India's problem is unique

India's problem is unique. While countries with falling population are better able to cope with AI cannibalizing jobs, India's expanding population is no longer going to be touted as a 'population dividend' to be reaped. It was a fallacy created by the Western media, harping on the population increase as a savior for India. It is more a curse that is extremely difficult to exorcise.

India, even if it tries to mitigate the problem is unable to make effective use of population control measures for logistical reasons. Birth control measures do not reach effectively into the rural areas and the uneducated. This is also a problem for the Philippines for religious reasons, but I do not want to talk about that. Both are caught in a bind, with maybe the Philippines facing less severe consequences.


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