1. India and south Asia's population crisis

2. India 130 India is the 2nd most populated country in the world
Approximately 1.26 billion people
National Government is divided into 3 branches similarly to the United States system
The world’s largest democracy
Democratic success in cities
Rural areas village elders have total power, and can enact harsh punishments as they see fit

3. Weakening infrastructure from population crisis
India’s population is growing faster than the government can support
Many families do not have flushing toilets
Spreading Diseases
Costs the nations over $50 Billion in damages
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4. India’s population crisis

5. The many languages of India
Over 150 languages used
22 official languages
Hindi is the most common language spoken
English is used for political, national, and commercial communication

6. Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most famous Indians
Played crucial role in the Indian Independence Movement
Pushed civil Disobedience and nonviolence

7. Pakistan Pakistan has more than 160 million people
Continues rapid population growth causing overpopulation issues
High birth rate
Declining death rate
Majority are Muslim; however language, territorial, and identity differences divide the nation.

8. Pakistan Pakistan is broken into two parts High Mountains in the North
Indus River Valley in the South (fertile area for farming to meet needs of its growing population.)
Major crops include cotton, rice, wheat, and sugarcane
Many people work in the cottage industries to make metal ware, carpets, and pottery

9. Troubles in Pakistan
Prior to 1970s, Private companies control industry
In the 1970s, Pakistan’s government takes control of all business
The 1990s, movement back toward privately owned businesses
With its rapid population, millions of people have fled Pakistan to look for temporary employment (Think Back to UAE)

10. Troubles in Pakistan Generations of conflict with India
Kashmir
Nuclear weapons testing
Movement to cooperation with India
2003, cease-fire in Kashmir
Worked together to rebuild after massive earthquake
Improved trade ties

12. Bangladesh
Founded in 1971
One of the most densely populated countries in the world
About 144 million
75% of people live in rural areas
High levels of poverty throughout the nation
Both urban and rural areas at risk for natural disasters
Monsoons
Cyclones
Floods

13. Most populous region is around Dhaka
Bangladesh is approx. size of Iowa

14. Bangladesh push for survival
Ship Breaking- taking apart large ships to sell of scrap metal
Dangerous and can be deadly work
Provides only source of income for thousands of people
Country struggles to meet needs of growing population
Agricultural products can only meet about 1/3 of the population’s needs
Government is debating to invest in its large amounts of natural gas
Faces continuous battles over access to Ganges River

15. Bangladesh push for survival
10,000 of its citizens serve volunteer as UN foreign aid helpers
Maintain sense of duty
Escape Own Hardships

16. Myanmar name debate 1989 Military regime renamed Burma as Myanmar
Harsh treatment of its people
Caused international debate over its true name
UN, France, and Japan use Myanmar
The name chosen by the people
US and Great Britain refuses to call region “Myanmar”
Use Burma
Refuse to recognize military controlled region
Viewed as Threat to Democracy

17. Rohingya migrant crisis
Ethnic Muslim Minority in Myanmar
Population- 1 million
Myanmar refuses to recognized the name “Rohingya and does not classify its people as citizens

18. Rohingya migrant crisis
Why leave Myanmar?
Restrictions on Rohingyan marriage, education, and employment
Forced to leave in poorly conditioned and impoverished areas
Myanmar accused Rohingyan men as committing crimes against Myanmar’s women
Human Rights Watch list Anti-Rohingyan violence as “crimes against humanity”
Fleeing to Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia