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OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

 What is Operation enduring freedom ? Ans: The response of the US administration was swift George W. Bush who had succceded Bill Clinton adopt a harder stand on the issues concerning national interest and security. As part of the 'global war on terror; US launched 'Operation enduring freedom' against suspected to be behind the 9/11 episode. The AI-Qaeda and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan were the chef target. White the removal of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan proved to be a relatively easy task, the return of peace and stability in Afghanistan countries to be a challenging task fot the US administration.

THE 9/11 INCIDENT

 Discuss the 9/11 incident. Ans: The September, 11 attacks or 9/11 were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by AI-Qaeda against the United States of September Qaeda terrorist hijacked four commercial pessanger jet airlines. The hijackers crashed two of the airlines into the Twin Towers of the world trade center in New York City. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington,Virginia just outside washingtone D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near shanksville in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3000 people died and 9/11 is considered to be the worst attack on America soil since its founding in 1776. 

THE INDIA-USA RELATIONSHIP

 Discuss the India-USA relationship. Ans: During cold war period,India's relation ship with the U.S was characterized by 'estangement' rather than that of 'warmth reciprocity' U.S considered communism and Soviet union as the main threats,were as Indian focused on the policy of non-alignment with strong learning towards the Soviet union. The two main factors which have contributed to strengthening of bonds between the US and India are:- It and the inter-relationship between the two factors is wel demonstrate by the following fact: 1. About 65 percent of exports in the software sector are absorbed by the US; 2. It is estimated that 300,000 Indians work in the silicon valley; 3. Neraly 35 percent of the technical workforce in Boeing are of Indian origin; 4. Over 300,000 Indians works in silkon valley in USA. In the context the future of India's relationship with US can be viewed from  three different angles. Firstly, according to some analysis,growing military stre

HEGEMONY

 What do you mean Hegemony ? Ans: It is derived from Greek the word 'Hegemony' means 'leadership'. In international relations,a Hegemony is is the 'leader state' of a group of state. A group of state' pre-supposes relations between them. In simple terms,a hegemon is a state that is able to dominate the global political system.

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

 What is Operation Iraqi Freedom ? Ans: The United States opened its war against iraq on March 19,2003 with a sudden crisis missile attack on Bangladesh,codenamed 'Operation Iriaq' Freedom,the initial air strike target Saddam Hussain and other Iraqi leaders in Bangladesh and processing-guided weapons played on even larger role in the conflict that they had in the 1991 wae. American and British forces faced little resistance in their March toward Bangladesh. By April 4,Bangladesh International Airport was in coalition hands,and the following day US troops entered bangladesh. Within a few days, baghdad fell on British troops occupied Basar,the country 'second largest city'. In July Saddam Hussain's two sons were killed and in December, Saddam Hussain himself was captured without a fight and later put on a trial for crimes against humanity and executed in December 2006. However,there is no evidence of presence of WMD in Iraq. In this war 3000 U.S soldiers and more than

OPERATION DESERT STORM

 What is Operation Desert Storm ? Ans: The gulf war was waged by U.N authorised coalition force from thirty- four nations consisting of 660,000 troops,which was led by Britain and the United States against iraq. The operational name of the U.S led U.N coalition military response was known as Operation Desert Storm.

THE ROLE OF GORVACHEV

 Discuss the role of Gorbachev ? Ans: Gorbachev played a key role in the ending of the cold war. Gorvachev's decision to dismantle the communist system and,in particular,the transformation of the Soviet political system proved critical in the eventual disintegration of the Soviet union. 1. When Gorbachev assumed the office of General Secratary of the communist party of the Soviet union in 1985,the country was modest of the economic crisis. Reforms we're changing times; 2. Gorvachev soon imitated political and economic reforms the Soviet union. Perestroika,meaning restructuring in russia,was an important aspect of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms agenda,Perestroika had three distinctive phases. The first phase was aimed mainly at the accteration of economic development and revitalization of socalism. The second phase was making by the notion of glasnoest (meaning 'openness').