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The worst nightmare of the south block has come true, in which a neighborhood, Nepal a Hindu dominant country is giving Indian diplomacy very hard time to solve the riddle. This incident has cleared the water of ‘ myth of dominant Hindu country ’, which RSS and its political wing BJP forward in its policy making. This have also shown that no matter if the population is dominant Hindu like Nepal or mixed and diverse as in India threat to national security or internal security most of the time rests on the party ruling the country. To understand the present bearing of the ‘Himalayan Great Game’ it is important that a basic knowledge of past relation is known. Historical Background of Indo-Nepal Ties The relation of India and Nepal goes back to the times of rule of the Sakya clan and Gautama Buddha. In the 12 th century, during the Mala period and rule of Yakshmala in Nepal, the two nations reached their cultural zenith. The early 1700s witnessed a change in the Nepalese power stru

India is situated at the cross-road of a very busy trade route both via land and also via sea, via land India was part of famous Silk Route , which was superhighway of the ancient world and thus, created a foundation which will support the multi-religion, multi-lateral and vibrant civilisation in the times to come. Importance of silk route cannot be negated as the route was not only used for exchange of goods but, there was exchange of ideas, culture, and most important inter-action of people. This made the North-Western part of India very vibrant which still can be seen. Same kind of interaction was witnessed in the south when powerful, Chola empire was ruling the southern part of India. They were responsible for spreading Hindu Culture and way of life, way-upto Korea. These regions of influence and territorial gain of any empire show the strength of the empire and thus, their place in the contemporary civilisation.              China in recent times is bone of contention which have

The blog is again on COVID a deadly disease which is holiday for the have’s and nightmare for the have-not’s . A disease which is contact base and, in a country, which have very high population density ( 464 people/km 2 ) it is a great challenge to tackle. Unfortunately, this country which I want to refer is India. Society of India is very complex where division of the society is done at every possible stage and people not only strive but literally fight to get their voice hears in political arena, the challenge is increased manifolds. The most contested turf in this crisis situation is political turf, there is intense fragmentation at all levels from street to parliament house, supports are flocking behind their leaders and claiming that the crisis situation is under control because of their respective leaders. But what are the effect of this type of politics at the national and regional level when this crisis is over? This is what this blog tries to enquire, not in a l