India to become developed nation in 1 decade, predicts AP minister

Vijayawada, Oct 3 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh today said India has reached a stage where the country can achieve developed-nation status within a decade, describing the coming 10 years as a "golden decade" for the country. Addressing the Pan-IIT Andhra Pradesh Summit 2026 in Vijayawada, he highlighted that Andhra Pradesh aims to become a developed state while contributing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bharat. "Developed nations in Europe took nearly 100 years to reach their present level, while Dubai achieved rapid development in around 30 years and Singapore in about 25 years.…