India is known for its colorful diversity in almost all the respects. The Indian subcontinent
physiography ranges from the high mountains of Himalayas in the north to the deep oceans to its south, the arid sunny Thar
desert in the west to the mangroves of Sunderbans in the East to the cold Ladakhi desert up in the hills. Its secularism can
be seen in its people whether, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, Buddhists and Christians living together in peaceful
harmony as the inseparable part of the cultural fabric of the country. Since ancient times, it has welcomed all including
the traders and the invaders from Aryans to Turks from Central Asia and French, Portuguese and finally, the British from Europe.
India has been the spiritual leader to the world since the days when Indus Valley Civilization
opened its eyes in the lap of the Himalayas and the fertile Gangetic plains, long before humans learnt to do farming in other
parts of the world. Still the traces of its great past, the profound influence and grand monuments of the Mughal period and
colonial settlements can be seen strewn around the country. With Pakistan on its west and China, Nepal and Myanmar to its
east, India is still a developing country emerging rapidly as one of the biggest markets with immense trading potentials.
