Why is Indian Subcontinent and China so heavily populated as compared to other regions of old world like Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

by solute24

What are the reasons for this? Is it simply because fertile lands of Indian Subcontinent were able to sustain more population? What is the contribution of events such as Black death, mongol invasion, world wars and immigration to new world on it? Are there any other factors?

stevezilla
HoldenTite

If you are interested in this subject, you should definitely read Jared Diamond's "Collapse"

He gives a very detailed, scientific approach to how certain areas are able to maintain large populations while others may stay low consistently while other boom and bust over time.

Edit:Really? Downvoted because I gave a reading suggestion about a topic this person was asking about? And oh by the way, the book literally answers this guy's question.