India

India is a diverse nation with 780 languages spoken throughout the country. The southern part of the country hosts the technology and industrial hub of the nation. The majority of taxes generated for the country come from the South. There are also more job opportunities and foreign investors prefer the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu over Northern states. As a result, the southern states host large migrant populations. The quality of Educational infrastructure also plays a key role. The Northern states have more population and inferior infrastructure too.

In recent years, the ignoring pattern by the central government towards the southern states is causing discord. Taxes owed to southern states are not paid and are instead utilized for states like Uttar Pradesh or Gujarat. There is a slow divide forming in the nation that no one wants to address. The majority of social media posts end up becoming an online slug fest.

Pray for God to raise His children to help smooth relationships on social media and not to create further divide (The Bible, Matthew 5:9).

Pray for the government leaders to take steps to pay southern states their fair share of taxes and for allocation of infrastructural funding (The Bible, Psalm 33:5).

Pray for the leaders of Northern states to take adequate steps to provide quality education for people in their states (The Bible, Psalm 90:12).

The world’s second most populous country, India offers a vast array of languages and cultures. India gave birth to Hinduism but hosts the world’s second-largest Muslim population. For the fourth year in a row, India is in the 2022 World Watch List’s top 10 countries with the worst Christian persecution. There are extraordinary prayer initiatives and networks across India, praying both for India and for the nations of the world.