The Resmed’s 2026 Global Sleep Survey suggests that for many, particularly in India, sleep is increasingly being shaped by forces beyond individual control. The drivers of sleep deprivation in India reveal that slumber, once a pursuit that was intensely private, has now become a political issue. Research on sleep inequality points to irregular scheduling, long working hours and low wages as central structural causes of poor sleep. Sleep deprivation reduces civic engagement, weakens decision-making, and deepens inequality by limiting the ability to challenge existing conditions. Sleep deprivation thus reflects modern overlapping crises: climate change, economic insecurity and geopolitical instability.

Source: The Telegraph March 29, 2026 12:22 UTC