A demographic tinderbox

Till a couple of years ago, just about every PowerPoint presentation on the Indian economy would link its growth potential with a demographic advantage. The breezy optimism about the advantages of a young population in an ageing world is being rapidly replaced with scepticism about whether a slowing economy can create the required 10 million new jobs a year. It seems uncertain if India will be able to offer quality jobs to a young and impatient generation.

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