Indian Subcontinent

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South Asia

Very Troubled Giant

Top 10 Populated Countries

China1,270,000,000

India1,030,000,000

United States281,421,906

Indonesia 224,784,210

Brazil 172,860,370

Russia 146,001,176

Pakistan 141,553,775

Bangladesh 129,194,224

Japan 126,549,976

Nigeria 123,337,822

Los Angeles Times March 29, 2001

Bulging population
Limited resources
Many Cultural and Religious conflicts
Economic Inequities

All of these things combine to hamper this region in its economic and social progress

All of these help create Political instability for most countries in the region

BE DE AE (define)

South Asia-BE

Indus river civilization-Hinduism-Caste system is established
Birth of Siddhartha …Buddha 6th century B.C.
900’s Islam diffuses into and through this region, by 1300’s the Punjab region is almost totally Muslim

Islam appealed to the Hindus of the lower levels of the Caste system.

South Asia-DE

-British gain control of the European spice, cotton, silk, and tea trade

-British East India Company -- All intra- asia trade

-The company was the Governing Administration

Very Ineffective - Corrupt

1857-Sepoy Rebellion-British Government takes over Administration of India as a colony-

The Raj = rule until 1947

British Economic Exploitation

Typical=as in the US
Changed India from a manufacturing country (exporting=profit) to a country that exported raw materials

Imported finished (manufactured) goods-

Increased costs hurt farmers the most-majority of the populations were farmers

British Economic Exploitation (cont.)

British attempted to end the caste system- Still exists
British could not unify the subcontinent (South Asia)
Because the government attempted to meet agreements made by the British

East India Company=these agreements

-Created 600 sovereign territories

-Small territories had “advisers”

British Economic Exploitation (cont.)

Large ones had commissioners or Governors who would give and receive information-mandates-Laws, etc. from the “Viceroy of India”

Who had to communicate needs-concern to and from parliament

British colonization had its positive influences also

Creation of the “Great Indian Railroad” highway system

Positive influences of British colonization

Irrigation canals
Increased education
Stopped “suttee”

Female Infanticide

(child) arranged marriages

“Caste System”

After Europeans

A.E. India becomes a federal State (1947)

23 states

7 Union Territories

Lingua Franca = English

Pakistan is created - Islamic Republic

GANDHI

Major Religions

India Pakistan

Hindu 85+ % Muslim 92%

Muslim 11% Christian 1%

Sikh 2%

Although India occupies only 2.4% of the world's land area, it supports over 16% of the world's population. Currently it is the second most populous nation on Earth, though if current trends persist, India will replace China as the most populous nation in less than 40 years. Almost 40% of Indians are younger than 15 years of age. More than 70% of the people live in more than 550,000 villages, and the remainder in more than 200 towns and cities.