#Repost @financialtimes (@get_repost) ・・・ India and Pakistan are celebrating 70 years of independence from British rule this week. Here, an Indian student gets their palm painted with the Indian national flag and country map at an event during Indian Independence Day celebrations in Chennai on August 15, 2017. From economic might to mobile connections and cricket, much has changed for both countries in the past seven decades. At the time of partition, life expectancy at birth in India was a mere 32 years. Over the last seven decades India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have made dramatic strides in healthcare. Immunisation, nutrition, and prevention and treatment of infectious diseases have all improved, leading to a reduction in mortality rates. As a result, people in the subcontinent can now expect to live at least twice as long. Today, life expectancy is 66 years in Pakistan, 68 years in India and 72 years in Bangladesh. Read more at FT.com Picture by Getty #india #pakistan #uk #unitedkingdom #british #asia #britain #indian #indianindependenceday #chennai #painting #paint #palmpainting #palm #painted #flag #indianflag #country #map #celebration #celebrations #independenceday #pakistani
