The Raisina Dialogue 2026 featured Andhra CM N. Chandrababu Naidu extolling India’s heritage of dialogue and tolerance, now embodied in state-Centre teamwork accelerating growth past 7% with 10% in sight.
He commended PM Modi’s focus on consensus for stable policies, essential for sustainable gains and global peace. Naidu’s decades in politics underscore that development must resonate universally.
Shifting gears, he alerted to South India’s 1.5 fertility rate versus the needed 2.1 nationally at 2.2. Andhra’s novel policy incentivizes families: Rs 25,000 second-child bonus, Rs 1,000/month for five years on third, plus extended parental leaves promoting equity.
India’s demographic edge persists to 2047, unlike aging global peers. Naidu’s forward-looking narrative champions economic vigor paired with family support, charting a course for India’s ascent.