t is one of India’s biggest assets : a one billion plus population that provides a growing economy with a seemingly inexhaustible and youthful labor force. It is also one of India’s biggest problems – burdening and straining the nation’s resources. Knowing that India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populated nation in the next few decades, the Indian government is trying desperate measures to keep the lid on an issue that could cause headaches to policymakers in the years to come.