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5,000 year old
ancient civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. km - Area
7,516 km - Coastline
1.3 Billion population
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"In India
today (2005),
we have a lady born a Catholic (Sonia Gandhi)
stepping aside so a Sikh (Manmohan Singh)
could be sworn in by a Muslim president (Abdul Kalam)
to lead a nation that's 82% Hindu".
I defy anyone to cite another country
with such diversity and tolerance to its political leadership.
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80 of the World’s 117
SEI CMM Level-5 companies are based in India. India is among
six countries that launch satellites and do so even for Germany,
Belgium, South Korea, Singapore and EU countries. India is
among the 3 countries in the World that have built Supercomputers
on their own. >>
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India is the Largest democracy in the world,
the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most
ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years
old). >>
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"Most importantly, India's
drive for greater power status is driven by intense domestic
sentiment, which has viewed the last five centuries of foreign
domination with growing contempt. It will not welcome foreign
influence that will be viewed as limiting its own potential."
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"India
must stand up to the world. Because I believe that unless
India stands up to the world, no one will Respect us. Only
strength respects strength. We must be strong not only as
a military power but also as an economic power. Both must
go hand-in-hand".
- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalaam (The
father of Indian Missile Technology)
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. Here
are some rare photos dating back to 1947.
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