INDIA

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INDIA

• Myths and Realities

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Economic Statistics

• Poverty 36 of the population is below poverty

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Stereotypes

• All Indians are sleeping in the streets
• All Indians live in squatter or shanty towns in
  Indias cities

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REALITY

• Hundreds of millions are middle class and
  millions are rich

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Demographic Statistics

• India has over 1 billion people and the
  population is doubling every 36 years.
• China also has over 1 billion people and their
  population is doubling every 62 years.
• Chinas strict one child policy

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Women Leaders

• This region has elected more women political
  leaders than any other region in the world in
  modern times.
• Pictured here is Indira Gandhi

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Centripetal Forces(uniting forces)

• 82 of the population in India is Hindu
• Strong Federal government
• Strong Congress leadership
• Largest democracy in the world

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Centrifugal Forces(dividing forces)

• 12of population Muslims (120 million) 2
  Christians, 2 Sikhs, 4 Jains, 1 Buddhists
• 17 official languages
• 500 Political Parties
• Caste System (16 of population- 160 million
  people)

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Language

• Over 1,000 languages
• 20 have over a million speakers
• Many dialects of each language traveling from
  village to village the language and dialect may
  differ

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Religion

• Sikhism combines the Muslim belief in one God
  with the Hindu beliefs of reincarnation and karma
  rejects the Caste system
• Jainism emphasizes a strict moral code based on
  preserving life
• Christianity along west coast -

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Islam

• Moghul Empire ruled in India (1526-1707)
• Great Islamic empire led by Genghis Khan
• Taj Mahal symbolizes the glories of the Moghuls
  built by Shah Jahan for wife Mumtaz Mahal
  completed in 1650

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Hinduism

• Polytheistic religion
• 3rd largest religion in the world
• One in every 7 people in the world is a Hindu
  living in India
• Hinduism is said to be a religion of a million
  and one Gods

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Ganges River

• Hindus consider the Ganges River to be holy.
• Ganges purifies the souls of people who bathe in
  it or drink its water
• Hindus worship the river as a goddess and believe
  the river has healing powers

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Pollution of Ganges

• Intense Human Use -scatter the ashes of the dead
  in the river, corpses and dead animals are thrown
  in the river, raw sewage, industrial waste
• People who bathe and drink the water become very
  ill typhoid, hepatitis, or cholera

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Cleaning Up the Ganges

• Require a change in the way people view the river
  Hindus believe the Ganges is too holy to be
  harmed by pollution
• Hindus believe if there is a problem with the
  water, Mother Ganges will fix it
• Require a great deal of time, effort, and money

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Territorial Dispute with Pakistan Kashmir

• After independence the region was partitioned
  Muslims states joined Pakistan while Hindu states
  joined India
• Kashmir unique Muslim state ruled by a Hindu

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Politics and Religions

• Maharajah tried to keep the Kashmir independent
  plan failed.
• Kashmir was ceded to India in 1947, but Pakistani
  soldiers invaded.
• India and Pakistan have fought 2 wars 1965 and
  1971.
• Each control a portion of Kashmir even China
  controls an area which was seized in 1962

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Economics

• Indus River flows through Kashmir
• Tributaries originate in the territory
• Indus crucial source of drinking water for
  Pakistan and unwilling to let India control
• Kashmir is a strategic prize that neither country
  will give up

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Nuclear Nightmare

• 1998 India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons
• World is horrified especially China
• Possibility of nuclear war has made the dispute
  dangerous
• Millions of dollars have been spent on troops,
  arms, and nuclear programs

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Resolving the Conflict

• Offer the people of India and Pakistan peace
• Reduce political tensions in the region
• Allow the countries to spend the money on
  education and address social problems
• Both countries have wide spread poverty