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Leon Trotsky was a notable but divisive revolutionary thinker of the 20th century — a leading figure in the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, and one of the most important interpreters of Marxism after Marx and Lenin. Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein, he rose from a Tsarist prison cell studying Marx to become chairmanContinue reading “Leon Trotsky: Permanent Revolution, the Red Army and the Fight Against Stalinism”

India’s nuclear programme is built on a strategy of technological self-reliance designed to overcome historical fuel embargoes while harnessing the country’s vast thorium reserves. At its core is Dr. Homi J. Bhabha’s indigenously designed three-stage nuclear power programme, which enables a gradual transition from uranium-based to thorium-based fuel cycles, moving India toward its target ofContinue reading “Nuclear Energy Technology in India: The Three-Stage Programme Explained”

India’s nuclear energy programme, built on the principle of safety first, has grown from the Tarapur Atomic Power Station’s launch in 1969 to 24 operating reactors across seven sites with an installed capacity of 8.78 GW today. With nine more reactors under construction and preparations underway for 10 additional units, the Nuclear Energy Mission forContinue reading “Nuclear Energy in India: Safety, Growth and Applications Beyond Electricity”