India, Sept. 27 -- Nelson Mandela's pledge to his nation was to uphold the Constitution, serve the well-being of the people, and liberate all people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, and discrimination. Indeed, that has to be the goal of any nation that wants to call itself great and is developed in the true sense.
India's cherished goal of becoming 'viksit' by 2047 can only be realised if we, as a nation, push forward development and brace the challenges with grit and determination. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration and foundation laying of development projects worth over '1.22 lakh crore in Banswara, Rajasthan, is a reminder that development is not a choice but a national necessity.
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