What is the relation between India and Myanmar?
India and Myanmar share a long land border of over 1600 km and a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. A large population of Indian origin (according to some estimates about 2.5 million) lives in Myanmar. India and Myanmar signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1951.
Is Myanmar friendly to India?
India and Myanmar signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1951. The visit of the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 laid the foundations for a stronger relationship between India and Myanmar. A number of agreements enhancing bilateral Cooperation have been signed between the two countries.
Can Indian live in Myanmar?
In the absence of a credible census in that country since 1989, this number could be more. The Singhvi Committee in 2004 had estimated that there are about 2.9 million PIO’s in Myanmar, of which 2,500,000 are People of Indian Origin (PIO), 2,000 are Indian citizens, and 400,000 are stateless.
How did Hinduism become a nationalist ideology?
Entering the 20th century, Hindus formed over 75\% of the population and thus unsurprisingly the backbone and platform of the nationalist movement. Modern Hindu thinking desired to unite Hindu society across the boundaries of caste, linguistic groups and ethnicity.
Who among the following was a prominent figure of the Indian nationalist movement?
Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal was another prominent figure of the Indian nationalist movement, who is considered a modern Hindu reformer, who stood for Hindu cultural nationalism and was opposed to sectarian communalism and Hindu majoritism.
What are the most influential undercurrents in Indian nationalism?
Indian nationalism is as much a diverse blend of nationalistic sentiments as its people are ethnically and religiously diverse. Thus the most influential undercurrents are more than just Indian in nature. The most controversial and emotionally charged fibre in the fabric of Indian nationalism is religion.
How did the word ‘Hindu’ come to be associated with religion?
It was only in the late 18th century that the word “Hindu” came to be used extensively with religious connotation, while still being used as a synecdoche describing the indigenous traditions. Hindu nationalist ideologies and political languages were very diverse both linguistically and socially.