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Everything You Need To Know About The Dispute Over Sir Creek Between India And Pakistan With Pakistan once again openly coaxing the separatist movement in Kashmir and India returning the favour when PM Modi talked about Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan, the two countries seem to be at their perennial best in terms of hitting at each other. But Kashmir and Siachen aren't the only issues the two nuclear powers of South Asia lock horns. Sir Creek is another major issue that's been waiting for a resolution for over 70 years now.  Google Map Here is all you need to know about the dispute of Sir Creek between Pakistan and India. What is Sir Creek? Sir Creek is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands. Originally named Ban Ganga, Sir Creek is named after a British representative. The Creek opens up in the Arabian Sea and roughly divides the Kutch region of Gujarat from the Sindh Province of Pakistan. What's t...

Farkhor Airbase: India’s Secret Military Base In Tajikistan In this article, we are going to discuss a very interesting topic. We are going to talk about India’s secret airbase- the Farkhor Airbase in Tajikistan. Let’s discuss all the interesting facts and the strategic importance of the Farkhor Airbase. [NOTE: WE ARE NOT REVEALING ANY SECRET INFORMATION. WE ARE ONLY USING THE INFORMATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN] Tajikistan Before we discuss the Farkhor airbase let us first discuss briefly Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It used to be part of the Soviet Union. It got independence in 1991 when the Soviet Union disintegrated. It operates a small army and an airforce. Tajik Airforce is a very small air force and consists of only one squadron. It operates 14 Mi 8, 6 Mi 24 attack helicopters, and 4 L 39 albatross light attack fighters. These aircraft still contain the old Soviet Airforce Red star roundel. Russia is reluctant to give mor...

UNRWA expresses deep appreciation for India's continued support to Palestinian refugees The director of the West Asia and North Africa Division at the Ministry of External Affairs presented the cheque of India's contribution to UNRWA officials in Jerusalem last Friday. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed "deep appreciation" for India's contribution of $2.5 million that will go directly to serve the schools, health centres and other basic services run by the organisation to support Palestinian refugees. "Yes we received on Friday the first half (2.5 million) of the annual contribution of India (total 5 million) for which we are very grateful. The Indian contribution helps support the main (core) budget of UNRWA -- which means that the funds will go directly to our schools, health centres and other basic services to Palestine refugees," Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA's spokesperson, to...

  British historian attacks RRR for casting Britishers as villains An article criticising SS Rajamouli's RRR for misrepresenting history and suggesting that it is racist is being roundly rejected on social media. An article declaring that RRR is a reflection of ‘the nastiness of today’s India’, and that ‘Netflix should be ashamed for promoting it’, is drawing ridicule on social media. Published on The Spectator last weekend, the article is titled ‘What Netflix’s RRR gets wrong about the British Raj’ and pokes holes in the film’s historical accuracy, accusing it of misrepresenting facts and suggesting that similar films made about Nigerians or Hindus could be considered racist. The article is written by Rob Tombs, credited an author and emeritus professor in history at the University of Cambridge. Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR is tells the fictionalised story of two freedom fighters who never crossed paths in real life, but in the film develop a fast friendship as they take o...

WHY IS PAKISTAN🇵🇰 POOR? Pakistan   is among the poorest nations in the world. However, it is also oxymoronically rich in   natural resources : “the country has the second largest salt mine in the world, fifth largest gold mine, seventh largest copper mine, fifth largest coal reserves, seventh largest wheat and rice production capacity…” and the list goes on. But does it really matter when almost 40 percent of the people live in extreme poverty? The   Human Development Index   ranks Pakistan 147th out of 188 countries for 2016. According to several reports, there are a number of reasons why Pakistan is poor, even though it is rich in resources and has the   potential to grow . Why is Pakistan poor? Discussed below are the three leading reasons.   Why is Pakistan Poor?   Corruption and Elitism in the Government First is the fundamental flaw in Pakistan’s political system. Politics in Pakistan have always been dominated by  the eli...

Kashmiri Teacher makes a solar car, Indian car manufacturers offer to develop further Thirteen years of Hard work of Professor Bilal Ahmad is finally paying off. Bilal started making the first Solar Car in Kashmir valley in the year 2009. The prototype of the car is ready, and India's biggest car companies have approached Bilal.  Bilal Ahmad, a math's teacher by profession, always wanted to make an affordable, sustainable and luxurious vehicle that not only wealthy people could buy but also people from the lower economic strata. Bilal has been taking out two hours every day for over a decade to work on this solar car and paying for it from his own pocket.Bilal says that it is the right time for launching a solar car in the Indian market. He has spent around 15 lakh Indian rupees for making this solar car. He says the car could be made in around one million rupees if all goes according to his plan. And after the successful trial run of the solar car on the Srin...