A recent OECD report stated that India created 55m jobs between 2000 and 2005 - the highest among fellow BRIC countries China, Russia and Brazil.

Given that the data on which the report is based is good, Barbad Katte wonders why the politicians aren’t claiming credit.

One would have expected our politicians to have been the first to jump in and claim credit for the employment growth. The Congress is understandably hamstrung in claiming this credit. It was in power for very short time during this period and more over it mistakenly believes that it got voted in because the ‘aam aadmi’ did not see any progress in the early 2000 period.

The BJP on the other hand should be jumping in and claiming credit, so why is it not doing so ? Has it also been brainwashed into believing the ‘aam aadmi saw no progress’ theory peddled by the Congress & the Left ?

If all the jobs are getting created in the services sector, then what of agricultural and manufacturing, asks Achyut Menon

Is there a lesson for all of us? One quick glance on who is hiring is enough to give us enough hints? The employment generated is mostly in service sector. And one can notice it is ironically the ‘war for talent’ one often hears of!!

Are there enough opportunities coming up in agriculture & manufacturing? Would all jobs have a future?