India Government, India Economics

Nuclear Country

A country that possesses and is able to use nuclear weapons

Parliamentary Democracy

A democracy in which the legislative branch (parliament) chooses the leader of the government.

Kashmir

A disputed region of northern India and Pakistan over which several destructive wars have been fought

export

A good or service produced in the home country and sold in another country.

Bureaucracy

A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials. Often used to refer to the government.

Federal System of Government

A system in which power is shared among state and national authorities

Panchayat

A village council in India

18 years old

Voting age in India

India

World's largest democracy

intellectual property

a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a book or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India (elected May 2014)

corruption

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

service jobs

jobs in which a person makes a living by providing a service for other people instead of by making a product

Domestic

native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household

subsistence agriculture

the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family