India, June 21 -- Even as the country marches forward, efforts will be made to check its rise and undermine its stability, both internally as well as externally.

June this year has been a busy season for number crunchers: at the end of May, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released GDP figures for FY 25. Then the World Bank released an important document which estimated the levels of poverty in our country over a 12-year period ranging from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Finally, the BJP, the ruling party at the Centre, came out with its own report card of its 11 years in office.

Overall, the three reports appear to suggest that we are transforming from a poor to a middle-income country (current per capita income: $2,700 per annum). GDP growt...