Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The aspirational generation behind India's
bold China ambitions
The world’s largest election ended with a landslide
victory for prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's
largest political party, in terms of representation in the national parliament
and state assemblies. He’s gotten another five years to run the young, fast-growing
country. In fact, over 400 million people are aged between 15 and 34 years old
in India. Also, of the 900 million eligible voters, over 80 million were first-time voters in the general election that took place in April and May. Indeed,
young voters are essential to get more seats in parliament. Their interests
may differ widely from their parents. They want jobs and opportunities for
their future, economy over politics, tangible changes and improvements like
transportation over social welfare. Indeed, under Modi’s “Clean India” mission,
over 90 million toilets were built in households for the last five years. In
the meantime, the Hindu-majority country has become more religiously divided
than before under the conservative party’s ruling. Though young people seem to
be realistic how much one person can make in the world’s largest democratic and
the most diverse country in five years, there will be another 90 million new
voters in the next election and the higher representation of the youth voters
in the next election. Will the aging leader and politicians be able to further
accelerate the economic growth to create jobs and future for young people?
Enjoy reading and learn about how India’s
young people feel and think about the nation’s future.
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