Fifty Years of Indian foreign policy   Fifty years of Indian foreign policy has seen many ups and downs but continuity on basic policies has been maintained. Non-alignment is one of the basic foreign policy goals. Our relations with super powers, particularly with United States has shown considerable improvement. The decline of former Soviet Union as superpower has not affected India’s relations. India’s relations with its neighbours except with Pakistan...

  Threats to Nation Building Process   India is a nation still in the making. Nation building processes are at work. Many nationalities continue to exist together. Total literacy, social development and economic development are yet to reach its peak. Political development and democracy are yet to reach its culmination. Meanwhile different fissiparous tendencies manifest in asserting various identities are raising its head. The issues of communalism, linguism, casteism, terrorism, have...

  The Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation was a great man. His contributions to society, polity and economy are immense. He was a symbol of peace. His relevance is being felt today in almost all walks of life especially in today’s violent, degenerated social order and socio-political corrupt system. Social harmony is at stake. Society is moving towards over-conscientious life styles. The answer to these...

  Communalism and Casteism are the two sides of the same coin.   Communalism and casteism are the two most important problems today which are really destroying the fabric of united India. The two being different in nature and scope but at the base of the things both promote hatred and ill-will towards the other communities or castes. That results into very pernicious trends affecting the nation-building process and growth of...

  Changing face of Caste System The role of caste has changed over the years. Its functional and structural formations have changed dramatically especially in the Post-Mandal recommendations era. Its significant impact can be seen in political and social behaviour of the people. The negative fallout of the caste system is that casteism is increasing day by day which reinforces divisive tendencies in the society. It has started corrupting the minds...

   The Impact of Multi TV Channel on Indian Society Television is the most important and powerful medium of communication. Starting with two channels Indian TV has been bombarded by multichannels like STAR TV, ZEE TV, MTV and so on. Cable TV and disc antennas have expanded the TV networks. The competition to occupy the space on Indian society. There is information boom and so is the multi levels of entertainment....

  Was India’s Nuclear Testing Necessary ? India conducted three nuclear tests on May 11th, 1998 and two more on May 13th after a gap of 24 years. It is superior technologically in comparison to 1974 tests. It comprised of both Fission and Fusion tests. It also showed the capability to produce Hydrogen Bomb. Its operation took place under such a secrecy that even American satellites could not detect it. It...

  Democracy and India Etymologically, the word democracy has a bad flavour about it. It means the rule of the mob and the mob is ignorant and wayward. But in the modern context, it is the most widely accepted form of government. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, it means government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In simple parlance, democracy means that the people have self-rule....