Replicating the 10% annual growth rates achieved in Gujarat under Modi’s leadership from 2004 to 2012 would obviously be a boon to India’s development prospects and global standing. But achieving such high growth rates in a sustainable way will demand far-reaching, sometimes painful reforms, such as the removal of wasteful subsidies, especially for fuel, in order to free up resources for, say, increased health-care expenditure.
复制2004—2012年主政古吉拉特邦每年经济增长10%的成绩显然将提振印度的发展前景和全球地位。但以可持续的方式实现如此高的增长率需要深远的、有时甚至是痛苦的改革，如取消纯属浪费的补贴，特别是能源补贴，以解放资源用于（比如）增加医疗支出。其他当务之急包括缩减预算赤字、取消内部贸易壁垒、鼓励私人投资等。