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  INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA Modern Southeast Asia presents an example of varied cultures living together and thriving. There is a commonality in dress, food habits, marriage, and social customs.   Southeast Asia is a group of diverse tropical countries between the Indian and Pacific oceans. These countries are influenced by Indian culture and region including various communities like Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and native Animists.  South East Asian countries are favourite corners of tourists because of perfect beaches, tasty cuisine, low price, and good flight connections. South East Asia has had close contact with India for centuries and is linked culturally.  Ancient times Relation between India with South East Asia is not built because of modes of transport built on basis of  modern technology . The relation with South east Asia is traced back to the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata . There are references in the holy book of Ramayan, mentionin...

FOREIGN POLICY Foreign policy is influenced by domestic considerations, the policies or behaviour of other states or plans to advance specific geopolitical designs. The foreign policy protects and promotes the National interest of a country. National interest comprises: Defend the country's national security Enhance the country's soft-power Participate in international trade and Commerce favourable for strengthening the economy . A country permanently looks for National interest through domestic and foreign policy, but the content of national interest keeps changing. The current situation and ideology of the government of the day determine foreign policy. Recently world witnessed two major situations, which describe that India's foreign policy doesn't get affected by international pressure. Russia and Ukraine war : very fresh to our mind, the decision taken by the government of India made the world recognise India is capable of defending its National interest. Though, t...

TRANSFAT This is inexpensive and less likely to spoil, which provides a longer shelf life for food made with it. This is the reason transfat became part of the Food Industry.  Hello readers!! As the boycott trend is going on for Bollywood I got an idea why not to boycott transfat from our food. This article is all about awareness of the food we consume and its ingredients. Origin of transfat Most transfats are formed through an industrial process, in which producers add hydrogen to vegetable oil which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature (Dalda is transfat).  This partially hydrogenated oil is inexpensive and less likely to spoil, which provides a longer shelf life to food made with it. This is the reason transfat became part of the Food Industry.  The first food product developed that contained transfat was Crisco vegetable shortening introduced in 1911 by the Proctor and Gamble company.  The major use of transfat was evident in the production of marg...

LEFT-WING EXTREMISM The tactic is  GUERRILLA WARFARE,  as bases are situated in dense forests and hilly tracts where the state is relatively weak, so naxal maximizes the use of terrain in their favour. Introduction The word 'Naxal' originated from the village NAXALBARI in West Bengal. In 1967 under the leadership of Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal oppressed peasants took arms against local landlords for the rightful redistribution of land and a violent uprising started. History During British time there were numerous uprisings against imperialist landlords which planted the seed for future proletariat mass movements. Disappointed with Gandhiji's non-cooperation movement failure and disenchanted with the national movement thousands of cadres were drawn to the more revolutionary Marxist ideology and the success of the Russian Revolution became the inspiration for the nascent communist movement in India. With the establishment of the Communist Party of India(CP...