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• What I think should be changed (format using {{StringDiff}}):

• Why it should be changed: Hindi in Devanagari script is official. See India Note D, and Hindi language page for India

LoneShadow42 (talk) 22:28, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Day Creature (talk) 00:17, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: See WP:NOINDICSCRIPT — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 07:27, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, alright. Didn't know about this. Very weird. Every other country page has their native script. LoneShadow42 (talk) 22:55, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Can someone add "Show territories with boundaries of INDIA exclusive economic zone" India Subcontinent (talk) 04:29, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please re-open question when you clarify what you are wanting done. Nubzor [T][C] 05:01, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Kirby123456 (talk) 16:47, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Toast1454_TC 18:43, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of writing the most populous country and democracy separately, it would be better to write it as the most populous country and democracy. The latter is more precise. 2409:40E0:41:870C:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 22:06, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would be. JDiala (talk) 03:06, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We should be removing the populous democracy part. It has been highly contentious and debated in recent years, and Wikipedia should not be taking sides as such, especially not stating so in WP:WIKIVOICE. — EarthDude (wanna talk?) 07:30, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The next nearest is the United States, it is not particularly contentious. CMD (talk) 10:22, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, stating most populous country is sufficient, most populous democracy is redundant. The most populous country which operates on democratic principles will obviously be the most populous democracy. 2409:40E0:100D:7AFF:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 12:14, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And writing most populous country in enough to understand, what is the importance of stating since when? 2409:40E0:100D:7AFF:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 12:15, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This has been like this for years now. The editors gotta look into this and make it more precise. 2409:40E0:100D:7AFF:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 12:16, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, a wonderful article! Regarding the lead, I did wonder if there may be a better word than "tolerance" in the last sentence, "India's wildlife, which has traditionally been viewed with tolerance in its culture, is supported in protected habitats." Tolerance has that connotation of stiff liberal politeness, like you're just putting up with something you're prone to dislike, which is not exactly the case in India, where animals are woven in very tightly and seriously with traditional myths and religious understanding, and are in some cases actively worshipped and taken care of as an avatar/symbol/friend of a deity. This is of course not to say that they're uniformly beloved everywhere and there is zero viciousness towards wildlife, but it's still somewhere above tolerance I feel. Maybe: "respect," "reverence," "affection," "importance." 108.12.250.219 (talk) 03:02, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Request you to kindly allow me to improve text quality — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lead Editor67 (talk • contribs) 07:53, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Staraction (talk | contribs) 07:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]