The Best Contraceptive By Vijay Dandapani India's billion-strong population never fails to elicit a schizophrenic response from the ruling class. From an economic perspective, there is a general consensus that population growth is a negative factor. That perspective is turned on its head, however, when a geo-political or a religious agenda is put forth. In the latter instance, the billion-plus number is played up with a view to asserting strength. An example of that thinking is the argument that sheer numbers warrant a seat for India on the United Nations Security Council. But it is the misguided refrain of over-population...