Deployment of U.S. Special Forces In India. Why?

...Command Chief Admiral Willard’s statement in the first week of March before the House Armed Service Committee in response to the Republican Joe Wilson’s question on U.S. commitments to contain Lashkar-E-Taiba activities in the South Asia, that U.S. PACOM Special Forces are deployed in India besides in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal had created a Left wing furore in the Indian Parliament and the subsequent denial of the same by the Indian Ministry of Defense and Externala Affiars as it is a factually incorrect information, did not pacify the suspicions on the minds of... (more)

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No Marriage, No Jobs for Conventional Degree Holders in India

...for the men with Conventional degrees like B.A/MA., B.Com/M.com, B.Sc./M.Sc and unless they have a permanent Government or public sector job they are ridiculed by brides and their parents and they are not prospective husbands for brides or son-in-laws for brides’ parents, in the contemporary Indian society. Every Middle class bride and their parents in India, whether educated or uneducated, irrespective of their drawbacks and demerits, first aspire for a top level government employee or a Professiona Degree holding husband having B.Tech or M.Tech or MCA or MBA or MBBS degrees. Unless a... (more)

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India’s Internal Security Issues Being Politicized

Indian political leaders appear deficit in their grasp of national security and internal security issues and every now and then suffer from "foot in the mouth disease" when they indulge in politicizing security issues. Amongst Indian Chief Ministers, the Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister distinguishes himself more than any other Chief Minister.

Curiously he indulges in politicizing internal security issues in the Pakistan proxy war affected Kashmir Valley region every time he is cornered by his political opponents. A few days back he publicly declared that the Armed Forces Special... (more)

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India clinches 'Seven Billion' Population Mark

...children. And more children are surviving.

But this demographic picture varies. Developing countries, with rapid population growth, generally have more young people. Developed nations, with reduced fertility, have a bigger share of aging populations. If this gives emerging economies like India an advantage, it also brings complex problems related to quality of life. Failure to create opportunities, promote efficient use of perishable resources and raise food productivity can lead to sustainability crises. Here, development of green-friendly technologies to meet and beat challenges... (more)

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India's Winning Formula

India’s inaugural Formula One (F1) race – the Airtel Indian Grand Prix – is finally over. And by all yardsticks, it is a significant success. There was a substantial crowd presence on race day (close to 80,000 would be a reasonable estimate), pan-Indian enthusiasm, sponsor and corporate interest and a huge global television audience. Add to that adequate infrastructure which, most importantly, was developed on time. Last but not least, a sizeable section of the population embraced the spectacle in a manner never associated with Delhi’s last mega-event, Commonwealth Games 2010. This overwhelming... (more)

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We, The People of India

Oh! What a pathetic state we are into. We, the people of India are made to beg. We, the people of India at every point and time encounter corruption. We, the people of India are being tamed mercilessly. We, the people of India are being taken for granted.

Country is fuming...country is simmering...masses are restless...People are talking...Everybody is so concerned about the state of the country. With scandalous affairs of corrupt individuals, companies and public servants, the country is slipping in to anarchy. Corrupts are amassing wealth over the miseries of common people. Significantly... (more)

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India to Buy 145 US Howitzers

The Indian Army is all set to procure 145 US made howitzers in a direct government-to-government deal. The howitzers are 155mm light-weight which can be swiftly deployed in forward and inaccessible areas by helicopters and aircraft. The guns are fitted with laser inertial artillery pointing systems and other equipment.

The American Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the US Congress of the decision made by the U.S. federal government. According to the Times of India, it also asserted that the sale will boost "interoperability" between Indian and American soldiers and... (more)

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Increase in the number of IVF clinics in India.

This is so wrong on oh, so many levels; it's difficult to know just where to begin.In India, home of 1.2 billion souls, in vitro fertilization clinics are now the latest craze, particularly for women 60 years old and older.India does not, apparently, place many - if any - restrictions on it's 550 registered in vitro fertilization clinics; it seems like anything goes. According to a Washington Post article, in the National Fertility Center in Hisar,Haryana India only 60% of the women impregnated at the clinic carried their pregnancies to full term.The article goes on to say that the clients... (more)

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Goa, India, beaches now safer with life guards.

Goa is one of top tourist destinations of India and every year thousands of people from world over visit it for its beautiful beaches. In spite of the warnings put up on the beaches, people still venture in the danger zones, as a result of which there have been deaths due to drowning. This has changed now since the phase one of the beach safety management plans is successfully completed. . This phase had lifeguards covering beaches from Baga to Sinquerim in the North, and from Velsao to Benaulim... (more)

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India: 400 houses torched as ethnic tension builds up

Ethnic tension has spiraled up in India’s North-Eastern state of Mizoram after a Mizo youth named Zarzokima, aged 18, was murdered by the by militants belonging to the Bru National Army. Since then suspected Mizo groups have burnt down nearly 400 houses belonging to Bru people. Thatch and bamboo is used as the primary roofing material for houses in these tribal areas.

Seven people have been arrested till now on the charges of arson over the past three days.

The Mizoram government on Monday issued a shoot-on-sight order at Bungthuam and neighbouring... (more)

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