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.
India is not the only part of Indian subcontinent, but other SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries-Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Maldives-are also a part of the Indian subcontinent. This group, when combined together, form the Indian subcontinent.ndia is also referred as a subcontinent because of its distinct landmass. Even though it might have all the features required to be a continent, it cannot be called as one because it is not that big as it should be.