Reservation system is seriously pathetic and one of the reason for India's hindered growth.

..unless either of the two mess up insanely bad We'll probably get to the #3 spot if things go well. But it seems impossible that we'll ever go beyond that. Internal reasons that are very hard to fix:- (1) Our population TFR fell below standard replacement rate in 2023. This means we will not be able to follow the same economic growth trajectory required to reach developed status before population stagnation or declination. This is not a death knell but definitely very VERY bad news. (2) Our blue-collar workforce skill levels are not only subpar but are slowly falling behind the world standards every year. Much of our youth aim to join government orgs like the Army or the Railways which train for the job later, not before. Despite a national shortage of skilled plumbers, electricians etc, our vocational training orgs have been unsuccessful in attracting people towards these careers as well as churning out skilled workers. (3) Our bureaucratic environment is extremely slow with pathetic turnaround times on initiatives. This is not government specific and has always been the case so it seems like this will always be. This is not even a problem unique to India as many other countries have been facing this too but it is still a factor that negatively impacts our growth massively. I wish it was just internal reasons but a large part of it also comes down to both China and US being aggressively great at ensuring their successes:- (1) Chinese manufacturing seems nearly impossible to overcome - not just for India but also for the US. Yes, we might win over some industries and companies like the US, Vietnam, Thailand etc. have been doing but the amount of autocratic control in China allows them to crush competition easily. Case in point - the recent tussle between India and China on solar manufacturing which China won by autocratically lowering their prices. (2) If de-dollarisation succeeds, it will benefit China the most because (contd. in comments)

Need answer to just one thing. Do you guys intentionally ghost candidates or do you guys intentionally ghost candidates? 🙂

Top 3 Indian companies have mcap > 150B Do you think this is really required? Can't this money be spent on health and education?? Both combined it's nearly $ 20B. Taxpayers money should go into capacity building of poor or infrastructure etc...not just for freebies or reveri. Sometimes I think democracy is killing India. Your views?

I am a 6 yrs experienced Software developer and part of a mid-stage startup. This is my third job; I have been working here for 3 years. I was involved here as one of the core engineers at the start in developing the overall platform, After that, my growth as an engineer stagnated for 2 years . Constant importance and priority are given to business requirements and hacky work getting pushed to production in the name of fast iterations and business impact every week. My engineering manager lacks proper engineering skills and doesn't respect engineers even after their impact on the company and constantly keeps saying the engineering team doesn't contribute to the revenue of the company despite us pushing work that improves business positively. Last year around November, around 80% of the engineering team was subtly suggested to start looking out for work (basically a soft layoff) because management was too scared of a social media backlash Due to all this,2 years' worth of technical debt has accumulated on the overall codebase and apart from giving justification for every code improvement that we try to make there, we still have to work on business/product requirements. My growth as an engineer has stopped and I am worried about missing out on the latest developments in the tech industry, especially with AI in the picture, and want to make my skillset somewhat AI-proof. I have come back to hands-on coding this year , so that's a positive start. I am considering taking a 3-4 month break after resigning from my company to study, develop side projects, develop a portfolio etc Has anyone else been in this boat ? How did you come out strong?

- Hundreds of young men and women in Lucknow queue at a job fair for low-paying contract jobs. - Despite investments, India's economic boom isn't creating enough quality jobs for millions entering the workforce. - Prime Minister Modi's job creation promises have fallen short, with youth unemployment at 42.8% for ages 20-24. - The informal sector employs 90% of India's workforce, offering little job security or benefits. - Female labor force participation remains low at 33%, with societal views holding women back. Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-09-05/india-s-unemployment-rate-presents-challenge-to-modi-s-ambitions-for-economy)

Just wanted to know why and how come our companies have horrible WLB and cultures compared to western counterparts. Is it the fault of the employees for accepting whatever and acting like sheep or is it just the mindset of the senior management to treat their subordinates the same horrible way they were treated as some sort of sick rite of passage ?

If basic needs are met why will a human work hard. How long can this scheme run? Andra pradesh Govt is bankrupt and economy is slowing there. What are your views? I feel rich can always move abroad, it's the middle class who may get hit the most.

What are your thoughts on the reservation bill that the Karnataka cabinet, chaired by Karnataka CM, has approved? Do you think it will be passed by court or will be thrashed? What will this mean for the invested IT companies and employees already working here?