Speaking as an Indian There is a presumption in that article that population numbers are all that matters. There's a lot more that needs to be analyzed - for

Speaking as an Indian There is a presumption in that article that population numbers are all that matters. There's a lot more that needs to be analyzed - for example the natural resources available and the productivity and availability of education and healthcare for the population. To be clear, I believe there is plenty of opportunity as well as risk for India. The article seems to gloss over the risks For example India's biggest threat might actually be its depleting ground water https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/why-india-does-not-have-enough-water-to-drink-1557669-2019-06-28 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/why-india-does-not-hav... https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/videos/indias-disappearing-water https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/videos/indias-disappearing-wa...