La India In 2015, it had about 7 billion inhabitants, which makes it the second most populous country on the planet after China. However, in view of its population growth, it is expected that in just XNUMX years the Indian population will reach the China and surpasses it, reaching one thousand five hundred million inhabitants in 2030. These billions of people are called Indians, inhabitants of the Republic of India.
However the term Indian it can also refer to the original inhabitants of America. To differentiate them from the inhabitants of India they are called rather American Indians or Amerindians. This name comes from the error of Christopher Columbus, who in 1492 thought he had reached India when he actually landed in America.
The term Hindu, normally used to speak of the inhabitants of India, refers to the practitioners of the Hindu religion, Hinduism. It is the most practiced religion in India, and that it has 80% of the population. But this also means that not all Indians are Hindus, since there are important Muslim, Christian, Buddhist minorities, etc. Therefore it is not appropriate to call a person who comes from Hindu India, because it could be from another religion.
Conversely, all people who practice the Hinduism They do not live in India, despite the fact that the country is home to the largest Hindu population. Nepal and Mauritius are also countries of mayoria Hindu, and there are Hindu communities in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Indonesia, South Africa, the Fiji Islands, America and Europe.