Out in the cold

This year’s Budget presentation was preceded by hope that there would be a departure from the past. On the last ...

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The loving link

In Indian cities, the number of elderly without children feeling insecure and seeking help has been rising. Police records reveal ...

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Spend on pension, care

India’s older population has trebled since Independence and is now significantly at 100 million. But the number of people over ...

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Pension system is overdue

It has long been alleged that one reason people in developing countries have so many children is for old age ...

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The new old age homes

I was in Australia and visiting a relative, an elderly uncle living in a retirement home in Melbourne. The visit ...

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Learn from ageing Japan

Recently I had a chat with Professor Masahiro Fujiwara, President of a Japanese Foundation celebrating its 100th anniversary. He said ...

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