For starters given a declining West, it is indeed unwise on our part to depend on it for any matter whatsoever for our growth.
Researchers at Ambit capital fear that the region "runs the risk of exploding as millions of barely literate men face a lifetime without jobs and without women."
The McKinsey report said faster employment growth at 12 million non-farm jobs annually is needed in the post-Covid period till 2029-30, up from just four million created each year between 2012 and 2018.
If economic pundits and analysts are to believe, India's growth story presents a rosy picture and it is destined to be a significant economic power soon.
Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head-equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, tells Ashley Coutinho that earnings growth will pick up once the benefits of reform initiatives accrue.
India will prefer to voluntarily surrender the grant it receives from United Kingdom if the British government decided on cutting it, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
'India poised to be world's 3rd largest economy', says Jim O'Neill who is better known for coining the acronym BRIC.
The demographics favour India, as it is a relatively young country with more working people than anywhere else
There's a lot of emphasis on job placements, but are B-schools being monitored for quality at all, asks Amit Kapoor
Will Prime Minister Modi start a conversation on the need for people to limit the size of their families, asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) on the occasion of World Population Day, July 11.
The youth have to turn into entrepreneurs if India's massive demographic dividend is to be taken advantage of: Smriti Irani.
'The central BJP has worked out an arrangement -- Yogi manages the state while Modi manages the Centre.'
Eight states and Union Territories have Muslim share of population in excess of national average of 13 per cent. Mayank Mishra report
A true indicator of the country's fanatic obsession with cricket is that the player with the third highest endorsement value is someone who retired from the game in 2012: Sachin Tendulkar.
On the ground, rural medical infrastructure and more crucially, women's access to reproductive health services is practically non-existent in Uttar Pradesh, reports Geetanjali Krishna.
The most popular benefit across all demographics is company health care programs to compensate for the increased costs of medical care.
'India is not so distant from years of high and entrenched inflationary expectations that it should start trying to play games with the economy the way the West's central bankers think they are entitled to,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
'Internet, healthcare and life insurance are a few sectors which offer solid long-term decadal potential.'
At a time when new car sales are witnessing record decline in India, pre-owned vehicles are likely to witness 10 per cent growth in sales to touch 4.4 million units in 2019 with millennials emerging as major buyers, according to a report by consumer-to-consumer marketplace OLX.
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.
Tax administration could be improved to reduce discretion and improve accountability
While Shopper's Stop has already filed for an IPO, we may see other players tapping the equity markets in the near future.
The former Union minister said the population debate is 'utterly misplaced' and half a century out-of-date as a large majority of Indian states have achieved replacement levels of fertility.
The demographic future belongs to cities like Mumbai, Shanghai and Dhaka.
Community organisations draw up a demographic snapshot of America's fastest growing ethnic group. George Joseph reports
There are good reasons to believe that India is at the start of a long period of growth for equities.
India is likely to grow faster, on average, than China over the next two decades.
'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.
'China need not worry about a truly 'resurgent India'.' 'It's not going to happen.'
The government seemed unhappy with Raghuram Rajan's interest rate policy.
A critical step in this direction would be the abolishment of service tax on micro-insurance in order to encourage and increase penetration of insurance.
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Female labour force participation in India is lower than many other EM economies.
He said that during the interaction, he has seen that secretaries have vision, commitment and energy to take the country forward.
'Is a rapidly growing working-age population a prerequisite for growth or a social tinderbox?'
Overall, the Survey warned that unless shifts in the vision of development were articulated and embraced, the Indian economy would lose the chance to move to a high-growth trajectory.
You may be popular initially because of politics and ideology but if the economy slows down, you will be losing your popularity: Nouriel Roubini.
Focus will, however, shift back to corporate earnings, liquidity situation and global events - specially crude price.
The average age of the 125-billion strong Indian population will be 29 years in 2020, even younger than China and the US.
