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    The 21st century is the currentcentury of the Anno Domini era ortheCommon Era in accordance withthe Gregorian calendar.This centurybegan on January 1, 2001 and will

    end on December 31, 2100.The yearsfrom 2001 to 2011 are historical; the

    years from 2011 to 2100 are subject

    to futurology and projections.

    Currently, eleven years of the 21st

    century have transpired.

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    Early 21st century(2001-present)

    In contemporary history, the 21st century beganwith the United States as the sole superpower inthe absence of the SovietUnion, with the rise of

    China and India in becoming capitalist or semi-capitalist countries.

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    Economy&Business

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    The 21st century is witnessing Asia'sreturn to what might be considered

    its historical proportions of theworld's population and economy.

    In 1800, Asia represented more than

    half of global population and output.By 1900, it represented only 20% ofworld output not because something

    bad happened in Asia, but ratherbecause the Industrial Revolution hadtransformed Europe and NorthAmerica into the world's workshop.

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    The economy of Asia comprises more than 4billion people (60% of the world population)living in 46 different states.

    The largest economies in Asia in terms of

    nominal GDP are China, Japan, India, SouthKorea, Indonesia and Iran. In terms ofGDP by purchasing power parity, Chinafollowed by Japan, India, South Korea and

    Indonesia are the largest economies indecreasing order.

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    Population: 4 billion (60% of the World)

    GDP (PPP) (US$): US$24.077 trillion (2010)

    Nominal GDP (Currency) (US$): $18.515 trillion (2010)

    GDP/capita (PPP) (US$): $7,041 (2009)

    GDP/capita (Currency) (US$): $4,629 (2009)

    Annual growth ofper capita GDP:

    7.9% (2010)

    Millionaires (US$): 3 million (0.06%)

    Unemployment: 3.8% (2010 est.)

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    2010 nominal GDP & PPP list by IMF

    Country orterritory

    GDP nominalmillions of USD

    GDP PPPmillions of USD

    GDP PPP percapita

    USD

    Location

    Asia 18,515 24,077

    Afghanistan 16,631 29,616 1000 South Asia

    Armenia 8,830 17,086 6,400 West Asia

    Azerbaijan 52,166 90,074 8,634 West Asia

    Bahrain 21,733 29,663 37,200 West Asia

    Bangladesh 105,402 257,545 1,600 South Asia

    Bhutan 1,397 3,785 5,600 South Asia

    Brunei 11,963 19,925 51,800 Southeast Asia

    Burma 35,646 76,240 1,197 Southeast Asia

    Cambodia 11,360 29,811 2,000 Southeast Asia

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    China (PRC) 5,878,257 10,085,708 7,518 East AsiaCyprus 22,752 23,017 28,381 West Asia

    East Timor 616 3,062 2,600Southeast

    Asia

    Georgia 11,234 22,194 4,500 West Asia

    Hong Kong 226,485 322,486 29,826 East Asia

    India 1,537,966 4,060,392 3,417 South Asia

    Indonesia 706,735 1,029,884 3,900Southeast

    Asia

    Iran 337,901 818,653 11,200 West Asia

    Iraq 84,136 115,330 3,600 West Asia

    Israel 201,254 218,490 29,500 West Asia

    Japan 5,458,872 4,309,432 32,817 East Asia

    Jordan 27,129 34,617 5,000 West Asia

    Kazakhstan 129,757 193,261 11,434 Central Asia

    North Korea 28,000 40,000 1,900 East Asia

    South Korea 1,007,084 1,459,246 30,200 East Asia

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    Resources of Asia

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    Economy ofPeople's Republic of China

    The People's Republic of China (PRC) ranks

    since 2010 as the world's second largest

    economy after the United States. It is one

    of the world's fastest-growing majoreconomies, with consistent growth rates

    of 5% - 15% over the past 30 years.

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    Rank 2nd

    CurrencyRenminbi (RMB);

    Unit: Yuan (CNY)

    Fixed exchange rates

    USD = 6.4581961 RMB

    (20 July 2011)

    Fiscal year Calendar year 01January to 31 December

    Trade organisationsWTO, APEC, G-20 and

    others

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    GDP$5.88 trillion (nominal: 2nd;2010)$10.08 trillion (PPP: 2nd; 2010)

    GDP growth 10.46% (major economies: 1st;2010)

    GDP per capita

    $4,283 (nominal: 95th; 2010)

    $7,518 (PPP: 93rd; 2010)

    GDP by sector

    industry (46.8%), services

    (43.6%), agriculture (9.6%) (2010

    est.)

    Inflation (CPI) 4.9% (January 2011)

    Gini index 41.5

    Labour force 780 million (1st; 2010)

    Labour force

    by occupation

    agriculture (39.5%), industry

    (27.2%), services (33.2%) (2008)

    Unemployment 4.2% (July 2010)

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    Exports US$1.506 trillion (2010)

    Export goods

    electrical and other machinery,

    including data processing

    equipment, apparel, textiles, iron

    and steel, optical and medicalequipment

    Main export partners

    US 20.03%, Hong Kong 12.03%,

    Japan 8.32%, South Korea 4.55%,

    Germany 4.27% (2009)

    Imports US$1.307 trillion (2010)

    Import goods

    electrical and other machinery, oil

    and mineral fuels, optical and

    medical equipment, metal ores,

    plastics, organic chemicals

    Main import partners

    Japan 12.27%, Hong Kong 10.06%,

    South Korea 9.04%, US 7.66%,

    Taiwan 6.84%, Germany 5.54%

    (2009)

    FDI stock $100 billion (2010)

    Gross external debt $406.6 billion (22nd; 2010)

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    Public debt 17.5% of GDP (112th;2010)Revenues $1.149 trillion (2010)Expenses $1.27 trillion (2010)Economic aid recipient: $1.12 per capita(2008)

    Credit ratingAA- (Domestic)

    AA- (Foreign)

    AA- (T&C Assessment)

    (Standard & Poor's)

    Foreign reserves $3.05 trillion (1st; 2011)

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    Trend of GDP of China by IMF

    YearGrossdomesticproduct

    US dollarexchangeInflationindex(2000=100)

    NominalPer CapitaGDP(as % ofUSA)

    PPP PerCapitaGDP(as % ofUSA)

    1955 91,000 2.46 19.2 2.43 -

    1960 145,700 2.46 20.0 3.04 -

    1965 171,600 2.46 21.6 2.63 -

    1970 225,300 2.46 21.3 2.20 -

    1975 299,700 1.86 22.4 2.32 -

    1980 460,906 1.49 25.0 2.52 2.04

    1985 896,440 2.93 30.0 1.65 2.84

    1990 1,854,790 4.78 49.0 1.48 3.43

    1995 6,079,400 8.35 91.0 2.17 5.44

    2000 9,921,500 8.27 100.0 2.69 6.75

    2005 18,308,500 8.19 106.0 4.05 9.61

    2010 25,506,956 6.97 112.0 6.23 15.90

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    Now, Chinais the 2ndimporter

    who importsfrom

    Australia &others.

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    Global distribution of Chinese exports in2006 as a percentage of the top market

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    Indian economy

    The Economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP

    and the fourth largest by purchasing

    power parity (PPP).

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    Rank 10th (nominal) / 4th(PPP)

    Currency1 Indian Rupee (INR)

    = 100 Paise

    Fiscal year 1 April 31 March

    Trade organizationsWTO, SAFTA, G-20

    and others

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    GDP$1.53 trillion (nominal: 10th; 2010)$4.06 trillion (PPP: 4th; 2010)

    GDP growth 8.5% (2010-11)

    GDP per capita

    $1,265 (nominal: 138th; 2010)

    $3,339 (PPP: 129th; 2010)

    GDP by sectorservices (55.3%), industry (28.6%),

    agriculture (16.1%) (2010)

    Inflation (CPI) 9.44% (June 2011)

    Population

    below poverty line37% (2010)

    Gini index 36.8 (List of countries)

    Labour force 478 million (2nd; 2010)

    Labour force

    by occupation

    agriculture (52%), industry (14%),

    services (34%) (2009 est.)

    Unemployment 9.4% (200910)

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    I di h f th ld' f t t

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    India has one of the world's fastest

    growing automobile industries.

    Shown here is the Tata Nano, the

    world's cheapest car.

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    As of 2010, India imported about 70%

    of its crude oil requirements. Shown

    here is an ONGC platform at Mumbai

    High in the Arabian Sea, one of the

    few sites of domestic production.

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    A map showing the global

    distribution of Indian exports in

    2006 as a percentage of the top

    market (USA - $20,902,500,000).

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    Trade blocs

    Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

    Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC).

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

    Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).Arab League.

    Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

    (SAARC).South Asia Free Trade Agreement(SAFTA).

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    Economic sectors

    Primary: The main agricultural products

    in Asia include riceand wheat. Opiumisone of major cash crops in Central andSoutheast Asia, particularly inAfghanistan, though its production is

    prohibited everywhere. Forestry isextensive throughout Asia exceptSouthwest and Central Asia, with manyof the items of furniture sold in thedeveloped nations made out of Asiantimber. Fishing is a major source offood, particularly in Japan.

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    Secondary:The manufacturing sector in Asia has

    traditionally been strongest in the Eastregion - particularly in China, Taiwan,

    Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

    The industry varies frommanufacturing cheap low value goods

    such as toys to high-tech added value

    goods such as computers, CD players,

    Games consoles, mobile phones and

    cars.

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    Major Asian manufacturing

    companies are mostly basedin either SouthKoreaor

    Japan.

    They include Samsung,

    Hyundai, LG, and Kiafrom

    SouthKorea, and Sony,Toyota, Toshiba, and Honda

    from Japan.

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    From above information, graphs

    and statistics, it can be said that

    Asia is belonged the 21st century

    in business & economy.

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    Politics

    &

    Wars

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    According to the trend the

    USA wants to dominate the

    Asia. It is successful in LDC

    countries. But in some

    powerful countries like India& China they dont. In middle

    east, they are trying to

    capture the market forgetting their oil resources.

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    Some mentionable political issues in thestarting of 21st century

    2001:

    Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4commercial airliners and crashed 3 of

    them into the World Trade Center and

    the Pentagon in the United States onSeptember 11, killing nearly 3,000people. The United States subsequentlydeclared a War on Terrorism.

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    2001present:

    The U.S. and NATO invaded Afghanistan on October 7,

    2001 and overthrew the Al-Qaeda-supportive Talibangovernment. Troops remained to install a democratic

    government, fight a slowly escalating insurgency, and

    to hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who

    was shot dead by U.S Troops, after more than 10years, on the 1st May 2011.

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    2002:

    A series of bombings carried out byIslamic militants killed 202 people at

    the resort of Kuta, Bali, Indonesia onOctober 12.

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    2003present :

    In February 2003, a conflict in Darfur, Sudanbegan and soon escalated into full-scale war.

    It is soon considered the worsthumanitarian crisis in the world. By 2008 itis believed that up to 400,000 people havebeen killed and over 2.5 million displaced.

    In 2005, the ICC decided that Darfur warcriminals would be tried, and on July 14,2008, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashirwas charged with 5 accounts of crimes

    against humaninty and 2 accounts of warcrimes, although the ICC currently has nopower to enforce these charges.

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    2005 Israelwithdrew from the Gaza Strip onSeptember 11.

    2006 On July 11, bombs planted on the trainsystem in Mumbaiexploded, killing 209people.

    2007 A civil war escalated in the Gaza Strip

    throughout June,

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    2011 : The Leader of Al Qaeada, Osama Bin

    Laden, is killed in a raid on his compound

    in Abbottabad, Pakistan by Seal Team 6 ofU.S military Special Forces on the evening

    of May 1, 2011.

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    2011 On the 14th of July South

    Sudan becomes a member of theUnited Nations

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    Education,Science

    &

    Technology

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    Though the educational situation

    overall is not better than some of

    the other continents but it isimproving gradually.

    The trend says that in 21st century

    Asia will dominate the

    technology of the world.

    The technological development ofChina, Japan & India is

    admirable.

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    The educated Asians are

    employing in the developed

    countries.

    Not only that they also study

    there through scholarships

    which they got proving their

    talent.

    Again, there are manyentrepreneurs & NRs there from

    Asia.

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    Subscribers of internet

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    2006 North Korea

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
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    2006 North Korea

    conducted its first

    nuclear test onOctober 9.

    2009 North Korea

    tests a second

    nuclear device.

    It has also developedtheir space shuttle

    projects.

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    The Peoples

    Republic of China

    completed twomajor milestones

    in space

    exploration

    during the 21st

    century so far

    with a manned

    space launch and

    EVA in 2004,

    2007, 2008.

    Comparison of

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    Comparison ofIndian carrierrockets. Left to

    right: SLV, ASLV,PSLV, GSLV,GSLV III.

    The Indian SpaceResearchOrganisation'sChandrayaan-1 islaunched onOctober 22, 2008.India becomes thefourth nation toreach the moon.

    2009 Iran launches it's first

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    2009 - Iran launches it's first

    satellite, Omid on 2 February.

    2009 - The Indian Space ResearchOrganisation discovers water on

    the Moon.

    2008 Japanese scientists create a

    form of artificial DNA.

    Mobile phone usage approachesnearly 72% in Asia.

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    Natural disasters

    2001: Gujarat Earthquake - Anearthquake in Gujarat, India on January26, 2001 killed approximately 20,000.

    2003: Bam earthquake - An earthquake inBam, Iran on December 27, 2003 killedmore than 26,000.

    2005: Kashmir earthquake An earthquakein Kashmir on October 8, 2005, killed atleast 74,500 in India and Pakistan

    Asian Tsunami:

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    Asian Tsunami:

    On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea

    earthquake resulted in a massive tsunami

    striking southeast Asia killing

    approximately 230,000.

    2008 Sichuan earthquake - An earthquake between

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    7.9 and 8.0-magnitude struck Sichuan, China onMay 12, 2008, killing 68,712, 17,921 missing.

    2010 Haiti earthquake - At least 230,000 are killedin Haiti after a massive earthquake on January12, 2010. As of late February 2010, the death tollis expected to rise. Three million people were

    made homeless.

    2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami - On March11, 2011, a catastrophic undersea earthquake of

    magnitude 9.0 occurred offshore of easternJapan, the greatest in the country's history andcreated a massive tsunami which killed over15,000;

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    Sports2008 Summer

    Olympics wereheld in Beijing,China.

    2010 SummerYouth Olympicswere held inSingapore.

    2018 WinterOlympics Will beheld inPyeongchang,South Korea

    2007 Twenty20 World

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    Cup - Won by theIndian cricket team.

    2009 Twenty20 WorldCup - Won by the

    Pakistan cricketteam.

    2011 Cricket WorldCup - Won by theIndian cricket team

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    Standard of Living

    Though the standard of living in Asia

    is below than Europe or America but

    it will be improved in this century.

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    Issues & concerns

    Globalization

    Overpopulation

    Abortion

    Gay rights.

    Poverty.

    There is a proverb: The morning tells what

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    There is a proverb: The morning tells whatwill be the result of Evening.

    So, the present situation of Asia will lead in

    the future.The great leader Mahatma Gandhi predicted:

    Now, Soviet Union is the global leader. Nextwill be America & then will be my India.

    So, last of all we can strongly say that,

    21st century belongs to ASIA.

    Thank

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    Thank

    YouAll

    ForAttending

    The

    session

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