India's powerful Hindu nationalist organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has urged families to have three children each, citing concerns over the nation's declining birth rate.
Despite India being the world's most populous nation with 1.46 billion people, its total fertility rate has fallen to below two children per woman, according to the UN Population Fund's 2025 report. This trend coincides with the country's accelerating economic growth.
