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Pray for India

Let's join together in prayer and intercession for India. Please post prayers for the people, churches, leaders, and government of each nation in the Pray for the Nations Forum. You can see the current Nation of the Day on the PrayWay Calendar.

Here is some helpful information to study as you pray for this nation...

  • Unreached people groups...
  • Missionaries to pray for...
  • Persecuted church list...

    Map:

    Overview:
    The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish in the 12th were followed by those of European traders, beginning in the late 15th century. By the 19th century, Britain had assumed political control of virtually all Indian lands. Indian armed forces in the British army played a vital role in both World Wars. Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU brought independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. Despite impressive gains in economic investment and output, India faces pressing problems such as the ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and ethnic and religious strife.

    The People:
    Population: 1,080,264,388 (July 2005 est.)
    Age structure:
    0-14 years: 31.2% (male 173,634,432/female 163,932,475)
    15-64 years: 63.9% (male 356,932,082/female 333,283,590)
    65 years and over: 4.9% (male 26,542,025/female 25,939,784) (2005 est.)

    Religions:
    Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

    Government Type:
    federal republic

    Leader(s) to pray for:
    chief of state: President A.P.J. Abdul KALAM (since 26 July 2002); Vice President Bhairon Singh SHEKHAWAT (since 19 August 2002)
    head of government: Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since NA May 2004)

    Source: The World Factbook

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