Here's hoping that UNDP's Human Development Report 2003 does not result in needless angst over India having fallen a couple of notches since last year. Yes, we figured in the 124th position in a list of 173 countries in HDR 2002 while this time we've come 127th in a list of 175. But let's not lose sight of the big picture in the pursuit of minutiae and, in any case, a thin skin has never done anyone any good. The big picture is this: India has recorded a significant poverty decline but needs to urgently work on the grey areas...editorial