THE RESURGENCE OF NAXALISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA’S SECURITY S. ADHIKARI India is a millennium old civilisation‚ with one-sixth of humanity within its borders and 30 percent of the population living below the poverty line. It has led to huge economic disparities which create a feeling of deprivation and desperation among the unprivileged classes. The pluralistic Indian society is characterised by ethnic‚ religious‚ linguistic and socio-economic disparities which pose a serious threat to the
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thirst from the journey‚ so they would try hard to survive which opened up trade with the Native Americans. Along the way‚ Spain would conquer new territories in order for them to expand its empire; they would build outposts and missions all over California. One of the purposes for outposts and missions was to‚ “spread Christian faith across the land‚ irreparably transforming the native population” (Gaspar De Portola). Spain’s encroachment along the coast of California helped them exchange new cultural
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BATTLE OF JITRA INTRODUCTION 1. Some two months before the fall of Singapore‚ the history of East Asia was forever transformed by the surprising attack across the Malay Peninsular. The sole objective was the capture of Singapore by land. Within a few days of the landing of the invasion forces‚ the fate of Asia will be played out on the field nearby a town called Jitra. 2. The Battle of Jitra which lasted less than two days will ultimately foretell the density that waits that the British
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Name ___________________________________________ Ms. K. Demircanli Global 9S 20 January 2012 China The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty compared to Rome Size and Location of Han and Rome In the second century CE‚ China controlled about 1.5 million square miles of territory. Meanwhile‚ at the same time‚ the Roman Empire controlled about 1.7 million square miles of territory. China’s first recorded census around 2 CE gives a figure of about 58 million people‚ while Rome’s population was
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was in the early‚ middle of the Civil war. The battle took place in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. This war was fought between Americans. The North side was the Union who believed in keeping the Union intact. The Union was the twenty Free states and five border slave states which supported it. The South side was the Confederacy; this was the people who wanted to form a Confederate Government. The confederacy was the eleven states that ceded from the Union to oppose the decision to abolish slavery. The battle
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Q. Why did the French loose the war in Vietnam? In April of 1956 the last remaining French troops would leave Vietnam. After over 200 years of influence and rule‚ the French at last realized that the occupation and control of Vietnam was an unreachable goal. In consideration of the many blunders (both militarily and political) ‚ and the outright ignorance of the French high command‚ any efforts to stabilize Vietnamese nationalism and to maintain french rule over Vietnam were thwarted. Thus
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The legacy of the battle of salamis established the influence of Athens as a power amongst the Greeks given its influence as a cultural and commercial power. Athenian authority and power in the Aegean world was already immense when it became necessary for the poleis to form an alliance against Persia war and dominance. The Persian invasions on Athens propelled it into super military power and therefore becoming an actual rival to Sparta in its leadership to the Greeks. So this alliance that is formed
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This battle was a lesser nevertheless crucial battle within the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Trenton was fought throughout the American Revolutionary war and it passed off close to Trenton‚ New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops when the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. The battle began on December twenty five‚ 1776 and finished on December twenty six‚ 1776. In the battle of Trenton‚ the
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Xhosa began in the 1770s. Later‚ in the nineteenth century‚ the British became the new colonizing force (foreigners in control) in the Cape. They directed the armies that were to vanquish the Xhosa. Christian missionaries established their first outposts among the Xhosa in the 1820s‚ but met with little success. Only after the Xhosa population had been traumatized by European invasion‚ drought‚ and disease did Xhosa convert to Christianity in substantial numbers. In addition to land lost to white
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South Korea a Vacation Destination Looking for a vacation destination that is educational and entertaining? Take a Look at South Korea as a possibility. South Korea is located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula‚ bordered by North Korea or the Democratic People’s Republic to the north and by China to the southeast across the Yellow Sea. An interesting note is that one-half of South Korea’s population lives in or around Seoul‚ the capital. Seoul is the second most populated city in the
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