The **Republic of India** is a [liberalish](Liberalism "wikilink"),
[colonial](Colonialism "wikilink"), [capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
[state](List_of_States "wikilink") located in Southern Asia, bordering
[Pakistan](Pakistan "wikilink"), [Afghanistan](Afghanistan "wikilink"),
[China](China "wikilink"), [Nepal](Nepal "wikilink"),
[Bhutan](Bhutan "wikilink"), [Myanmar](Myanmar "wikilink"),
[Bangladesh](Bangladesh "wikilink"), [Sri Lanka](Sri_Lanka "wikilink")
and the [Maldives](Maldives "wikilink"). The country with the second
largest population in the world and seventh largest land area, it is
likely to become a geopolitical superpower soon.