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    Indian Foreign Policy: Non Alignment in the midst of the Cold War At the onset of the cold war, the world was rapidly developing into two hostile camps, one dominated by the west – most particularly by the US – and the other by the USSR. The two superpowers differed only by ideology, the US with capitalism and the USSR with communism, but both sought to aggressively spread their ideologies and expand their spheres of influence to other sovereign nations. No means was spared in this expansion,

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    selfishness of the politicians of two most political parties ‘Muslim League’ and ‘Congress’ etc. were the actors led the way of division of Bengal. The Bengal was divided into two parts. The Hindu West Bengal became the part of India and the predominately Muslim East Bengal (present Bangladesh) became the part of Pakistan. The partition was done on 14-15 August, 1947 in the reign of Lord Mountbatten. This partition of Bengal also divided the people spoke Bangla in different ascend in different areas. Political

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    The three Carnatic wars gained the British exclusive control over the Carnatic region of the country. The Anglo wars brought the kingdom of Mysore, regions under the Maratha confederacy, kingdoms of north east India, Punjab and north west frontier province, Nepal, Berar and the state of Oudh under British rule. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the British had exclusive control over most parts of the Indian subcontinent, including present day Bangladesh and Pakistan. The oppressive British

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    the failure of Pakistan as an effective ally of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the fight against the Taliban/ Al Qaeda. This essay is broken into three parts in order to better understand the fight against the Taliban/ Al Qaeda. In the first part, we look at the formation of the Taliban/ Al Qaeda in the region followed by its relationship with Pakistan and finally the post 9/11 situations in the region. It also looks to study the Pakistan – United States and Pakistan – India relationship

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    ideology of “Pakistan”, actively campaigned to gain more support for the Muslims in India, especially under the guidance of dynamic leaders like Jinnah. Pakistani leader and founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah believed that this partition was inevitable since “‘[a] united India would never have worked’” (Komireddi 2009). He and others thought that a unified state would only lead to the relegation of Muslims to the fringe of society and, ultimately, to violence and civil war. The Indian

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    Indian Army

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    Indian Army came into being when India gained independence in 1947, and inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. Since independence, the army has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan and one with the People's Republic of China. Other major operations undertaken by the army include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot and Operation Cactus. Apart from conflicts, the army has also been an active

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    container Ladin, Atiyah Abel al Rahman, and lIyas Kashmiri in 2011 - decreased the Pakistan-based center al-Qaida 's union and capacities, including its capacity to mount modern, complex assaults in the West like the 2006 Transoceanic Aircraft plot. Be that as it may, notwithstanding these misfortunes, al-Qaida holds its expectation, however maybe not the strong capacity, to arrange and direct terrori st assaults against the West, including the U.S. country. Center al-Qaida in all likelihood will likewise

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    Since the death of Osama Bin Laden, there has been a radical change in the operational structure of the organisation. Previously, the group had a formal top-down command structure such that orders were issued at the top and passed down to the lower levels for implementation (Atwan, 2012). Currently, however, the operations of the organisation seem to be more devolved, often including or taking the form of actions by franchise associated groups or even lone-wolf operators. It is to be acknowledged

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    A World without Nukes

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    Most people stop believing in mythical creatures once they become teenagers, but apparently, North Koreans don’t. The state-sponsored Korean Central News Agency reported the discovery of an ancient unicorn lair (Mosbergen). North Korean officials claim that the finding proves that Pyongyang was the capital of ancient Korea. The so-called “Democratic Republic” seems to be stopping at nothing to gain supremacy over the rest of the world. They’ve gone farther than reporting bizarre findings – Kim Jong

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    The Socio-Cultural Analysis of India Culture is defined as “The arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and other products of human work and thought considered as a unit, especially with regard to a particular time or social group” by American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2011). Also, the Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (2005) defines culture as “A feature of the terrain that has been constructed by man. Included are such items as roads, buildings, and canals; boundary

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