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NETA JI'S NATIONALISM AND PM MODI'S AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT SHOULD COME TOGETHER TO MAKE BHARAT-THE STRONGEST NATION IN THE WORLD. THE DEFENCE INDIA START-UP CHALLENGE OFFERS GRANTS TO INDIA'S DEFENCE INDUSTRY STARTUPS

- PRASOON SHARMA

Bharat is one of the youngest country in the world, with more than 55 per cent of the population below the age of 25, B and more than 60 per cent of the population is in the working age, between 15 to 60 years. It is estimated that its population's average age by the year 2023-end would be 29 years old in India, whereas in Japan, it will be 47 years, and in the United States of America, it will be 40 years old.

Indian youth must strive to resolve and ameliorate problems of Bharat which eliminates and neutralises inequalities and imbalances at all levels, which persist in the forms of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, corruption, violence and gender bias. In Amrit Kaal, youth entrepreneurs and young innovators will play a vital role in ranking Bharat among the top 5 in importance and underlying vital parameters and indices like the Human Development Index, Human Capital Index, Global Hunger Index, World Happiness Index, Inclusive Development Index, Gender Development Index and Global Burden of Disease Study. Bharat's rank in many development indices has barely improved over the years. If Bharat has to progress and upsurge itself upon these indices and mark-ups, then the Indian startups must take charge and surge forward to fight and rahe wars against multiple inequalities and imbalances and contribute to nation-building.

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

Rajan Anandan, Managing Director of Sequoia India, said that startups in India could generate 100 million new jobs. "China has already created 200 million jobs. There is no reason why we cannot create over 100 million new jobs leveraging the digital economy," Anandan said.