Freshwater is very essential for the survival of human beings, animal life as well as vegetation and without it the planet would be a barren wasteland. The supply of water is finite, but demand is rising rapidly as population grows and as water use per capita increases. The planet earth is endowed with...
The world as a whole in general and developing countries, including India and Pakistan, in particular, are suffering from vast water shortages. The water deficit has emerged and is growing rapidly in recent times and remains largely unnoticed. In terms of remedial, most countries are “managing...
Internal dynamics of group pressures in a coalition government have the potential of torpedoing the entire coalition edifice by announcing its withdrawal of support on the pretext of an issue or differences on policy matters. The arithmetic of numbers plays significant role in a democratic polity endowe...
[Recent massive hike in the prices of crude oil has sent shock waves around the world. In this brief article, the author has provided historical context to the power rivalry impacting upon the peace and international security and concomitantly he has dealt with the serious implications of oil price rise...
Submarines have come to occupy the most significance place in modern naval warfare as well as in a country’s maritime security. For a country like India, which possesses a vast coastal area and Exclusive Economic Zone spanning into millions of kilometers to safeguard along with offshore commercial insta...
Maritime piracy in the strategic sea lanes of communications (SLOCs) of the Indian Ocean has assumed serious proportions in recent years. Coupled with growing terrorist activities, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11 and the possibility of Al-Qaeda groups possessing weapons of mass destructions (WMDs)...
