6. SOME FACTS
23% of total world population
Share in global GDP is less than 3%
Nearly 30% of regions population lives below
poverty line
Low ranking in Human Development Index
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8. The shared identity of South Asia is evident
in the history of the region.
History, Culture and Religion.
Region shares coherent history of more than
3500 years.
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10. Aryan Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Thus layer after layer religious identities of
the region were formed with the passage of
time
11. Advent of Imperialism and Colonialism
Region fails to demonstrate a shared identity
in the contemporary era.
Conflict between religious identity and
national identity.
