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India's '98 Nuclear duds complicate 123 deal with USA and CTBT signing

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The Vajpayee government – which had steamrolled world opinion to go ahead with the nuclear tests within a few months of coming to power that year – was keen to impress the world with India’s newfound nuclear prowess. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) – which played a pivotal role in orchestrating India’s nuclear program during the Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998, has declared that the tests that year were a dud and not nearly as successful as projected to the world.

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Dr. Ambedkar's biggest self-admitted blunder: Surrendering to Gandhi's blackmail on Separate Electorate

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Mohammad Ali Jinnah after winning the elections, and as “the sole spokesman” of all the Muslims of the South Asian Subcontinent fought for and got the British to agree to Separate Electorate for the Muslims. This gave the Muslims tremendous clout in the political spectrum of South Asian Asia politics. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and nurtured [...]

Dr. Ambedkar's biggest self-admitted blunder: Surrendering to Gandhi's blackmail on Separate Electorate

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Afghanistan: US Senator Russ Feingold gets it

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Senator Russ Feingold was way ahead of the Senate curve in insisting on a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, and last week he got it right again in calling for a flexible timetable to bring US troops out of Afghanistan. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Feingold writes that “we must recognize that [...]

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Jaswant Singh warns of more partitions if India doesn't solve its communal issues

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‘We needed to make a demon of Jinnah…’ Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh’s biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, out on Sunday, promises to be much discussed. He talks about it to Karan Thapar on the CNN-IBN channel’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’ programme. Excerpts: Mr Jaswant Singh, let’s start by establishing how you as the author view [...]

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US wants Pakistan so slow down its nuclear & missile programs

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As usual, right before the passage of an aid bill to Pakistan, a plethora of lobbies begin their disinformation campaigns. This latest one is pretty absurd. According to the Pakistanphobes that want to derail the aid package to Pakistan Islamabad has supposedly modified vintage Anti-ship US Harpoon missiles. This silly argument is as stupid as [...]

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History of the Pakistani province of "Gilgit Baltistan"

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Northern Areas are part of Pakistan, were never part of Indian occupied Kashmir One of the best decisions made the PPPP in the past year is the formalization of the provincial status of of the Northern Areas as “Gilgit Baltistan”. The nomenclature change and the setup of a Governor, Chief Minsiter and a legislative council [...]

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Beijing's Jumbo jets by 2014 herald the Chinese Century

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COMACs “C919?: Chinese Jumbo Jet heralds The Chinese Aviation Century Chinese Jumbo jet The Chinese have moved from light and heavy manufacturing to cutting edge military aircraft to the aviation industry. Chinese first produces small aircraft, but since 2007 it has now set its sights on the Jumbo Jets, the largest civil aviation aircraft in the [...]

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Dalit Voice on "Incredible India"

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China tightens grip on India’s neck : Brahminical rulers unconcerned because they remain unchallenged India, the world’s second largest populated country, ruled by its mere 15% upper castes (Aryans), is gradually losing its battle — politically, economically, diplomatically and even militarily — against China which is fast emerging as the world’s No.1 super power. At [...]

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Angels and Demons of South Asia: Jinnah' revisited

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What is strange about this entire discussion is the way it has shaken the Indian psyche. Challenging the historiography of the events of 1947 is a difficult task. Many have tried it.  Rammanohar Lohia wrote a book titled “Guilty men of India’s partition” (Published by Kitabistan, 1960). However that earlier work was largely ignored by [...]

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Beyond 2011–Once the US leaves Afghanistan

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Bluster before Exit: Obama’s last hurrah—30,000 troops “for 18 months” then withdrawal by 2011. The US is leaving Afghanistan. This has been obvious for a few months to most analysts. Rupee News has been predicting this end. The details of the withdrawal and the schedule of the return is was announced by President Obama December 1st, [...]

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