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India — China: Is War Possible in the Future?

The armies of the world’s two most populous nations are locked in a tense face-off high in the Himalayas, which has the potential to escalate as they seek to further their strategic goals. The Indian Army and the Chinese military are moving heavy equipment and weaponry including artillery and combat vehicles to their rear bases close to the disputed areas in eastern Ladakh. Construction activity in Ngari Gunsa Airbase (Source : https://www.defenseworld.net/news/27068/Massive_Construction_Activity_near_Sino_Indian_Border__Chinese_Jets_Seen#.Xt3JNDozbIV) Satellite images show massive construction activity including the addition of a second taxi-track to position helicopters or combat aircraft, at a high altitude Chinese airbase Ngari Gunsa which is located just 200 kilometres away from the Pangong Lake. Close up of taxi track (Source : https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/china-starts-construction-activities-near-pangong-lake-amid-border-tensions-with-india/story/405114....

Korean War | change in position of the 38th parallel

Korean War history and the 38th parallel North Korea is an isolated nation that proclaims its southern neighbor South Korea as its enemy. North Korea blew up its joint liaison office with South Korea on 16 June 2020, in a dramatic and carefully planned display of rancor toward its southern neighbor. Till the end of the Second World War, there was no separate North and South Korea and they were collectively called Korea. In this article, we will see what led to the separation of Korea and the Korean War, which was fought after the separation in detail. Korean war led to the split of North and South Korea Separation of Korea At the end of the Second World War, Korea — which had formerly been occupied by the Japanese — was divided along the 38th Parallel (38 degrees North) by the United States (US) military planners Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel, as a temporary division of the country. But the onset of the Cold War (rivalry that developed after World War II between the US and the So...

India-China : No military weapon used at border since 1975

Despite ceasefires, no weapons have been used at the disputed Sino-Indian border China has built new structures near the border. Recent images from June 22 show China has built new structures near the location of a Himalayan border. New Chinese bunkers, tents, and storage units that weren't previously there in earlier within the month. A fatal clash at the India-China border in the Ladakh area has claimed the lives of 20 Indian and 43 Chinese soldiers on 15 June 2020. Foreign ministers of both the countries have held telephone talks over the deadly border clash, agreeing to "cool down" the tensions. India accuses the "violent face-off" is an attempt by China to "unilaterally change the status quo" on the Galwan Valley frontier in Indian administered Ladakh. China, in turn, accuses the Indian army of "provoking and attacking Chinese personnel, resulting in serious physical confrontation". In this article, we will know the reason for the disuse...

Evolution of Cricket. Will Cricket Attract More Fans in the Future ?

 Cricket has attracted more fans. Evolution of Cricket. Evolution of Cricket in the 20th Century The global governing body for cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was started in 1909 and started governing the game of Cricket from then. When the game of Cricket started at the International level there was only unlimited overs format played and only a few matches in a year. A team will play only five matches per year on an average. Then, as years went on Limited overs format was introduced and it was played for 60 overs a side, with teams wearing a white jersey. It was at this time Cricket started attracting more fans. Then ICC decided to start conducting the World Cup, which is a tournament that will be held every 4 years. The first season of the World cup was played in 1975. As years went on and with the world cup happening every four years, people started watching cricket in large numbers. ICC decided to further increase its audience and started to introduce colore...