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India has a high commission in London and two consulates-general in Birmingham and Edinburgh. [1] The United Kingdom has a high commission in New Delhi and six deputy high commissions in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. [2] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
British India: 14 August: 1947: Partition of India Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan on 26 March 1971. Qatar: British Qatari Protectorate 3 September: 1971: Now an independent monarchy outside the Commonwealth. Saint Lucia: St Lucia, Windward Islands [a] 22 February: 1979 Saint Kitts and Nevis: St Kitts–Nevis and Anguilla, Leeward ...
Although the constitution does not say so, India is now a multilingual federation. [12] India has a multi-party system, with political allegiances frequently based on linguistic and regional identities, [13] necessitating coalition politics, especially at the Union level. India has generally two main groups known as the NDA and the UPA.
In 1949, the London Declaration marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth and the adoption of its present name. [6] The members have a combined population of 2.6 billion, almost a third of the world's population, of whom 1.21 billion live in India, and 95% live in Africa and Asia combined. [7]
British India built a modern railway system in the late 19th century, which was the fourth largest in the world. At first the railways were privately owned and operated. They were run by British administrators, engineers and craftsmen. At first, only the unskilled workers were Indians. [173]
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, often regarded as the architect of modern India, addressing a newly independent India on 15 August 1947. The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947.
The country, which comfortably juggles multiple names of ancient and modern origin, could be renamed, say reports. But what are these names and where did they come from? India or Bharat?
The modern Commonwealth of Nations was then formally constituted by the London Declaration in 1949 when India wanted to become a republic without leaving the Commonwealth; this left seven independent nations sharing the Crown: Australia, Canada, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Since then, new ...