India's Population Boom: Boon Or Bane?

Sanghmitra Singh, Lead, Policy and Programmes, Population Foundation of India

28-Apr-23 07:45

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India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country, reaching 1.43 billion people by the end of the month. We discuss what these demographic shifts mean for policymakers with Sanghmitra Singh from the Population Foundation of India.

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Produced by: Mark Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: politics, international, economy

Tags: india population, gender equality, family planning,

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