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    Republic of India

    Capital
    • New Delhi
    Area
    • 1,269,000 mi²
    Population
    • 1.3 billion
    Terrain
    • Plains in northeast,
    central, & south
    • Desert in

    northwest
    • Himalayas in north

    Climate
    • Tropical in south
    • Arid in northwest

    • Cold tundra in the

    high mountains
    Currency
    • Indian rupee (INR)

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    Republic of India

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    Republic of India
    Ethnic Diversity
    • Indo-Aryan (72%)
    • Dravidian (25%)
    • Other (3%)

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    Republic of India
    Relations with U.S. & USN
    • Located in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)
    • Major U.S. defense partner
    • U.S. & Indian navies work to promote cooperation and
    stronger ties
    • Major ports/operational areas:
    • Chennai
    • Goa
    • Mumbai (Bombay)
    • Visakhapatnam
    • Joint exercises/engagements:
    • Subject matter expert exchanges
    • Cooperative deployments
    • Exercise Malabar

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    Republic of India
    Social Norms & Customs
    • Family is fundamental
    • Hierarchal society - respect for age and rank is important
    • Patriarchal society - men hold more power than women
    • Same-sex couples protected by law - still face discrimination
    • PDA is inappropriate for all couples
    • Hinduism, Islam & Christianity are influential on culture and
    society
    • Many national holidays are either Hindu, Islamic, or
    Christian, and vary by region

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    Republic of India
    Meeting & Greeting Etiquette
    • Relaxed sense of punctuality in social settings
    • Eye contact with individuals of same sex
    • Individuals of same sex may stand closer together
    • Appropriate to shake hands with men, but wait for women to
    initiate a greeting
    • Use titles and honorifics:
    • “Mr.” and “Mrs.” as in the U.S.
    • “Shri” [shree] and “Shrimati” [shree-mah-tee], for men
    and women, respectively

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    Republic of India
    Conversational Etiquette
    • Appropriate to discuss family, work, hobbies, or interests
    • Men should not initiate a conversation with a woman
    • DO NOT discuss Hindu-Muslim relations, India-Pakistan
    conflict, or critique India
    • AVOID yes or no questions, or being direct when saying no
    • AVOID challenging the decisions of senior-ranking
    individuals

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    Republic of India
    Dining/Social Etiquette
    • Always accept food or drink
    • Eat with the first three fingers on your right hand
    • Leave a little on your plate
    • Follow DOD ethics guidelines for paying bill
    • Be aware of dietary laws
    • Leave 10% tip if no service charge is included
    • DO NOT use your left hand to pick up or serve food
    • DO NOT offer beef to Hindus
    • DO NOT offer pork to Muslims

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    Republic of India
    Do
    ✔ Show respect to elders and higher-ranking individuals

    ✔ Use titles & honorifics

    ✔ Shake hands with men

    ✔ Wait for a woman to initiate the greeting

    ✔ Build rapport & connect on a personal level

    ✔ Remove shoes at mosques and temples

    ✔ Respect religious figures and artifacts

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    Republic of India
    Don’t
    X Challenge decisions of senior-ranking individuals
    X Ask yes or no questions
    X Be direct or frank when giving negative response
    X Show the soles of your feet or use your left hand to eat or
    shake hands
    X Wear leather or harm a cow
    X Touch someone of the opposite sex unnecessarily
    X Discuss Hindu-Muslim relations or India-Pakistan conflict

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    Republic of India
    Military Culture
    • Branches of the Indian Armed Forces:
    • Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force
    • Voluntary membership only - eligibility determined by age,
    education level, and marital status
    • Women only allowed to join as officers; may serve in select
    combat roles
    • Indian service members salute with their palms facing out
    • Customary to greet (salute, if applicable) senior-ranking
    individuals first

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    Republic of India
    Ranks & Insignia

    Rear Admiral Lt. Commander Master Chief P.O. 2nd

    Commodore Lieutenant Chief Petty Officer

    Captain Sub-Lieutenant Petty Officer

    Commander Master Chief P.O. 1st Leading Seaman

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    Republic of India
    Language
    • 22 official languages
    • Indo-European languages
    • Hindi, Bengali, Konkani
    • Dravidian languages
    • Telugu, Tamil

    Religion
    • Hindu (80%)
    • Muslim (14%)
    • Christian (2.3%)
    • Sikh (1.7%)
    • Other/unspecified (2%)

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    Republic of India
    Common Polite Phrases
    English Hindi
    (Pronunciation)
    हाँ
    Yes hah

    ना
    No nah

    कृ पया
    Please krip-ah-yah

    धन्यवाद
    Thank you dhan-yah-wahd

    नमस्ते/ नमस्कार
    Hello nah-mah-stay/ nah-mah-skar

    अलमवदा
    Goodbye al-vee-dah

    सुनये
    Excuse me soon-yay

    क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते ह�?


    Do you speak English? kyā āhp aṅg-rēzī bowl-teh haṅe

    आप सेममल कर ख़ुशी हुई


    Pleased to meet you ahp-say mil-kar
    khoo-shee huwee

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