Bangladesh is the world’s eighth most populous country, as well as one of the world’s most densely populated countries. The country faces a number of major political and social challenges, including endemic bureaucratic and political corruption, widespread poverty, political instability, overpopulation and vulnerability to global climate change. The population is majority muslim, and ethnically Bengali (98%). Baridhara (a […]
India, is the second-most populous country in the world with over 1.2 billion people. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a “subsidiary official language” it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies
There are three culturally distinct, but Telegu speaking regions: Telangana, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. These were originally split over different states in British India, but after independence where merged into one state on the basis of their common language. Over the decades however, coastal Andhrah developed strongly whilst most of Telegana remained backward, leading to
Kerala is a tropical region along the south-west coastline of India. Kerala has a high level of social development (including almost universal literacy), but fairly low levels of economic growth leading to many men leaving to work elsewhere, sending remittances back home. Kerala has had a long exposure to Christianity, starting in the fourth century AD,
The ACBM’s North India region includes Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh. The population of this region includes more then 174 million people, and has one of the smallest Christian populations in India, only 0.6% compared to the Indian average
The ACBM’s North Central region of India includes the states of Bihar, Jharkand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
The ACBM region of North East includes the states of West Bengal, Odisha and the 7 remote states to the east of Bangladesh (known as the ‘seven sisters’). Culturally however, the seven easternmost states are quite distinct from West Bengal and Odisha. The Seven Sisters MEGHALAYA, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NAGALAND, ASSAM, MANIPUR,
The ACBM North West region comprises three culturally distinct states of Maharashtria, Gujarat and Goa, together containing a population of 173 million. The religious demographics are 83% Hindu, 10.12% Muslim, 4% Buddhist and 1% Christian. These states are some of India’s most developed with strong economies contributing 24% of GDP with 13% of the
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are South Indian states—a culturally and linguistically distinct region comprising 20% of the population of India. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are some of the most developed regions within India with high economic growth, better education and literacy (13% higher on average) and less rural poverty. Tamil Nadu
Nepal is a landlocked country in the Himalayans with a population of 27 million people. Hinduism is practiced by about 81.3% of Nepalis, making it the country with the highest percentage of Hindus, Buddhism is linked historically with Nepal and is practiced by 9%, Islam by 4.4%, Kirat 3.1%, Christianity 1.4%, and animism 0.4%. Preaching commenced in 1996. In 1999 responsibility of