Examine the role played by globalization in shaping the attitudes and aspirations of Indian youth.

Globalisation refers to the integration and interconnection of social, economic, cultural and political spheres worldwide in such a way that an event at one place also has its effects at other places across the globe.

Social segments impacted by globalisation:

• Woman
• Youth
• Children
• Elderly

Effect on youth – attitudes and aspirations:

• Growing rights awareness, e.g. Fridays for future.
• Views towards other social members, e.g. LGBTQ inclusivity.
• Campaigns to counter gender bias, e.g. Me Too campaign.
• Rising self-employment and entrepreneurship skills, e.g. India has the third largest start-up ecosystem globally.
• Cultural assertiveness, e.g. Northeastern youth in metro cities.
• Rising political and civil society participation, e.g. international policy think tanks, rights NGOs, etc.
• Increasing outsourcing and consultancy services, e.g. BPO industry of US, UK based companies.

Way ahead:

Globalisation must facilitate equality of opportunities to all and create conditions for an all-round leverage of India’s demographic dividend.