New Delhi, June 19 -- As India charts its path to becoming a developed economy by 2047, it needs strong, evidence-driven think tanks to shape and project its growth narrative, said Shishir Priyadarshi, President of the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF), on the organisation's first Foundation Day.

"Think tanks must ask the tough questions--to the policymakers, to the government, to civil society. Only then can we move towards the right answers," Priyadarshi told ANI on the sidelines of the event. "India's growth is often seen through a skewed lens. It is our job to tell the full story of progress and ambition."

The event was attended by Director of Adani Enterprises Pranav Adani and by former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, who praised CRF'...