Non-Alignment and India’s Foreign Relations   India’s Foreign Relations reflect a traditional policy of non-alignment, the exigencies of domestic-economic reform and development, and the changing post-Cold War international environment. India’s relations with the world have evolved considerably since the British colonial period (1757-1947), when a foreign power monopolized external relations and defence relations. On independence in 1947, few Indians had experience in making or con-ducting foreign policy. However, the country’s oldest...

The Progress of Mankind It is said that when Gautam Buddha reached enlightenment there raged a great conflict in his mind for 7 days. A part of the mind said, “Since you have found the truth what is the need to remain caged in this body? Get liberated”. Another part of the mind counseled, “Share your knowledge for the benefit of mankind”. It is this mind which won in the end....

Bureaucracy Bureaucracy is personnel and administrative structure of an organization. Business, labour, religious, educational, and governmental systems depend on a large workforce arranged in a hierarchy to carry out specialized tasks based on internal rules and procedures. The term is used mostly in referring to government administration, especially regarding officials in the government and civil service. It is often used pejoratively to suggest waste, inefficiency and red tape. Of the most...

The Vedic Rishi and His Ashram   The ashram or the dwelling place was the ancient seat of learning and acted as the university and schools of today. It was the key institution where the Vedas were learned and practiced. The Rishi lived with his pupils. He taught them the message of the gods through mantras, how to worship them through sacrifice and inspire men to follow the ordinances of Rita....

Official Language of India   One of the main political issues in Indian politics is connected to language problem. After India’s independence the government decided that the official language of India would be Hindi. Hindi has at least 13 different dialects and she is the most commonly spoken language in India. But the reason Hindi was chosen to be the official language of India wasn’t because it is the most commonly...

The Nail That Sticks Out Will Be Hammered Down A Japanese proverb says, “The nail that sticks out will be hammered down.” Society tries to place many rules on us as individuals, as to what is acceptable and what is not. We must decide for ourselves whether to conform to such a social decorum. We are taught as soon as we are old enough to grasp the idea that it is...

Can a Husband Open His Wife’s Letters?   Can a husband open his wife’s letters? That would depend, many would say, upon what kind of a husband he is. But it cannot be put aside in that flippant manner, for it is a legal right that is in question, and it has recently been decided in a Paris tribunal that the husband has the, right to open the letters addressed to...

Breaking Up Once in a person’s lifetime, everyone finds this one perfect person whom they fall hopelessly in love with and live happily ever after. That is a mere fallacy, in the real world, this simply does not happen. Yes, people do have common interests and therefore develop romantic involvement, but it is basic common sense that these relationships have a life span and simply cannot last. Real life relationships are...