Today’s Today’s Issues in Issues in South AsiaSouth Asia

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Population Population ExplosionExplosion

Over 1 billion Over 1 billion inhabitants in Indiainhabitants in India

People lack People lack basic basic necessitiesnecessities

Population Population ExplosionExplosion

South Asia is home to South Asia is home to 22% of the world’s 22% of the world’s population but these population but these people live on only 3% people live on only 3% of the world’s land area.of the world’s land area.

Population Population ExplosionExplosion

Consequences:Consequences:Wide spread povertyWide spread povertyIlliteracy Illiteracy Poor sanitationPoor sanitationLack of health Lack of health education = diseaseeducation = disease

Managing Population Managing Population GrowthGrowth

““Let’s have small families Let’s have small families for a stronger India”for a stronger India”

Children are source of Children are source of incomeincome

Children represent Children represent security in old agesecurity in old age

Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather

Monsoon Seasons:Monsoon Seasons:Summer Monsoon – stir Summer Monsoon – stir up powerful storms, up powerful storms, floodingflooding

Winter Monsoon – Winter Monsoon – carries little moisture, carries little moisture, droughtsdroughts

Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather

Physical Impacts of Physical Impacts of MonsoonsMonsoonsFloodingFloodingCyclonesCyclonesDroughtsDroughts

Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather

Economic Impact of Economic Impact of MonsoonsMonsoonsAgriculture is difficultAgriculture is difficultLose homes and Lose homes and familiesfamiliesCan’t afford to rebuildCan’t afford to rebuild

Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather

Political TensionsPolitical TensionsIndia and India and BangladeshBangladeshWater rightsWater rights

The Fight over The Fight over KashmirKashmir

India vs. PakistanIndia vs. PakistanKashmir ceded to India in Kashmir ceded to India in 19471947

Kashmir is mostly MuslimKashmir is mostly MuslimFighting from 1947 to Fighting from 1947 to 19711971

The Fight over The Fight over KashmirKashmir

India and Pakistan India and Pakistan each control a part each control a part of Kashmirof Kashmir

Nuclear threats Nuclear threats began in 1998began in 1998