In the past two decades, India has undergone dramatic transformations in the economic, social and political spheres. The country has radically transformed its economy and is now projected to be on course to become the third largest economy in the world by 2030.
Besides this spectacular economic growth, Indian democracy has steadily consolidated and expanded its scope and remit in the post-independence era.
The recent successes of civil society groups in mobilising public support for various causes are testimony to the power and resilience of democratic India's ability to negotiate conflicts within the society through peaceful methods.
However, despite it's numerous successes, India faces enormous challenges at the domestic, regional and global levels.
India's economic growth has not been matched by the evolution of its governance structures and industrial competence resulting in high expectations of political institutions to bridge the gap between promise and performance.
India's growth story has not yet translated into the economic democracy envisioned by the country's leaders. This may cause greater social and political stresses than those that India has had to content with during the first six decades after its independence.
The rise in maoist violence in large areas of India is one such challenge, and tackling it would require a concerted effort to bridge the development deficit. Besides radical left movements, India also has to manage manifestations of violent political dissent in some states, including the Naga insurgency in northest India and the Kashmir issue in North.
A number of insurgent groups that are involved in such conflicts are at times aided and abetted by institutions in neighbouring countries, as is the case with some groups in Kashmir.
India is also home to a number of terrorist groups that are motivated by religious or ethnic grievances. Addressing these and other related domestic security concerns will preoccupy India's Leaders in the coming decade.
According the India's to paragraph, spectacular economic growth has resulted due to dramatic transformation in which of the following spheres:
