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INDIAN AND RUSSIAN YOUTH: COMMON GOALS AND CHALLENGES IN 21ST CENTURY. “Youth is the pillar of the nation.” The development of the nation depends on the youth and their potential. The role of them is vital to make nation strong. Their dreams, goals and challenges are not only theirs’ but the nations’ also. Before starting to clearly analyze  the goals and challenges of any country like Russia or India, there is a need to understand about the world’s youth. They are going through critical time and are big facing big challenges such as, drug abuse, crime, violence, sexuality, poverty, quality education, health problems and many others. All these are related and liked with each other. In as much as lack of quality education has a tremendous effect on crime and violence. Now, they have goals to come out of all these challenges and abuses with a degree of success. Apart from all these, they have new challenges as identity crises (who am I?), a sense of hopelessness  (where am I going to?), moral issues (right and wrong) etc. India and Russia have a long time bilateral ties and relations in fields of political mutual dependence, science and technology, co operation, cultural etc. Youth of both the countries more or less, have similar goals and challenges, even though Russia and India are two different countries having different political systems and cultural backgrounds. Globalization has caused negative impact on the social life  and culture of both the countries. Challenges and goals can be described as below:- •	Education from primary to higher level •	Unemployment •	Violence of illicit drugs and alcohol ( mainly in Russia) •	Migration to other countries for good living standard and earnings. •	Health problems •	Social, cultural and moral challenges •	Political issues ( as lack of belief in politicians and party) Similarly, the youth of both the countries have share goals:- •	To get good education •	To Participate in political activities to in formulation public oriented  policies for the nation •	To acquire such knowledge and skills which can help them in acquiring quality job in their country only •	To get moral, cultural and social  education The goals and the challenges are related with each other. In other words, the two faces of one coin. Without discussing the challenges, it is difficult to achieve the goals. Both India and Russia, are developing countries and the youth have similar goals and facing the same challenges in 21st century. The youth of India constitute half of the population of the nation. They are facing a number of challenges in the areas of education, unemployment, migration and means of living. Education is the most important element of human potential. According to the UN report, the Indian youth in 21st century are facing the formidable challenges in the areas of education and unemployment. Quality education is not available for urban youth and much less for the rural. Only good and quality education can create high job opportunities and thus raise living standards. Poor education decreases the number of qualified and skilled labour, which is require to develop a country in all spheres as technology, education, economy, politics etc. When they do not get job they have to migrate from one place to another. Our urban youth is facing this problems because these urban areas are not developed for education and acquire job in their area or region only. During the Independence Day address to the nation last year, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India              Dr. Manmohan Singh mentioned that “India needs to ensure far greater availability of educational opportunities at the higher education level so that we have not just a literate youth but a skilled youth, with skills which can fetch gainful employment. However, he expressed concern about the fact that as a country endowed with huge human resources, we cannot let the imminent shortage of skilled employees be a constraint to India's development.” The second major challenge in front of the Indian youth, mainly urban youth, is health challenge. This problem starts in the womb. According to the World Bank, the effect of undernourishment during the first eight years after birth can be devastating and enduring. It impacts the individual’s health as well as the ability to learn, communicate, think analytically, socialize effectively and adapt to new environments and people. Our young generation is facing problems as tuber clauses, HIV/AIDS, anemia etc. the future of the country is depend on the healthy youth and mind, so it is the concern for the county and our youth. According to the International Youth foundation nearly 36000 people age of 15 to 24 die each year in Russia. Their higher rate of death from violence related to the use of alcohol and drugs. UN report indicates that at the age of 14 youth more addicted to tobacco and alcohol. poor health and drug and alcohol addiction is the serious threaten to the nation economic growth more than individual because this the part of the day to day life of Russian youth, which is causing bad health of youth. This the biggest challenge in front of Russian youth. Migration of Indian youth to other countries in search of work and better living standard also a challenge. The question arise in front of the youth where to move, what are their capabilities to achieve the goals. This process effects the development of the country, directly or indirectly. In Russia, the desire to move abroad is significantly stronger among young people between 15 and 19, and it concerns all socioeconomic categories without distinction. Migration has become a pressing issue on the Russian political and economic agenda. While the issue of immigration is more frequently in  the spotlight as Russia is now considered the  second country welcoming the largest number  of migrants in the world after the USA, emigration and internal migration 25 are also major concerns. Social, Culture and moral values and ethics of both the countries Russia and India are same. Youth is very much fascinated by the globalization which introduced the new norms of culture and social values and added the new ethics of moral. Globalization changed the ethics and values. Joint family system in India is declining day by day. It affects the culture and values and the expectation of the society and parents. In Russia the divorce rate is increasing rapidly. There is a big generation gap, which is the main concern of youth. Political challenges are the challenges, which our youth of 21st century is facing. Every third person in every city of India is categorized to be a 'youth' and therefore around 50% of the country's population comprises of this youth ( according to Indian census age 0-25). This way, the youth has major roles to play in the Indian politics. Due to instable politics they do not believe to pursue politics as career. In their opinion the politicians are corrupt. They are confuse, which party they should follow and who is better for the future of the country. Today’s youth is tomorrow’s future. If they don’t participate or believe in politics, than who will run the nation. But the very recent incident in Delhi (rape case of Nirbhaya), which attracted the lakhs of youth from all over India towards the Government and political system. That mob of our youth showed that they are ready and have goal and courage to change the system. Similarly Russian youth is more concern about their future and career. They are not ready but the recent situation and the great efforts of the government, making their mind to contribute their talent in government. Their contribution will defiantly help in building nation. Latest data from opinion polls shows that Russia’s 18-25 age group, youth is motivated, happy and optimistic for the future with the way their lives are running in the Russian Federation of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. It shows the political and economical stability in Russia which will help them to achieve their goals.

Governments of both the countries are working to engage its young population through providing them civil services, creating new job opportunities in own country,  generating revenues for  cultural exchange programs, games   and other activities. So, that the younger generation could build a “new identity” and fulfill their dreams.