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Count Jobs, Not Just GDP: Why Employment Must Be India's First Economic Yardstick for the Next Decade

The lead article on The Hindu's editorial page on October 6, 2026, by Shashi Tharoor, drew on a recent World Bank forecast warning that 1.2 billion young people in developing economies will reach working age over the coming decade against roughly 400 million projected jobs. The article argued that India's economy has struggled to match GDP growth with employment and that without labour-absorbing value creation its…