Comparative Politics of India and Pakistan Economy

The Difference in Planning Between India and Pakistan?s Economy India and Pakistan were split up in the partition of British India in 1947. Pakistan was created in order to establish a separate homeland for India's Muslims in response to demands from Islamic nationalists. Since their independence, India has had overall greater economic success. By comparing the economic decisions each country made from the time of their independence until the present, it is possible to pinpoint …

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