印度国土面积居世界第七位,是一个发展中国家,人均国民生产总值为300多美元。印度是世界第二人口大国,在10亿人口中贫困人口占了19％,达1.9亿。印度是一个多民族的国家,国内民族矛盾深重,尤其是占绝大多数的印度教徒与伊斯兰教徒之间曾多次爆发冲突。在1947年独立之后,先后与周边国家进行了四次大规模的战争以及无数次的 India ranks seventh in the world in terms of land area and is a developing country with a per capita GNP of over 300 U.S. dollars. India is the second largest populous country in the world, accounting for 19% of the 1 billion people, reaching 190 million. India is a multi-ethnic country with heavy ethnic conflicts. In particular, there have been many clashes between Hindus and Muslims. After its independence in 1947, it conducted four large-scale wars with neighboring countries and countless