Independent India & Pakistan
1947
 India has established a strong democracy &
strong, diverse economy and is a rising power
in Asia!
 Pakistan, unfortunately, has NOT established a
democracy or a strong, diverse economy. In
many ways it is almost like a failed state!!
India was a British colony.
India partitioned-Pakistan is
new country in 1947
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B
Gandhi &
independence
in 1947.
India became a parliamentary
democracy!
(secular democracy).
Pakistan was suppose to be a
republic…. but

.
 Military Dictatorships;
no real
republic/democrat
leaders did NOT last
long in Pakistan.
In the beginning, the
state/government controlled the
economy.

State owned industries
India closed off it’s economy to
most of the world!

At first, a state owned/ socialist
economy was developed & it did
help the new Indian government
build it’s economy.

As time went on, the Indian
government realized that for the
BEST growth of an economy
you need to trade with the world
& allow people to own
businesses- Capitalist Economy!
Like China, India “state owned”
economy was weak..
 In 1984, the prime minister of India begins to “open” the
economy to foreign trade and allowing more individual ownership
of businesses and economic resources.
 New Liberalization Plan-The economy is opened to foreign
investments, and more individuals own business and factories
such as control of the TV stations.
 Now Cable TV with access to western media
 Rate of economic growth - 6.8 %
Foreign companies in India
Outsourcing American jobs
Many problems
in at time of
IndependenceEducation.
•Only 10% of
population was
literate - Less than
half went to school.
•Today- 74% literacy
rate- investment in
education.
Agriculturegovernment
invested in…
The Green and White
Revolution that made India
Self-sufficient in food.
 Today the PM of India is
a Sikh, M. Singh.
M. Singh &
Obama
 The economy is growing
and the country is rapidly
modernizing and
industrializing.
 India has one of the 4th
Largest Economies in the
world-just like China, a
thriving middle class, some
rich and many Indians are
still poor
Pakistan….. Has not faired as well
as India!!