India's first caste census: will it level up or be an election tool?

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NEW DELHI -- In an apparent policy shift, the Indian government has recently decided to include caste details of all Indians in the country's census exercise for the first time since independence in 1947.
The move could have major political implications and lead to demands for increased…

This story appeared on asia.nikkei.com, 2025-05-27 00:00:00.
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