India: A tale of a young country and old Presidents
I haven’t blogged in almost a month and a lot has happened during this time. The biggest news coming out of India is the election of it’s first lady President. Even though the President’s role in India is mostly ceremonial, there was a lot of drama and controversy. I was talking to someone and she argued that the President’s post must be eliminated- her argument was the President has no real executive powers and is a burden on the taxpayer’s money (even after the end of term). This inspite of the fact that the President plays a key role in forming governments at the central and state level.
All controversy apart, she had one thing in common with her predecessors – at age 72, she followed the tradition of Indian President’s being well into their 60s or early 70s at the time of beginning their term. So bored out of my mind and out of curiosity, I pulled some numbers together and plotted a graph. Given that more than half of India is under 25 years age and a third under 15, doesn’t the country need a younger president?
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