History of India’s Neighbours-5 Myanmar About Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and has a population of about 54 million as […]
History of India’s Neighbours-4 Bhutan About Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, located between China and India. Bhutan is known as “Druk Yul,” or “Land of the Thunder Dragon”. It is a constitutional monarchy with Vajrayana Buddhism as the […]
History of India’s Neighbours-3 China About China China, officially the People’s Republic of China is the most populous country in the world. It is also home to one four oldest civilizations in the world. It is also currently the most populous country in the world […]
History of India’s Neighbours-2 Bangladesh About Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is one of the youngest countries in the world, becoming independent only in 1970. Bangladesh is also the country that shares the longest boundary with India. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of […]
History of India’s Neighbours India gained independence after 200 years of colonial rule in 1947. As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, let’s take a moment to go over the history of our neighbours during the same 75 years. Hence, we will be […]
Speeches that changed History We all have heard the saying that ‘pen is mightier than the sword’, though it may seem rather absurd to think that just words can change history, it has been proven to be true multiple times throughout history. Words when spoken […]
ISRO The History of ISRO The story of Indian space research starts with the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) which was set up in 1962 under Department of Atomic Energy. INCOSPAR set up Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram for upper […]
India and Kashmir The origin of the conflict: The origin of the conflict can be traced back to the First Anglo-Sikh war and the defeat of Sikhs. The Sikhs had to cede territories in order to pay for war indemnities. They ceded Kashmir, and […]
Stages of UPSC CSE The 3 stages in the UPSC Civil Services Exam are– (1) Preliminary Exam (Objective Test) (2) Main Exam (Subjective Test) (3) Personality Test (Interview) Prelims – The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises two compulsory papers of 200 marks each […]
China-Taiwan Conflict The History of PRC and ROC The Republic of China (ROC) was the official designation of China from 1912, till 1949. After 1949 the name Republic of China is used to denote the government in Taiwan. The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) […]