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South Asia

ICSE · Class 11 · Political Science

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1. South Asia: Region and Importance

  • South Asia is located in the southern part of Asia.
  • It consists of eight countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and Afghanistan.
  • The region has a population of 2.04 billion, about 25% of the world's population.
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2. India and Pakistan: Wars and Peace Efforts

  • The first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48 resulted in the division of Kashmir.
  • The 1965 war was the second war between India and Pakistan and was mainly over Kashmir.
  • Pakistan launched Operation Gibraltar in August 1965 by sending armed infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir.
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3. India and Bangladesh: Rivers, Corridor, and Border Issues

  • India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers.
  • Water-sharing is a major issue in their relations.
  • The Teesta River originates in Sikkim, flows through West Bengal, and enters Bangladesh.
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4. India and China: Panchsheel and the 1962 War

  • China took control of Tibet in 1950.
  • India and China signed the Panchsheel Agreement in 1954.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai signed it based on five principles of peaceful coexistence.

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South Asia is the regionThe Partition of India in 1947This was the second war betweenSigned in January 1966 under SovietThis war lasted from 3 December

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