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The Silent Grey Tsunami: A Structural Analysis of India’s Demographic Transition and the Political Economy of Aging

Author Name : Dr. Nilanjana Roy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56025/IJARESM.2026.1404260064

 

ABSTRACT This paperexamines the profound socio-economic challenges resulting from India’s "compressed" demographic transition. As fertility rates drop below replacement levels and life expectancy rises, India faces a unique "developing country paradox," characterized by a population that is "getting old before getting rich". Utilizing data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, the research focuses on three critical structural vulnerabilities: