Unravelling India's population surge.

Overpopulation is an ever-growing issue that affects multiple countries around the globe, including India. From 1955 to 2022, China remained the most populous country in the world, followed by India.

However, the April 2023 report shows that India's population has dramatically changed. The country pulled ahead and surpassed its neighbour with a 1.428 billion population, a 0.68 percent increase from the previous year, leaving behind China with a 1.425 billion population. The restrictive policies that limited families to three children have vividly reduced China's birth rate. On the contrary, India has no such effective policies to curb the population surge; hence the number is still increasing.

While the overpopulation monster is having its way, India is oblivious to its severe implications. The country cannot compete with China because of its huge labour force to yield demographic dividends as the majority of the Indian population is uneducated and below the poverty line. It has been predicted that by 2050, the world population will be 9.8 billion, and India will have a population of 1.7 billion.

This raises the issue of how the Indian government will solely impose its will on the most religiously diverse people. Overpopulation will certainly have a substantial impact on several aspects of the country including its society, economy, environment, and infrastructure.

First of all, when the population grows, the basic needs of individuals increase, which puts huge pressure on the country's limited resources, such as water, food, energy, and raw materials. This leads to resource depletion and the subsequent emergence of inflation. Due to low income, people with huge families cannot sustain themselves for too long against inflation. Therefore, the substantial financial load tends to push households to reduce their quality of life,such as taking less care of their health, which makes them more vulnerable to life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis, diarrhoea, and malaria.

In conclusion, overpopulation is an ongoing issue in India, and the country is unaware of its rising dangers. There are many countries with huge populations but it mainly depends on how it is managed and addressed. For instance, the way China has developed birth policies and kept modifying them to control their population is an example for the whole world. Similarly, India needs to show a serious concern to tame the population monster. The government must develop strong...