India: Where have all the young men gone?

India: Where have all the young men gone? - thestar.com

Interesting article - deals with several issues, primarily focused on Punjab, but could be anywhere in India. Immigration - legal or otherwise, youth moving to distant lands to find better opportunities, empty nesters, migrant workers, and the deep divisions which exist in society.

Add to that the state of elders who move abroad to be with their children and their families - and you have a very complex situation. There is no easy fix - but I'm sure the community would like to know if there are any successful models in places like UK and Canada...

Why is India in the Commonwealth? - By Juliet Lapidos

Why is India in the Commonwealth? - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate Magazine

Well, even if it is a big club, membership has its privileges - other than infrastructure improvements in the host country and hope for its recovery, there are voting benefits for people from member countries living in the UK...

Commonwealth Games - In Commonwealth Games, Businesses Test India

Commonwealth Games - In Commonwealth Games, Businesses Test India - NYTimes.com

Search Amazon.com for trade with india"But the games, a quadrennial competition of nations from the old British Empire, may be closely watched by economists and business executives around the world nonetheless. As India emerges as an economic player, the business world will view the games as something of a management competency test.
“It is India, and India is a rising power,” said Arvind Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
India, with its nearly 9 percent economic growth and rapidly increasing middle class, has become the latest popular destination for global companies and low-growth Western governments. That is why many of the same Western nations that were publicly upset by India’s lack of sports preparedness have recently stepped up their trade efforts with the country.." 

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