To unlock the potential of India's demographic dividend, Budget 2025-26 must focus on boosting private investment, enhancing skills development, and advancing education reforms to build a prosperous Viksit Bharat.
India will soon face an ageing population and labour shortages. This is why coherent approaches to engaging the silver generation in the economy are needed now.
Reports & opinion pieces also explore Bangladesh’s ‘unsustainable’ backlog of payments to Adani Power & why India must not ignore advice from international multilateral agencies.
DINKs, Double Income No Kids, is a Western concept. Working couples are aspiring to live a more independent & luxurious life instead of having kids. But this can spell ruin for India's demography.
To harness India's demographic dividend, govt must create non-farm jobs for millions of migrants who returned to villages, educated youth, and the openly unemployed.
Foreign ministry spokesperson emphasises that China has strategy to deal with ageing population & demographic dividend remains strong, with nearly 900 million people of working age.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Very nice Siddhu ?
Very nice
Budget will deliver freebies, subsidies, reservations, loan waivers, and taxes.