World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
Year : 2014, Volume : 18, Issue : 3
First page : ( 144) Last page : ( 149)
Print ISSN : 0971-8052. Online ISSN : 0974-0937.

India's Millennium Development Goals: Utopia or Reality

Lahiry Sujit

Online published on 1 November, 2014.

Abstract

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a by-product of the United Nations Millennium Summit to institute certain time-bound goals by 2015. Eight goals were set forth and six core values identified as being essential to understanding international relations in the twenty-first century. As the countdown to 2015 is about to end, this paper looks at the extent to which the goals have been achieved in India regarding the issues of poverty, hunger and development. It also delineates whether they have led to the establishment of a more equitable, humane and just order. It is hoped that the MDGs do not remain mere wishes but are realised so that various forms of deprivation, marginalisation and socioeconomic inequalities and inequities may be addressed, leading to the formation of a socially inclusive society in India. The article uses quantitative data and indices drawn from various UNDP reports.

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