Don't forget this 1.7B population is just INDIA itself and you can't really trust their unreliable stats and census that their current day population is 1.4B.
Their government might just be reporting a rough number.

At the same time their population diaspora that has now spread across the globe in US, UK, Australia/NZ taking up new citizenship their Indian race will also soon replace the Whites by 2030.



New Zealand is now just 55.9% European, census shows – Whites set to be a minority by 2028
https://www.noticer.news/new-zealand-becomi...ority-european/

NZ Migrants by Country 2019 vs 2023