India's resurgence potential as an economic and a socially responsible power rests on the Indian youth. Statistics like 72 % of India's population is below the age of 40, 47% of Indians is under the age of 20 and 10% of the world population is an Indian under 25 is a common assessment of India by all countries now. It is this population of young people which constitutes, for India, a potential demographic dividend.
This predominance of youth in the population is expected to last until 2050. The "BRIC Report" by Goldman Sachs predicts that the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China would become larger forces over the next 50 years and mentions that India's economy could be larger than Japan's by 2032, that the combined GDP of the BRIC countries would cross that of the G6 by 2039 and that India could show the fastest growth in the next 30 years.
This fastest growth over the next 3 decades will prove to be the biggest opportunity for india, and especially its youth, whose potential needs to be harnessed rightfully and beyond boundaries. India's youth have a very unique advantage, a combination of mobility, language, education, a thirst for knowledge and a technology-savvy nature, qualities that will drive the nation's growth in the coming years. What the youth can expect in the years to come will depend on how well they understand and leverage their rights and how willingly and efficiently they are able to shoulder their responsibilities. Fortunately, the current knowledge base of the society, as also the experiences of the past, is broad enough to help the present generation overcome the challenges with confidence and zeal.
With the "youth" advantage positioning India as a rising power in all spheres and sectors, and all reports and studies giving a positive result for India, its the youth of this country that needs to make things happen and make the dreams of the earlier generation a reality. After all, this is the generation that is reaping the benefits of the struggle of its forefathers who fought for the freedom of this nation and this is the same generation, that will will reap the benefits of its work, determination and attitude.
"If not me, then who? If not now, then when?" are lines that can describe the nature of the youth in India, who surely will pave the direction of the nation in the years to come, a direction that will make every Indian proud of their nation!!!
Jai Hind!!!!!!
