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"India will surpass China as the country with the world’s largest population in
2023, according to the
United Nations World Population Prospects 2022 report.
The UN also projects the global population has reached eight billion as of
Tuesday.
As early as March 2022, reports circulated on Chinese social media that India’s
population had already surpassed China’s, though this was later dispelled by
experts.
Women in India today are having fewer children than their mothers had. But
despite a lower fertility rate, the country’s population is still growing.
The idea the country should adopt something like China’s former “one-child
policy” has been moving from the fringe to the political mainstream.
But the notion that India should emulate China’s past population policies is
misguided at best, and dangerous at worst.
Both countries are struggling with the legacy of harsh population policies, and
stricter population controls in India could have disastrous consequences for
women and minority communities.
Given Australia’s growing ties to India, it should be concerned about what
population policy could mean for the erosion of democratic norms in India."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
