THE headline may lead you to think that this is about the diamond jubilee last year of India’s independence, or the forthcoming one of the Republic. This is not about either of these milestones, nor about the famous Kohinoor. It is about two other diamonds that, looking ahead, are likely to have a huge influence on the country and people.
The first diamond is the demographic profile by age, an issue we have noted in earlier editions of this column. The country, as a whole, has transitioned to a total fertility rate (TFR) of less than 2.1. . .
