India, Nov. 24 -- India took a decisive leap on 21 November 2025, one that has been delayed for over seven decades. With the rollout of the four new Labour Codes, the Modi Government has finally swept away the tangled web of 29 outdated, colonial-era laws written in the 1930s to 1950s. Those laws belonged to a different India; not the world's fastest-growing major economy aspiring to become Viksit Bharat by 2047. In one stroke, that old system has been replaced with a modern, unified, pro-worker, pro-industry framework designed for ambition, mobility and dignity. As the Prime Minister often says, "Naye Bharat ka shramik majboor nahi, majboot hai."

For the first time, India's labour landscape speaks one language. Wages now have one nation...