Author Archive: elaineqho
elaineqho
March 4, 2019
Several different writing systems are used for Indian languages. The oldest writing systems from India are kharoshti and brahmi. In addition comes the inscriptions of Indus culture, which are not yet interpreted. Kharoshti Kharoṣṭhī is a Northwestern alphabet that probably originated…
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elaineqho
February 24, 2019
Indonesia has official public service obligations for men and women from the age of 18, but military service is selective. The total strength of Indonesia’s armed forces is 395,500 active personnel, with a reserve of 400,000 (2018, IISS). In addition,…
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elaineqho
February 14, 2019
India has been the scene of construction activity for more than 4000 years. Most of it has disappeared, but through what is preserved it is still possible to see the main features of Indian history. Buddhism The elaborately shaped timber…
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elaineqho
February 4, 2019
India’s contemporary history includes the time after 1984, when Indira Gandhi, who had been India’s prime minister most of the time since 1966, was killed. Since its independence in 1947, Indian politics has been dominated by the Congress Party, to…
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elaineqho
January 24, 2019
In Indonesia, Malay has been a common language for hundreds of years. The same is the case in Malaysia. In 1945, Malay was made the official national language of Indonesia under the name Bahasa Indonesia. There are 742 different languages…
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elaineqho
January 14, 2019
In an area with such great climate differences, plant growth must necessarily show great contradictions, from tropical rainforest to desert or high mountain vegetation. In the western Himalayas, there are many plants that show kinship westward, among other things. European…
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elaineqho
January 4, 2019
India is one of the world’s largest economic powers, while also among the world’s poorest, in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The country has experienced strong economic growth since the late 1990s. The reasons are strong growth…
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