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Letter Published inThe National UAE on14 July23 Good news for India and other countries that have progressed With regard to Taniya Dutta's report UN praises 'remarkable' progress as 415 million Indians escape poverty (July 11): This was an interesting read and the progress that India has made in 15 years is laudable. It's also good to know that other countries such as China and Indonesia made great progress to reduce their poverty rates, as did Cambodia, Honduras, Morocco, Serbia and Vietnam. The goal should be for no one to ever go hungry. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India