Republic
of India is the most diverse country in the world.
Seventh largest in geographical area, second largest
in terms of population and the most populous Democratic
country in the world.
India has people from various
religions. Major religions are Hinduism, Islam,
Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Apart
from Hindi and English, there are 22 official
languages, and in all more than 61 different languages
spoken in India.
India is quite diverse when it
comes to geographical terrain, right from the
Himalayan ranges in the north, Thar Dessert in
North west, beautiful beaches all along its coastline,
tea gardens in Assam, coffee plantations in Nilgiri
hills in southern India, Sunderbans in Bengal,
coral reefs on islands of Lakshadweep, Lagoons
in Kerala, India has got it all. It’s a
dream travel destination for tourists across the
globe. It is rich in its culture and heritage.
It has a very long history right from the time
of Indus Valley Civilization. India has preserved
its customs, traditions, and ancient heritages.
The Indian economy is the twelfth
largest in the world, with its GDP measured in
USD exchange rate terms crossing the trillion
dollar mark. Based on Purchasing Power Parity,
it’s now the fourth largest economy in the
world after USA, China and Japan. India's economy
has been growing at an average of 8% for the past
3 years. India has emerged premier global manufacturing
hub with the foray of a number of multinational
corporations setting up plants in India. It attracts
a large scale of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
in various sectors highest being in electrical
equipments, services, telecommunication, transportation,
fuel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing
etc.
To know about India, visit the
links given below and do plan to visit it atleast
once in a lifetime. |