The drop in India’s ranking in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Index released this week is likely to reverse next year as reforms has been stepped up since the general election. However, the index does highlight a key structural weakness of the economy: the extremely low rate of female participation in the workforce.
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