India’s cities are likewise growing at an astounding rate. The nation’s capital, Delhi, grew from 2.85 million in 1965 to 30 million in 2020. The city grows by roughly 700,000 inhabitants per year and is estimated to grow to 43 million by 2035. India’s minister for housing and urban affairs claims that in order to keep up with the growth, “between now and 2030, we need to build something like 700 to 900 million square meters of urban space every year, which means one Chicago every year.”