New Delhi, June 27 -- Economist and Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal said Friday that a "Vixit Bharat" depends on "Vixit Eastern India," with Kolkata at the centre of that push, arguing that reigniting the city's urban and entrepreneurial ecosystem is critical to building a network of high-growth urban hubs across the region.

"In order for you to have Viksit Bharat, you need to have a Viksit Eastern India and Viksit Bengal and Viksit Kolkata are key to this because effectively getting a major urban hub firing up in Eastern India and creating a network of high growth in urban centers," Sanyal said. "Obviously you need Patna, Guwahati, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, they need to fire up, but let's be honest Kolkata is still the single...