Wrong question. India is not number one in all the negative things that you've mentioned. Poverty: In the picture, you can see that India is one of the largest contributer of global GDP in 1 AD to 1700. read more
Poverty and Slums are continuously rising. which cunningly smart Rats(RICH) are using for their own growth in terms of money and land. we should understand why a farmer becoming poor and a seller earning huge. who are they residing in the slums, are they aliens or non human ofcourse not. read more
The same reason thats causing problems in almost every demographic aspect of this country, OVERPOPULATION. Just to clarify slums in metropolitan areas are increasing due to this. People move to cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata and there cities already have populations of over 10 million. Mumbai has almost 22 million people. read more
Rural poverty is one thing, but urban areas added a whole new breed of revolting aspects to it: diseases, violence (more than at the countryside), disintegration of communities and the social fabric. But building and increasing the size of cities obviously costs billions and India was somewhat short of cash at the time. read more