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Conventional Long Form Name
Republic of India
Republic of India
Kashmir region dispute
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The Indo-Pakistani Wars
The Indo-Pakistani Wars
The first conflict between Pakistan and India began in 1947 and ended in 1948. Then the next conflict went from August 1965 to September 1965. The third major conflict between these states lasted from December 3, 1971 to December 6, 1971. Lasty, the most recent major conflict between India and Pakistan was in 1999 and lasted from May to June. On August 15, 1947, independence was won from England, and British India was separated into the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. These new political borders could not be completely established according to religion, leaving many Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India. Violence among religious groups broke out, leading to the Indo-Pakistani Wars. Shortly after gaining independence from England, India and Pakistan went to war in what is called the First Kashmir War. Conflict between these nations lasted for many decades. Today, India and Pakistan continue to have strained relations. They are currently cited as having one of the world’s most dangerous borders. Military members from both countries continue violence across the border, with incidences in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. There continues to be a border dispute over the Kashmir region.
The Indo-Pakistan Wars - WorldAtlas
Kashmir | History, People, Conflict, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Territorial Morphology
Territorial Morphology
India is a compact state, this can make for easier communication and governance of territory. The disadvantages of a compact state include it being easier for invading forces to take over parts of India and to get to their capital. India and Bangladesh have swapped control of some 160 small pockets of land on each other's territory. These exclaves are separated from their country but are also enclaves because they are fully surrounded by another state.
Enclaves swapped in landmark India-Bangladesh border deal - BBC News
Date of Independence
Date of Independence
August 15, 1947, is the date India became independent from England. India was a colony of England and was never a satellite state.
India and Pakistan win independence | August 15, 1947 | HISTORY
Government type
Government type
India has a federal state. The government of India is considered a parliamentary democracy, which means that the executive branch of government is held accountable to the legislative branch. Under this system of government, India has both a President, who is the Head of State, and a Prime Minister, who is the Chief Executive of the executive branch. This country is politically divided into 29 states and 7 territories.
Capital
Capital
The capital of India is New Delhi
Democratization
Democratization
Democratization occurs when a sovereign state moves from a non-democracy to a democracy. All citizens, regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of subjugation have the right to vote under the Citizenship Act. This act shows how all people have the ability to vote demonstrating their high level of democratization. The people of India vote for President and Vice President of India, the Rajya Sabha (council of states) and Lok Sabha (house of the people), State Legislative Assemblies (including Union territories of jammu and kashmir ,Delhi and Puducherry), and State Legislative Councils. This shows their high level of democratization.
Voting in India: Who can vote in India? Complete details on voting eligibility in India
Centripetal Forces
Centripetal Forces
With 80% of the people in India identifying as Hindu, the Hindu religion is a centripetal force that brings people together. The seated Ganesha is a representation of the Hindu god and was made in the 16th century. This shows the longstanding reach of the religion Hinduism.
Seated Ganesha | India, Odisha | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Diwali, one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina to the second day of the light half of the lunar month Karttika. This holiday is celebrated across India and across different religions and bring people together. This festival of lights that stretches back more than 2,500 years shows how the lighting of candles has been practiced for thousands of years.
Diwali | Indian Religious Holiday, Observances, & Facts | Britannica
This image depicts a sign made as anti-muslim propaganda. This human made artifact show the deep forces driving Muslim and Hindu people away from each other.
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Centrifugal
Centrifugal
An ongoing centrifugal force in India is between the religious groups of Hindu and Muslim. Violence against Muslims in India is an issue rooted in historical tensions and political ideologies. This violence encompasses various forms, including communal riots, targeted attacks, and spontaneous assaults. Historical factors dating back to the Partition of British India in 1947 with unresolved territorial disputes, have contributed to ongoing hostilities.
Core or Multicores
Core or Multicores
India is a multi-cored state. India is divided into 29 states and 7 territories. These territories each have some form of self government which is from India being a federal government. This shows the multiple cores of India.
UN Ambassador
UN Ambassador
Supranational Organizations
Supranational Organizations
Economic Alliance
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) is a 2004 agreement that created a free-trade area of 1.6 billion people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with the vision of increasing economic cooperation
Agreement on South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
Political Alliance
A political alliance India is a part of is called BRICS. The group was designed to bring together the world's most important developing countries, to challenge the political and economic power of the wealthier nations of North America and Western Europe. The original 5 BRICS states are an association of the countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Military Alliance
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue among the United States, Japan, India, and Australia (The Quad) has returned to prominence. This organization has operated as both as a meeting format for senior officials to discuss regional security issues and as the basis for a single naval exercise and a single tabletop exercise.
Defining the Diamond: The Past, Present, and Future of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
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