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In the right-wing political parlance, Muslims are labelled as a community that is devoted to doubling its population and occupying land illegally. However, according to India's last census in 2011, Muslims make up only 14% of the population, while Hindus 80%. 

India will soon be history’s most populous country. But the growth is uneven, and the Himalayan state of Sikkim is offering cash incentives to encourage births.

The prevalent idea that the poor are responsible for the depletion of natural resources is fallacious

A growing population adds more pressure on key resources, but it also brings opportunities for economic growth if certain factors are capitalised on in a time-bound fashion, say demography experts.