BBC: India- A million deaths a year from smoking....

For the past decade, India has been reaching its 
tipping point with smoking- the addiction has never 
been greater and more people are dying from tobacco 
related illnesses than ever before. 

The death toll is about a million a year. 

India has about 120 million smokers. 
Article from BBC archives.
BBC: India is now facing a million deaths a year from smoking