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India: The next global superpower?

May 15, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Overwhelming Job Applications

  • Mumbai police advertised 8,000 positions and received 650,000 applications.
  • Indian Railways advertised 140,000 jobs and 24 million people applied.
ANECDOTE

Delhi's Overcrowding

  • Amrit Dhillon describes Delhi's constant traffic jams and overcrowded public transport.
  • She highlights the scarcity of resources like water and the intense competition for basic necessities.
INSIGHT

Population Discussion Taboo

  • India's population will soon surpass China's, but this isn't widely discussed.
  • Forced sterilization policies in the 1970s made population control a taboo topic.
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