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South Asia Today
India and Its Neighbors
India’s Culture• second most populated
country (over 1.1 billion people)
• Most Indians live…– in rural areas.– in the North.– along the coast.– in extended families.– in castes.
• Hindi and English are official languages.
• Most Indians practice Hinduism.
India’s Government
• World’s largest democracy (federal republic)• Government structure:– Prime Minister (runs the country)
– President (little power)– Parliament
India’s Economy• Although India is one
of the world’s highest GDPs, many of its people live in poverty.
• Most Indians work in agriculture.
• There is an increasing numbersof high tech and industrial jobs.
• Currency is the rupee.
Issues and Challenges Facing India
• Urbanization:– high population
density (overcrowded)– poverty– educational inequality• caste system• gender inequality
– environmental issues• deforestation• Asian Brown Cloud• water pollution
So What’s the Deal with Pakistan?
• Although Hinduism is the major religion , India has a large Muslim (Islam) population.
• During British colonization of India, conflict between Hindus and Muslims escalated.
• As the British were ending their colonial rule of India in 1947, India was partitioned (divided) into two separate nations:– India stayed a predominantly a Hindu nation.– Pakistan became a predominantly Muslim nation.
• The partition caused mass chaos with over 15 million Indians moving from one region to another and riots taking place in protest of the division.
India’s Partition
India & Pakistan Today
• The partition of India originally left both countries devastated.
• Since their division, two wars have been fought between the countries.
• conflict over the area of Kashmir
• terrorism and nuclear weapons