NEW DELHI, Oct 31:India is a young nation, but the demographic dividend can become a “demographic burden” if it is not channelised properly, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday.

He addressed a gathering at an event held at Manekshaw Centre here to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and also interacted with the audience.

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi was also present on the dais at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue: Young Leaders Forum hosted by the Army and defence think-tank Centre for Land Warfare Studies.

Rijiju, in his address, emphasised that the aim of making a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is not just “wishful thinking” but it is a “journey to make our country a foremost nation in the world”.

The minister said he felt that with the prowess of the armed f

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