India is a country in South Asia and the country’s origins are rooted in ancient history. The name of the country is derived from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization that was centered around the Indus River Valley. The Indus Valley Civilization, which was known as the Harappa civilization, was located in the northwest corner of now what is known as India. The Indus civilization is one of the three oldest civilizations in the world. India has been long recognized for its vast empires and historic trade routes. The country of India has a storied past that stretches from early civilization to the modern day global power that is today. Important factors in understanding India’s culture are the colonization by Great Britain, the Hindu/Islamic
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Those camps were led by the United States and the Soviet Union respectively. As nations were aligning either with the western democracies or with the communistic countries India found a different way. That way was called the Non-alignment Movement (NAM). The basic tenet of NAM was self-determination and self-reliance for each country that was not viewed through the lens of the Cold War. The main take away from this tenet was that India was willing to deal with any country that respected India’s sovereignty and did not interfere in India’s internal issues. This allowed India to deal with countries from around the world based solely on their relationship with India and not as part of the Cold War (Harshe, 1990). By doing so India was uniquely positioned to take on a greater role on the global stage as the Cold War …show more content…
The Indian government is laid out much like the British government, without the inclusion of a monarchy. The most powerful person in the government is the Prime Minister. However, instead of voting for the Prime Minister the people of India vote for who sits in their Parliament, and the largest party then votes on who will be the Prime Minister. One of the major issues facing India is its continued rise out of poverty. Currently almost 30% of Indians live in poverty and the literacy rate is only at 71%. Almost half of all workers still work in agriculture even though the service sector is the best performing sector of the Indian economy. The major external issues facing India are with Pakistan and China. With Pakistan there is the Kashmir province, a disputed land that has provoked three wars since both India and Pakistan have gained there independence. Along with the conventional wars India has faced issues with Islamic terrorists due to the tensions with Pakistan. With both Pakistan and India possessing nuclear weapons the room for error is slim. Another country that India has issues with that has nuclear weapons in China. China and India has disputed territory on the northern border of India that has resulted in armed conflict in the past. Additionally China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea worries India as many of the sea lanes in the Indian Ocean require safe passage through the South
Those camps were led by the United States and the Soviet Union respectively. As nations were aligning either with the western democracies or with the communistic countries India found a different way. That way was called the Non-alignment Movement (NAM). The basic tenet of NAM was self-determination and self-reliance for each country that was not viewed through the lens of the Cold War. The main take away from this tenet was that India was willing to deal with any country that respected India’s sovereignty and did not interfere in India’s internal issues. This allowed India to deal with countries from around the world based solely on their relationship with India and not as part of the Cold War (Harshe, 1990). By doing so India was uniquely positioned to take on a greater role on the global stage as the Cold War …show more content…
The Indian government is laid out much like the British government, without the inclusion of a monarchy. The most powerful person in the government is the Prime Minister. However, instead of voting for the Prime Minister the people of India vote for who sits in their Parliament, and the largest party then votes on who will be the Prime Minister. One of the major issues facing India is its continued rise out of poverty. Currently almost 30% of Indians live in poverty and the literacy rate is only at 71%. Almost half of all workers still work in agriculture even though the service sector is the best performing sector of the Indian economy. The major external issues facing India are with Pakistan and China. With Pakistan there is the Kashmir province, a disputed land that has provoked three wars since both India and Pakistan have gained there independence. Along with the conventional wars India has faced issues with Islamic terrorists due to the tensions with Pakistan. With both Pakistan and India possessing nuclear weapons the room for error is slim. Another country that India has issues with that has nuclear weapons in China. China and India has disputed territory on the northern border of India that has resulted in armed conflict in the past. Additionally China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea worries India as many of the sea lanes in the Indian Ocean require safe passage through the South