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Well, India is different I think because it's a matter of national importance. I guess the Indian government really has no other option besides forcing the idea

by Cyph0n 10y ago

Well, India is different I think because it's a matter of national importance. I guess the Indian government really has no other option besides forcing the idea of contraceptives onto the population. This is not a bad thing, but I just want to clarify that overpopulation is a very strong motivator, and is something that few countries in the world have to deal with.

JBReefer 10y ago
Few Western countries. Population is a huge problem in much of Asia. We should all praise the success of Bangladesh in addressing the problem so quickly, they really dodged a bullet there.
- e12e 10y ago
  Quite few countries, and the common theme isn't really "the west" anymore, but rather the "not too poor to have decent education" : https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_growth https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_...
sandGorgon 10y ago
i agree. Population is an existential crisis here and that probably breaks through mental barriers. Having said that, I would also say that contraception (and its weird, twisted forms) are very much part of our culture ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pregnant_King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pregnant_King
somberi 10y ago
There are two India's if you look only from rate of population growth. The four southern states have a similar accrual rates that of the west, and rate of increase in the "northern" states. To quote the article referenced below: "..Nine Indian states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra) had fertility rates less than the replacement level of 2.1. Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at 1.7, had lower fertility levels than Norway and the Netherlands, at 1.9 and 1.8 respectively." http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ageing-india-south-india-oldest-northeast-youngest-77793 http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ageing-india-south-ind...

by Cyph0n 10y ago

JBReefer 10y ago

Few Western countries. Population is a huge problem in much of Asia. We should all praise the success of Bangladesh in addressing the problem so quickly, they really dodged a bullet there.

e12e 10y ago
Quite few countries, and the common theme isn't really "the west" anymore, but rather the "not too poor to have decent education" : https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_growth https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_...

sandGorgon 10y ago

i agree. Population is an existential crisis here and that probably breaks through mental barriers. Having said that, I would also say that contraception (and its weird, twisted forms) are very much part of our culture ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pregnant_King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pregnant_King

somberi 10y ago

There are two India's if you look only from rate of population growth. The four southern states have a similar accrual rates that of the west, and rate of increase in the "northern" states. To quote the article referenced below: "..Nine Indian states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra) had fertility rates less than the replacement level of 2.1. Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at 1.7, had lower fertility levels than Norway and the Netherlands, at 1.9 and 1.8 respectively." http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ageing-india-south-india-oldest-northeast-youngest-77793 http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ageing-india-south-ind...