India's Lost Clout
Venu's Thoughts Series: INDIA'S LOST CLOUT ---------------------------------- (Rather than being thought of as a single country, India deserves to be considered more like the European Union (of countries) - from a cultural diversity and population point of view). ---------------------------------- The nation of India was cobbled together by the British. If each of the Indian states were be individual countries, * 20 Indian states would be in the top 100 countries by population * 19 Indian states would be bigger by population than Switzerland or Israel * 18 Indian states would be bigger by population than Greece, Portugal, Czech republic or Cuba * 17 Indian states would be bigger by population than Australia, Taiwan, Syria, North Korea, Romania or Netherlands * 16 Indian states would be bigger by population than Afghanistan * 14 Indian states would be bigger by population than Malaysia, Saudi Arabia ...