India's Demographic Dividend

04/02/2025 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 8

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Episode Synopsis

India's prospects for economic growth over the next two decades, considering its large, young population. We identify key challenges, including job displacement from automation, a high cost of living, uneven population growth, and infrastructure deficiencies. We analyze the Indian Union Budget's effectiveness in addressing these issues and presents three scenarios—best, medium, and worst-case—for success, with the medium-case scenario showing a 55% probability of leveraging India's demographic dividend. We concludes highlighting that swift action is crucial to capitalize on this medium senario.