demography

The Home Minister made it clear that the technologies used would be developed or modified indigenously. DRDO's surveillance platforms and Indian drone manufacturers like Garuda Aerospace and ideaForge make up the hardware layer's backbone.

China, which had once enforced birth limits, is now taxing contraception, underscoring how demographic control has come full circle, from fear of too many people to anxiety over too few.

The study titled “Change in Religious Composition across Districts in India from 2001 to 2011” stated that at the national level, the Hindu population came down slightly, from 80.46% in 2001 to 79.8% in 2011. But the Muslim population rose from 13.43% to 14.23%. Even Christians saw a marginal rise in their share.

Notably, the official data indicates that the share of Hindus in Kerala’s total population has dropped from 54.73% in 2011 to 52.61% in 2021. The share of Christians has gone down from 18.38% to 17.87%. Meanwhile, the share of Muslims in the state’s population has skyrocketed from 26.56% to 29.14%.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We have lost many districts. This is not a political issue for me. It is a matter of life and death for me.”

In Muslim majority Baramulla, Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh has emerged victorious, defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's Omar Abdullah. Sheikh’s victory came as a shock to Omar Abdullah’s party. It highlighted the electorate’s desire to have a fresh representation in the region.

Between 1950 and 2015, population share of Hindus in India declined by 7.8% while Muslim share grew by 43.15% - EAC-PM report

Madras High Court judge has said that the Constitution of India will cease to exist if the country’s 'demographic profile' is changed.

The local Hindus allege that some people belonging to Muslim community have purchased houses in these areas initially at a very high rate and then once the prices of the areas fell, they have usurped remaining houses owned by Hindu residents are very low prices.

The mosque currently has a Wazu (ablution) tap and a sizeable prayer floor that is visible from the outside. Advocate Sharma stated that the mosque in the street was originally a Brahmin Hindu's home that was bought and converted into a mosque.