
Should India Have More Babies? | Nothing But The Truth S2 | Ep 150
8/21/2026
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s move to extend one-year maternity leave to mothers having a third child marks a striking reversal of India’s old “Hum Do, Hamare Do” philosophy. But does India really need more babies — or better jobs, skills and opportunities for the young people it already has? This week on Nothing But The Truth, Raj Chengappa examines the North-South fertility divide, ageing, migration, delimitation, fiscal federalism and the politics of population.
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Produced by Areeb Raza
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