India's Hunger Problem The problem of hunger and famine is found in the nation of India. Hunger or famine, a severe shortage in food supply, affects much of the region in India. Many health and economic problems result due to famine. As India became independent their economy failed and left most of the region starving. After World War I, India was fighting for its independence from Britain, when it finally succeeded, they began to modernize the nation. This led to future problems in India. The economy was poorly ran and they suffered from uneven food production and distribution, therefore this pushed India to import large amounts from