Human Capital – What India needs to reap the Demographic Dividend

Human capital, unlike physical capital, is intangible.

You all may have heard of the term ‘capital’ in economics.

Adam Smith defines capital as “That part of man’s stock which he expects to afford him revenue”. Capital is one of the four factors of production – land, labour, and entrepreneurship being the other three.

There are many types of capital.

An effective plan to end the use of plastic

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations General Assembly that India was embarking on a “very large campaign” to get rid of single-use plastic, many assumed that New Delhi was preparing to ban the use of disposable plastic. The government, however, has since clarified that it would rather spread awareness about the menace of plastic, and create plastic-free zones to begin with—around heritage sites, 

Why not ban?

• In the absence of sufficient alternatives to this ubiquitous and cheap material, an outright ban would have caused much disruption across the country.
• While users of some flexible items such as carry bags can easily switch to slightly more expensive material, as many already have, those of hard-pla

India UAE Relations

India UAE relations took a major boost with the recent visit of the crown prince of United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day.

India UAE | Indian Diaspora 

According to the latest figures the remittances which the Indian Diaspora in UAE send back to India is around $13.6 billion which helps India to tackle its Current Account Deficit. Indian Diaspora is the important representatives of India and they act as a strong and binding factor between the two countries (India UAE). There are about 2.6 million Indian Diaspora in UAE which accounts for 12% of the total Diaspora. They are making huge contribution towards economic prosperity, stability and success of UAE.

Indo-Myanmar realtions : Myanmar-An underrated neighbour

• India and Myanmar share borders 1600km over land and also maritime border along the bay of bengal sea. 
• Myanmar is the only ASEAN country that India shares its borders with , hence its strategically very important.Its our gateway to ASEAN. A bridge between south asia and south-east asia.
• Religious ties via Buddhism also point to a more cordial relations
• But the relations after independence have not been very intimate. The military coup of 1962 that led to the overthrow of democracy and the installation of military junta had put the two nations on the crossroads for India was an ardent supporter of democracy and free will. Another reason was that the Gandhi family was close enough to aang suu kyi who was exiled.Diplomatic ties were hence cutoff.
• A positive impetus was given by Mr.Rajiv gandhi’s visit in 1987 followed by reciprocating visits from Myanmar. After the 1990’s India stopped exporting democracy and started to accommodate the military junta.

India-Sri Lanka Relations: Everything You Need to Know

Sri Lanka is India’s closest maritime neighbor and is just 30 nautical miles away from the territorial boundary. India has deep historical and cultural ties with this island nation. In this post, we analyze the areas of co-operation between India and Sri Lanka. You can also learn about the major issues between the two nations.

Background of Sri Lanka and History of Civil War

• Tamils and Sinhalese are the two major ethnic groups In Sri Lanka. Sinhalese eternal conflict with Tamils for power had been gathering strength since before independence.
• Many Tamils attended English language schools which were the passport to higher education and better employment in the colonial period. And the Tamil-dominated Northern Province had comparatively better facilities in terms of education and employment.
• Post independence Sinhalese nationalism sought to curb the Tamil presence in education and civil administration. In 1949 Indian Tamil plantation workers disenfranchised, the start of a wave of Sinhalese nationalism which alienates the Tamil people in the region.
• The passing of the infamous “Sinhalese Only Bill” in 1956 was an another attempt in the same lines.
• The constitutional provisions in the 1972 Constitution favoring the Sinhalese language and Buddhist religion, along with their