india is in the west asia part of the world.
what part of the world is india in?
west asia
northwest india was home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, the indus valley civilisation. today, india is home to around 90% of the global population of hindus. most hindu shrines and temples are located in india, as are the birthplaces of most hindu saints. prayagraj hosts the world's largest religious pilgrimage, kumbha mela, where hindus from across the world come together to bathe in the confluence of three sacred rivers of india: the ganga, the yamuna, and the saraswati. the indian diaspora in the west has popularised many aspects of hindu philosophy such as yoga, meditation, ayurvedic medicine, divination, karma, and reincarnation. the influence of indian religions has been significant all over the world. several hindu-based organisations, such as the hare krishna movement, the brahma kumaris, the ananda marga, and others have spread indian spiritual beliefs and practices. the indian subcontinent also contains the largest population of muslims in the world, with about one-third of all muslims being from south asia. by 2050, the muslim population of india is projected to grow to 311 million and surpass indonesia to become the world's largest muslim population, although india will retain a hindu majority (about 77%). being the cradle of ahmadiyya islam, india is one of the countries in the world with at least 2 million ahmadi muslims. the shrines of some of the most famous saints of sufism, like moinuddin chishti and nizamuddin auliya, are found in india, and attract visitors from all over the world. india is also home to some of the most famous monuments of islamic architecture, such as the taj mahal and the qutb minar. civil matters related to the community are dealt with by the muslim personal law, and constitutional amendments in 1985 established its primacy in family matters.
religion in india
india's first loss in the 2019 world cup came against hosts england in the first of 2 back-to-back matches at edgbaston, birmingham, the other match being against bangladesh. india, who were put to bowl first, bowled poorly for the first time in the tournament, including shami (10-1-5-72), who was expensive despite taking a 5-wicket haul, as the english batsman, including openers jason roy and jonny bairstow, who cracked an attacking century, as well as all-rounder ben stokes, who scored 79 off just 54 balls, made merry of the indian bowling attack. england posted 337/7 in their 50 overs. chasing 338 to win, india lost rahul early for a duck and from there, they were never able to recover, batting slowly due to a deteriorating pitch. in their first 10 overs, india was only able to score 27 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. despite rohit's third century of the tournament (102 off 109 balls, 15 fours) along with kohli's fifth-consecutive half-century (66 off 76 balls, 7 fours), england's total proved to be beyond india's reach and they ended their innings at 306/5, losing by 31 runs. dhoni (42 off 31 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) in particular was criticised by former players and fans for his inability to accelerate the scoring rate in the end overs. in contrast, the match against bangladesh which took place two days later was for the most part, a one-sided affair in favour of india, though bangladesh put up a strong fight. india started in the strongest possible manner, with rohit (104 off 92 balls, 7 fours, 5 sixes) scoring his fourth century in the tournament. along with rahul (77 off 92 balls, 6 fours, 1 six), the duo put up a partnership of 180 runs for the first wicket, which was the highest partnership by india for the first wicket in the world cup at the time, beating the previous record of 172 by rohit and dhawan against ireland in 2015. a score of 400 plus seemed likely at one stage, but once rohit departed, there was a middle-order collapse due to pacer mustafizur rahman's 5/59 off his 10 overs. however cameos from pant (48 off 41 balls, 6 fours and 1 six) and dhoni (35 off 33 balls, 4 fours) brought india to 314/9 in their 50 overs. in response, bangladesh fought back, with all-rounder shakib al hasan scoring 66, but a spirited bowling performance from india, courtesy bumrah (10-1-55-4) and pandya (10-1-60-3), who also took shakib's wicket, brought bangladesh down to 179/6 in the 34th over. despite a valiant rearguard action from the bangladesh lower middle-order, with a 66-run partnership for the seventh wicket between mohammad saifuddin, who scored a fighting half-century, and sabbir rahman, bangladesh folded for 286, india winning by 28 runs. with this win, india qualified for the semifinals of the 2019 cricket world cup.
india at the cricket world cup