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Politics: South & Central Asia
South and Central Asia is home to the world’s largest democracy: India.
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People and Society: South & Central Asia
South Asia is densely populated and immensely diverse.
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Economics: South & Central Asia
Recent growth has spurred new development, but also revealed old and new economic challenges.
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U.S. Foreign Policy: South & Central Asia
In 1792, George Washington opened the United States’ first consulate in South Asia, in Kolkata, India.
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Geopolitics: South & Central Asia
The long tensions between India and Pakistan, involvement of foreign powers, and climate change shape geopolitics in the region.
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Modern History: South & Central Asia
Many of the countries that make up South and Central Asia are quite young: Pakistan and India became independent countries in 1947, Bangladesh followed in 1971, and Kazakhstan and its neighbors emerged as independent countries after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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