Pressure has been developing in the Himalayas along one of the world's highest land borders, with New Delhi and Beijing both blaming the other for violating the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that divides the two. The territorial status has for some time been questioned, emitting into various minor military clashes and diplomatic eyebrow-raising, since a wicked war between the nations in 1962. Recently, top military commanders met to cool-off the rising political mercury levels in Ladakh. Indeed, even today, exactly what happened on the ground, in the exceptionally mobilized locale, stays indistinct because of the role of media. Media on both sides has focused on propaganda and warmongering that has hindered the de-escalation of the matter. Chinese media's broadcast of People's Liberation Army (PLA) moves in the locale -with planes and trucks loaded with troops - in what state media portrayed as "exhibiting China's ability of ...
Click here to support the blog. Adam Smith, the Scottish economist, often hailed as the father of Economics, wrote a book titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations , generally referred by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations . In this book, first published in 1776, Adam Smith talks about the things that make a country rich or poor. Now, almost two and a half centuries later, we still are having huge economic disparities among various nations, that keep widening with the passing time. We all have heard the phrase, “Money cannot buy you happiness”, at some point in our lives. Of course, money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you things that can make you feel happy. Forget about the villas, the private jets, and the luxury cars. You need money to put food on your table, to shelter you, and to cover yourself. All these are basic human needs that one cannot get without money....