India is known for it's huge population and all the accompanying problems such as poverty, illiteracy, sicknesses etc., When you look at it from that perspective India may not seem like a 'Land of Opportunity'.

  But when you consider the opportunities available for the preaching of the Gospel here, you will see that it is indeed the 'Land of Opportunity Consider for a moment the opportunities that we have here. India is a land of almost one billion people, making it the largest country in the world today that is open to the preaching of the gospel. There are about 600,000 villages here. It is a free country and we have the right to preach and propagate the gospel. We can have Mass Crusades reaching thousands of people each time, print literature in millions and distribute it to every one in the country, start churches by the thousands, start any number of Bible Colleges to train young men and women to preach the Gospel. We can preach make disciples, baptize and add people to the church. This is a land of opportunity for those who want to reach out to the masses who need to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. There is a way to reach them. Harvest Plan is a program of evangelism designed to reach the masses of India.

Physical

India is located in Southern Asia, with the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal to the south and China to the north. It is          slightly more than one-third the size of the US. The climate varies from tropical zone in the south to a temperate zone in      the north. Its terrain changes from an upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in the south, to flat to rolling plains along the Ganges River, to deserts in the west and the Himalayas in the north. India has many natural resources, some of which include coal (4th-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, titanium ore, diamonds, and petroleum.

People

India is home to nearly 1.04 billion people. Hindi is the national language (spoken by 30% of the population), but Indians recognize more than a dozen official languages including Bengali, Telugu, Urdu, and Hindustani. English is used widely in business and government. Ethnically, the people of India fit into one of three major categories: Indo-Aryan (72%), Dravidian (25%), or Mongoloid and other (3%). Their diverse religious practices include: Hindu (81%), Muslim (12%), Christian (2%), Sikh (2%), and other (3%) including Buddhist, Jain and Parsi). 

Government

The official name of the country is the Republic of India, and it has 32 administrative regions including 28 states and 7 union territories. Its capital, New Delhi, is located in the northwestern region. India won its independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947. Its constitution was put into effect on January 26, 1950. After war in 1971, the territory of East Pakistan became Bangladesh. Parliament elects a president, vice president and prime minister. Its major political parties (although there are many) include: the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress (I) Party. 

Economy

 India's economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of support services. Overpopulation severely handicaps the economy and about a quarter of the population is too poor to be able to afford an adequate diet. Government controls have been reduced on imports and foreign investment, and privatization of domestic output has proceeded slowly. The economy has posted an excellent average growth rate of 6% since 1990, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India has large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language; India is a major exporter of software services and software workers. The poor monsoon of mid-2002 has reduced agricultural output substantially. India's gross domestic product (GDP) is divided among: agriculture (25%), industry (25%), and services (50%).

 Areas of Concern