Enigma Solution

Rich in every aspect, India is a land that has always been coveted by every power and wealth hungry empire and despot. Empires came and went plundering what they could, but it was the wily British who institutionalised empire for exploitation. It was the 'Jewel in the crown' of the British Empire, and every effort was made to retain, expand its hold on India. The Great Game nowadays means something else today but beginning in 1830 it was the rivalry between Russia and the British for control of all lands that could impact British trade In 1830  the Muslim Ottoman Empire was visibly in terminal decline and the Russian Empire was in ascendant. The British feared the invasion of India by Russia and the loss of its lucrative trade, The British lost the 4 major wars it fought with the Sikhs and the Afghanistan and eventually Afghanistan became a buffer state between the two empires. Compelled by the Americans as per the Atlantic Charter a reluctant Britain had to g...

The current tensions caused India-China confrontation over Dokalam has been effectively defused with both parties reverting to the original status quo. Worldwide acclaim was flowing for one of India's finest foreign affairs achievements While China was belligerent, threatening, sabre rattling and vocal, India stood her ground and remained firm with quiet dignity. Both  India and China are nuclear powers, huge militaries, with large economies and populations  glared at one another eyeball to eyeball. The Indian armed forces displayed its readiness and firmness which helped to stare down the aggressive Chinese. Effectively separated from one another by the massive Himalayan mountain range,  its one of the most difficult terrains in the world to traverse, leave alone conduct a war. When egos overshadow reason,  an uncontrollable confrontation becomes a real and frightening possibility. The Chinese are a disciplined and hardworking people and their leaders...

Jihad of 'The religion of Peace' versus Crusade of 'The religion of Love' L eaves and pebbles falling in the pond cause ripples. Imagine our world as a pond,  every incident disturbs and impacts everyone in different ways and then calms down again. However there is one nation, America, that so dominates the world socially, politically and militarily, that not only do its actions perpetually cause ripples but also have a huge impact, sometimes causing not only ripples but storms and even tsunamis much akin to a big boulder falling in the pond.  The American empire and its domination of the world today is based on the following,   Access to fantastic financial resources. (Almost every country invests its savings in American government bonds) It is a great repository of information and knowledge not necessarily wisdom.  Outstanding pool of talented manpower in nearly all disciplines. Armed forces budget greater than the next 14 largest armed forces. Hug...