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From mineral wealth to human wealth: Hemant Soren’s new pitch for Jharkhand

At the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren sought to frame a larger debate that extends beyond funding demands and development schemes. His message was that resource-rich states such as Jharkhand should no longer be viewed merely as suppliers of minerals but as equal stakeholders in India's growth story.

Lessons from Balasore

As a mature polity, India can ill afford petty politics to blur real issues. How does one comprehend the convoluted logic offered by numerous worthies that the bullet train project be scrapped, and Vande Bharat project be halted. These developments in no way dilute IR‘s emphasis on safety across the network. If accidents on roads occur as often as they do, we don‘t halt construction of costly expressways