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This book is a brief life sketch of Sri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, a man of determination, who despite of may odds, kept shining at the top of the political galaxy of Rajasthan and will always be counted amongst the top leadership of BJP. This book unfolds the dynamism of Sri Shekhawat's life. The book furnishes an insight into the personality of Shekhawat who is a flag-bearer of harmony in politics.

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Thesaurus book contains numerous words from the English language with as many synonyms as possible. The part of speech is also mentioned alongside the synonyms for the convenience of the readers. With thousands of entries in the thesaurus, it is very easy for the reader to find almost every word he wishes to see in the book. You can possibly find everything from A-Z. Now, whether you want to enrich your vocabulary, write a book, essay, debate, or simply wish to have an impressionable language, you can just pick up this magnificent guide and start on with the mental exercise. On the whole, the ?Pentagon's Thesaurus Book? is a super reference guide for all the inquisitive minds who wish to explore the world of words.

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This volume captures the essence of India's transition from Looking East to Acting East in the context of the (NER) and the opportunities and the limitations that it brings with it. A paradigm shift in policy making in consultation with the people of NER and not through the prism of security concerns could make the North-East to be the gateway to South-East Asia .The chapters in this volume will give an overview of India's Act East Policy from economic and strategic perspective and enumerate on issues and areas whereby the North-Eastern states can effectively contribute to India's Act East Policy. The book will interest researchers and students of politics and economics and particularly those concerned with India's NER.

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The People's Republic of China (PRC) is India's powerful neighbor since the first year of 1950 s. Before that, without prejudice to the issue of its status of sovereignty or Chinese suzerainty, Tibet had de facto fulfilled the role. That fact of past unfamiliarity with Chinese way of politico-diplomatic expressions, aided by China's unilaterally adopted adversarial posture towards India, makes it imperative for India's strategic community to study China's moves very carefully, and draw conclusions for the purpose of managing the strained relationship. This book is a compilation of such observations, analyses and inferences.Study of PRC's various initiatives which have direct or indirect bearing on India and the methods adopted to implement those is a tough call. This is so because in dealing with inter-state relations, the Chinese leadership arrogate the right of defining the issues according to their partisan perceptions and exclusive stratagem. To that extent, papers contained in this book narrate the factual and honest impressions which China's policies and actions, as these relate to India's concerns, depict. The purpose of this book would be served if these impressions are taken note of in PRC's future bilateral discourse in true spirit of mutuality.

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It is axiomatic that in a democracy, the nation’s Armed Forces are subordinate to its elected Government. But a Nation’s Armed Forces are ‘Forces’ that exude and represent national power and areno ordinary subordinate agencies. Besides, they are unique organizations with long and proud traditions.Control of the armed Forces is hence an arduously complex and delicate function requiring comprehensive and more importantly, a mature understanding of the Forces; ethos and internal mechanisms of operation.No universally accepted templates exist for how this control must be exercised and each nation evolves a model best suited to its own polity, geography and geo-strategic environment. A cardinal dimension underlying the entire control regime remains the capacity of its economy to allocate fiscal resources towards ensuring its security.The primary structures of control of India’s Armed Forces evolved under the British Rule. The course of evolution of these structures from the days of the East India Company and the Raj, their adaptation to conform to the requirements of a democracy, post-independence developments and the course this process needs to take to meet future requirements are some of the fascinating aspects of an absorbing subject this book attempts to explore.

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This book is an in-depth study conducted about Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, examining the past and the current (increasingly) deteriorating political, security and economic situation. Among various facts that unfold during the course of this work, what comes to light is that, at times, the out-dated and miscalculated policies of the governments, especially those of Pakistan, have played a major role in the current disharmonious situation; that the authorities seem to be oblivious of the great potential and common opportunities/challenges that exist, if only the above-mentioned countries join hands to work in rhythm and harmony towards achieving peace and prosperity rather than tearing each other, and themselves, apart. “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?”(Marcus).

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We are on the eve of the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals that were promised and pledged in the year 2000 by 189 nations of the world. It was envisaged to overcome extreme poverty and multiple deprivations existing in the society. With barely less than three years left to reach 2015, it would be interesting to study if there is a growing equality of opportunity between people and among nations. This is an issue that now dominates every discourse on development debate in the third millennium. The Pace of development has been accompanied by rising disparities within nations and between nations. The most significant of these being gender disparity. Despite a relentless struggle to equalize opportunities between women and men, the issue remains an unfinished agenda and eludes the much desired change.

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The book is about internal armed conflict insurgency and counter-insurgency-in India: the Constitution describes it as armed rebellion . It is based on the premise that internal armed conflict within the country will persist and that the military will, perforce, have to continue to play a significant role in its management and resolution.

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Afghanistan is located at the cross-roads of many civilizations. It is the gateway to India as well as to Central Asia. It shares borders with Pakistan, Iran, and the Central Asian Republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan a volatile mix of nations in a troubled corner of the world. Historically, the country with the most interest in the region is Russia, which views Central Asia as its back yard, and the nations located within it stepping stones to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea. In pursuit of that ambition, Russia over the centuries has gradually expanded its realm by conquering the vast lands of the Caucasus and Muslim Central Asia, eventually pausing at the northern borders of the Indian sub-continent and Afghanistan. Seven years after Afghanistan's first-ever Presidential election, the increasingly besieged Government of Hamid Karzai has virtually lost credibility at home and abroad. Al Qaeda has found a new friend in the region the Tehrik-e-Taliban of Pakistan (TTP) which has offered them a safe haven in the tribal belt of the country. The government of Pakistan beset by one political crisis after another and in the aftermath of the killing of Osama Bin Laden at Abbottabad, is on the defensive.

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Deals with the morphological, anatomical, histological and physiological aspects of human behaviour and aims to enable the reader to have access to success.

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It is time to arm ourselves with the information we need to remain safe. Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace is intended to explain two things: what cybercrime is and why the average citizen should care about it. To accomplish that task, the book offers an overview of cybercrime and an in-depth discussion of the legal and policy issues surrounding it. Enhancing her narrative with real-life stories, author Susan W. Brenner traces the rise of cybercrime from mainframe computer hacking in the 1950s to the organized, professional, and often transnational cybercrime that has become the norm in the 21st century. She explains the many different types of computer-facilitated crime, including identity theft, stalking, extortion, and the use of viruses and worms to damage computers, and outlines and analyzes the challenges cybercrime poses for law enforcement officers at the national and international levels. Finally, she considers the inherent tension between improving law enforcement's ability to pursue cybercriminals and protecting the privacy of U.S. citizens.

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includes flashpoints involving extra-regional powers; is host to a few of the fastest growing economies and emerging powr centres; and some of the crucial sea lanes pass through this space. At the same time, it is increasingly an area of rivalries, trans-national crime, non-traditional threats to security, tensions and disputes, highlighting the need for strategic and economic cooperation, particularly amongst the littoral and hinterland countries. The somewhat slow to take off Indian Ocean Rim Cooperation (IOR-ARC) initiative could become one smell effort to initiate such cooperation. The importance for closer regional co-operation amongst the countries of the Indian Ocean cannot be over-emphasised. There are positive indications that IOR-ARC may take on a renewed salience in the future due to renewed regional interest; it is likely that Indian Ocean linkages will improve, not just in matters of trade but also on a number of issues including non-traditional security threats and challenges such as sea piracy, climage change, food security, human security and environmental issues.

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This book portrays how the peculiarities of sub-conventional warfare impact the soldiers and what needs to be done to address the ill effects by various agencies at macro as well as micro level. Specially, it brings out the methodology to sustain motivation of troops in this special warfare and suggests measures to optimize their stress levels. Through this book, the author has brought out various issues which cause extraordinary stress among army personnel operating in sub-conventional warfare environment. The issue assumes greater significance due to the fact that soldiers trained in conventional warfare tactics suffer higher levels of stress when employed for sub-conventional operations. Various realistic recommendations have been made to address stress related issues in the army. The bearings of this study are universal with special reference to Indian context. This book has tried to highlight some of the basic issues that need to be addressed to build army's human resource for sub-conventional warfare, while keeping their conventional warfare capability intact. Sub-conventional operations put tremendous professional and psychological pressures on military leaders and troops. Therefore, the importance of sustaining their motivation and morale in these circumstances, assumes added importance, which if not addressed in right earnest, can well manifest in the form of stress, tension, frustration, anger and cumulatively result in below par performance as a combat outfit. The analyses presented in this book reflect upon the need of understanding sub-conventional warfare, its impact on the psyche of participating troops and adopting methodology to develop army's human resource by sustaining their motivational levels through stress optimization process.

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Maritime power has been a key defining parameter of economic vitality and geostrategic power of nations. The first decade of the twenty-first century has witnessed the rise of China and India as confident economic powers pivoting on high growth rates, exponential expansion of science, technology and industrial growth. Sequel to their steadily growing economic clout has been the emphatic resurgence of their maritime power evident in maritime shipping, port development and the concomitant expansion of naval power. Dr. Vijay Sakhuja, a former Indian Navy officer, in this pioneering study has splendidly elucidated and examined the resurgence of Asian naval power and its political-diplomatic, economic-commercial, science-technological-industrial, grand-strategic and the operational-doctrinal dimensions. Using a neorealist framework, the author provides robust and insightful analysis of how China and India as great powers, using their maritime military capabilities, would evolve and act in global affairs.

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The killing of Osama bin Laden spotlighted Pakistan?s unpredictable political dynamics, which are often driven by conspiracy theories, paranoia, and a sense of betrayal. In Pakistan, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto famously declared that there is ?always the story behind the story.? In The Pakistan Cauldron, James P . Farwell explains what makes Pakistani politics tick. Farwell has advised the Department of Defense on terrorism, sovereignty, and the political issues in the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. Here he reveals how key Pakistani political players have inconsistently employed the principles of strategic communication to advance their agendas and undercut their enemies. Pakistan is an enigma to many. Only by understanding the complex forces that shape Pakistani leaders can we uncover their shifting political agendas and how they affect America and the West. Farwell explains how and why former president Pervez Musharraf clamped down on nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan and isolated him. He assesses Benazir Bhutto?s unique legacy and analyzes how Musharraf handled the aftermath of her assassination. He explains Pakistan?s current instability and demonstrates how the country?s emotional reaction to bin Laden?s death is best understood as the outcome of long-standing political dynamics. The Pakistan Cauldron is for anyone who needs to know why Pakistan continues to pose increasingly difficult challenges for the United States and the West.

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The book unravels the truth behind the emergence of Taliban in Punjab with one chapter each on the eight divisions: Lahore, Bhawalpur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sargodha and Rawalpindi of Punjab province. The book gives a detailed account of structure of radical as well as terrorist organisations, infighting among different factions and related activities. The book quotes an intelligence agency to assert that there are some 150,000 insurgents belonging to Jehadi and fundamentalist organisations active in Punjab province and draws the reader's attention to the fact that almost all fundamentalist organisations are based in Punjab and it is Punjab that provides a majority of the terrorists and suicide bombers to various organisations active in Pakistan's tribal regions, thus negates the existing hypothesis that insurgency in tribal areas is driven by indigenous groups and bolster the author's arguments regarding the presence of Taliban and other outlawed organisations in Punjab. The author states that after the US attacks on Al-Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan, most of the Al-Qaeda leaders took shelter inPunjab. A majority of Al-Qaeda leaders arrested in Pakistan, including Khalid Muhammad Sheikh, Abu Zubeida and Abu Khalfan, were arrested from the Punjab cities of Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Gujarat. Punjabi Taliban is based on his unparalleled access into the terrorist organisations and provides a unique insight into this new phrase, in the ongoing struggle against terrorism.

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This book is a comprehensive survey of a large number of non-state armed groups in South Asia. It brings together rich and rigorous contributions by scholars in India and reflects their deep understanding not only of the groups, but also the socio-economic and political environs in which they sustain themselves. More importantly, the book is a contribution to the field of research on terrorism. Going beyond a mere profiling of groups, the method of structured focused comparison provides an opportunity to make some contingent generalizations regarding non-state armed groups in the region. The book will be useful for further research on non-state armed violence, including-but not limited to-testing the validity of these generalisations, providing a comparative perspective on select groups and studying more cases to enrich the generalisations.

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In its efforts to reach out to universities and think thanks outside Delhi, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) has established academic linkages with universities outside Delhi. The present volume is the outcome of the joint seminar organized by ICWA, New Delhi and, University Department of Political Science, Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur held at Muzaffarpur in January 2011 to understand the constitutional evolution in Nepal. There is a belief that the failure of the Constitution Assembly to frame the new constitution has the potential to jeopardize the 2006 peace deal between the major political parties of Nepal. Further, the people of Nepal are disappointed over unresolved differences among political parties, widespread corruption, and indefinite general strikes. The root of the problem lies in the 'trust deficit' among the key parties, which poses a serious threat to peace in Nepal apart from being a major obstacle in drafting the constitution. The most important task of constitution-making is the building of consensus, and developing a framework for coexistence and cooperation among communities, based on social justice, values and national identity. There is an earnest desire among the peoples of Nepal that their political leaders should come to a consensus and take the peace process forward and not squander this historic opportunity.

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Islam has set particular guidelines for its followers. It controls the ways of living and behaving by its believers.

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Belief is the most important thing in Islam. This work throws light on the basis of belief and its acceptance, in a real manner, by the believers. This book will be highly useful for scholars, researchers, students and all those who are interested to know about Islam. In the long run it will help its readers to see Islam in a new light with well referenced reliable information.

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To the lay mind, defending the territorial integrity of the country, which is the Indian Army's primary role, equates to defending the border. To the defense professional in the armed forces, this is not exactly so, since physically defending the border itself is but one part of a strategic defensive posture. Nevertheless, the physical safeguarding and defense of the borders is an extremely important and emotive part of the role and tasks of the armed forces. Potential threats to the country's sovereignty from beyond its periphery are always evolving, and with the increasing sophistication and capability of non-state actors to attack targets in India, the threats are not merely confined to the border zone or region. Understanding the mutation of these threats, as part of a larger canvas of threat potential, is necessary for the concerned layman and defense professional alike, so as to organize the requisite safeguards. This study examines the evolution and basic organization of the present system against the current potential threat scenario, and goes on to propose some changes and re-organization to enhance and optimize the Indian state's ability to adequately protect its borders. To the lay mind, defending the territorial integrity of the country, which is the Indian Army's primary role, equates to defending the border. To the defense professional in the armed forces, this is not exactly so, since physically defending the border itself is but one part of a strategic defensive posture. Nevertheless, the physical safeguarding and defense of the borders is an extremely important and emotive part of the role and tasks of the armed forces. Potential threats to the country's sovereignty from beyond its periphery are always evolving, and with the increasing sophistication and capability of non-state actors to attack targets in India, the threats are not merely confined to the border zone or region. Understanding the mutation of these threats, as part of a larger canvas of threat potential, is necessary for the concerned layman and defense professional alike, so as to organize the requisite safeguards. This study examines the evolution and basic organization of the present system against the current potential threat scenario, and goes on to propose some changes and re-organization to enhance and optimize the Indian state's ability to adequately protect its borders.

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This book covers the codes and laws of Islamic Shariat on the subject of Religion in Islam. It encompasses the fundamentals and practices of Islamic religion, which are binding on all believers. This book will be highly useful for scholars, researchers, students and all those who are interested to know about Islam. In the long run it will help its readers to see Islam in a new light with well referenced reliable information.

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This book is an in-depth study about the past and present chapters of Indian Left Wing Extremism which is euphemistically called Naxalism in India. Naxal phenomena is a very mysterious one, the book familiarizes people with all aspects of Naxalism. The author has made thread-bare discussion of the history, philosophy of Naxalism its strategy, tactics and offensive design. Efforts have been made to prescribe the counter measures which include kinetic operations, non kinetic-developmental operations and some small suggestions to improve the system which will have profound impact. The historical, analytical, empirical methods used in this book bring conceptual clarity and makes it interesting reading. The first hand experience of the author has enabled him to dig deep into the problem and bring to public domain many unknown aspects of the problem.

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This book covers the entire spectrum of energy management . This spans from the overview of national and specific ideas and issues pertaining to energy conservation and management. It also covers and billing. This volume also touches upon the concepts and principles of energy security, energy trading and energy economics. It also provides brief overview of alternative or renewable energy sources.

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In past two decades, Globalization has activated and propelled the process of integration of nation economy with the global economy through virtual removal of all conceivable forms trade barriers across geopolitical boundaries. This, in turn, has opened-up enormous new vista of trade opportunities for international trading players and partners for business expansion ventures through multilateral contracts, deals and negotiations in all sectors of economy. Hence, to move on with the fast changing global economy the shape of things to come should be to resort to 'Break-through negotiation' in most innovative, imaginative an challenging way to overcome cross-cultural and geopolitical barriers often confronted with in dealing global businesses. Within the broad parameters of this central theme, the Book on Global Business Negotiation provides a comprehensive treatise on the emerging concepts of global trade negotiations as are relevant and applicable in modern times to increasingly diverse, complex and hyper-competitive business environment. The book not only seeks to provide a broad framework of the processes, premises, various modalities as well as conditionality in which to conduct negotiations to eventually create a win-win situation, but also hopefully attempts to expose the readers to practical insights and live examples of successful negotiations that are actually happening in challenging business environment.

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Two phenomena in conjunction one natural and the other social pose the greatest impending threat to life on earth: one, fresh water supplies are limited, and two, the population is zooming. Today the first impact of this mismatch is being felt. Tomorrow, it could lead to worldwide malnutrition, poverty, rising food insecurity and water wars. This book attempts to present this impending crisis facing the world in all its facets and the threat it represents to human life. It brings together the causes of the problem, the likely scenarios over the mid term if remedial action is not taken and the viability or otherwise of various proposed solutions. Impending Global Water Crisis is a summary in layman language of the serious potential of the water crisis and how each and every one of us can do his bit to limit the potential damage. It is meant to spread awareness of this peril that faces mankind, a peril that has already started affecting nature and national politics.

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If India has to emerge as a prominent economic power in the 21st centaury, the SCs, the STs, the OBCs and other minorities have to be equally equipped as any sector of the society. A holistic approach recognising diversity in the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multilingual society like ours can be entrusted to ensure nondiscrimination and equal access to opportunities. Reservations' although an effective measure can be taken as a variety of measures designed to end the oppressive discrimination. A level playing field has to be created to not only facilitate empowerment for downtrodden but also social harmony for all in the segments. This book has been organized into twelve chapters and delves deep into the problem of social inequality and protective discrimination as a remedy to the profound evil existing in our society. The authors of Indian's governance or Constitutional Management thought that with the dedicated band of freedom fighters and rare efforts of Government the vulnerable sections of society would be brought to mainstream within the very short span of ten years. Those who were ignorant, illiterate and extremely poor were unable to reap the benefit of reservation. Moreover, everyone may not cherish for a Government job. The constitutional promise of the egalitarian society was to be achieved through the means of reservations based on caste in the field of public employment and education. The idea of egalitarian society was envisaged and incorporated into the Constitution of India, which came into force in 1950 and mandated 15% reservation from the scheduled castes (SCs), and the 7.5% for the scheduled tribes (STs). The OBC's who have faced unequal opportunities in the society necessitated governmental action for it in the form of 27% reservation. The implication of reservation for OBCs in the higher education is discussed at length in the later chapters. Other issues pertaining to reservation viz., the issue of women reservation, reservations in corporate sector, reservations for the disabled etc. are discussed at length in this book. This discourse on reservations in the private sector is gaining prominence which needs to be looked in depth for the upliftment of communities or individuals and have to go beyond the prism of reservations in the corporate sector. The idea of empowering women by making legal provisions of reserving one-third of seats for women in Parliament and State Assemblies have strengthened, yet many contradictory reactions have emerged on the Women's Bill from time to time.

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From Silicon Valley to Tokyo, Brussels to Beijing, to our own national capital Delhi Governments and corporations have invested over 10 billion dollar in last few years world wide on Nanoscience research. Dictionary of Nanoscience is a comprehensive dictionary demystifying many of the terms used in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology area. This dictionary is easy to use, with precise and clear meaning and cited with examples wherever possible. It is a perfect resource for a person who is part of Nanoscience revolution and would like to improve his comprehension of various terms used over time. The latest terms have also been added to the dictionary to catch up with the latest terminologies. It can add in enhancing your knowledge of Nanoscience and writing reports, essays, or speeches in the area of Nanoscience.

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Food shortage and rising prices of food commodities have not crept up on us. The life-and-death implications of food insecurity have burst upon the world`s consciousness within the last 18 months (as of June 2008). This book attempts to bring into focus, in a succinct manner, the various facets of the problem and the solutions suggested by government, institutions, scientists and administrators. If understanding of the problem and its ramifications are notched even to a small degree by this book, it will have served its purpose. It is concerned with raising awareness of the impending tragedy and, at the same time stressing the many solutions that have been thrown up.

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This book covers the new Strategic intent of nations to secure energy resources for themselves. This concept implies how nations judicially optimize the basket of energy resources and their secure supplies for a foreseeable future so that the wheels of their economy keep on running smoothly. This looks into various international treaties, secure reserves and development of strategic reserves.

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States that from the mid-1970 onwards, pan Islamic fundamentalists movements were gaining in strength in most Muslim countries, from Algeria to Iran, to the Gulf.

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This work meets the urgent need for understanding them today on an individual, social and global basis. It uses philosophy, psychology, anthropology and other disciplines to answer about how the need for religion arises.

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In Islamic laws, there are clear perceptions, regarding social and civil matters. The Islamic society, culture, values, norms social and religious philosophy have been a source of knowledge and inspiration for many centuries.

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Comprises of 5 volumes, which are: "Perception of Islamic Philosophy", "History of Islamic Philosophy", "Religious Philosophy of Islam, "Social Philosophy of Islam", and "Educational Philosophy of Islam".

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Attempts to provide the readers with a repertoire of terms in almost all subjects that are taught at the university level.

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Training in Developing A Handbook for Expatriates offers students, technical consultant, and training specialists proven strategies for unveiling successful training initiatives in developing nations. While there are many resources available for trainers, no other publication takes the expatriate perspective to prepare international trainers for the unique challenges they face when conducting training in developing nation settings.

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Deals with some of the leading areas to which nanotechnology tools and material devices are applied in medical research.

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Book Summary of Nanostructured Materials Nanotechnology is often referred to as a general-purpose technology. That's because in its mature form it will have significant impact on almost all industries and all areas of society. It offers better built, longer lasting, cleaner, safer, and smarter products for the home, for communications, for medicine, for transportation, for agriculture, and for industry in general. It is sometimes seen as 'the next industrial revolution". It is a revolutionary, transformative and powerful technology. About Author : Dr. Parag Diwan is a high technology buff, having worked with organizations like NASA and Semiconductors Complex Ltd. Different facets of high technology from rocket science to micro-circuits fascinate him. Currently, apart from his other multifariosu interests and responsibilities, he is deeply interested in harnessing the power of ten raised to minus nine (10), i.e. the nano-world. Prof. Ashis Bharadwaj is a co-technology enthusiast and had been the graduate student of Dr. Diwan. He is currently pursuing his PHD in the area of 'Advanced IT Applications'. He is currently the head of 'academic computing department' in the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and is a practicing consultant in the IT field. Contents : Introduction Nanostructured Materials-An Introduction Overview of Semiconductors Semoconductor Devices Semiconductor Transistor Semiconductor Diode Semiconductor Microprocessor and Thermistor Semiconductor Materials and Spintronics Two-terminal, three-terminal, Four-terminal Semiconductor Devices Basics of Superconductors Types of Superconductors Nanostructure Science and Overview Synthesis and Assembly of Nanostructure Materials

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This book largely caver the entire gamut of energy economics starting from the economics of oil and gas exploration, to economics of petroleum refining, to economics of petroleum distribution and retailing. It then further covers the economics of power generation, power transmission, and power distribution. Various economics aspects of development of these processes and technologies as well as impact on developmental economics of the country is covered in lucid detail. This book largely caver the entire gamut of energy economics starting from the economics of oil and gas exploration, to economics of petroleum refining, to economics of petroleum distribution and retailing. It then further covers the economics of power generation, power transmission, and power distribution. Various economics aspects of development of these processes and technologies as well as impact on developmental economics of the country is covered in lucid detail.

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Today the world has stopped at COVID-19: envisaging a make or break moment for the world and its people. In this backdrop, the overarching thesis of the book is centred on offering an Indian perspective to COVID-19 and its challenges. This book seeks to examine the pandemic largely from a ‘national security perspective’. In doing so, it focuses mainly on India`s national security, which has been studied from a two-fold perspective: the politico-economic-strategic environment as impacted by COVID-19; and the criticality of non-traditional and traditional threats to India’s security, in that order of priority. The essence of the volume lies in assessing the threats, challenges and opportunities that are likely to shape India’s national security strategy in the post-pandemic world order.With its holistic approach, this book has nine chapters, which examines the need for India to prioritise: human security and environmental security in its national security; economic growth and sustainability in national policy; self-reliance as the key to success; taking a decisive role in global arena; re-appraisal of India’s military thinking; the evolving role of the Indian Armed Forces; and use of technology for maximising security- all aimed to shape a better future for India. The book would be of interest to politicians, policy makers, diplomats, academia, medical fraternity, practitioners, security forces, and the people of the country.

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The series originally published in 1950's by Ministry of Defence, describing the contribution of the Indian Armed Forces during the Second World War, was out of print for a number of years. It has now been reprinted by Pentagon Press. The series of eight books showcase the saga of heroism of Indian Army and its contribution during the epoch-making war. The series include the following titles: "India and the War"; "East African Campaign 1940-41"; "The North African Campaign"; "Expansion of the Armed Forces and Defence Organisation, 1939-45"; "Campaigns in South-East Asia 1941-42"; "The Arakan Operation 1942-45"; "Campaign in Western Asia"; and, "Post-War Occupation Forces: Japan and South-East Asia". When World War II began in 1939, the Indian Army's strength was about 200,000. By the end of the war, in August 1945, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men. Serving in divisions of infantry, armour and a fledgling airborne force, they fought on three continents in Africa, Europe and Asia. In Ethiopia, the Indian Army fought against the Italian Army; in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia against both the Italian and German Armies; and, after the Italian surrender, against the German Army in Italy. However, the bulk of the Indian Army was committed to fighting the Japanese Army, first during the actions in Malaya and the retreat from Burma to the Indian border; later, after refitting and training it was at the forefront for the victorious advance back into Burma, as part of the largest army the British Empire ever formed. These campaigns cost the lives of over 36,000 Indian servicemen, while another 34,354 were wounded, and 67,340 became prisoners of war. The Japanese advance in Asia had reached its furthest point and was halted in battles fought on the territory of India itself, at the Battle of Kohima and the Battle of Imphal. The tales of the operations by the 'Chindits', behind enemy lines was another significant contribution. The British appreciated the valour of Indian soldiers during the Second World War with the award of some 4,000 decorations. 28 Indian personnel were awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), while 8 were awarded the George Cross (GC). The Victoria Cross is the highest award for any member of the Commonwealth armed forces for bravery performed in the presence of the enemy, while the George Cross is the highest gallantry award for civilians as well as for military personnel in actions which are not in the face of the enemy, or for which purely military honours would not normally be granted. Originally, VCs had to be living, although posthumous awards were allowed from 1905. Another qualification was that you had to be white. It was in World War I that the British had to accept and acknowledge the bravery of Indian soldiers and Khudadad Khan became the first Indian to be awarded the VC. While it has never been acknowledged officially, the fact remains that after World War II, it was the Navy and other mutinies of Indian soldiers and airmen, and the great strength of the very professional Indian Army, that convinced the British to wisely exit safely and thus hastened India's independence. Many of the regiments of the Indian Army and descendants of Indian soldiers who fought in both the First and Second world wars have defended the nation's integrity since Independence - in fact they are the ones who have ensured that the freedom won then is maintained. Ironically, the first step of India's political leadership after Independence was to reduce the size of Indian Army to less than half of what it was then.

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Aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the present day global military order with a focus on each nation’s military capabilities, new arms acquisitions and defence spending. The ninth edition of the yearbook featuring a new chapter on Air & Missile Defence Systems of China, India, the United States, Russia, China, Israel and Japan promises to add fresh impetus to the book by focusing on major countries’ various radar technology and the latest advances of the systems under development. The yearbook also contains the latest information on defence capabilities of 113 countries and has highlighted 33 important countries with their geopolitical importance, internal and external conflict areas, threat perspectives, strategic relations, multilateral alliances, defence capabilities including strategic forces and defence deals.

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This book is a comprehensive and exhaustive guide on practical aspects of Military Law. Ever since publication of its First Edition in the year 1988, the book has been very popular amongst its users. On their constant suggestions, its subsequent editions have been regularly updated, revised and published in the years 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998 (Reprint), 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2019. In this ninth edition.

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