India
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India is a South Asian country on a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, having a capital city of New Delhi. Its the second most populous country (after China). Most of the population is Hindu (81%) but it also has a large Muslim population. English is a major language which came from hundreds of years of British rule which India finally cast off in 1947 under a resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi. [1]
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Tobacco industry
Cigarette advertsing is banned in India and the government does not allow companies to increase their capacities for manufacturing cigarettes. Philip Morris has an India office, which is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International, based in Switzerland. India has a 96 billion sticks-a-year cigarette market which is dominated by Imperial Tobacco Company, which controls about 65% share.[2]
Resources
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References
- ↑ India, National Geographic, accessed November 2007.
- ↑ Chaitali Chakravarty and Boby Kurian, Economic Times Bureau Philip Morris, Modis settle Marlboro row Consumer products, April 28, 2009
General Information
- Country Studies: India, Library of Congress.
- Background Note: India, U.S. Department of State.
- India, CIA The World Factbook.
- Country profile: India, BBC, Last Updated February 4, 2006.
- India, Geographia.com.
- India, Wikipedia.
Government & Agencies
- Government of India Directory.
- The President of India.
- Prime Minister of India's Office.
- Parliament of India.
- Supreme Court of India.
- Election Commission of India.
- Embassy of India in the United States.
- Indian Space Research Organisation.
- Security and Exchange Board India.
- Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE).
- National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
- Bank of India.
- Reserve Bank of India. India's Central Bank.
- State Bank of India.
Maps
- Maps of India, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin.
- Maps of India.com.
- Map of India, Lonely Planet.
- Maps of India, World Atlas.com.
Indian Media
- All India Radio.
- Deccan Herald.
- Express India. The Indian Express Group.
- Hindustan Times.
- India Daily.
- Indymedia Mumbai.
- MSN India.
- Outlook India.
- Press Trust of India (PTI).
- Radio BakBakwaas. India's Online Radio.
- Rediff India Abroad.
- The Hindu.
- The Telegraph India.
- The Times of India.
- The Tribune (Chandigarh, India).
