Population Control
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Why punitive population-control measures are harmful and distract from the real problem – inequality
Higher fertility rates are a symptom of underdevelopment rather than the cause of it.
Sushant Kumar
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Assam plans to form ‘population army’ to curb birth rate in Muslim areas
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 10,000 more ASHA workers and 1,000 local youth will raise awareness about birth control measures.
Scroll Staff
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Peru's untold stories of forced sterilisation are being heard at last
In the 1990s, thousands of people in Peru were sterilised without their consent – but finally they now have a way to tell the world.
Matthew Brown and Karen Tucker, The Conversation
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt to murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy