In April 2023, India achieved a significant milestone that will shape the trajectory of its urbanization going forward. According to data from the United Nations, the South Asian subcontinent is now home to over 1.4286 billion people, overtaking the former leader China’s count of 1.4257 billion. With a population boom that is estimated to grow at a 0.7% rate annually, India faces several challenges and opportunities in its path to becoming a global power. How will India’s rising demography influence its built environment?
Infrastructural development in the country reached its first momentous breakthrough on August 15th,1947, the day India was declared an independent nation from British rule. At that point, India was a young country establishing itself in a post-war global network. 76 years later, the nation has grown into the third-largest primary energy consumer, the second-largest military force, the fifth-largest economy, and now, the most populous country. At the moment, India is setting forth its ambitions on a world stage.
