Indo-Canada Nuclear Accord
The Indo- Canada Civil Nuclear Accord which was announced on 28 NOV 2009, after meeting between our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Canadian counterpart Stephan Harper, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting in Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is not merely a pre-cursor of a civilian nuclear deal, which would be finalized in the forthcoming tour of our PM to Canada will be a “turning point” in bilateral … Read entire article »
Filed under: Science and Technology
Women Empowerment: A Myth
Our first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, once said, “You can tell the state of a nation by looking at the status of the women there”. Indeed, if you analyze the status of the women in India, we come to see a daunting and pathetic situation. Few statistical data which augment this notion viz the Sex Ratio of India is 933 females per 1000 males. Female literacy rate in India is at present 54.16 %. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Developmental Issues
War And Women
The history of war is as old as the human civilization itself, a clear off- shoot of intra-species struggle. Numerous wars have been fought on earth hitherto, many exclusively for women such as War of Troy for Helen. But, the irony is that war has always been a male bastion as most of the fighters participating in any war are male and barring few exceptions women never got any opportunity to fight in war form … Read entire article »
Filed under: Society
