Author: ForumIAS

Context: India is the largest importer of defence equipment in the world Introduction: India has the third-largest armed force in the world. India is one of the largest importers of conventional defence equipment and spends about 40 per cent of its defence budget on capital acquisitions. In 2015, the budgetary allocation for defence was Rs… Continue reading India’s approach to reorganizing national security

Context With time China’s increasing aggressive policy is hurting its neighbours especially India. Chinese aggressive policy The increasingly aggressive Chinese foreign policy is chiefly driven by two factors: A build-up of nationalistic fervour in domestic politics and the Chinese economy’s hunger for new markets. In the year 2012, Xi Jinping spoke of the “Chinese dream,”… Continue reading Rising Chinese Aggressive policy

Context S. President Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against North Korea and equally strident counter-threats by Pyongyang have made the situation in the Korean Peninsula drastically worse. Recent developments New reports signaling that North Korea has developed a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, U.S replied back with the same aggressiveness. America’s nuclear… Continue reading Need for the US to wind down war talk with North Korea

Context: The death of over 30 children within a span of 48 hours at the government-run Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar pradesh, isn’t merely about oxygen cylinders and unpaid bills but it is a consequence of many deeper problems. The tragedy: 60 deaths have been reported in the children’s department… Continue reading Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: insufficient oxygen supply not the sole reason