Abstract

T he Re pub lie o f Ind ia fo rm s a na t ural s ub con t i ne it t . w ith th e Himal ay a mo untain range to th e No rth . T w o sec I ion s o f the Indian 0 cea n Th e Arabian sea and the Bay of Ben g al lie to t he West an d Ea st res pect ivel y. India bo rders Pa k is tan t o I he North w est : C hina , Bhutan & Ne pal to the No rthea st: and Ban gI a des h an d My anm ar to the East. Near India ’ s So uth ern t ip , a cros s the Palk Strait, is S ri Lan k a. India oc c up ies the 9 reater p art o f the s ubco nt inen t of S o uth ern A s ia. The Rep ublic of I ndia is th e Sevent h Ia rge st co untr y in the w o rld and th e Second Iarg est in Asia. W it h a Iand ma s s o f 3 . 3 millio n squares Km and a population of ov er 9 2 9. 4 million , it po sses ses a diversity o f culture, g eog rap hic an d c lim at ie co nd it ions and natu ral and mi neral res ourc es . Ind ia , t he Iarg est p ract ic ing demo c racy in th e w or I d , is a quas if ed eraI po I i ty, w ith a C en t