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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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