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Developing Nations
Indian Subcontinent
Question | Answer |
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Who was Jawaharial Nehru? | India's first prime minister as an independent country. |
How did British officials partition India? | They separated India into two different colonies. India and Pakistan. India was mostly Hindus and Pakistan was Muslem. |
Why did India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir? | Pakistan claimed it because most people were Muslim and India claimed it because the ruler of Kashmir was Hindu. |
What policies did Nehru emphasize? | Unity, democracy, economic modernization, economic liberalization |
What challenges does India face in the 21st century? | Poverty- big gap between rich and poor, Population growth, different languages, religions and ethnicity causing religious dispute, relations with Pakistan not good, |
In what way did Pakistan also undergo a partition? | East Pakistan and West Pakistan were separated by 1000 miles and East Pakistan was unsatisfied with government rule. East Pakistan broke away from Pakistan and becomes independent nation of Bangladesh. |
What are the challenges that Pakistan struggles with today? | Disputes with India, Muslim millitants |
What are the challenges Bangladesh faces today? | Poverty, natural disasters |