India and Pakistan Relations for SSC &

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India and Pakistan share a very vast history with ups and downs. India and Pakistan
Relations are talked all around the globe. Having good knowledge about the relation of
India with its neighboring countries can definitely help you score good marks in current
affairs section. All the government exams like SSC CGL, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBSP
PO, LIC AAO, Railways RRB etc. have a good weightage for General Knowledge &
Current Affairs. As you know that India shares its boundaries with 7 countries who are
its immediate neighbours & it has different terms with all of them. Read this article on
India and Pakistan Relations along with all the important facts for your Banking, SSC &
Railways exams.

India and Pakistan Relations - General Comparison

Country India Pakistan

Capital New Delhi Islamabad

Currency Indian Rupee Pakistani Rupee

Prime Shahid Khaqan

Narendra Modi
Minister Abbas

President Ram Nath Kovind Mamnoon Hussain

Official
Hindi, English Urdu, English
Languages

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Physical Geographic Comparison of India & Pakistan

Country India Pakistan

• Pakistan to the west

• China, Nepal and • Iran to the west.
Bhutan to the north- • Afghanistan to the
east north and northwest.
• Bangladesh and • China in the
Myanmar to the east northeast,
Physical Boundaries
• Maritime borders and India to the east
with Thailand and and southeast.
Indonesia • The Arabian Sea to
• In the south, the Palk the south.
Strait separate India
from Sri Lanka

Area 32,87,263 sq. km 796,095 sq. km

Largest City Mumbai Karachi

India and Pakistan Culture Relations

• Culturally, the two countries are very similar, especially Northern India and
eastern Pakistan with regard to languages, cultures, cuisines, etc.
• The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev was born in Nankana Sahib,
Pakistan.
• Many pilgrims from India visit the religious sites in Nankana Sahib, daily and pay
their homage.

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Important Points about India and Pakistan Relations - Economic & Trade

• Formal trade across direct routes between the two countries has been stopped.
However, informal trade continues.
• India and Pakistan are trade partners since 2006 when they signed the South
Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Agreement.
• Textiles and clothing have the maximum percentage of share in the trade.

History of India and Pakistan Relations

o India and Pakistan have had distrust and hostility developing, since the
partition of 1947.
o Added to that is the controversial Kashmir issue, over which three wars
have been fought.

Attempts such as Delhi-Lahore bus service, Aman ki Asha, etc. have been
made to improve the relationship. However, terrorist attacks by
Pakistani militants have dealt a huge blow to the diplomatic.

Important Facts about Pakistan

• Both India and Pakistan are members of the Asian Development Bank as well as
the United Nations.
• Radcliffe line is the name of the border between India and Pakistan.
• Benazir Bhutto, from Pakistan was the first female Prime Minister of any Muslim
nation.
• Gwadar port in Pakistan is the largest deep sea port in the world.

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 • Malala Yousafzai (Peace—2014) and Abdus Salam (Physics—1979) are the two
persons from Pakistan who have won the Nobel Prize.
• The world’s highest ATM is at the Pakistan-China border, operated by National
Bank of Pakistan.
• Mohammad Ilyas from Pakistan holds the Guinness Book world record for
becoming the youngest Civil Judge in the world.
• The Changa Manga forest in Pakistan is the world’s largest man-made forest.
• Tarbela Dam in Pakistan on the Indus river is the world’s largest earth filled dam.
• Tharparkar Desert in Pakistan is the only fertile desert in the world located.
• Masjid -e-Tooba also known as Gol Masjid is the largest Single Dome Mosque in
the world and is located in Karachi, Pakistan.

Now that you are well aware of India and Pakistan Relations, check out:

India and Myanmar Relations

Highlights of Union Budget 2018
Economic Survey India 2018
India and China Relations

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