World Geography and Politics

India ranks seventh in the world by total land area, covering approximately 3.287 million square kilometers. The six larger countries are Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, and Australia.

India ranks seventh in the world by total land area, covering approximately 3.287 million square kilometers. The six larger countries are Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, and Australia.

India ranks seventh in the world by total land area, covering approximately 3.287 million square kilometers. The six larger countries are Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, and Australia.

Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia, borders Thailand, and its capital is Phnom Penh. Vietnam and Myanmar are also in the region, but do not fit all these specific criteria.

Pakistan was created following the partition of British India in 1947 to provide a homeland for Muslims in the region. Its capital is Islamabad.

Kashmir is a region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent that has been a major point of conflict between India and Pakistan since the partition of British India in 1947. Both countries claim the territory in full but control different parts of it.

India is a Hindu-majority nation, with approximately 80% of its population identifying as Hindu. In contrast, China is predominantly secular/Buddhist, Australia is majority Christian, and Indonesia is majority Muslim.

Bangladesh, formerly known as East Pakistan, achieved independence from West Pakistan in 1971 following the Bangladesh Liberation War. Bhutan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka are distinct South Asian nations with different historical paths.

The resolution to establish the International Day of Yoga was co-sponsored by 177 nations and officially passed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014.

Nepal shares a land border with five Indian states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim. China does not border Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, or West Bengal, while Bhutan does not border Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, or Bihar. Sikkim is an Indian state itself, so it cannot share a foreign frontier with these other states.

Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), on January 11, 1966, shortly after signing the Tashkent Declaration that ended the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War.