India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a seven-point reform framework called 'Sapta Dhara', outlining a roadmap to accelerate India's development and help achieve the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi said work that could not be completed over the past five to seven decades must be achieved within the next five to seven years.

Drawing a parallel with the ancient reference to the 'Sapta Sindhu', or seven rivers, Modi said India needed a new set of strengths to drive its development journey. "In the coming 5 to 7 years, what could not be achieved in the last 5 to 7 decades, through the prowess and power of this Sapta Dhara, we will give the nation...