India, world's most populous country, sees sign of future shrinking

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NEW DELHI -- India has dislodged neighboring Asian giant China as the world's most populous country, but its women are having fewer babies than before, a new United Nations report indicates.
The South Asian nation's population is estimated to have reached 1.46 billion this year and is…

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