India’s Nuclear Policy Our leaders, right from Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru down to the Present Prime Minister, said that India does not want to go nuclear in the sense of building up nuclear war- potential. It is now high time, we should give a fresh thought to it. This is essential by the fact that our immediate neighbour under the military  government has acquired a nuclear capacity. Although we have been...

Laser And Its Magic Laser stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. It stands for a device that produces a thin, intense beam of light. This light can burn a hole in a diamond or carry the signals of many different televisions pictures at the same time. It has revolutionized its use in medicine, scientific  research, communication, industry and military operations. There are four characteristics distinguishing laser from the...

Launch of Agni – 2 April 11, 1999 is a remarkable day. This day India successfully test-fired to extend the range of AGNI-II. The Defense Minister said Agni- II was perfectly launched at 9.47 a.m. from a new launching site (IC-4 at Wheeler Island) on the Orissa coast. The two – stage missile, carrying a substantial payload, reached the point of impact in 11 minutes as scheduled, he said. The salient features...

Politics of Alliance A coalition is an alliance between two or more separate or even hostile groups or parties formed in order to carry on the government and share the principal offices of the state. The first casualty of coalition is the principle of collective responsibility. The cabinet speaks in many voices. The sense of direction and unity of purpose is very essential for proper functioning of a cabinet, get lost...

Plastic Money At present there are three million cards in use with estimated annual billing, Rs. 5000 crore. No one can deny the importance and advantages of credit cards. Thus we see that The Age of Plastic Money has finally come to India. The credit card has become a matter of status. This system is being popular day by day. There are various categories of credit cards. The category we are...

Vijay Operation (Kargil Conflict) India has a history of being caught by surprise. It happened in Kashmir in 1947-48 and when the Chinese occupied Aksai Chin in 1950. It happened in 1965 with Pakistan’s second attempt on Kashmir and again in 1987 when the Chinese moved in and out of Sumdurong Chu (Arunachal Pradesh). Pakistan again surprised us in Kargil. This proves that India did not learn from created blunders. Experts...

Effects of Globalization The term ‘globalization’, evokes several concerns in the minds of many. People are afraid that it could lead to political and economic hegemony, if not in physical but in ideological terms. But globalization in one sense not a new phenomenon. It is being examined now as if it is a new plant or tree. In fact, its roots extend farther and deeper than the visible part of the...

India- A Soft State? A country that took pride in joining the nuclear club had to bend on its knees and succumb to the hijackers’ demand. “in the wake of the recent deal with the Pakistani hijackers for the release of the Indian Airlines passengers in exchange for their three  hardcore terrorists, it is very easy  for any professional defense analyst to castigate the government of India. Brahma Chellaney says, “...