4SA3 Country

Presentation
India
Table of Contents
1. Geographical
Location
2. Population
Demographics
3. Cultural Issues
4. Political Issues
5. Trade Barriers
 ● Occupies most of South
Asia, surrounded by the Bay
Geographic Location of Bengal, the Arabian Sea,
and the Indian Ocean
● Consists of 28 states and 8
union territories
● Experiences a tropical
monsoon climate with
staggered rainfall from June
to September
● Intense heat waves have
been a crucial issue due to
the climate crisis
 Natural with tropical rainforests,
Resources deserts, and coastal areas
● Possesses the 4th largest
coal reserves in the world
● Rich in other mineral
resources such as iron,
manganese, and limestone
● Reliant on its rich soil to
support their strong
agricultural system
● 54% of of its population
lacks access to safely
Relationship with Neighbouring Countries

Collaborativ High recent

“Neighborho e tension
od First” development between
policy, with Sri Canadian and
launched in Lanka, & Indian
2014 clashing government
boundaries
with China
Population Demographics

$1 CAD Average Average

= monthly Unemploym Education
$61.59 Indian Househol
household ent Rate of labour
Rupee d size
income force
67.5% with 2.9
Canad $6287 5.8% postsecondar
CAD y or higher
people
a
23000 Rs 12.2% with 4.44
India (Indian 7.33% postsecondar
people
Rupees) y or higher
= $373 CAD
 Cultural Issues

● Hindus constitute 79.8% of the population;

Muslims 14.2%; Christians 2.3%; and
Sikhs, 1.7%
● Deeply religious nation
● Polite and Indirect, often exchange
opinions or viewpoints through negotiation
rather than arguing that their perspective
is definitively correct
● The head considered the holiest of all
Feb 5th,
2024 body
India parts, considered offensive to touch 7
 Cultural Issues Cont.
● The school system in India has a handful of
levels: lower primary (age 6 to 10), upper
primary (11 and 12), secondary (13 to 15) and
higher secondary (17 and 18)
● Holistic development of a child
● Subjects taught were religion, holy scriptures,
medicine, philosophy, warfare, statecraft,
astrology etc.
● The history of women in India can be divided
into three phases
1. Mid 19th century-1915
2. 1915-Indian Independence (1950)
- Quit India Movement
3. Post Independence
Feb 5th,
2024 ● While
India significant progress has been made in 8
● India’s government consists of a
Political Issues
president as head of state, a prime
minister and a parliament with an
upper and lower house

● Described as secular state during 1975

emergency, court ruled as secular
since 1950

● One of the largest democracies in the

world, dominated by Indian National
Congress (INC) for 50 years

● Multi-party system; between 1989 and

2014 no single party earned a
parliamentary majority on its own
Political Issues
Cont.
● Narendra Modi
served since 2014 as
Prime Minister, leader
of the BJP (Bharatiya
Janata Party)

● Droupadi Murmu
serving as current
president of India
since 2022, of the BJP
party

● Vice President of
India since 2022.
Governor of West
Bengal from 2019-
Currency

● Over the last two years,

the exchange rate from
Indian Rupees to 1 USD
has increased by ~11%

● The current day

exchange rate as of Feb
3rd, 2024 is 83 Rupees
for 1 US Dollar
Trade barriers

Tariff
Weighted Mean Applied Tariff
•India: 6.19%
•USA: 1.52%
•Canada: 1.49%
Ex: India import car (over 40,000 US dollars) 100%
Some parts of the phone: 0%
 Non-Tariff

Modi government's Self-Reliant India Initiative

•Implemented measures prioritize the protection of local
businesses.
•Facilitating self-sufficiency for the people of India
•Reducing dependence on imports for essential goods.
India's Favourable
Treatment
•The latest survey indicates that in 2022,
India received a inflow of 49.94 billion
dollars.

•Foreign investors are allowed to hold 100%

ownership and can invest in specific
industries.

•Tax incentives are granted for specific

industries and companies operating in
designated regions.
 World Trade Organization

India has been a WTO

member since 1 January
1995 and a member of
General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
since 8 July 1948.
 Trade balance
Top 5 Imports
•23% ($173 billion): Petroleum oils,
crude
•6.68% ($48 billion): Coal
•4.99% ($36 billion): Gold, including
semi-manufactured forms
•4.41% ($32 billion): Petroleum gases
•3.72% ($27 billion): Diamonds
 TOP 5 Exports
•20% ($94 billion): Refined petroleum, non-crude, and
preparations.
•5.28% ($23 billion): Unmounted diamonds
•3.85% ($17.4 billion): Medicaments for therapeutic use.
•2.71% ($12.3 billion): Precious metal jewelry.
•2.41% ($10.9 billion): Electrical apparatus for line
telephony
Major trading partners
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