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GROUP: 12
A COMPARATIVE APPRECIATION OF
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF
INDIA & USA

Prepared By:
Karan Patel

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FLOW OF PRESENTATION

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COMPARISON OF CULTURE
USA

The culture of America is a

mixture of different cultures

The Americans are

individual oriented.

The individual values gets

prominence than the family
values. The Americans are
more committed to
themselves only.

INDIA

The Indian culture is

unique and has its own
values.

Indians are very much

family oriented.

Indians respect family

values. Indians are more
committed to their
family
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COMPARISON OF CULTURE (CONTD.)

USA

Americans have great regard

to time and its value.

The Americans are less

competitive.

The Americans believe in

dominating nature and
controlling the world around
them.

INDIA

Indians are a lazy lot.

Indians are more competitive .

On the contrary, Indians believe

in the harmony with nature.

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COMPARISON OF CULTURE
(CONTD.)

USA

INDIA

Americans are more goaloriented

Indian people are

more people oriented.

Indians are more formal

than
American people

Americans believe to
formal is to be stuffy and
arrogant and
affected. This casual
egalitarian attitude is
meant to make everybody

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COMPARISON OF CULTURE
(CONTD.)

USA

INDIA

Americans like privacy

and are very independent.
Americans do not like to
work in groups.

Indian people are collectivist

people. They
always enjoy working as
members of a group.

Americans thinking about

change is very positive.
They like mobility,
migration, movement and
change in their life style.

Indian culture, on the other

hand, looks upon change as
negative. They like stability.

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COMPARISON OF ECONOMIES

USA

INDIA

Budget/Revenues

Budget/Revenues

$2.45 trillion
Ranked 1st.
14 times morethan India
Exports
$301.90 billion
Ranked 19th.
GDP
$15.68 trillion
Ranked 2nd.9 times
morethan India

$172.10 billion
Ranked 23th.

Exports
$301.90 billion
Ranked 19th.
GDP
$1.84 trillion
Ranked 11th.

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COMPARISON OF ECONOMIES
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

Per capita

Per capita

$45,759.46 per capita

Ranked 8th.17 times
morethan India

Purchasing power parity

$2,625.09 per capita

Ranked 130th.

Purchasing power parity

$16.24 trillion
Ranked 1st.3 times morethan
India

Gross National Income

$477.00 billion
Ranked 12th.

$4.72 trillion
Ranked 3rd.

Gross National Income

$9.78 trillion
Ranked 1st.21 times
morethan India

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COMPARISON OF ECONOMIES
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

Population below poverty li

ne

Population below poverty li

ne

29.8%
Ranked 19th.97% morethan
United States

Public Debt
70% of GDP
Ranked 37th.35%
morethan India

Unemployment Rate
8.1%
Ranked 47th.

15.1%
Ranked 34th.
Public Debt
51.7% of GDP
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment Rate
8.5%
Ranked 46th.5%
morethan United States

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COMPARISON OF MILITARY

USA

INDIA

Total Population
316,668,567

Total Population
1,220,800,359

Manpower Available
145,212,012

Manpower Available
615,201,057

Fit For Military Service

120,022,084

Fit For Military Service

489,571,520

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COMPARISON OF MILITARY
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

Total Helicopter Strengt

h
6,012

Total Helicopter Strength

504

Fit For Military Service

489,571,520

Total Tank Strength

3,569

Fit For Military Service

120,022,084
Total Tank Strength
8,325

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COMPARISON OF MILITARY
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

Total Aircraft Strength

13,683

Total Aircraft Strength

1,785

Annual Defence Budget

(USD)
$612,500,000,000

Annual Defence Budget

(USD)
$297,800,000,000

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COMPARISON OF EDUCATION

USA

Examinations and
quizzes at regular
intervals with equal
distribution of marks.

Weekly assignments.

Creative kids score

better in USA.

INDIA

Final exam is
conducted at end of
each semester for 7580% of total marks a
student can score.
No stress on weekly
assignments.

Creative kids score

better in USA.
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COMPARISON OF EDUCATION
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

The syllabus is
relatively light in USA.

The syllabus is relatively

heavy in USA.

Students do not need

to carry a lot of books
to the schools.

Student carry a lot of

books and notebooks to
school everyday.

Learn Maths by
guessing the count of
candies in the Jar.

Start with addition table

and kids have to learn
by heart or say cram it.
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COMPARISON OF EDUCATION
(CONTD)

USA

INDIA

Learn economics by
doing business.

Have to mug up the

theories and no practical
applicability.

Public schools are given

importance.

Private schools are

given importance.

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WORKS CITED

http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/differencebetween-american-and-indian-culture
http://www.socialpc.com/Anthropology/American-And-IndianCulture.html
Article of Cultural Differences between America and India - A.
N. 'Shen' Sengupta
http://www.nationmaster.com/countryinfo/compare/India/United-States/Economy#-history
http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparisondetail.asp?form=form&country1=United-States-ofAmerica&country2=India&Submit=Compare+Countries
http://www.tonyjohn.com/resources/2517-Difference-betweenAmerican-education-system.aspx

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