Or, Solving the Birthrate Crisis to Avoid a Sci-Fi Indian Future
Presentation at ReSum26, Porto, Portugal, May 30, 2026 (watch here)
My mother-in-law is a huge fan of The Expanse. So, in familial solidarity, I committed to watching the first season. Besides the predictable modern Hollywood-stereotype cast (smart Black female engineer, White male oaf, etc.), there were some roles I thought not far from the truth if demographic trends continue.
For example, the leader of Earth’s new UN-led globalist empire is an Indian woman. Although I’m aware the actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is ethnically Iranian, the character of Chrisjen Avasarala is written explicitly as Indian in the series. (Modern Indian culture currently brags the highest count of child brides in the world as reported by Girls Not Brides, but the writers are optimistic about the global future of feminism.)
Today’s Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP is quite open about its desire to use the Indian diaspora to extend India’s influence globally. In their 2014 election manifesto, they called the diaspora, “a vast reservoir to articulate the national interests and affairs globally,” a tool “harnessed for strengthening Brand India.”
There are currently about 1.51 billion Indians worldwide, and they are looking to export their 45 million surplus males. This Spring, just before the Remigration Summit conference, EU and Scandinavian leaders gleefully agreed to accept Indian credentials to allow for easier migration into Western countries. (We reviewed the deal here.) This was not put to a vote. But now, with the EU facing a 15% youth unemployment rate, nearly three million young Europeans will now have the opportunity to compete with Indians in their home countries. And what this means for the future of Iceland, a country of a mere 400,000 or so people, I shudder to think.
Meanwhile, ethnic Europeans make up only 8-12% of the world’s population. And that percentage is shrinking rapidly. In many European and American major cities, we are becoming a demographic minority within one generation. That leaves the question: is there anyone thinking about our future? Who is our Narendra Modi?
In this presentation, given at the last Remigration Summit in Porto, Portugal, I evaluate the range of policy efforts in Western nations to boost their fertility rates. I also discuss how Remigration plays a vital role in the success or failure of any policy program.
Whether we have a future at all will depend on it.