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	India, About India, India Culture, Indian History, Indian Legends, Indian Population, Indian Religion, Indian ...
		India is the name given to the vast peninsula which the continent of Asia throws out to the south of the magnificent mountain ranges that stretch in a sword like curve across the southern border of Tibet.
		Lord Buddha was born in India and it is from the shores of this land that Buddhism was disseminated to Sri Lanka and to Tibet.
		From the pine-clad slopes of the Himalayas to the scrub and thornforests of north west and peninsular India and from the semi-arid central forests to the ever-green deciduous groves of Kerala, Bengal, the northeast hills, and the Andaman and Nicobar, India’svegetation is tailored to its diverse topography.
	www.mapsofindia.com /maps/india/india.html (6673 words)

	Commanding Heights : India Political \| on PBS
		In the 1937 elections, India's Congress Party outperforms the Muslim League, deepening the three-way rift between Muslims, Hindus, and the British.
		India becomes a republic in 1950, with a largely ceremonial president as head of state.
		India acquires the former French settlement of Pondicherry and forcibly annexes the Portuguese enclaves of Goa and Daman and Diu.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/in/in_political.html (944 words)

	Commanding Heights : India \| on PBS
		India faces a rapidly growing population, unemployment, and economic inequality.
		In agriculture, India ushers in the Green Revolution, emphasizing irrigation, hybrid seed development, and widespread use of fertilizers.
		India courts Southeast Asia with its "Look East" policy; it holds preliminary trade talks with the regional organization ASEAN, and free trade deals are in the works with Thailand and Singapore.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/in/in_full.html (4829 words)

	1949: India, Union Of - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
		1949: India, Union Of Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later).
		Probably the outstanding event in the second year of India's independence was the decision to remain as a self-governing unit within the Commonwealth of Nations under the British crown.
		This historic landmark in its constitutional development was embodied in a declaration dated Apr. 27, 1949.
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_461506244/1949_India_Union_Of.html (160 words)

	India's northern security and Bhutan
		The Times of India in its issue dated May 10,1997 reports that "the ministry of External Affairs (MEA), human rights activists and "a friendly country" Nepal to persuade king Jigme to reconsider some of the decisions of his regime having adverse implications for the region." Earlier, the realization of his fact by India was missing.
		This proves democracy is inevitable in Bhutan.If India wants to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Bhutan, it is fine, but at the same time it must also retrain from harassing pro-democracy activists on its soil.
		India cannot shrug off its moral responsibility of helping to resolve the Bhutanese refugee issue, which is an act of humanitarian effort and not an interference in the internal matters of its neighbours.
	www.geocities.com /articlesonbhutan/foreign_pages/northindia.htm (1425 words)

	UNICEF India - About UNICEF - History of UNICEF in India
		Government of India and UNICEF swing into action almost simultaneously, to face the unimagined emergency that put the life of millions of innocent children of the fleeing refugee families from East Pakistan at risk.
		Initiated by the government all over India, the uni-purpose workers of various vertical national programmes are converted into multi-purpose workers, this is a significant step forward in the provision of rural health care in the country.
		The Supreme Court of India passes a landmark school feeding law in 2001.Under the new legislation all state governments have to introduce a cooked mid-day meal in all primary schools.
	www.unicef.org /india/about_unicef_190.htm (1366 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1949
		Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations â”e.g., Canada, Australia, or India.
		In 1949 India became a republic within the Commonwealth, and the use of the term dominion has since...
		Established in 1949, it replaced the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees in 1950 as the major UN agency dealing with Palestine refugees.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1949&StartAt=21 (803 words)

	India: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		India and Pakistan have held various talks about the disputed territory of Kashmir, which is the issue at the base of their chronic antagonism and their displays of nuclear strength.
		India, angered by Washington's sudden coziness with Pakistan following the Sept. 11 attacks, took the opportunity to point out that, while Pakistan might be helping the U.S. fight terrorism on the Afghan front, it was simultaneously supporting terrorism on its own borders with India.
		India in the vernacular millennium: literary culture and polity, 1000-1500.(Early Modernities)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107629.html (2450 words)

	China, India, ULFA and Bhutan's security
		In terms of Article 2 of Indo-Bhutan Treaty of 1949, India claims suzerainty over Bhutan in the conduct of its foreign and security policy, unless it is amended by mutual consent.
		Despite Bhutan harbouring India's ULFA and Bodo militants, India has so long been magnanimously fulfilling the demands of Bhutan in the name of preserving its security in the north.
		Fifthly, India funds the entire expenditure of Bhutanese security forces, which is not reflected in the national budget of Bhutan.
	www.geocities.com /articlesonbhutan/foreign_pages/chinaindiaulfa.htm (1166 words)

	India- Nepal Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		India and Nepal have agreed to resist the misuse of open border and unrestricted movement of population to each other’s territory by strengthening mechanisms for monitoring at airports, terminals and border crossings.
		India considered the proposal lacking in clarity and asked clarification in terms of motives and objectives achieved through the proposal.
		Though India is still an important factor in the internal and external politics of Nepal, the fear of Indian interference does not seem to be prominent.
	www.observerindia.com /analysis/A004.htm (4524 words)

	562, The problem
		IndiaÂ’s economic reforms were launched in 1992, impelled more by the dire financial straits it found itself in rather than any ideological realization that a micro-planned system was just not doing the job for it.
		India too would like to become the worldÂ’s factory for the simple reason that it is only manufacturing that can provide the needed new jobs each year to absorb the millions who are entering the labour market or are unproductively engaged in agriculture or petty retail at present.
		IndiaÂ’s expansion of manufacturing will have to be matched by an expanded share of international markets for manufactured goods, possible only by huge investments and reduced labour costs.
	www.india-seminar.com /2006/562/562-the-problem.htm (1646 words)

	Bhutan-India Relations: Bhutannewsonline.com
		India provided a 60 percent grants and 40 percent loan at 5 percent per annum repayable in 15 years in equated annual instalments, the first repayment commencing 3 years after each withdrawal of the loan.
		India is not only the major foreign aid contributor to Bhutan’s economic development, but a mainstay for its economic survival.
		As a landlocked country, India had been and is a major trading partner of Bhutan in her economic development and external trade.
	www.bhutannewsonline.com /india_bhutan.html (2508 words)

	India - A Land Where Indianess Thrives, About India
		India has a population of over 900 million people, the majority of whom are Hindus.
		Ancient India witnessed the birth of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism; but all these cultures and religions intermingled and acted and reacted upon one another in such a manner that though people speak different languages, practise different religions, and observe different social customs, they follow certain common styles of life throughout the country.
		This Mohammad of Ghur attacked India and after some futile resistance by the local leadership was able to successfully lay the foundaion of a foreign empire in India.
	www.mapsofindia.com /india/india.html (6701 words)

	Timeline 1949
		1949 Mar 4, In the USSR foreign minister V.M. Molotov was replaced by A. Vishinsky and Minister of Defense Marshal N.A. Bulganin was replaced by Marshal A.M. Vassilievsky.
		1949 Apr 18, The Republic of Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth and was officially proclaimed in Dublin on the anniversary of the 1916 Easter rebellion.
		1949 Sep 12-1949 Sep 15, In Germany Theodor Heuss (b.1884) was elected as President and Konrad Adenauer (73) as Chancellor of the Federal Republic.
	timelines.ws /20thcent/1949.HTML (8276 words)

	The Untouchables
		These outcasts were greatly discriminated against until 1949 in India, when the use of the term "Untouchable," and the social disabilities that come along with the term were declared illegal (Britannica CD-ROM 1).
		A caste system used to exist in India that considerably shaped the outcome of Hindu’s lives; based on what caste the Hindu fell under.
		However, even though India’s constitution has granted equal status to all citizens, it has only weakened the caste system only somewhat, there is still a large struggle for equality in India today.
	www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/India/04/ratcliffe (974 words)

	INDIA CHEERS WHILE MONSANTO BURNS
		In India, where millions of peasant farmers still live a life of small scale, subsistence agriculture, the corporation is facing nothing less than a crisis.
		He went on to demand that all tests of genetically mod ified crops in India be stopped, that the country's Patent Act be amended to stop the patenting of basic crop varieties, and that Monsanto be banned from the country.
		The Monsanto Quit India campaign already claims tens of thousands of sup porters, as do the various organizations and local efforts concentrating on burning Monsanto's crops until the corporation begins to listen to those who have worked the land for generations.
	www.lightparty.com /Health/IndiaCheers.html (1490 words)

	unmogipB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In July 1949, India and Pakistan signed the Karachi Agreement establishing a ceasefire line to be supervised by the observers.
		In July1972, India and Pakistan signed an agreement defining a Line of Control in Kashmir which, with minor deviations, followed the same course as the ceasefire line established by the Karachi Agreement in 1949.
		India took the position that the mandate of UNMOGIP had lapsed, since it related specifically to the ceasefire line under the Karachi Agreement.
	www.un.org /Depts/DPKO/Missions/unmogip/unmogipB.htm (379 words)

	India Pakistan War 1947-1949
		India's 161st Infantry Brigade was deployed and thwarted the advance of the tribal forces.
		Accordingly, on the advice of Governor General Earl Louis Mountbatten (Britain's last viceroy in India in 1947 and governor general of India, 1947-48), the Indian government sought United Nations (UN) mediation of the conflict on December 31, 1947.
		He first signed agreements with both Pakistan and India that would provide for the continued flow of people and goods to Kashmir--as it is usually called--from both dominions.
	www.onwar.com /aced/data/kilo/kashmir1947.htm (735 words)

	The World Bank and India : Chapter 2
		India was one of the 17 countries which met in Atlantic City, USA in June 1944 to prepare the agenda for the Bretton Woods conference, and one of the 44 countries which signed the final Agreement that established the Bank.
		The aggregate of the Bank's lending in India in the last 45 years was approximately $42 billion.
		India is the single largest borrower of WB and IDA. India has claimed about 15% of total World Bank lending—9% of WB and 28% of IDA commitments.
	www.ieo.org /world-c2-p1.html (1181 words)

	Opinions- Annexation of Manipur by India
		It is situated in the Northeast corner of India and bounded in the east by Myanmar (Burma).
		The trustworthy friend of India, which the Maharaja was, did not know that he was not going to return to Manipur as the same ‘Constitutional Ruler’ of independent Manipur.
		On the first day of the meeting of September 18, 1949, the Assam Governor straight away placed before the Maharaja an already prepared ‘Merger Agreement’ whereby Manipur would be ‘merged’ with India and asked him to sign the same.
	www.manipuronline.com /Opinions/September2002/annexation26_1.htm (1368 words)

	The Polynational War Memorial: Conflict Details 1ST KASHMIR WAR
		The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 sometimes known as the First Kashmir War was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir from 1947 to 1949.
		India and Pakistan achieved their long sought after independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947.
		In desperation Hari Singh fled to India and asked for Indian troops to stop the uprising, the Indians demanded that Singh sign Kashmir over to India, which he reluctantly did.
	www.war-memorial.net /Detail.asp?ID=94 (448 words)

	ipedia.com: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		India and Pakistan achieved their long sought after independence from the United Kingdom on August 15 1947.
		The subcontinent was split along religious lines with the Muslim northwest and north east going to Pakistan and the rest of the area going to India.
		In desperation Hari Singh fled to India and asked for Indian troops to stop the uprising, the Indians demanded that Singh sign Kashmir over to India, which he reluctantly did.
	www.ipedia.com /indo_pakistani_war_of_1947.html (466 words)

	Greater India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Modern India, while not covering all the territory of its predecessor, is nevertheless a powerful and influential state, not only in Asia but in the world at large.
		The Pratiharas came to power in western India and, from their capital at Kannauj, dominated western and northern India for centuries, before being overwhelmed in turn by the Ghurids of central Asia.
		Expanding it's power in India over the course of the 18th century, the peak of it's authority was reached between 1757-1773.
	www.hostkingdom.net /india.html (2764 words)

	UNICEF India - Overview - UNICEF in India
		The largest UN organisation in the country, it is currently implementing a $400 million programme from 2003 to 2007.
		UNICEF is fully committed to working with the Government of India to ensure that each child born in this vast and complex country gets the best start in life, thrives and develops to his or her full potential.
		The organisation uses quality research and data to understand issues, implements new and innovative interventions that address the situation of children, and works with partners to bring those innovations to fruitition.
	www.unicef.org /india/overview.html (288 words)

	Guardian Century \| 1940-1949 \| India and Pakistan celebrate
		To-day the new Dominions of India and Pakistan are in being.
		At midnight in Delhi, capital of India, Lord Mountbatten ceased to be the Viceroy and became Governor General of India.
		The Dominion of India is mainly Hindu but will have a Moslem minority of some 30,000,000.
	century.guardian.co.uk /1940-1949/Story/0,6051,127969,00.html (885 words)

	:: Natya -- Odissi ::
		The Odissi Indian classical dance form is possibly the oldest classical dance form of India, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. Odissi is a temple dance form deeply rooted in Hindu devotion.
		This dance style from the state of Orissa in Eastern India was traditionally performed as a devadasi, or temple dance, tradition.
		With the suppression of Odissi dance by British authorities, this dance style was repressed and virtually exterminated except in a few outlying villages where it was kept alive by gotipuas (young male dancers).
	web.mit.edu /bnaatyam/www/danceStyles/odissi.html (217 words)

	India - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is bound by Pakistan to the northwest, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the southeast and the Arabian Sea to the southwest.
		The rivers of India are generally divided into the Himalayan and peninsula rivers, and the principal rivers include the Ganges with its tributaries, the Jumna, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Chambi, Betwa, Son, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Narbada and Tapti.
		From 1948 to 1949 India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir which ended when the UN divided the Kashmir between the two countries.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/india.htm (1678 words)

	AllRefer.com - dominion (Political Science: Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia
		Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations : e.g., Canada, Australia, or India.
		In 1949 India became a republic within the Commonwealth, and the use of the term dominion has since been largely abandoned because it is thought to imply subordination.
		Now these states are simply referred to as members of the Commonwealth.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/dominion.html (191 words)

	Sandafayre Stamp Auctions \| Stamp Atlas \| India
		A general rising ('Indian Mutiny') in 1857 was suppressed and on 1 November 1858 the government of India was transferred to the Crown under a viceroy.
		In May 1949 India became a republic, but remained a member of the Commonwealth while acknowledging non-allegiance to the British throne.
		Certain states signed a 'convention' with British India which allowed them to difference the stamps and postal stationery of India by an overprint bearing their name (unlike the feudatory states' issues, these stamps were valid throughout the Indian Empire).
	www.sandafayre.com /atlas/india.htm (1442 words)

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