| − | The '''Republic of India'''([[Hindi]]:'''हिंदुस्तान''' ''Hindustan'') is a massive [[Social democracy|social democratic]] nation located in [[South Asia]] with a [[population]] of 1.3 billion people. It spans from the [[Himalayas]] in the north to the [[Indian Ocean]]. It borders [[Afghanistan]], [[Tajikistan]],<ref>http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/documents/harisingh47.html</ref>[[Tibet]], [[East Turkestan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Myanmar]]. India is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of area and second most populous country (standing at around 1.4 billion according to 2021 estimate), only behind China. | + | The '''Republic of India'''([[Hindi]]:'''हिंदुस्तान''' ''Hindustan'') is a massive [[Social democracy|social democratic]] nation located in [[South Asia]] with a [[population]] of 1.42 billion people - the most of any country in the world.<ref>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/video/governance/india-surpasses-china-to-become-most-populous-country-in-the-world-87257#:~:text=According%20to%20projections%20by%20the,now%20stands%20at%201.41%20billion.</ref> It spans from the [[Himalayas]] in the north to the [[Indian Ocean]]. It borders [[Afghanistan]], [[Tajikistan]],<ref>http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/documents/harisingh47.html</ref>[[Tibet]], [[East Turkestan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Myanmar]]. India is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of area and second most populous country (standing at around 1.4 billion according to 2021 estimate), only behind China. |
| | India is far more [[conservative]] than [[China]], and the vast majority of Indians practice [[Hinduism]], a religion which emphasizes family values, education, and tradition. The belief in [[reincarnation]] in Hinduism gives primacy to the future rather than the past, in contrast with Chinese religions. | | India is far more [[conservative]] than [[China]], and the vast majority of Indians practice [[Hinduism]], a religion which emphasizes family values, education, and tradition. The belief in [[reincarnation]] in Hinduism gives primacy to the future rather than the past, in contrast with Chinese religions. |