India, June 14 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal declared that India is firmly on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2029, crediting 11 years of Narendra Modi's "decisive and corruption-free" governance for triggering an "unstoppable surge" in national development.

Addressing a press conference in Dibrugarh today to mark the NDA government's 11th anniversary, the senior BJP leader said India has broken free from the era of policy paralysis and dynastic misrule and is now powered by welfare-led growth, youth-driven innovation, and massive infrastructure transformation.

"In just one decade, over 25 crore Indians have risen above poverty. That's more than the population of most European ...