Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery outlined a vision that connects economic growth, women's workforce participation, and India's push for energy self-sufficiency, arguing that clean technology and competitive infrastructure can reinforce the country's development trajectory.

Drawing on insights from Nobel laureates, Bery reflected on the relationship between growth and labour force participation, particularly of women.

"One of the Nobel Prize laureates a couple of years ago Claudia Goldin has documented even in the United States that there is a gender gap, a wage gap," he said, talking to reporters on the sidelines of Mumbai Climate Week. "But I think the most important if you like insight I could offer comes from an...