India is well known for its push to catch up to the United States and other countries economically. Currently it is the second fastest growing world economy (after China). However, in the process of economic growth, India has also drawn attention to its neglect to some main stay social issues, such as education. Although India has one of the largest labor forces in the world, most work in agriculture and are not highly educated. There is a huge divde in India between educated and uneducated citizens and it is now beginning to challenge India’s growth rate. Increasingly, India is forced to look else where, like China, to recruit future science and technology workers or come up with some creative ways to bring in more skilled workers from their own country. Today’s report in the Wall Steet Journal: India Faces a Homegrown Staffing Issue: Not Enough Talent

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