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PM Nehru wrote a series of letters between 1950 and 1951, wherein he expressed opposition to the reconstruction and consecration of the Somnath Temple. Nehru wrote around 17 letters to various officials, including Cabinet ministers, chief ministers, the President, the Vice President, and even to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, making his deep disdain for the Hindu community’s quest for reclamation of its destroyed temples known.

The exact date of construction of the pillar is not known, but its history dates back to the 6th century CE.

Amidst the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India is accelerating hydropower development in the upper Chenab basin to boost energy security, utilise water resources, and deprive Pakistan of the unfair reception of India’s waters.

A major ideological weakness of the Left was that it considered itself 'progressive' and the masses 'backward.'

India's GDP has now reached US$4.18 trillion, making it the world's fourth-largest economy, surpassing Japan. 

Modern grain-based (rice/maize) plants are less polluting than sugarcane-based ones. They have mandatory ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge) technology, which ensures no wastewater discharge and 95-99% of the water is recycled. By 2024-25, more than 60% of India's ethanol will come from grain because they use less water (2570 liters/liter of ethanol) and are better for the environment.

India not only eradicated the terror infrastructure in Pakistan but also countered its offensive actions against the country.

After Saudi Arabia remarked that it views the UAE’s arming of the STC as “a red line for its national security”, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry claimed that it is not a part of any regional effort to undermine Saudi Arabia.

The newly launched SBFAS and SbDS initiatives are the latest in a string of policy initiatives the Modi government has launched in recent years to revive and bolster domestic shipbuilding under the Make in India initiative and a vision for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

Basically, Somaliland is a de facto nation with democracy, functional government and relative stability with a developing economy, which is not recognised as a 'country' by the UN yet. Somalia is none of the above, but is still a 'country' recognised by the UN.