Economic success is about relative strengths: Here’s a four-point plan to make India’s economy competitive
India’s economic emergence is critically linked to its competitiveness amidst AI and geopolitical shifts. While India shows impressive growth in productivity and prosperity, absolute levels remain significantly low compared to global peers. Challenges include low output per worker, low GDP per capita, incomplete structural transformation, and lagging social progress. The report highlights India's double disadvantage: low material prosperity and inadequate well-being for citizens. Future competitiveness hinges on navigating climate change and AI. The authors propose four imperatives (4Ts) – Talent, Technology, Transformation of innovation, and Transition to climate-resilient growth – to urgently enhance India's economic standing and realize its potential.
LiveMint · Amit Kapoor, Kartik · May 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM