August 25, 2013

Using Cold War tactics to confront Iran Negotiations must be backed by action As Americans seek to find an alternative to the stark and unappetizing choice between acceptance of Iran’s rabid leadership having nuclear weapons or pre-emptively bombing its nuclear facilities, one analyst offers a credible third path. Interestingly, it’s inspired by a…

Using Cold War tactics to confront Iran Negotiations must be backed by action As Americans seek to find an alternative to the stark and unappetizing choice between acceptance of Iran’s rabid leadership having nuclear weapons or pre-emptively bombing its nuclear facilities, one analyst offers a credible third path. Interestingly, it’s inspired by a…

Events like the passage of the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 and the Ilbert Bill of 1882, as well as the reduction of the age limit for the Civil Services Exams in 1876 resulted in a wave of opposition from the middle class Indians. Consequently some of them came together and formed a number of small political parties that came out in the streets…

Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of the government and spells out the fundamental rights, directive principles and duties of citizens. Passed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, it came into…

Tipu Sultan was a visionary. He has not yet been recognized as a reformer. November 01 is a birthday anniversary of Tipu Sultan, the Lion of Mysore. Tipu Sultan, an illustrious son of India, was one of the most creative personalities in the history of South Asia. He remained one of the most misunderstood and under-appreciated rulers among the…

Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) Despite the name, the capital was repeatedly elsewhere than Delhi city, not always near Mamluk dynasty of Delhi (1206-1290) • Qutb-ud-din Aybak (1206-1210) • Aram Shah (1210-1211) • Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1211-1236) • Rukn-ud-din Firuz (1236) • Raziyyat ud din Sultana (1236-1240) • Muiz-ud-din Bahram (1240-1242) •…

Akbar was only 14 years of age in 1556 when he succeeded his father Humayun. That year, a formidable anti-Mughal coalition, consisting mainly of Afghanis, tried to recapture northern India but lost its battle against the Mughals at Panipat. Mughal control over northern India was finally established. Akbar pursued a policy of vigorous expansion…

Aurangzeb was a well educated person with a strict religious orthodoxy. He had an acute sense of political realism and a fierce appetite for power. In the summer of 1659, Aurangzeb held a coronation durbar in the Red Fort where he assumed the title of Alamgir (World Conqueror). After a bitter struggle with his three brothers, Aurangzeb was the…

Prince Khurram was 35 years old when he ascended the throne as Shah Jahan (King of the World). Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan enjoyed the support of experienced administrators and advisors -- like his father-in-law Asaf Khan -- who were holdovers from the previous reign. Shah Jahan, notes Hambly, revived Akbar's policy of pressing…

Turks were patrons of the arts and education. They often were poets in Persian or Chaghatai Turkish; amateur painters or calligraphers; and singers or instrumentalists. The Turks were fine warriors, capable of handling a sword as dexterously as a brush or a pen. They loved palaces, gilded tents, fine clothing and rich accouterments. The Turks were…

GAT-GENERAL Graduate Assesment Test For Admission in M.Phil & HEC Scholarships Last Date : 09th September 2013 TEST DATE: 06th October, 2013

Canadian Government Doctoral Research Scholarships 2014-15 The doctoral research scholarships program for international students (DE) of the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et les technologies (FRQNT) aims to stimulate international students’ interest in beginning or pursuing doctoral studies in Québec and provide financial support to…

ACER International Student Scholarship (AISS) 2014, Australia AISS is a scholarship to help support an international student who  wishes to study for an undergraduate Business degree at an Australian  university. The scholarship is valued at AUD$50,000,  payable over two to three years. The scholarship money can be used to  cover tuition fees.…