Poor jobs data loom over Modi’s 2019 poll bid in India

Modi promised millions of jobs in 2014 and hoped to be re-elected in 2019 partly by delivering on that pledge

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  • Jobless growth
  • Industrial slowdown
  • Labour force structure
  • Casualisation
  • Skilling
  • Lost opportunities
  • Policy reform

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