ভাৰত

भारत गणराज्य ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য
নীতিবাক্য "সত্যমেব জয়তে" (সংস্কৃত) सत्यमेव जयते (দেৱনাগৰী)
ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় সঙ্গীত জন গন মন
জাতীয় সংগীত: বন্দেমাতৰম
ভাৰতৰ দ্বাৰা শাসিত অঞ্চলক গাঢ় সেউজীয়া ৰঙেৰে দেখুওৱা হৈছে; দাবী কৰে যদিও অশাসিত অঞ্চলক পাতল সেউজীয়া ৰঙেৰে দেখুওৱা হৈছে।
ৰাজধানী		নতুন দিল্লী
বৃহত্তম নগৰ		মুম্বাই
ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় ভাষা		হিন্দী, ইংৰাজীসংবিধানে নিৰ্ধাৰণ কৰা নাই
স্বীকৃত আঞ্চলিক ভাষাসমূহ		অষ্টম অনুসূচী: অসমীয়া বাংলা বড়ো ডোগৰি গুজৰাটী মানিক হিন্দী কানাড়া কাশ্মীৰী কোংকনী মৈঠিলি মালায়লম মণিপুৰী মাৰাঠী নেপালী ওড়িয়া পাঞ্জাবী সংস্কৃত সন্ঠালি সিন্ধি তামিল তেলুগু উৰ্দু
জাতীয়তাসূচক বিশেষণ		ভাৰতীয়
চৰকাৰ		সংসদীয় গণতন্ত্ৰ
-	ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি	প্ৰতিভা পাটিল
-	প্ৰধান মন্ত্ৰী	ডঃ মনমোহন সিং (কংগ্ৰেছ)
-	লোকসভাৰ অধক্ষ্যা	মীৰা কুমাৰ (কংগ্ৰেছ)
-	মুখ্য ন্যায়াধীশ	এচ এইচ কাপাডিয়া
স্বাধীনতা		ব্ৰিটিছ যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ পৰা
-	স্বাধীনতা লাভ	১৫ আগষ্ট ১৯৪৭
-	গণতন্ত্ৰ প্ৰতিষ্ঠা	২৬ জানুৱাৰী ১৯৫০
-	জলভাগ (%)	9.56
জনসংখ্যা
-	2011 লোকপিয়ল	1,210,193,422 (2nd)
জিডিপি (পিপিপি)		2011 আনুমানিক
-	মুঠ	$4.469 trillion (3rd)
-	জনমুৰি	$3,703
জিডিপি (নামমাত্র)		2011 আনুমানিক
-	মুঠ	$1.843 trillio (10th)
-	জনমুৰি	$1,527
জিনি সহগ? (2004)		36.8 (79th)
মানৱ উন্নয়ন সূচক (2011)		0.547 (medium) (134th)
মুদ্ৰা		ভাৰতীয় টকা (INR)
সময় স্থান		ভাৰতীয় মান সময় (ইউটিচি+05:30)
-	গ্রীষ্মকালীন (ডিএছটি)	পালন কৰা নহয় (ইউটিচি+05:30)
তাৰিখ বিন্যাস		dd/mm/yyyy
গাড়ী চলোৱা হয়		বাওঁ ফালে
ইণ্টাৰনেট টিএলডি		.in
কলিং ক'ড		+৯১

ভাৰত, দেশৰ চৰকাৰী নাম ভাৰতীয় প্ৰজাতন্ত্ৰ। এইখন দক্ষিণ এছিয়াত অৱস্থিত এখন ৰাষ্ট্ৰ। ভৌগোলিক আয়তনৰ ফালৰ পৰা ভাৰত পৃথিৱীৰ ভিতৰত সপ্তম বৃহত্তম ৰাষ্ট্ৰ, জনসংখ্যাৰ ফালৰ পৰা দ্বিতীয় তথা সৰ্ববৃহৎ গণতন্ত্ৰ। দক্ষিণে ভাৰত মহাসাগৰ, পশ্চিমে আৰৱ সাগৰ আৰু পূবে বঙ্গোপ উপসাগৰৰ দ্বাৰা পৰিবেষ্টিত ভাৰতৰ মূঠ উপকূলৰ দৈৰ্ঘ্য হ'ল ৭৫১৭ কিলোমিটাৰ (৪৬৭১ মাইল)। এই দেশৰ চাৰিসীমাত অৱস্থিত ৰাষ্ট্ৰ সমূহ হ'ল: পশ্চিমে পাকিস্তান, উত্তৰ-পূবত চীন, নেপাল আৰু ভূটান, পূবে বাংলাদেশ আৰু ম্যানমাৰ। ভাৰত মহাসাগৰৰ মাজত অৱস্থিত শ্ৰীলঙ্কা, মালদ্বীপ আৰু ইন্দোনেচিয়া ভাৰতৰ নিকতৱৰ্তী ৰাষ্ট্ৰ। হিন্দু সভ্যতাৰ বসতি অঞ্চল তথা ঐতিহাসিক বাণিজ্য পথ আৰু একাধিক বিশাল সাম্ৰাজ্যৰ পটভূমি ভাৰতীয় উপমহাদেশ ইয়াৰ সুদীৰ্ঘ অৰ্থনৈতিক আৰু সাংস্কৃতিক ঐতিহ্যৰ বাবে সুপৰিচিত। পৃথিৱীৰ চাৰি প্ৰধান ধৰ্ম- হিন্দু, বৌদ্ধ ধৰ্ম, জৈন ধৰ্ম আৰু শিখ ধৰ্মৰ উৎপত্তি ভাৰতত। খ্ৰীষ্টীয় প্ৰথম সহস্ৰাব্দত খ্ৰীষ্টান ধৰ্ম, ইহুদি ধৰ্ম, যৰৃখ্ৰীষ্টীয় আৰু ইছলাম ধৰ্ম ভাৰতত প্ৰবেশ কৰে আৰু বিধিতাময় ভাৰতীয় সভ্যতাৰ সৃষ্টি কৰে। অষ্টাদশ শতিকাৰ প্ৰথম ভাগত ইষ্ট ইণ্ডিয়া কোম্পানী ভাৰতত প্ৰবেশ কৰে আৰু লাহে লাহে ভাৰতৰ ভূ-খণ্ডক নিজৰ অধীন কৰিবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰে। ঊনবংশ শতিকাৰ মাজ ভাগলৈকে সমগ্ৰ ভাৰত বৃটিছ যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ উপনিবেশত পৰিণত হয়। অবশেষত অহিংস গৌৰৱময় স্বাধীনতা সংগ্ৰামৰ ফলত ১৯৪৭ চনৰ ১৫ আগষ্টত ভাৰতে এখন স্বাধীন ৰাষ্ট্ৰ হিচাপে আত্মপ্ৰকাশ কৰে।

ভাৰতৰ ৰাজ্য

ভাৰতত ২৮ ৰাজ্য , আৰু ৬ খন কেন্দ্ৰীয শাসিত অঞ্চল আছে। ৰাজধানী দিল্লী। ৰাজ্যত নিজৰ প্ৰশাসনীয় ব্যৱস্থা আছে। কেন্দ্ৰীয় শাসিত অঞ্চলসমূহ কেন্দ্ৰীয় চৰকাৰে শাসন কৰে। তলত ভাৰতৰ ৰাজ্যসমূহ আৰু কেন্দ্ৰীয় শাসিত ৰাজ্যসমূহৰ ৰাজধানীৰ তালিকা দিয়া হৈছে।

ৰাজ্য

অন্ধ্ৰ প্ৰদেশ অৰুণাচল প্ৰদেশ অসম বিহাৰ ছত্তীছ গড় গোৱা গুজৰাট হাৰিয়ানা হিমাচল প্ৰদেশ জম্মূ আৰু কাশ্মীৰ ঝাৰখণ্ড কৰ্ণাটক কেৰেলা মধ্য প্ৰদেশ

১৫. মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ ১৬. মণিপুৰ ১৭. মেঘালয় ১৮. মিজোৰাম ১৯. নাগালেণ্ড ২০. উৰিষ্যা ২১. পাঞ্জাব ২২. ৰাজস্থান ২৩. চিক্কিম ২৪. তামিল নাডু ২৫. ত্ৰিপুৰা ২৬. উত্তৰাখণ্ড ২৭. উত্তৰ প্ৰদেশ ২৮. পশ্চিমবঙ্গ

কেন্দ্ৰীয় শাসিত অঞ্চল

1. আণ্ডামান আৰু নিকোবাৰ দ্বীপ পুঞ্জ
2. ছণ্ডীগড়
3. দাদৰা নগৰ হাবেলি
4. দমন দিউ
5. লাক্ষা দ্বীপ
6. পণ্ডিচ্চেৰী

ৰাজধানী

1. দিল্লী

ভাৰতৰ ভাষা

প্ৰধান প্ৰবন্ধ: ভাৰতীয় ভাষা

হিন্দী হৈছে ভাৰতৰ অধিকাৰিক (অফিছিয়েল) ভাষা। ইংৰাজীক সহকাৰী অধিকাৰিক ভাষা হিচাপে গ্ৰহণ কৰা হয়। ৰাজ্য ভেদে স্থানীয় ভাষাক অধিকাৰিক ভাষা হিচাপে গ্ৰহণ কৰা হয়। ২০০৩ বৰ্ষৰ ৯২তম সংবিধান সংশোধনী অনুসৰি ভাৰতৰ স্বীকৃতী প্ৰাপ্ত অধিকাৰিক ভাষাৰ সংখ্যা হৈছে ২২টা। এই ভাষাসমূহ হ’ল :-

ভাষা	ভাষা পৰিয়াল	ভাষীকৰ সংখ্যা (২০০১, নিযুতত)	ৰাজ্য
অসমীয়া	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, পূৰ্বাঞ্চল	১৩	অসম, অৰুণাচল প্রদেশ
বাংলা	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, পূৰ্বাঞ্চল	৮৩ (ভাৰতত)	পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ত্ৰিপুৰা, আন্দামান আৰু নিকোবৰ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ আৰু অসমৰ বৰাক উপত্যকাত
বড়ো	তিব্বত-বৰ্মা	১.৪	অসম
ডোগৰি	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, উত্তৰ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চল	২.৩	জম্মু আৰু কাশ্মীৰ
গুজৰাটী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, পশ্চিমাঞ্চল	৪৬	দাদৰা আৰু নগৰ হাৱেলি, দমন আৰু দিউ, গুজৰাট
মানিক (ষ্টেণ্ডাৰ্ড) হিন্দী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, মধ্য	অজ্ঞাত	আন্দামান আৰু নিকোবৰ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, অৰুণাচল প্রদেশ, বিহাৰ, চণ্ডিগড়, ছত্তীছগঢ়, ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় ৰাজধানী অঞ্চল দিল্লী, হাৰিয়ানা, হিমাচল প্ৰদেশ, ঝাৰখণ্ড, মধ্যপ্ৰদেশ, ৰাজস্থান, উত্তৰ প্ৰদেশ আৰু উত্তৰাখণ্ড
কানাড়া	দ্ৰাবিড়	৩৮	কৰ্ণাটক
কাশ্মীৰী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য	৫.৫	জম্মু আৰু কাশ্মীৰ
কোংকনী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, দ্বাক্ষীণাত্য	২.৫	গোৱা, কৰ্ণাটক, মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ, কেৰেলা
মৈঠিলি	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, পূৰ্বাঞ্চল	১২	বিহাৰ
মালায়লম	দ্ৰাবিড়	৩৩	কেৰেলা, আন্দামান আৰু নিকোবৰ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, লক্ষদ্বীপ, পণ্ডিচেৰী
মণিপুৰী (বা মৈটৈ বা মৈঠৈ)	তিব্বত-বৰ্মা	১.৫	মণিপুৰ
মাৰাঠী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, দ্বক্ষীণাত্য	৭২	মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ, গোৱা, দাদৰ আৰু নগৰ হাৱেলি, দমন আৰু দিউ, মধ্যপ্ৰদেশ, কৰ্ণাটক
নেপালী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, উত্তৰাঞ্চল	২.৯ (ভাৰতত)	ছিক্কিম, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, অসম
ওড়িয়া	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, পূৰ্বাঞ্চল	৩৩	উৰিষ্যা
পাঞ্জাবী	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, উত্তৰ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চল	২৯ (ভাৰতত)	চণ্ডিগড়, দিল্লী, হাৰিয়ানা, পাঞ্জাব
সংস্কৃত	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য	০.০১	অক্ষেত্ৰীয়
সন্ঠালি	মুন্ডা	৬.৫	বিহাৰ, ছত্তীছগঢ়, ঝাৰখণ্ড আৰু উৰিষ্যাৰ অংশবিশেষ লৈ গঠিত চোট্টা নাগপুৰ পথাৰ-ৰ সন্ঠাল আদিবাসী সকল
সিন্ধি	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, উত্তৰ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চল	২.৫ (ভাৰতত)	অক্ষেত্ৰীয়
তামিল	দ্ৰাবিড়	৬১	তামিলনাডু, আন্দামান আৰু নিকোবৰ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, পণ্ডিচেৰী
তেলুগু	দ্ৰাবিড়	৭৪	আন্দামান নিকোবৰ দ্বিপপুঞ্জ, অন্ধ্ৰ প্ৰদেশ, পণ্ডিচেৰী
উৰ্দু	হিন্দ-আৰ্য্য, মধ্য	৫২ (ভাৰতত)	জম্মু-কাশ্মীৰ, অন্ধ্ৰ প্ৰদেশ, দিল্লী, বিহাৰ, উত্তৰ প্ৰদেশ

ভাৰতবৰ্ষৰ জাতীয় প্ৰতীকসমূহ
পতাকা	পতাকা
প্রতীক	অশোক স্তম্ভ
সংগীত	জন গণ মন অধিনায়ক জয় হে
স্তোত্ৰ	বন্দে মাতৰম
পশু	বেঙ্গল টাইগাৰ
ঐতিহ্যবাহী পশু	ভাৰতীয় হাতী
পক্ষী	ভাৰতীয় ময়ূৰ
জলচৰ প্ৰাণী	শিহু
ফুল	পদ্ম
গছ	বট
ফল	আম
খেলা	হকী
চন	শকাব্দ
নদী	গঙ্গা

অধিক পঢ়ক

Overview

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• There's No National Language in India: Gujarat High Court, The Times Of India, 6 January 2007, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-25/india/28148512_1_national-language-official-language-hindi, retrieved 17 July 2011 
• "Table 1: Human Development Index and its Components" (PDF), Human Development Report 2011, United Nations, 2011, http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf 

Etymology

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History

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• Bose, S.; Jalal, A. (11 March 2011), Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy (3rd ed.), Routledge, ISBN 978-0415779425 
• Brown, J. M. (26 May 1994), Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy, The Short Oxford History of the Modern World (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0198731139, http://books.google.com/books?id=PaKdsF8WzbcC 
• Copland, I. (8 October 2001), India 1885–1947: The Unmaking of an Empire (1st ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-0582381735, http://books.google.com/?id=Dw1uAAAAMAAJ 
• Kulke, H.; Rothermund, D. (1 August 2004), A History of India, 4th, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415329200, http://books.google.com/books?id=V73N8js5ZgAC 
• Ludden, D. (13 June 2002), India and South Asia: A Short History, One World, ISBN 978-1851682379 
• Metcalf, B.; Metcalf, T. R. (9 October 2006), A Concise History of Modern India (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0521682251, http://books.google.com/books?id=iuESgYNYPl0C 
• Peers, D. M. (3 August 2006), India under Colonial Rule 1700–1885 (1st ed.), Pearson Longman, ISBN 978-0582317383, http://books.google.com/?id=6iNuAAAAMAAJ 
• Possehl, G. (January 2003), The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective, Rowman Altamira, ISBN 978-0759101722, http://books.google.com/books?id=pmAuAsi4ePIC 
• Robb, P. (2001), A History of India, London: Palgrave, ISBN 978-0333691298 
• Sarkar, S. (1983), Modern India: 1885-1947, Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd, ISBN 978-0333904251, http://books.google.com/?id=rVxuAAAAMAAJ 
• Singh, U. (2009), A History of Ancient and Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Delhi: Longman, ISBN 978-8131716779, http://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC 
• Sripati, V. (1998), "Toward Fifty Years of Constitutionalism and Fundamental Rights in India: Looking Back to See Ahead (1950–2000)", American University International Law Review 14 (2): 413–496 
• Stein, B. (15 June 1998), A History of India, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0631205463, http://books.google.com/books?id=SXdVS0SzQSAC 
• "Briefing Rooms: India", Economic Research Service (United States Department of Agriculture), 17 December 2009, http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/India/, retrieved 17 July 2011 
• Thapar, Romila (2003), Penguin history of early India: from the origins to A.D.1300, Penguin Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=O2OgAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 13 February 2012 
• Wolpert, S. (25 December 2003), A New History of India (7th ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0195166781 

Geography

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• Chang, J. H. (1967), "The Indian Summer Monsoon", Geographical Review 57 (3): 373–396, doi:10.2307/212640 
• (PDF) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 with Amendments Made in 1988, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 1988, http://forest.and.nic.in/fca1980.pdf, retrieved 25 July 2011 
• Dikshit, K. R.; Schwartzberg, Joseph E., Land, "India", Encyclopædia Britannica: pp. 1–29, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285248/India 
• Kumar, V. S.; Pathak, K. C.; Pednekar, P.; Raju, N. S. N. (2006), "Coastal processes along the Indian coastline" (PDF), Current Science 91 (4): 530–536, http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/2264/350/1/Curr_Sci_91_530.pdf 
• India Yearbook 2007, New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2007, ISBN 978-8123014234 
• Posey, C. A. (1 November 1994), The Living Earth Book of Wind and Weather, Reader's Digest, ISBN 978-0895776259 
• Prakash, B.; Kumar, S.; Rao, M. S.; Giri, S. C. (2000), "Holocene Tectonic Movements and Stress Field in the Western Gangetic Plains" (PDF), Current Science 79 (4): 438–449, http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug252000/prakash.pdf 

Biodiversity

• Ali, S. (author); Ripley, S. D. (author); Dick, J. H. (illustrator) (15 August 1996), A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (2nd ed.), Mumbai: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0195637328 
• Basak, R. K. (1983), Botanical Survey of India: Account of Its Establishment, Development, and Activities, http://books.google.com/books?id=yXAVcgAACAAJ, retrieved 20 July 2011 
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• Crame, J. A.; Owen, A. W. (1 August 2002), Palaeobiogeography and Biodiversity Change: The Ordovician and Mesozoic–Cenozoic Radiations, Geological Society Special Publication, Geological Society of London, ISBN 978-1862391062, http://books.google.com/books?id=YswVy5YolYsC&pg=PA142, retrieved 8 December 2011 
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• Griffiths, M. (6 July 2010), The Lotus Quest: In Search of the Sacred Flower, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-0312641481, http://books.google.com/books?id=f2cbyTCeq-EC 
• Karanth, K. P. (25 March 2006), "Out-of-India Gondwanan Origin of Some Tropical Asian Biota" (PDF), Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences) 90 (6): 789–792, http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/mar252006/789.pdf, retrieved 18 May 2011 
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• "Biosphere Reserves of India", C. P. R. Environment Education Centre (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India), http://www.cpreec.org/pubbook-biosphere.htm, retrieved 17 July 2011 
• Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Ministry of Environments and Forests, Government of India, 9 September 1972, http://envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife1.html, retrieved 25 July 2011 
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• Tritsch, M. F. (3 September 2001), Wildlife of India, London: HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0007110629, http://books.google.com/books?id=aNRQAAAACAAJ 

Politics

• Bhambhri, C. P. (1 May 1992), Politics in India, 1991–1992, Shipra, ISBN 978-8185402178, http://books.google.com/books?id=pf5HAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 20 July 2011 
• Burnell, P. J.; Calvert, P. (1 May 1999), The Resilience of Democracy: Persistent Practice, Durable Idea (1st ed.), Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0714680262, http://books.google.com/books?id=hv6TkML5_HAC&pg=PA271, retrieved 20 July 2011 
• Second UPA Win, A Crowning Glory for Sonia's Ascendancy, Business Standard, 16 May 2009, http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/second-upa-wincrowning-glory-for-sonia%5Cs-ascendancy/61892/on, retrieved 13 June 2009 
• Chander, N. J. (1 January 2004), Coalition Politics: The Indian Experience, Concept Publishing Company, ISBN 978-8180690921, http://books.google.com/books?id=G_QtMGIczhMC&pg=PA117, retrieved 20 July 2011 
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• Echeverri-Gent, J. (January 2002), "Politics in India's Decentred Polity", in Ayres, A.; Oldenburg, P., Quickening the Pace of Change, India Briefing, London: M. E. Sharpe, pp. 19–53, ISBN 978-0765608123 
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• Narasimha Rao Passes Away, The Hindu, 24 December 2004, http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/24/stories/2004122408870100.htm, retrieved 2 November 2008 
• Mathew, K. M. (1 January 2003), Manorama Yearbook, Malayala Manorama, ISBN 978-8190046183, http://books.google.com/books?id=jDaLQwAACAAJ, retrieved 21 July 2011 
• "National Symbols of India", Know India (National Informatics Centre, Government of India), http://india.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php, retrieved 27 September 2009 
• Neuborne, B. (2003), "The Supreme Court of India", International Journal of Constitutional Law 1 (1): 476–510, doi:10.1093/icon/1.3.476 
• Pylee, M. V. (2003), "The Longest Constitutional Document", Constitutional Government in India (2nd ed.), S. Chand, ISBN 978-8121922036, http://books.google.com/?id=veDUJCjr5U4C 
• Pylee, M. V. (2003), "The Union Judiciary: The Supreme Court", Constitutional Government in India (2nd ed.), S. Chand, ISBN 978-8121922036, http://books.google.com/?id=veDUJCjr5U4C&pg=PA314, retrieved 2 November 2007 
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• Sinha, A. (2004), "The Changing Political Economy of Federalism in India", India Review 3 (1): 25–63, doi:10.1080/14736480490443085 
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Foreign relations and military

• Alford, P. (7 July 2008), G8 Plus 5 Equals Power Shift, The Australian, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/g8-plus-5-equals-power-shift/story-e6frg6t6-1111116838759, retrieved 21 November 2009 
• Behera, L. K. (7 March 2011), Budgeting for India's Defence: An Analysis of Defence Budget 2011–2012, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/IndiasDefenceBudget2011-12_lkbehera_070311, retrieved 4 April 2011 
• "Russia Agrees India Nuclear Deal", BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation), 11 February 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7883223.stm, retrieved 22 August 2010 
• Curry, B. (27 June 2010), Canada Signs Nuclear Deal with India, The Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/news/canada-signs-nuclear-deal-with-india/article1620801/, retrieved 13 May 2011 
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• India, Russia Review Defence Ties, The Hindu, 5 October 2009, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2514142.ece, retrieved 8 October 2011 
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• Pandit, R. (27 July 2009), N-Submarine to Give India Crucial Third Leg of Nuke Triad, The Times of India, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-27/india/28212143_1_nuclear-powered-submarine-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine, retrieved 10 March 2010 
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• India, France Agree on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, Rediff, 25 January 2008, http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/25france.htm, retrieved 22 August 2010 
• UK, India Sign Civil Nuclear Accord, Reuters, 13 February 2010, http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/13/us-india-britain-nuclear-idUSTRE61C21E20100213?type=politicsNews, retrieved 22 August 2010 
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• Shukla, A. (5 March 2011), China Matches India's Expansion in Military Spending, Business Standard, http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/china-matches-india%5Cs-expansion-in-military-spending/427365/, retrieved 6 July 2011 
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• "India World's Largest Arms Importer According to New SIPRI Data on International Arms Transfers", Stockholm International Peace Research Initiative, 14 March 2011, http://www.sipri.org/media/pressreleases/armstransfers, retrieved 4 April 2011 
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Economy

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• Bonner, B (20 March 2010), Make Way, World. India Is on the Move, Christian Science Monitor, http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Daily-Reckoning/2010/0320/Make-way-world.-India-is-on-the-move, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• "India Lost $462bn in Illegal Capital Flows, Says Report", BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation), 18 November 2010, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11782795, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• "India Second Fastest Growing Auto Market After China", Business Line, 9 April 2010, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/article988689.ece?ref=archive, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• India's Economy: Not Just Rubies and Polyester Shirts, The Economist, 8 October 2011, http://www.economist.com/node/21531527, retrieved 9 October 2011 
• "Indian Car Exports Surge 36%", Express India, 13 October 2009, http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Indian-car-exports-surge-36/528633/, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, International Monetary Fund, April 2011, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=20&pr.y=6&sy=1991&ey=2016&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=548%2C566%2C524%2C578%2C534%2C536%2C429&s=NGDPDPC&grp=0&a=, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• Farrell, D.; Beinhocker, E. (19 May 2007), Next Big Spenders: India's Middle Class, McKinsey & Company, http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/mginews/bigspenders.asp, retrieved 17 September 2011 
• Gargan, E. A. (15 August 1992), India Stumbles in Rush to a Free Market Economy, The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/15/world/india-stumbles-in-rush-to-a-free-market-economy.html, retrieved 22 July 2011 
• (PDF) World Economic Outlook Update, International Monetary Fund, June 2011, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/update/02/pdf/0611.pdf, retrieved 22 July 2011 
• Nayak, P. B.; Goldar, B.; Agrawal, P. (10 November 2010), India's Economy and Growth: Essays in Honour of V. K. R. V. Rao, SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-8132104520, http://books.google.com/books?id=N1Ho2SGXUHwC 
• Olson, R. G. (21 December 2009), "Technology and Science in Ancient Civilizations", Praeger Series on the Ancient World (Praeger), ISBN 978-0275989361, http://books.google.com/books?id=0vP50ra6SYAC, retrieved 27 September 2011 
• (PDF) Economic Survey of India 2007: Policy Brief, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, October 2007, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/52/39452196.pdf, retrieved 22 July 2011 
• Pal, P.; Ghosh, J. (July 2007), "Inequality in India: A Survey of Recent Trends" (PDF), Economic and Social Affairs: DESA Working Paper No. 45 (United Nations), http://www.un.org/esa/desa/papers/2007/wp45_2007.pdf, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• (PDF) The World in 2050: The Accelerating Shift of Global Economic Power: Challenges and Opportunities, PricewaterhouseCoopers, January2011, http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/world-2050/pdf/world-in-2050-jan-2011.pdf, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• Schwab, K. (2010) (PDF), The Global Competitiveness Report 2010–2011, World Economic Forum, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2010-11.pdf, retrieved 10 May 2011 
• Sheth, N. (28 May 2009), "Outlook for Outsourcing Spending Brightens", The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124344190542659025.html#articleTabs_comments%3D%26articleTabs%3Darticle, retrieved 3 October 2010 
• (PDF) Information Note to the Press (Press Release No.29 /2011), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, 6 April 2011, http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/816/Press_release_feb%20-11.pdf, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• Exporters Get Wider Market Reach, The Times of India, 28 August 2009, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-28/india-business/28205417_1_strategies-and-policy-measures-foreign-trade-policy-focus-market-scheme, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• (PDF) Corruption Perception Index 2010—India Continues to be Corrupt, Transparency International, 26 October 2011, http://transparencyindia.org/resource/press_release/Corruption%20Perception%20Index%20(CPI)%202010.pdf, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• New Global Poverty Estimates—What It Means for India, World Bank, http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21880725~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:295584,00.html, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• "India: Undernourished Children—A Call for Reform and Action", World Bank, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:20916955~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html, retrieved 23 July 2011 
• (PDF) Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: Building on India's Success, World Bank, 29 May 2006, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/SOUTHASIAEXT/Resources/DPR_FullReport.pdf, retrieved 7 May 2009 
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• Trade to Expand by 9.5% in 2010 After a Dismal 2009, WTO Reports, World Trade Organisation, 26 March 2010, http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres10_e/pr598_e.htm, retrieved 23 July 2011 
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Demographics

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Culture

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• Heehs, P. (editor) (1 September 2002), Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience, New York University Press, ISBN 978-0814736500, http://books.google.com/books?id=Jgsu-aIm3ncC, retrieved 24 July 2011 
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