Hair trigger

Article Abstract:

The long-running dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir intensified on Oct 15, 1993 when Indian forces laid siege to the Hazratbal mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir. This mosque is especially significant to Kashmir's Muslims, who make up most of the population, because it contains a holy relic: a hair believed to derive from the Prophet Muhammad's beard. The siege increases the chance of another Indo-Pakistani war, which is worrisome because both countries have nuclear weapons. Each countries' internal politics may inhibit diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully.

Pakistani foreign relations, Indian foreign relations, Pakistan, National liberation movements, Kashmir (Region), Religious buildings, Srinagar, India

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Indian computing power

Article Abstract:

India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing's Param 8600 and the National Aeronautical Laboratory's US$96,000 Flosolver are two computers that have been developed for parallel processing. The Param 8600 has 256 parallel processors, 64 sequential processors and a peak computing power of 6 billion operations a second. The Flosolver computer was developed in 1991, in collaboration with Wipro systems. The Flosolver's five parallel processors are used in fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, image processing for robotics and monsoon simulations.

Research, Product introduction, Product Announcement, Government laboratories, Parallel processing, Param 8600 (Computer system), Flosolver (Computer system)

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Foreign extraction

Article Abstract:

India has taken unprecedented measures to step up her power supplies by privatizing the energy sector and encouraging foreign collaborations for power generation in 1992. India is encouraging foreign investors to develop her coal, oil and gas fields. India is also trying to increase the domestic supply of power, gas and thermal coal. Coal tariffs, in addition, are being reduced for the first time.

International trade, Energy policy, Coal

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