![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sen has campaigned that economic growth cannot be separated from the quality of human labour. The concept of the ‘ Argumentative Indian ’ was introduced by Amartya Sen in a namesake book released in 2005. They are in the true sense the representation of the ‘Argumentative Indian’ – the common man who is bold and expresses openly about what he feels needs to be changed in the country. These young Indians don’t shy away from expressing what they feel and take to social media platforms to express their opinions on everything from India’s progress. I wanted to share with you a few thoughts on how these manifestos compare to one another and how the ongoing Lok Sabha elections should be a game changer in many ways. Some of these may be great conversation pieces with clients – especially international.Ĭlose to 900 million people are expected to vote in the world’s biggest economy, of which almost 400 million would be the millennials. As the world’s largest democracy prepares to elect a new government, the two largest parties in India have recently released their manifestos in the run up to 2019 General Elections. ![]()
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