India’s SDG focus and its human development issues
‘Examining India’s progress in human development is valid’
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On September 9-10, 2023, New Delhi hosted the G-20 Summit, which resolved to accelerate the full and effective implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. On September 18-19, 2023, an “SDG Summit” was convened at the United Nations headquarters to follow up and review the implementation of the Agenda and the progress of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A “Summit of the Future” took place on September 22-23, 2024, at the UN headquarters to build upon the SDG Summit 2023 and its commitments by member nations.In this context, examining India’s progress in human development since 1990, based on the UNDP’s latest Human Development Report (HDR), is valid. As said by Nobel lau...