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The law and order enforcement in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (the integral part of India ) has become an enormous challenge for our armed forces personnel.  Intensively increasing attacks on the armed forces during counter-terror operations and patrolling has reached an intolerable stage. But our soldier is in such a situation in Kashmir where on his front, he has to encounter terrorist and at the rear side, the stone pelting Kashmiri, standing in between them, who is he fighting for ?? This question might incidentally strike our soldiers. But one must acknowledge the fact that they are not personal enemies of either the jihadi- terrorists or the people of Kashmir. They are fighting for the greatest cause of preserving and protecting the sovereignty, unity, integrity and the national security of India. All of pseudo-intelligentsia ( students, professors, research-scholars etc)and ultra-liberal media must understand the fact that the Constitution of India has given them th...

The origin of the Indian Foreign Service can be traced back to the British rule when the Foreign Department was created to conduct business with the "Foreign European Powers”. In fact it was on September 13, 1783, when the Board of Directors of the East India Company passed a resolution at Fort William, Calcutta (now Kolkata), to create a department, which could help "relieve the pressure” on the Warren Hastings administration in conducting its "secret and political business”. Subsequently known as the "Indian Foreign Department”, it went ahead with the expansion of diplomatic representation, wherever necessary, to protect British interests. In 1843, Governor-General Ellenborough carried out administrative reforms under which the Secretariat of the Government was organized under four departments – Foreign, Home, Finance and Military. Each was headed by a Secretary level officer. The foreign department Secretary was entrusted with the "conduct of all corres...

Before starting the preparation, it is very important to have a complete understanding about the exam process.The syllabus is huge but remind yourself that it is something that you have already studied before! Brush up your past knowledge to give your IAS vision a start. Start by simply jotting down the entire syllabus into points and divide them into sections according to your strengths and weaknesses, and then proceed with designing a study plan. One who is able to make Mains exam never counts the hours and how many books he/she has read. But they know what to read, what not to read, how much to read, how to use when required writing the answers. Before starting the preparation find out properly what to read, what not to read, what types of question are asked from particular topics. Also Read: IAS Preparation – 15 Time Management tips of IAS Exam aspirants Do not make a timetable how to crack IAS Exam rather than study for more than 4-5 hours of your day to dedicat...