India is a youthful nation with around 65 per cent of its population being young with an average age of 35 years and yet this majority segment of the population does not have a strong voice to make things happen on the ground. The Prime Minister has often emphasised upon this youthful power of India at various national and international forums in his endeavour to ensure a pride of place for the youth in the mainstream of nation-building. The Indian youth has the potential to contribute a lion’s share to the GDP of the country as well as to the tax coffers of the government. However, aspirational young India, as we see today, feels dejected and deprived of adequate and appropriate opportunities for fulfillment of its dreams. The most common and burning issues that haunt Indian youth today are: (1) Corruption; (2) Lack of quality education; (3) Quality jobs; (4) Work-life balance; (5) Economic disparities between upper, middle and lower middle-class youth; and (6)....
The aspirational young India
India is a youthful nation with around 65 per cent of its population being young with an average age of 35 years and yet this majority segment of the population does not have a strong voice to make things happen on the ground. The Prime Minister has often emphasised upon this youthful power of India at various national and international...
