Ram Janam Bhoomi—Babri Masjid Dispute  Ram Janam Bhoomi or Babri Masjid is a dispute of long standing. It revolves round a building in Ayodhya in the Babri Style of architecture. It consists of three rooms and a platform (Chabutra) in front of one of the rooms which was considered to be a Ram Temple, but which had no idol in it. The middle room is used by the Pujari of the...

Indo and Pak Relations  The divide and rule policy of the British resulted in the partition of the country into India and Pakistan in 1947. Relations between the two countries have remained strained ever since. The ceasefire Agreement which was reached through the mediation of the United Nations established the ceasefire line. In 1965 and later in 1971, Pakistan attacked India but on both the occasions, it was defeated. The territorial...

The Threat of Chemical Weapons to Humanity  After 9-11-2001 there is a fear that the next major terrorist attack could be more lethal and that terrorist must use nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Although some scientists point out that the technological obstacles to deliver these weapons are formidable, the chances are always there. In 1993 in Chechanya, saboteurs left a package of highly radioactive cesium in Park, Moscow. Though the authorities...

India Flight-Tests Brahmos  Brahmos, the supersonic anti-ship cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, was successfully flight- tested from an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal, off Orissa coast on February 12, 2003. The test was conducted from a Naval ship INS Rajput. The missile is marginally over 8 meters in length, 670 mm in diameter and weighs 3000 kg. It combines the propulsion system and self made device...

Attack on World Trade Centre    America’s first war of the 21st century began on Sunday, October 7, 2001 after a comparatively long period during which America and Britain mobilised their forces on land and sea and exhausted all means to get Osama Bin Laden, the kingpin of terrorist blitzkrieg on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, surrender. Addressing the American nation on October 7, 2001 the U.S. American President Mr....

Gujarat Earthquake  An Earthquake is a natural phenomenon and a calamity par excellence. Scientists believe that when the lava in the depths of the earth moves from one place to another, or twists, it causes the earth to shake, and we call it an earthquake. This movement can be mild and absolutely harmless and sometimes even not felt by most men. However, if the quake or tremor is strong it can...

Kashmir Problem   Genesis of Kashmir Problem—Pakistan has repeatedly tried to wrest Kashmir by force once, by aiding tribesmen force in 1947 and once by infiltrating regular troops in to Kashmir in 1965 to trigger a popular revolt. In the 1960’s and 1970s it tried to subvert the Kashmiris loyalty by creating subversive cells in Kashmir. After the 1971 India Pak war, Indira Gandhi tried to solve the Kashmir problem, where...

Metro Rail for Delhi Having undergone a fiery ordeal of a ramshackled mass transport system for almost five decades and a half, the citizens of Delhi could not have had a better Christmas gift from the authorities than the metro and when the metro did come to the town on Christmas eve on December 24, 2002, it was indeed an occasion for spontaneous celebration. The Delhi ties could not just believe...