GLOBAL SUPER POWERS

Republic India
India is a pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society.

COUNTRY RESOURCES After the economic reforms in 1991, India became one of the fastest-growing major economies. Population : 1.2 billion people (second-most populous country ) Land area : 1,269,219 sq mi (seventh-largest country by area) Water : Total water surface area of 314,40 km Energy : Rich in mineral as well as future potential - renewable energy resources Labour : The 487.6-million worker (world's second-largest) Natural Resources : coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

ECONOMIC POWER
India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The service sector makes up 55.6% of GDP, the industrial sector 26.3% and the agricultural sector18.1%. GDP : $1,843 billion Trade exports : $299.4 billion imports : $461.4 billion Foreign reserves : $288.92 billion

MILITARY STRENGTH
Ranked 4th in World Global Military power India has become the worlds largest importer of arms. Indias navy is to deploy three aircraft carriers, nuclear-powered submarines with ballistic missiles, a powerful air force, and armed forces of 1.3mn. India has long land and maritime frontiers and needs large, wellequipped military forces. India the ability to attack most of the world capitals from the sea Military branches: Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard (2011) Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only (2011)

Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 319,129,420 females age 16-49: 296,071,637 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 249,531,562 females age 16-49: 240,039,958 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 12,151,065 female: 10,745,891 (2010 est.) Military expenditures: 2.5% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 61

POLITICS
Indian Political System is characterized as a "sovereign socialist secular democratic republic" Division between different sections of the people based on religion, region, language, caste and race. Economic issues like poverty, unemployment, development influence politics. Terrorism, Naxalism, religious violence and casterelated violence are important issues that affect the political environment of the Indian nation.

FACTS
3.22 Million Indians in America. 38% of Doctors in America are Indians. 12% of Scientists in America are Indians. 36% of NASA employees are Indians. 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians 28% of IBM employees are Indians 17% of INTEL employees are Indians 13% of XEROX employees are Indians

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT
GDP crossing 8 % Strong financial and economic base Bulging foreign exchange reserves Progress in services industry Global attention by holding 2010 Commonwealth Games Participation in London Olympics games

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
4th World Military Power Permanent membership in United Nations Technological / Scientific Achievements
Nuclear test Agni 3 tests Security Council Launching PSLV with 10 satellites Project Chandrayaan

India is the largest democracy in the world India is the 5th largest economy in the world Indian economy is the world's 10th largest by nominal GDP

 Indias economy is 3rd -largest by purchasing power parity India is the 5th nation in the world to be in the multi billion dollar space commerce business. India is the 4th nation in the world to have developed/developing a nuclear submarine India has the 3rd largest standing army in the world India ranks 9th in military expenditure among nations India is the 7th nuclear power in the world India is the 3rd nation in the world, to be able to develop land based and sea based cruise missiles. India is the 4th nation in the world to develop(or nearly to) ICBM's(can travel up to 14,000km)

ISSUES FACING
Economic issues exploding population, poverty , under employment Social issues - Division between different sections of the people based on religion, region, language, caste, race Law & Order issues - Violence , terrorisms Deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS (ENVIRONMENT ISSUES)

Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, AntarcticMarine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate ChangeKyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling (signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreement)