History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial
The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial
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