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Ms. Susan M. Pojer & Mrs. Lisbeth RathHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY


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Border problems


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Jawarlal Nehru

Ally of Gandhi. 1stPrime Minister

of India,

1947-1964. Advocated

Industrialization.

Promoted GreenRevolution.

Mixed Economy.

Nonaligned Movement.


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Non-Alignment Movement


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The mix refers to private andpublic ownership.

Foreign aid and foreign investmentare crucial.

Urban areas have high-techcompanies.

Three quarters of the population are

farmers living in small villages.India's "Green Revolution"allowed

farmers to triple their crop by usingmodern science and technology.

Indias mixed economy


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Indias Green Revolution Introducing higher-

yielding varietiesof seeds in 1965.

Increased use offertilizers &irrigation.

GOAL make

India self-sufficient in foodgrains.


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Nehrus daughter.

Prime Minister ofIndia, 1966-1984.

Continues Nehruspolicies.

Faced corruption

charges & internalrebellion.

Assassinated in1984.

Indira Gandhi


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Indias persecultion ofthe Sikhs


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Mrs. Gandhiassassinated


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Indiras son.

Prime Minister ofIndia, 1984-1989.

Some reform ofeconomy andgovernment.

Also faced rebellion. Assassinated in

1991 whilecampaigning.

Rajiv Gandhi


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Italian-bornSonia Mainomarried Rajiv

1968.She movedinto the house

of mother-in-law, PrimeMinisterIndira Gandhi.

A foreigner joins the family


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1983 Indiancitizen.

1984 first ladywhen her husband,Rajiv Gandhi,succeeded hisassassinatedmother as PrimeMinister.

Mrs. Sonia Maino Gandhi


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1991 Tragedy struck the Gandhi

family again when Rajiv was killed by

a suicide bomber.


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Sonia Gandhiremains RomanCatholic, butfollows Hinduand Indiantraditions.

With herchildren, she

scatteredRajiv's ashesin the Ganges.


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After Rajiv's death Sonia shied away fromthe spotlight. In 1998, she agreed to starther own career as a Gandhi again and

became an important political leader.


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Sonia's son Rahul and daughter Priyankahave also become politically active.


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When her partywon in the

recent elections,she was askedto be PrimeMinister.

She decided notto accept theposition.

The Jewel turns down thecrown


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May 2004 heheld up a letterfrom India'spresidentauthorizing him to

form a newgovernment asprime minister.

He stood next toSonia Gandhi, thecandidate for thepost who stunned

the country when she declined the office.

Manmohan Singh


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May 2004

India Swears in 13th Prime Ministerand the first Sikh in the job.


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Overpopulation 1 billion & climbing.Economic development.

Hindu-Muslim tensions.Gender issues dowry killings.Caste bias discrimination against

untouchables continues.The Kashmir dispute and nuclear

weapons.Political assassinations.

Major problems & Issuesin india today


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Greater tamil nadu


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Tamil Separatism:The tamil tigers


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Is the dream gone?


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Led briefly byMuhammad Ali Jinnah.

Prime Minister AyubKhan.

Dangerous combinationWas not preparedto rule in 1948.

Strong Islamicfundamentalism.

Impoverished. Pakistan divides in 1972

W. Pakistan = Pakistan E. Pakistan = Bangladesh

pakistan


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First Woman PrimeMinister, 1988

Ousted in 1990,1993 on corruptioncharges.

Nawaz Sharif

Ousted three

times. Struggle betweenmodernizers andfundamentalists.

Benazir Bhutto
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Coup detat.Secular government against Islamicfundamentalists.

U.S. ally in the War on Terror.

Gen. Pervex Musharaff


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Economic development.Political instability/military

dictatorship.Hindu-Muslim tensions.Gender issues honor killings.

Terrorism.The Kashmir dispute and nuclearweapons.

Major problems & Issuesin Pakistan today


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India-Pakistan Border Disputes


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1971 India-Pakistan War


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Mrs. Gandhi with her troops


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2002 Military Statistics


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Kashmir Crisis


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Indian Soldiers Patrol the India-PakistanBorder in Pura, the Winter Capital ofthe State of Jammu & Kashmir- 1998


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Indian Soldiers Near thePakistani Border - 2001


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A Pakistani Ranger at the Indian-Pakistani Joint Border Check Post

in Wagha, India - 2001


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Anti-war Protestors in Karachi,Pakistan - 2001


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Kashmiri Militants - 2003


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What title would you give thispolitical cartoon?


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The India-Pakistan Arms RaceHeats Up in the Late 1990s


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2002 NuclearStatistics


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Indias Prithvi Missiles FirstTested in 1988


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Supporters of former Indian PrimeMinister Atal Bihari Vajpayee chantnationalist slogans in support for his

nuclear policy - 1998


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Former Indian Prime Minister, Atal BihariVajpayee, displays a sword given to himby Sikh youths in New Delhi to honor himfor making India a nuclear power - 1998


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Right-wing Pakistani ActivistsBurn Indian Flag to Protest

Indian Nuclear Tests - 1998


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Hot Air Balloon Protesting India &Pakistans nuclear testing - 1998


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India Displays Nuclear MissilesDuring Republic Day, - 2002

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India Successfully TestedAgni Missiles - 2002

Musharraf and Vajpayee at a


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Musharraf and Vajpayee at ameeting on nuclear issues in Nepal

in 2002


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Is this a possibility?


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India's Prime

MinisterManMohan

Singh

Pakistan'sPresident

Pervez Musharraf


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New Friends?Musharraf and India's new PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh speakby telephone frequently affirming

a strong desire for peace andresolution of their disputes,including Kashmir, on which the

two countries have fought two oftheir three wars.


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Partners in the War on

Terror?

US Sells F 16 Jets to


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US Sells F-16 Jets toPakistanIndia Not Pleased!

(3/25/05)

ManMohan Singh ofIndia with President

Bush (9/04)

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