Question
'India is neither a pigmy nor a giant among the nations of the world.' Explain this statement by giving three specific examples.
Solution
1) India is not a pigmy because of her 3.2 million sq. kilometre area equal to the entire continent of Europe. It is not giant because of her area less than a single country of Asian continent i.e. Russia.
2) When we compare India in terms of area with only of the other countries in the world, she ranks seventh among the largest countries. Hence, India is neither a pigmy nor a giant.
3) We can assume giant countries the Russia, the USA or the Canada and Sri Lanka, Maldives, Jordan, Israel etc. island countries as pigmy. India stands in the middle of giant and pigmy countries of the world.
