New Delhi, June 18 -- Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, has emphasised the need for India to focus on key sectors such as manufacturing, education, and employment generation in order to achieve its vision of becoming a developed country by 2047.

Speaking at a lecture titled 'Global Economic Trends: India's Challenges and Prospects' held at the Raj Bhavan, he stressed that India must aim to become as indispensable to the world as China has.

In his address, Dr. Nageswaran noted that the coming decades would be marked by geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty. Against this backdrop, he outlined a set of national priorities to be pursued over the next 20 to 25 years.

These include enhanc...