Is the Growth, Development, and Government Sustainable?

• Japan: Growth is obviously not sustainable, and the population is already shrinking. Development and government however appear to be very healthy. Japan continues to be one of the most technologically advanced countries on the globe, and retains a relatively stable government. While the population dips, Japan continues to advance in other areas.
• India: No. The population growth and industrial development are off the charts, and the government has not been able to control it. Some economic reforms after liberalization have helped, but haven't fixed the problem because India's government is still corrupt. As a complex, overpopulated, and diverse society, many people see it as a microcosm of the future United States and World as the global population steadily grows -- and things aren't looking too good. At India's rate of growth, environmental problems, disease, and poverty are MAJOR threats the land and people. The Environmental Sustainability Index rates India 101 out of 146 as a place with sustainable growth, drawing on ESI's evaluation off India's health, governance, technology, and international relations compared to other countries. India represents the difficult path all developing countries in today's world must take because, now, countries have to remember the environment when becoming developed through the use of heavy machinery. India's population is supposed to overtake that of China by 2030, but estimates show that the glaciers of the Himalayas may no longer even be able to supply the Ganges (India's largest river and water source) by that same year.