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The floods in the Himalayas- Who is to blame

When mother nature unleashed her fury in the Himalayas, there was absolutely nothing that could stop her. Floods inundated and destroyed everything in it's path sweeping away all that stood it's way. Thousands were affected with many loosing their lives. The historic pilgrim centres that include Kedarnath  was destroyed.  Now the question that we need to ask is who is to blame for this disaster? And the blame falls naturally on us. With rampant commercialization of the pilgrimage to the Himalayas, we started exerting much pressure on mother nature. Buildings were constructed upsetting the fragile nature of the ecosystem of the Himalayas. Forests were cut paving way for construction of big dams giving scant regard on the pressures that such mega projects will have on the ecosystem. When massive constructions were undertaken to support the ever growing pilgrims and tourists in the Himalayas, the core issues of sustainability and safety were not taken care off. No study w

Growth of China- Challenges for Asia and beyond

If there is a story that hit the headlines in the Asian security architecture, it is the rise of China to the centre stage of Asian politics. China has stunned one and all with her dramatic growth and her march and mastering of advanced weapon system coupled with aggressive international policy. It is very difficult to deal with such a complected subject in  small blog. Over the recent years, China has made great strides. Backed by decades of strong economic growth, China aspires to be a world power. But one seriously doubt if China has set their game right. as the old saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. But this wisdom seems to allude the Chinese policy makers. China has just about has problems with all it's neighbors, be it with Japan, or Philippines, Vietnam or India, China has territorial claims and disputes with each and one of these countries. The recent Chinese actions of proactive power projection makes matters worse. China's greatest test w