, Centre aapka, Maharashtra aapka, aur padyatra bhi aap hi nikaal rahe ho? 🤣🤡 Loktantra kisse bachana hai? Khud se? 😭 Jo sarkar mein baitha hai wahi "Loktantra Bachao" ka board le ke sadak pe ghoom raha hai, ye to aisa hai jaise chor khud hi "chor pakdo" chilla ke bhaage 💀 Arajakta hatani hai to Borivali station ki local train ki bheed hata do sir, wahan roz loktantra kuchla jaata hai 🚆🔥 Moye Moye for Goyal ji🤣🤣

Three years ago, PM Modi inaugurated the 3,200-crore Surat Diamond Bourse, calling it “the best diamond in the world” and an example of “Modi’s guarantee” for Surat. Today, the “world’s biggest office space in a single project” is a largely empty shell. indianexpress.com/article/ex…

Happy karwachauth guys 🥂🥹

I hate how Karwa Chauth is romanticised as the ultimate expression of a wife’s love, her duty. I refuse to believe my husband will live longer because I starved myself for a day. I’m all for fasting for someone you love, but not for making it a woman’s obligation. If it’s about love, let it be mutual. If it’s mandatory for the wives, don’t call it romance. Both work, earn, build careers and contribute to their lives together, why is the sacrifice still expected to be one-sided? That’s the part of Karwa Chauth I cannot romanticise. If my husband is willing to fast for my long life too, that's a choice we can make together. But why is a wife's sacrifice assumed, while a husband's is treated as a grand romantic gesture?

🚨 PM Modi says "India is no longer catching up, it is now creating new technologies for the world." “Innovate boldly and lead.”