Meanwhile, supported by aid from China and the Soviet Union, North Vietnam strengthened its air defenses. By November 1967, the number of American troops in Vietnam was approaching 500,000, and U.S. casualties had reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded.
The seven independent countries of the region are India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri. Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. India has been the central core of this region both physically and. culturally. The other countries form the peripheral region that has been influenced historically. and politically by the core for many centuries. South Asia is located at the southern extremity of.
Geography. India is the seventh largest nation in the world, covering most of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. As a peninsula, India is surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean, with the Arabian Sea along the west, and the Bay of Bengal along the east.eography. India is the seventh largest nation in the world, covering most of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. As a peninsula, India is surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean, with the Arabian Sea along the west, and the Bay of Bengal along the east.