Border problems

Jawarlal Nehru  Ally of Gandhi.  1 st Prime Minister of India,  Advocated Industrialization.  Promoted “Green Revolution”.  Mixed Economy.  Nonaligned Movement- Not for or against any major power How is India able to feed all of its people?

 The “mix” refers to private and public ownership.  Foreign aid and foreign investment are crucial.  Urban areas have high-tech companies.  Three quarters of the population are farmers living in small villages.  India's "Green Revolution" allowed farmers to triple their crop by using modern science and technology. India’s “mixed economy”

 Overpopulation  1 billion & climbing.  Economic development.  Hindu-Muslim tensions.  Gender issues  dowry killings.  Caste bias  discrimination against untouchables continues.  The Kashmir dispute and nuclear weapons.  Political assassinations. Major Problems & Issues in India today

 Nehru’s daughter-in- law.  Gandhi’s daughter  Prime Minister of India,  Continues Nehru’s policies.  Faced corruption charges & internal rebellion.  Assassinated in Indira Gandhi

 Indira’s son.  Prime Minister of India,  Some reform of economy and government.  Also faced rebellion.  Assassinated in 1991 while campaigning. Rajiv Gandhi

Greater Tamil Nadu

Tamil Separatism: The “Tamil tigers”

 Coup d’etat.  Secular government against Islamic fundamentalists.  U.S. ally in the “War on Terror.” Gen. Pervez Musharaff

2002 Military Statistics

Religion’s Role in World Conflicts “It’s not that simple!” Israel & Palestine Iraq Kashmir The Three Major Conflicts

Religion’s Role in World Conflicts “It’s not that simple!”

Religion’s Role in World Conflicts Also spelled Cashmere Large area on the border between India and Pakistan. It covers an area of 85,806 square miles (222,237 square kilometers). Kashmir's official name is Jammu and Kashmir. It has been the center of a dispute between India and Pakistan since Each country claims Kashmir as part of its territory.

Religion’s Role in World Conflicts Most of the people work on farms. Work in small industries, making shawls and rugs from cashmere wool. Corn and rice are the major crops, and there are many orchards and vineyards. Roses and jasmine provide oil used in perfumes. Kashmir is also famed for its wool and silk. Cashmere, pronounced KASH mihr, is a fiber made from the soft undercoat of Cashmere goats.

Indian Soldiers Patrol the India-Pakistan Border in Pura, the capital of the State of Jammu & Kashmir

Indian Soldiers Near the Pakistani Border

A Pakistani Ranger At the Indian-Pakistani Joint Border Check Post in Wagha, India

Anti-war Protestors in Karachi, Pakistan

Kashmiri Militants

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India’s Prithvi Missiles First Tested in 1988

Former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, displays a sword given to honor him for making India a nuclear power

Right-wing Pakistani Activists Burn Indian Flag to Protest Indian Nuclear Tests

Hot Air Balloon Protesting India & Pakistan’s nuclear testing

India Displays Nuclear Missiles During “Republic Day,”

India Successfully Tested Agni Missiles

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India's Prime Minister ManMohan Singh Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf

New Friends? Musharraf and India's new Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speak by telephone frequently affirming a strong desire for peace and resolution of their disputes, including Kashmir, on which the two countries have fought two of their three wars.

Partners in the “War on Terror?”

US Sells F-16 Jets to Pakistan—India Not Pleased! (3/25/05) ManMohan Singh of India with President Bush (9/04)