India will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity. Nothing in
the country is ever quite what you expect, and the only thing to expect is
the unexpected which comes in many forms.
June 6, 2006 (Press Release) --
Intro
India will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity. Nothing in
the country is ever quite what you expect, and the only thing to expect is
the unexpected which comes in many forms and will always want to sit next
to you. India is a litmus test for many travellers and some visitors are
only too happy to get on an aircraft and fly away, but if you enjoy
delving into convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual overload, then
India is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas unfolding on
earth.
Warning
In light of the escalating dispute over Kashmir and the possibility of
deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan, many governments are
urging against travel to the Jammu and Kashmir regions. Travellers to
India are urged to register with their embassy.
World leaders are trying to diffuse the situation and prevent all-out war
between the two nuclear powers. Envoys from the UK, the US, Russia and
China have attempted to mediate the conflict, but both Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee blame each
other for the conflict and refuse to meet. Both India and Pakistan claim
they would not initiate war nor launch a nuclear strike, but both have
recently tested nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
The prospect of nuclear war raises the stakes of the long-running border
dispute, which has been an issue between the countries for more than 50
years. During the 1947 partition that led to the creation of Pakistan,
Kashmir was free to choose which country it wanted to join. The local
leader allied with India, and the region has been contested ever since,
leading to two wars between the neighbors. Islamic guerrillas have led a
violent campaign since 1989 to make Kashmir break away and remain either
independent or join Pakistan. Neither India nor Pakistan are willing to
consider the so-called 'third option' of an independent Kashmiri state.
In addition to the conflict in Kashmir, religious violence between Hindus
and Muslims in the state of Gujarat has claimed more than 900 lives since
February 2002.
Destination Facts
Full country name: Republic of India
Area: 3,287,590 sq km (1,229,737 sq mi)
Population: 1,014,003,817
Capital city: New Delhi
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other
Language: Hindi
Religion: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist,
0.5% Jains, 0.4% other
Government: Federal Republic
President: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
India will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity. Nothing in
the country is ever quite what you expect, and the only thing to expect is
the unexpected which comes in many forms and will always want to sit next
to you. India is a litmus test for many travellers and some visitors are
only too happy to get on an aircraft and fly away, but if you enjoy
delving into convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual overload, then
India is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas unfolding on
earth.
Warning
In light of the escalating dispute over Kashmir and the possibility of
deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan, many governments are
urging against travel to the Jammu and Kashmir regions. Travellers to
India are urged to register with their embassy.
World leaders are trying to diffuse the situation and prevent all-out war
between the two nuclear powers. Envoys from the UK, the US, Russia and
China have attempted to mediate the conflict, but both Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee blame each
other for the conflict and refuse to meet. Both India and Pakistan claim
they would not initiate war nor launch a nuclear strike, but both have
recently tested nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
The prospect of nuclear war raises the stakes of the long-running border
dispute, which has been an issue between the countries for more than 50
years. During the 1947 partition that led to the creation of Pakistan,
Kashmir was free to choose which country it wanted to join. The local
leader allied with India, and the region has been contested ever since,
leading to two wars between the neighbors. Islamic guerrillas have led a
violent campaign since 1989 to make Kashmir break away and remain either
independent or join Pakistan. Neither India nor Pakistan are willing to
consider the so-called 'third option' of an independent Kashmiri state.
In addition to the conflict in Kashmir, religious violence between Hindus
and Muslims in the state of Gujarat has claimed more than 900 lives since
February 2002.
Destination Facts
Full country name: Republic of India
Area: 3,287,590 sq km (1,229,737 sq mi)
Population: 1,014,003,817
Capital city: New Delhi
People: 72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other
Language: Hindi
Religion: 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist,
0.5% Jains, 0.4% other
Government: Federal Republic
President: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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