Geopolitics Education 📖

When I was a child👦 I used to think that that whole India got independence on 15 August 1947. 🇮🇳 But it is half truth The British India Empire 🇬🇧 , which included  present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was divided into two types of territories: the provinces of British India,  which were governed directly by British officials responsible to the Governor General of India ; and princely states, 🤴 under the rule of local hereditary rulers who recognised British  suzerainty in return for local autonomy, in most cases as established by treaty. So, on 15 August 1947,only the Provinces of British India got Independence and not the whole India. After the Indian independence; 562 princely states had nodded to join the Indian Confederation except Hyderabad, Junagadh, Bhopal and Kashmir. *States which became part of Indian Union after independence*🔗🇮🇳 1. Jammu and Kashmir* : The king of this state signed the "Instrument of Accession" to India and became ...

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...

Mars mission from scratch in six years When the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 🇦🇪 announced in 2014 that it would send a mission to Mars by the country’s 50th birthday 🎂 in December 2021, it looked like a Mars mission from scratch in six years At the time, the nation had no space agency and no planetary scientists, and had only recently launched its first satellite . The rapidly assembled team of engineers, with an average age of 27, frequently heard the same jibe * UAE’s Hope Probe Mars Mission *🚀 🔖 The UAE’s Hope Probe ( * Al Amal in Arabic * ) is the first Arab * interplanetary mission * . 🔖 It is designed to orbit Mars and provide the * first-ever complete picture of Martian atmosphere. * 🔖 Hope Probe will begin its journey to Mars on July 17 at exactly 00:43:00am (UAE time)⌛ from * Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre (TNSC) aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket. * 🔖Hope Probe was built by a team of * 150 Emirati engineers *👷 who collaborated with Amer...

* Arab Revolt Flag * 🔖The Palestinian people raised it as the flag of * the Arab National movement in 1917 * 🔖 The Palestinian people readopted the flag at the * Palestinian conference * in Gaza in 1948. 🔖 It was further endorsed by the PLO, the representative of the Palestinians, at the * Palestinian conference in Jerusalem in 1964. * 🔖After the fall of * Hejaz * the colors were used by Husain's sons ' * Abdulla * (emir of the Transjordan) and * Faisal * (king of Iraq). 🔖Later on they became known as the * Pan-Arab colors. * *Pan-Arab colours🌈*  * Red * : It symbolizes the * Ashrafs * [ie. Sharifians] of the Hijaz and the Hashemites, * descendants of the Prophet.*  * Green * : It symbolize their allegiance to * Ali, the Prophet's cousin ,* who was once wrapped in a green coverlet in place of the Prophet in order to *thwart an assassination attempt.*  * White * :Symbolic color as a reminder of the * Prophet's first battle at Badr*  ...

* INDIA'S NEWEST NATIONAL PARK🌴 * 🔖The Assam government has decided to upgrade * Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary * into a * National Park. * It is also known as * Amazon of the East. * 🔖Post upgradation, Dehing Patkai will be the * sixth national park in Assam * 6️⃣ 🔖Dehing Patkai was * declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004. * 🔖Dehing is the * name of the river *  🏞️that flows through this forest and * Patkai is the hill * ⛰️at the foot of which the sanctuary lies. 🔖As a national park, its importance will increase and new rules will bring * increased vigilance to the area. * 🔖Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located within the larger * Dehing Patkai Elephant *🐘 🔖 * Fauna * 🐆: Rare fauna found in the region include Chinese pangolin, flying fox, wild pig, sambar, barking deer, gaur, serow and Malayan giant squirrels. * It is the only sanctuary in India which is home to seven different species of wild cats - * tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, leopar...