Geopolitics Education 📖

India has started working on the 'Necklace of Diamonds  ' strategy. This strategy aims at garlanding China or in simple words, the counter encirclement strategy. India is expanding its naval bases and is also improving relations with strategically placed countries to counter China's 'STRING OF PEARLS'. THE DIAMONDS  1- Changi Naval Base, Singapore🇸🇬: In 2018, Prime Minister Modi signed an agreement with Singapore. The agreement has provided direct access to this base to the Indian Navy.  2- Sabang Port, Indonesia 🇮🇩: In 2018, India got the military access to Sabang Port which is located right at the entrance of Malacca Strait.  3- Duqm Port, Oman🇴🇲 : In 2018, India got another military access after Sabang Port in Indonesia. The Duqm Port is located on the south-eastern seaboard of Oman. The port facilitates India’s crude imports from the Persian Gulf.  4- Assumption Island, Seychelles🇸🇨: In 2015, India and Seychelles agreed upon the develop...

WHAT IS BALOCHISTAN? 🔖 Balochistan is presently situated between the three nations; Pakistan 🇵🇰 , Iran 🇮🇷 , and Afghanistan 🇦🇫 . It is located in southwest Pakistan, south to Afghanistan and east of Iran. 🔖 Balochistan province of Pakistan has been divided into six divisions – Quetta, Kalat, Nasirabad, Makran, Sibi, and Zhob. These six divisions are further subdivided into 34 districts. 🔖The economy💸 of Balochistan is mainly based upon the production of natural gas, coal and other minerals like gold, copper, etc. 🔖Agricultural 🌾development could not take place due to the absence of power, water, and adequate transportation facilities. HISTORY OF BALOCHISTAN 🔖The area of Balochistan has been under the control of Persian, Afghans, Iranians, Mughal, Sikhs, British and the also the locals Sardars of that region. 🔖 It is generally believed that the traditional Balochi period came into existence in 12th century  when the Baloch formed powerful tr...

 ' String of Pearls ’ refers to a geopolitical theory to the network of Chinese intentions in India Ocean Region (IOR) .Precisely, it refers to the network of Chinese military and commercial facilities developed by China in countries falling on the Indian Ocean between the Chinese mainland and Port Sudan. THE PEARLS 🔖 Pakistan 🇵🇰 – Gwadar port  was built, and it is now being operated by a Chinese dominated consortium of companies. It is strategically situated in direct proximity to the Strait of Hormuz  and is critical to the establishment of the China – Pakistan economic corridor, which is an integral part of “ The Belt and Road Initiative”. 🔖 Cambodia🇰🇭- China reached an agreement with the local government for the rights over 1/3 from the Ream naval base. 🔖 Myanmar 🇲🇲– there is an ongoing project for the construction of a deep-water port in Kyaukpyu . 🔖 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 – China is trying to negotiate a project to expand and moderniz...

*What is ITER? 🤔 * 🔖 * ITER * (originally the * International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor * ) is an international * nuclear fusion *☢️ research and engineering megaproject, which will be the * world's largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment * . 🔖 It is an experimental * tokamak * nuclear fusion reactor that is being built next to the * Cadarache facility in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, in Provence, southern France. *🇫🇷* WHAT IS FUSION? * Fusion is the energy source of the Sun ☀️and stars✨. In the tremendous heat and gravity at the core of these stellar bodies, hydrogen nuclei collide, fuse into heavier helium atoms and release tremendous amounts of energy in the process. WHAT IS A TOKAMAK? The tokamak is an experimental machine designed to harness the energy of fusion. Inside a tokamak, the * energy produced through the fusion of atoms is absorbed as heat in the walls of the vessel. * Just like a conventional power plant...

 🔖 * Iran’s 🇮🇷 Chabahar port * is located on the * Gulf of Oman *🇴🇲 and is the only oceanic port of the country. The port gives access to the * energy-rich *💥 * Persian Gulf nations’ * southern coast. 🔖 Iran formally handed over the port to * India *🇮🇳 during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the * Chabahar Agreement between Iran🇮🇷, Afghanistan🇦🇫, and India🇮🇳 held  in the port city Tehran. * 🔖 The * Chabahar Agreement was signed ✍️in June 2015 * and approved by Iran’s * Guardian Council * in November 2016. * Importance for india *🇮🇳 🔖 * India can bypass Pakistan🇵🇰 in transporting goods to Afghanistan. * Chabahar port will boost India’s access to Iran, the key gateway to the International North-South Transport Corridor that has sea, rail 🛤️and road 🛣️routes between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia. 🔖 Chabahar port will be beneficial to India in countering * Chinese🇨🇳 presence in the Arabian ...

*JIO GLASS 😎*  🔖 *Reliance Industries (RIL)* , at its *43rd RIL annual general meeting* , announced its new offering: Jio Glass.  🔖Jio Glass is a *Mixed Reality headset* that is lighter than most products in the market. *(75 gms)* 🔖It pairs with your smartphone using a cable and allows you to make *holographic video calls, conduct meetings,classes, etc in a virtual, 3D environment.* 🔖Calls can be made using Jio Glass by simply saying “ *Hello Jio, please call...”*📞 🔖Users can join the call using not only holographic video calls as well as *2D video* 🔖Reliance Jio has *not revealed the pricing💰 or the availability details of its Jio Glass* . During its AGM, it simply showcased the device would work when launched. 🔖RIL has partnered with *Google* for its Jio products, which means that both the companies will be able to collaborate with each other and develop the product. To recall, Google in the past had a similar product it was working on, called the *Goog...

Israel 🇮🇱- Palestin🇵🇸 conflict * ⚔️ The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the * world’s longest-running🗺️ and most controversial conflicts. * At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements — * the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project * — that lay claim to the same territory. But it is so, so much more complicated than that, with seemingly * every fact and historical detail small and large litigated by the two sides and their defenders. * About Israel and Palestine * 🤔 * Israel is the world’s only Jewish state, *🇮🇱 * located just east of the Mediterranean Sea * 🌊.* Palestinians, the Arab population that hails from the land * Israel now controls, refer to the territory as Palestine, * and want to establish a state by that name on all or part of the same land. * The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is over who gets what land and how it’s controlled. * * History *  🔖 In the late 1800s a group in Europe🇪🇺 decided to coloniz...