ThePrint ThePrintPod: Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment
Oct 13, 2025
The discussion highlights how Tejaswi Yadav's job promise in Bihar reflects India's severe unemployment crisis. The host examines the significant economic growth driven by AI in the US and contrasts it with China's dominance in green tech exports. There's a warning that India's chance to boost labor-intensive manufacturing could be missed unless reforms are implemented. The podcast advocates for a focus on traditional manufacturing while allowing the private sector to innovate in frontier technologies, ensuring a balanced approach to job creation.
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Government Jobs As The Gold Standard
- For many Indians a government job remains the gold standard because well-paid private jobs are scarce.
- Dheeraj Nayyar highlights that securing quality employment is a central economic challenge for India.
AI And Green Tech Drive Global Growth
- AI and green tech are shaping global growth with massive investment and export shifts in the US and China.
- Nayyar argues these technologies define the current technological frontier and economic winners.
India’s Manufacturing Opportunity
- India’s comparative advantage still lies in cheap labour and labour-intensive manufacturing.
- Nayyar warns India must capture the shift away from China and the US or lose out to competitors like Vietnam.