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Topic: Unemployment

Capitalism isn’t responsible for mass unemployment. Look at Japan, Singapore: BS Iyer

It is not capitalism which is responsible for the evils of permanent mass unemployment, but the policies of the stateman which paralyse its working, wrote BS Iyer in 1971.

Unemployment fuels Nepal crisis as youth migrate to survive. ‘Hopeful about new govt, but I won’t return’

Addressing corruption & unemployment is top expectation from Nepal’s new leader Sushila Karki. According to Nepal Labour Migration Report, unemployment rate is above 20% among youth.

India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

SubscriberWrites: Underutilized Youth— 370 million dreams on hold

With a youth unemployment rate of 15.3%, India wastes more young talent than entire countries possess. Yet paradoxically, industries desperately need workers.

Socialist planners aggravated unemployment problem

Planning Commission couldn't tackle unemployment because new job opportunities in large-scale industries producing consumer goods were not created, wrote GN Lawande in 1963.

Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.

Modi’s ‘Make in India’—a case study in what happens when strategy is replaced by storytelling

From day one, Make in India was driven by optics than economics. There were global summits, slick visuals, and media blitzes. But the real machinery never showed up.

More firms, but decline in offers, acceptance rate—Modi govt data on PM Internship Scheme 2nd round

The scheme aims to skill youth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities for future employment. The government is yet to release data on how many have actually joined companies in round 2.

News of the day: 16 July, 2025

CRPF jawan killed in gunfight with Maoists in Jharkhand One jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) specialised Commando Battalion for Resolute Action...

SubscriberWrites: Is unemployability inhibiting employment levels in India?

India’s real crisis isn’t just unemployment, but unemployability—rooted in outdated education, poor skills, and systemic inertia that stifles both talent and opportunity.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.