Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism under Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru led to independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. Fundamental concerns in India include the ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and ethnic strife, all this despite impressive gains in economic investment and output.
Demographic Data
Capital: New Delhi
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 82.1%
Government efficiency: 45.3%
Population's support to government: 81.9%
Area: 2,973,190 square kilometers
Habitable land: 83.0%
Farmable land: 55.0%
Total population: 936,545 thousands
Population's growth: 1.8%
Country's development level: 4,360
Economic Data
GNP: 1,253,900,000,000
Industralisation: 26.8%
International funding: 3,134,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 6,173
Military Data
Technological generation: 2
Number of rebels: 37,461
Rebels development: 3,924
Rebels technological access: 3,051