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 50 साल पहले इसी हफ्ते 1971 में अमेरिका ने भारत को 1971 के युद्ध को रोकने की धमकी दी थी। चिंतित भारत ने सोवियत संघ को एक एसओएस भेजा। एक ऐसी कहानी जिसे भारतीय इतिहास की किताबों से लगभग मिटा दिया गया है। जब 1971 के युद्ध में पाकिस्तान की हार आसन्न लग रही थी, तो किसिंजर ने निक्सन को बंगाल की खाड़ी में परमाणु-संचालित विमानवाहक पोत यूएसएस एंटरप्राइज के नेतृत्व में यूएस 7वीं फ्लीट टास्क फोर्स भेजने के लिए प्रेरित किया। यूएसएस एंटरप्राइज, 75,000 टन, 1970 के दशक में 70 से अधिक लड़ाकू विमानों के साथ दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा परमाणु-संचालित विमानवाहक पोत था। एक राक्षस। भारतीय नौसेना के बेड़े का नेतृत्व 20,000 टन के विमानवाहक पोत विक्रांत ने किया, जिसमें 20 हल्के लड़ाकू विमान थे। यूएसएस एंटरप्राइज को बांग्लादेश में अमेरिकी नागरिकों को सुरक्षित करने के लिए भेजा जा रहा था, यह आधिकारिक अमेरिकी बयान था। अनौपचारिक रूप से यह भारतीय सेना को धमकाना और पूर्वी पाकिस्तान की मुक्ति को रोकना था। भारत को जल्द ही एक और बुरी खबर मिली। सोवियत खुफिया ने भारत को सूचना दी कि कमांडो वाहक एचएमएस एल्बियन के साथ विमान वाह...

Ukraine Crisis !!! How President Putin has come out Victorious without firing a single bullet !!! Let me give you insight on Ukraine Crisis which is dominating Geo Politics since 3 months, taking the world to brinks of 3rd World War. Ready? Let's first start with Why is Ukraine important? And Why does Ukraine matter?  Ukraine is one of the biggest countries in Europe on territorial basis with 41 million highly educated people strongly motivated to work. But that's not all. How Ukraine ranks!!! 1st in Europe in recoverable reserves of Uranium Ores. 2nd in Europe & 10th in World in Titanium Ore reserves. 2nd in World in Manganese Ores Reserves (2.3 billion tons or 12% of world's reserves). 2nd largest Iron Ore reserves in world(30 billion tons). 2nd in Europe in Mercury Ore reserves. 3rd in Europe & 13th in World in Shale Gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters). 4th in world in total value of natural resources & 7th in World in Coal Reserves(33.9 billion tons). En...

  LEADERSHIP and Comfort Zone "Good things never comes from comfort zones. If we want success, we must get comfortable being uncomfortable" Push yourself past your comfort zone. At some point, you will say to yourself, "I've never done this before" or "I don't know what I'm doing." When you have that feeling of giving up: Don't quit. You've decided to start, great; keep pushing forward. If you're thinking of a way out where you can quit and save face. Don't do it. Don't give yourself an out. Just don't. Don't give yourself any options. Either you succeed or fail, and if you fail, dust yourself off, get your mind right and try again. You must get comfortable with being uncomfortable because fear kills more dreams than failure ever will. In an increasingly competitive, cautious and accelerated world, those who are willing to take risks, step out of their comfort zone and into the discomfort of uncertainty...

 Pakistan, A global Nursery of Terrorism During the last 25 years, almost every major terror incident throughout the world carried its traces to Pakistan. Either Pakistanis were directly involved or the planning took place on Pakistani territory. Yet we are quick in shifting blame to others. Here is the list of major terror incidents and the persons involved: -January 1993, CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia; Attack killing two CIA employees. The attacker was Ajmal Kansi, a Pakistani. He got arrested 4 years later. -February 1993, World Trade Center was attacked with a truck bomb. Mastermind of the attack, Ramzi Yousuf in 1995, got captured from Islamabad, Pakistan. -August 1998, American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed. 220 people died and 4000 wounded. One of the planners Ahmed Khalfan Ghelani arrested in 2004 from Gujrat, Pakistan. -October 2000, Suicide attack on USS Cole. The mastermind, Waleed bin Attash was arrested in 2003 from Karachi, Pakistan. -May 2002, 11 ...

  Why the Blockade of our Prime Minister is a Psychological Warfare against Us? “The image of our Prime Minister stuck on the flyover seems so unreal, so straight out of a dystopian novel that I can’t believe it really happened,” my colleague told me. “It will take me a long time before I can shake it off my mind.” For millions of Indians, it will remain a moment of deja vu, a moment so unreal, suspended in time like nothing else that it can be compared to in recent Indian history. Political leaders have been stopped, blocked and shouted against by Indian people, but never where the intent was to terrorize and to give a message that we are here to warn and harm you.  This is psychological warfare, carried out with precision in an organized way that tells us that the enemy this time is different and we have perhaps entered into a new era of warfare. Psychological warfare is different from other kinds of warfare. It is more subtle, invisible and its purpose doesn’t becom...

  “When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They are sent to promote, increase and strengthen you” A life absent of challenges, obstacles and/or failures may sound like a dream, but over the years, I’ve come to understand that in life, adversity is not only inevitable but also necessary if we were to aspire to become our very best self. If you happen to be going through challenges and are feeling defeated, I’m here to offer you a bit of comfort and solace. Below, you’ll find 5 hidden blessings that often come through rejections, failures & challenging times. I hope they’ll inspire you to stop resisting adversity and learn to start embracing it instead. 1. Challenges remind you that you’re stronger & more capable than you give yourself credit for. “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” ― Bob Marley Most of us have a tendency to underestimate ourselves and our capabilities. And tough t...

  "According to Psychologists, there are four types of Intelligence:   1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ) 2) Emotional Quotient (EQ) 3) Social Quotient (SQ) 4) Adversity Quotient (AQ) 1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of comprehension. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons. 2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, be honest, respect boundaries, be humble, genuine and considerate. 3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time. People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ levels while EQ and SQ are played down. A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ. Your EQ represents your Charac...