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'''''India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium''''' is a book, written by the 11th [[President of India]] [[A P J Abdul Kalam]] and [[Y. S. Rajan]]. The book was written by the duo in the year 1998, before Kalam's tenure as President.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/india-2020/|title=India 2020|website=[[Penguin India]]|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> It talks about Kalam's ideas for India's future and for developing India.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
The book examines in depth the weaknesses and strengths of [[India]], and offers a vision of how India can emerge to be among the world's top four economic powers by the year 2020. The Vision is dedicated to a ten-year-old girl whom Kalam met during one of his talks and asked her about her ambitions, to which the young girl replied, "I want to live in a developed India."{{sfn|Kalam|Rajan|1998|loc=Dedication}}<br />
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In his book ''India 2020,'' Kalam strongly advocates an action plan to develop India into a strong nation by the year 2020. He regards his nation as a knowledge superpower and developed nation. The book describes the present and future scenario in India and [[Developed country|developed countries]]. It compares the various statistical data and explains how India can improve it. Kalam explains the importance of [[science]] and [[technology]] for the development of India.<br />
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In chapter 1 of the book the authors stress the importance of a vision for India, using nations like [[United States|US]], [[China]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Israel]] as examples.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seeken.org/india-2020-vision-new-millennium-book-summary/|title=India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium - Book Summary|date=2017-07-30|work=SeeKen|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> However, they also point out that this vision should be original, rather than imitating other nations.<br />
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In the book, Kalam had also said that it should be the dream of all the citizens to see India as a developed country.<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
According to ''[[The Times of India]]'', "Seldom does one, in these troubled times, see such a lucid marshaling of facts and figures to bolster the thesis that India is mere two decades away from super-power status".{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} [[The Statesman (India)|''The Statesman'']] reviewed the book as, "A book of revelation in a plain wrapper".{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}<br />
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The book has been translated into multiple languages.<br />
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== Chapters ==<br />
The book has about 300 pages which are divided into 13 chapters.{{sfn|Kalam|Rajan|1998|loc=Contents}}<br />
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# Can India Become a Developed Country?<br />
# What other countries Envision for Themselves<br />
# Evolution of Technology Vision 2020<br />
# Food, Agriculture and Processing <br />
#Materials and the Future<br />
# Chemicals Industries and Our Biological Wealth<br />
# Manufacturing for the Future<br />
# Services as People's Wealth<br />
# Strategic Industries<br />
# Health Care for All<br />
# The Enabling Infrastructure<br />
# Realizing the Vision<br />
# Response towards India<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Ignited Minds|Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India]], a follow-up by Kalam written in 2002<br />
* [[Target 3 Billion]], book about rural development by Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Cite book|title=India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium|last=Kalam|first=A.P.J. Abdul|last2=Rajan|first2=Y.S.|publisher=Penguin Publishers|year=1998|isbn=9780143423683|location=India}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website}}<br />
* [http://www.abdulkalam.nic.in/2020.html 2020- A Vision for the New Millennium], abdulkalam.nic.in<br />
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