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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)