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" The basis of government is jugglery . If it works it becomes a policy"- ( Benjamin Franklin ) . This applies perfectly to the policy of Indian Government towards the Chinese despotic global aspirations to manifest as the undisputed superpower.  The border disputes between the two Nation States, might not be of prime interests as of now for India as it has bigger issues to handle both internally and externally.  To a large extint, peace and tranquility maintained in borders shared by India and China, there isn't much of a threat, barring a few aggressions here and there, as PM Modi rightly said " Even though there is disputes within our borders, not even one single bullet has been fired since 1962" this situation is far better when compared to our greatest regional adversary, " The Terror republic of Pakistan" . But India has bigger issues to worry and analyse, which is the different stages of war China is waging upon us - 1) Phycological warfare: C...

It's been close to two months since the standoff between the PLA( people's liberation army) of China and the Indian army in the trijunction in the Docklam region of Bhutan began. It's geo-political, economic and strategic crisis is being much discussed about, in most of the periodicals. But the crisis in the diplomatic conduct been the two Nation States is being is being ignored by the experts and actors concerned and engaged in this issue. The fact of the matter is India has taken a backfoot on the diplomatic front. There aren't enough of Lamentations about it.    Reflecting back in the history towards our engagement with the Chinese counterparts, in the historic panchasheel devised by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, spoke about a highly intellectual principle, " Mutual non interference in each other's internal affairs" though, an idealist provision, it potrayed the rich cultural heritage of our civilization. Chinese intellect was so limited that they were unab...

The issue of using a so-called 'human shield' in Kashmir to control the extreme conditions during the by-poll has sparked an unnecessary controversy by a section of the biased intelligentsia. Let us first understand the meaning of a human shield, in the context of international law. Geneva convention very clearly says " use of civilian human shields is prohibited in the conventional warfare against the opponent's army". Neither there was the Pakistan army nor there were a group of armed terrorists, whom our men in uniform had to encounter, In fact, there were more than 500 civilian stone pelters whom, a handful of army personnel had to deal with. For this, we can clearly distinguish what is right and what is wrong. The situation in Kashmir is that of a proxy war, proudly sponsored by the Pakistani establishment, but what is more blatantly visible now is a massive international human rights lobby, supported by sections of Indian media, intellectuals, NGO'S, h...

The struggle for India's independence and Indian National movement was based on one purpose of freeing India from a colonial and exploitative rule of the British. The nationalism which emerged from this discourse was essentially anti-Imperial and anti-colonial in nature. This version of nationalism became the ethos of India for generations to come. But unfortunately in the recent times, due to the adhesive influence of the dominant intellectual discourse ( essentially left liberal, colonialist and Marxist), the idea of Indian nationalism has been distorted dented and tainted systematically. This is happening so rampantly because Indian nationalism has been linked with the aggressive nationalism of Europe which had left behind the legacies of world wars. Some sections of intelligentsia even equate Indian nationalism with fascism. One must understand these two versions of nationalism are entirely different because their essence, nature and the very purpose is different. If we look...

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...