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    India's Development Paradox: Democracy vs Growth

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    Exploring India's contradictions - world's fastest-growing economy with 47M unemployed youth. From village poverty traps to missing factories, examining why reforms stalled and how citizens can drive change beyond politics.

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    India risks transforming a demographic dividend into a demographic disaster; the window is closing as they try to handle three massive transformations—demographic bulge, infrastructure development, and social modernization—all while maintaining democracy.

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