Stalin didn’t ask couples to have 16 children. And it wouldn’t solve the dependency ratio problem. Southern states already have a higher-than-average unemployment rate.
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Very sensible article. Although Stalin did not mention the number, the point is Stalin did ask couples to have more children. Hopefully people are too smart to fall for this as governments across India and at the Centre have failed in providing even the basic necessities for a decent life and having more children just makes it worse. If India wants to grow it’s economy the way is to increase productivity not children.
Very sensible article. Although Stalin did not mention the number, the point is Stalin did ask couples to have more children. Hopefully people are too smart to fall for this as governments across India and at the Centre have failed in providing even the basic necessities for a decent life and having more children just makes it worse. If India wants to grow it’s economy the way is to increase productivity not children.
Excellent analysis!