No that is not, practically speaking, a part of Pakistan. Those areas are so hard to penetrate by even the army that it is no surprise that Pakistanis do not really see them as part of their country. That seclusion has created a culture that is very different from the Pakistani mainstream
Mind you they weren't very friendly towards anyone who was a non white. But that is irrelevant in foreign policy. They worked fantastically with Korea and Japan because it was in their national interest. Now it sees India(somewhat) in the same manner.
Yeah Indian public opinion should not get too cozy with the United States. US, in the end has to and will always look after its own interests and so will India. On top of that the US is a very unpredictable powerful goliath.
I personally think US will begin pushing back on India after this...
How exactly is it a myth? Do you have any sense of the meaning of civilization? If you are implying that Pakistan is inherently a uncivilized incapable of advancement, then you are a really dumb fool. Progress has always been made when a nation, or historically speaking, a kingdom has a secure...
You guys should also post good stories about progress in womens rights, cultural developments etc. Those things are way more important than any skyscrapers
India, EU to take stock of proposed FTA pact on Tuesday - PTI -
This trade pact is the most significant in India's history because the EU is the largest economy in the world. It is going to shake the core of the Indian trading regime. India is one of extremely handful of large economies with...
Yes I think you would be correct in saying that ISRO's partly doing it for braging purposes. However these kinds of missions keep the ISRO in public lime light and give it the necessary funding because space is definitely going to be a battleground in the future. If the ISRO can acquire funding...
Analysis by Stratfor, small and brief:
The Himalayan Mountains separate China and India and effectively prevent the two countries from making any significant military advances against each other. However, this has not eliminated tensions altogether. There are numerous territorial disputes along...
We were very unfortunate that so many of leaders insisted on estabilishing socialism as an economic system. It is the reason for so much of India's misfortunes. It would have been significantly better to start with a mixed economic system