The National Education Policy, 2020, is a landmark in the Indian educational space that brings forward a more holistic, flexible and sustainable approach, or an artifice to re-define the education relationship concerning society and development. This study contains a qualitative comparative policy analysis of NEP 2020 with the previous education policies of 1968, 1986 and 1992 to review the structural evolution and the alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Document analysis and sustainability mapping were used to establish the ways in which NEP 2020 has brought inclusivity, vocational education, environmental awareness, and digital literacy within one single reformist agenda. Indeed, the findings point out that NEP 2020 lays out the educational vision of India - explicit mention of learning outcomes (in concert with the imperatives of sustainability) in SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). In fact, through a number of innovations such as a 5+3+3+4 curricular structure, the addition of the National Research Foundation, and the integration of vocational and environmental education, NEP 2020 provides the framework for an inclusive education towards future readiness. This comparative analysis also determines how NEP 2020 fills gaps in the previous policies to promote teacher empowerment, institutional autonomy and community participation with international collaboration in the SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The study concludes that NEP 2020, if implemented effectively, will serve as a role model for ESD therefore, help India achieve both its national goals as well as 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level.