Introduction - The Profile of India
India is the seventh largest country in the world with a land mass of total 3,287,590 sq km, which encompass of land: 2,973,190 sq km and water: 314,400 sq km. It is the second most populous country with a population of over 900 million people. India is located in the Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. (Refer to Appendix 1 for a more detailed outlook on India).
The name 'India' was applied to the country by the Greeks. It corresponds to the "Hi(n)du" of the old Persian epigraphs. The spirit of I…
