India A Threat? Flashcards

1
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How does India show cultural influence

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Tourism 6% GDP

Sold 3.6bn Bollywood tickets in 2014

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2
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Growth rate is what and higher than whose

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7.5%

China

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3
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How big is the national market

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3rd largest after China

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4
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What is the governance style

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Democratic so corruption more easily countered

China is social democracy but undermined by censorship, jailing journalists

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5
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India is investing in what

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Education, rural healthcare, national security (increasing hard power)

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6
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India is leaving what values behind

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Protectionist
Increases FDI, job opportunities, increases tax and disposable income, supply chain
More liberal economy

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7
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How is R and D development shown

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Medicine is 4% of exports

Skilled, big workforce

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8
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How does India show politics, strength via aid

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Strong diplomatic relations with Afghanistan and pledged to donate $3bn in aid through to 2020

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9
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How will education investments aid India to take over

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Adds to skilled workforce

Advance r and d as innovative so can develop more tech and exports, increase gdp overtake China

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10
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How is India politically strong

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Part of Commonwealth which helps maintain relations, positive side effects for trade
Voice in policies

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11
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Who has it got links to

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USA supported nuclear reactor development

Trade partners with China

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12
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Political weakness

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Controversies with Bangladesh, disputes with Pakistan over territory
Harder to get permanent U.N. membership, reduces voice in policies and intnl decisions which could increase progress

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13
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Cultural weakness

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Illegal caste system still prevalent and older generations find it harder to accept the change
Hindus have disputes with Muslims

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14
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Social strength is shown how?

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Investment in education which is high quality, bettering workforce

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15
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Social weaknesses?

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Slums and rural poverty

Low wellbeing and basic sanitation scores

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16
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How is India environmentally at risk

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Growing population means more demand for crops like rice
More monoculture, deforestation
Rice is a large export and may be affected by CC, so may exploit water resources

17
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Significance of the space project?

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Can replace America’s dominance of extending influence even into space
Represents their wealth and capability

18
Q

Details of India sos e project

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Landed space craft into moon

USA is doing little

19
Q

Details of relationship with Pakistan

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Dispute over Kashmir

India pledge to provide “disproportionate retaliation” if Pakistan do more militant attacks

20
Q

What about India and Pakistan could worsen the tension

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Both nuclear armed

21
Q

What has been introduced which may cause tension between religions

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Modi introduced religious test for citizenship, excluding Muslims
Only promotes sectarian violence and Pakistan warring

22
Q

Wha has Modi done to reduce poverty

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18000+ villages without power now have LPG, toilets, and other basic sanitation