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Singh's State Visit to Build on U.S.-India Relations...Obama administration approved a $2.1 billion sale of eight P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft to India - the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date, according to news reports. In January 2008 the United States sold six C-130J Super... In this article: India, United States, Manmohan Singh, Climate change, Strategic partnership, Robert Gibbs, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and White House |
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Reuters | 5 hours ago
Q+A: India, U.S. seek to move beyond cliches on ties
...repeat their commitment to expanding educational ties, whereby U.S. educational institutions set up satellite campuses in India. India's growing appetite for arms purchases -- budgeted to rise almost 24 percent to $28.9 billion this year...
In this article: United States, Manmohan Singh, Climate change, New Delhi, Washington, Pakistan, George W. Bush, China, and Mumbai
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BBC News | 7 hours ago
India plans surge in solar power
India unveils plans for massive solar power boost There is no shortage of the key raw material in India India has approved plans for a huge increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power. It aims to boost solar...
In this article: Coal, Fossil fuel, Jawaharlal Nehru, Delhi, Japan, Germany, and China
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Reuters | 7 hours ago
India on recovery trail, but challenges loom
By Pratish Narayanan India evaded the eye of the storm that sucked the global economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression, and has emerged, along with China, as a leader of the nascent worldwide recovery. The stock market...
In this article: Fiscal year, Outsourcing, Rash, and World Bank
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 8 hours ago
India tells West to stop eating beef
...eating beef. It leads to emission of methane which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide," he said. "The best thing for us, India, is we are not a beef-eating nation. The United States, the world's largest emitter along with...
In this article: Methane, Global warming, Climate change, Carbon dioxide, British Airways, and Jairam Ramesh
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Reuters | 11 hours ago
China, India add big buzz to wireless broadband
By Doug Young - Analysis The launch of 3G in China and India by the likes of China Mobile <0941. HK> and Bharti Airtel <BRTI.BO> could boost wireless broadband worldwide, sparking a boom in new offerings as millions of users sign up for...
In this article: China, Qualcomm, China Mobile, GSM Association, Huawei, Bharti Airtel, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Revenue
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | 12 hours ago
Sachin Tendulkar century helps India claim first Test draw against Sri Lanka
First Test, day five (close): India (412-4 & 426) draw with Sri Lanka (760-7dec) Published: 11:23AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Three figures: Sachin Tendulkar finished the day on an unbeaten ton Photo: REUTERS Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar...
In this article: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Sri Lanka, VVS Laxman, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, and Muttiah Muralitharan
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Reuters | 18 hours ago
India official says not looking at tax on inflows
...flows) is rising but we want it to rise a little bit more," Montek Singh Ahluwalia said. Asked if there was a possibility of India imposing a tax to curb capital inflows, he said, "I don't, certainly not". He said foreign fund...
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 1 day ago
India warned it is being overtaken in English-language skills
...of English in primary schools sooner, and more successfully,'' it says. English has been spoken in India since the colonial era, and it is one of the country's official languages. However, there is little reliable data on its prevalence.
In this article: China, Respondent, Outsourcing, Nandan Nilekani, Infosys, and New Delhi
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Times of India | 1 day ago
India fight to save first Test after Sri Lanka run riot
India fight to save Test after Lanka run riot AFP 19 November 2009, 02:39pm IST AHMEDABAD: India made a confident start in their bid to save the first Test after Sri Lanka enjoyed a record-breaking run-feast on the fourth day on...
In this article: Sri Lanka, Harbhajan Singh, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Gautam Gambhir, Prasanna Jayawardene, Ishant Sharma, and Amit Mishra
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
India says needs no help to heal Pakistan ties
...met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, which included a line of support for the improvement of India-Pakistan relations. "Government of India is committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan through a peaceful bilateral...
In this article: Pakistan, New Delhi, China, Hu Jintao, Barack Obama, United States, and Kashmir region
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India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7517 km. It is bordered by Pakistan to the west; People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.
Home to the Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread non-violent resistance.
- Name:
- India
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of India
- Local Name:
- भारत गणराज्य*
- Capital:
- New Delhi
- Motto:
- "Satyameva Jayate"
- Largest City:
- Mumbai
- Government type:
- Federal republic
- Legislature:
- Sansad
- Upper House:
- Rajya Sabha
- Lower House:
- Lok Sabha
- Founding Date:
- August 15, 1947
- Formations:
- Republic
- Area:
- 3,287,240
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $3.298 trillion
- GDP (nominal):
- $1.206 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $1,017
- Time Zone:
- IST
- Currency:
- Indian rupee (₨)
- Demonym:
- Indian
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- INR
- Country Calling Code:
- 91
- ccTLD:
- .in
- Anthem:
- Jana Gana Mana
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