Since her independence, India has always tried to maintain peace with other countries, and have urged other countries to maintain peaceful co-existence. As part of the Non-Aligned Movement, India brought up the third world comprising countries that do not support the rising imperialism between the USA and USSR. Despite border issues with China and PakistanContinue reading “India’s Message of Peace to the World”
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Chhat Puja’s Environmental Connection
Chhat Puja, the festival honouring worshipping the Sun, and Chhati Maiya, is one of the biggest festivals of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal and Chhattisgarh. Chhat Puja involves offering flowers, whole fruits, incense, and ghee to Lord Surya. The offerings are usually, and traditionally left untouched in water bodies until they rot and decompose. ManyContinue reading “Chhat Puja’s Environmental Connection”
Kashmir Issue – Bilateral or not?
According to the Shimla Agreement signed in 1972 between India and Pakistan, the Kashmir issue was to be solved bilaterally, without involving a third party. However, Pakistan seems to always forget that, and has time and again raised issues over Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly and other international organizations. India every time hasContinue reading “Kashmir Issue – Bilateral or not?”
Fall of Kabul, 2021
While the US prepared their exit by 9th September 2021, the Taliban rose to become the dominant political and military power in Afghanistan. After capturing Herat in the extreme west, the Taliban proceeded rapidly towards the east, where the bigger cities like Kabul and Kandahar are located. This is not the first time the TalibanContinue reading “Fall of Kabul, 2021”
ROLE OF SCIENCES FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT – TODAY AND TOMORROW
What exactly do peace and development refer to? Peace in today’s world can very well be described as a sort of abstract utopian concept longed for, ie a common goal and state of rest. This is clearly contradicted and humiliated in today’s world with the ongoing thirst and hunger for power, territory, and capital. AtContinue reading “ROLE OF SCIENCES FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT – TODAY AND TOMORROW”