Basics of India -China divergence of approach on border
The boundary was art of the great game The border dispute between India and China persisted due to divergence of approach on the issue. They are the only known neighbours not separated…
The boundary was art of the great game The border dispute between India and China persisted due to divergence of approach on the issue. They are the only known neighbours not separated…
An opportunity was lost at independence It was the time for the Indian republic to choose between majoritarian principles and substantive democracy. In general the failure of post–colonial states to assure equal…
The first step towards break-up Initially, with a view to fill the gap between the two wings of Pakistan, Jinnah declared in 1948 that Urdu would be the national language, but the…
Pakistan started off without much industry With the creation of Pakistan it was hoped that once the Hindus had India and the Muslims Pakistan, they would live happily ever after. But the…
A look at the original debate The word ‘secular’ is not written in the Constitution, but that does not mean that the founding fathers of the Constitution had any doubt about the…
State-centric or society-centric? Like others, the postcolonial state in India, its nature and role have been interpreted in different ways. In India’s case, the liberals consider the active intervention of the state…
How India balanced a strong centre with states’ rights The demand for restructuring Centre-State relations is as old as the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950. The Founding Fathers of…
The Maharaja and the Muslim Conference wanted independence Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, failed to take any decision before 15 August 1947. What reasons prompted…
Adjusting to the new reality As a result of the new education policy introduced by the British in united India, a new middle class took birth in the traditional society in the…
In the pre-Independence period, the All-India Muslim League leadership argued that the Indian Muslims were a ‘separate nation’ of 100 million people, divided from the Indian Hindus by culture, history and values. …
India went for a test after the Chinese test made it panic Since the early 1960s the environment stands nuclearised. Both China and Pakistan possess nuclear weapons and delivery systems to pose…
The British and the Congress helped the Two-Nation Theory get traction In fact Quadi-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted to make his Two-Nation Theory recognised by the Congress, which would pave the way…
The USA needed India against China, India wanted to burst its bounds Put simply, nuclear energy is a vast power that we get when its different elements react among themselves. As a…
A relationship started by a joint distrust of India, has burgeoned Despite establishment of diplomatic relations and recognizing the People’s Republic of China in 1951, Pakistan was not attached to Beijing strategically…
In today’s context, globalization is both good and bad. It carries infectious diseases with the flow of information, goods, capital, and people across political and geographic boundaries. The old connection and new…
How relations developed after the fall of the USSR In recent decades, the USA has proved itself as a dependable friend of India and on the basis of the present, more gestures…
It both entertains and raises awareness Means of social media are more in use than in normal days. Its uses and values are considered justified for nations which are the hot spots…