India's Dangerous Demographic Destiny | Mohan Sonti, Vibhuti Jha

Mohan Sonti and Vibhuti Jha discuss India's fertility rate trends, arguing the national rate of 1.9% masks a divergence between communities—Hindu fertility closer to 1.7-1.8 versus an estimated Muslim fertility rate of 3.5-3.8—and the exponential population shifts this could cause over generations. They also make the case for a Uniform Civil Code, arguing that legal and financial empowerment of women (property rights, alimony, child support) is essential to addressing the root causes of these demographic trends.