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A costly policy error by China should be a cautionary tale for India

Indias fertility rate has fallen below replacement level, prompting an EAC-PM working paper to argue that population control should no longer be a policy goal. Pointing to Chinas difficulty reversing decades of low fertility, the paper says India should phase out sterilisation-linked incentives and two-child norms while retaining access to contraception and reproductive healthcare.

19 Sep 2026 3:43 pm