In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that explosive population growth could be a hindrance to India’s efforts in lifting people out of poverty. He suggested that if this trend is not checked, welfare spending gains may be nullified. The term ‘population explosio...

India’s electoral constituencies remain frozen in time: they still represent populations based on the 1971 census. While our population has grown by leaps and bounds, the number of constituencies have remained the same. Consequently, while each Lok Sabha Member of Parliament represented approximat...