India's declining birth rate signals demographic shift from overpopulation fears
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The Economist
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Summary
India is shifting from a decades-long narrative warning about overpopulation to now cautioning about declining birth rates. The country's historical approach included aggressive sterilization campaigns in the 1970s targeting the poor, often forcibly. As Indian school textbooks are being updated, they will reflect a new concern: having too few babies rather than too many. This demographic shift is not limited to wealthy nations but is also occurring in developing countries like India.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTwo or three children, enough
They will warn not of the dangers of having too many babies, but of the risks of having too few
It is not just rich places that are becoming less fertile
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