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India, like China is a rising power in Asia!

India, like China is a rising power in Asia!. Why do you think India is a rising power?. What makes the U.S. a world Power? Why is China a rising power? What do you know about the history of India. India was a British colony.

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India, like China is a rising power in Asia!

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  1. India, like China is a rising power in Asia!

  2. Why do you think India is a rising power? What makes the U.S. a world Power? Why is China a rising power? What do you know about the history of India.

  3. India was a British colony.

  4. South Asia was partitionedinto two countries- India & Pakistan in 1947 • B

  5. Gandhi & independence in 1947.

  6. India established a Parliamentary Democracy in1947 • India has established a strong democracy & strong, is a rising power in Asia!

  7. India became a parliamentary democracy! (secular democracy).

  8. Pakistan was suppose to be a democracy…. but • Series of Military Dictatorships; or corrupt leaders- any real democratic leaders did NOT last long in Pakistan. • .

  9. Like China, new government focused on- Education. Only 10% of population was literate in 1945- Less than half went to school. Today- 74% literacy rate- investment in education.

  10. Indian government established a “socialist”- government controlled the economy. • State owned industries

  11. India closed off it’s economy to most of the world! • At first, a state owned/ socialist economy was developed & it did help the new Indian government build it’s economy. • As time went on, the Indian government realized that for the BEST growth of an economy you need to trade with the world & allow people to own businesses- Capitalist Economy!

  12. Like China, India “state owned” economy was weak.. • In 1984, the prime minister of India begins to “open” the economy to foreign trade and allowing more individual ownership of businesses and economic resources. • New Liberalization Plan-The economy is opened to foreign investments, and more individuals own business and factories such as control of the TV stations. • Rate of economic growth - 6.8 %

  13. Capitalist Economic Changesbrings many positive changes.. • Rise of Middle Class • Millions pulled out of poverty • Rise of Wealthy in India • New Consumer Market • All of the same economic changes as seen in China when they changed to capitalism!

  14. Foreign companies in India

  15. People can buy consumer goods….

  16. Outsourcing American jobs

  17. Modernization & UrbanizationPune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore-Skylines

  18. Slums of India

  19. Other reasons India is a rising power!

  20. India has Nuclear Weapons= Power

  21. Today the PM of India is a Sikh, M. Singh. • The economy is growing and the country is rapidly modernizing and industrializing. • India has one of the 4th Largest Economies in the world-just like China, a thriving middle class, some rich and many Indians are still poor M. Singh & Obama

  22. Pakistan….. Has not faired as well as India!!

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