During World War II, MIS graduates took on active service in every combat theater and engaged in every major battle launched against Japanese military forces. According to Major General Charles Willoughby, G2 Intelligence Chief for General Douglas MacArthur, these Nisei shortened the Pacific war by two years.
Alcohol is probably mankind's oldest drug. Surely, it is the oldest legal drug of abuse. Al-kohl is Arabic for finely ground antimony used as eye liner, and it came to mean any exotic essence. Over the years, physicians have prescribed it as a tranquilizer, sedative or hypnotic. This is because this drug is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant.
All other Indian states permit alcohol consumption but fix a legal drinking age. In some states, the legal drinking age can be different for different types of alcoholic beverage. In spite of legal restrictions, alcohol consumption in India has risen over 55% over a period of 20 years (according to OECD figures).lcohol is a subject in the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the laws governing alcohol vary from state to state. Liquor in India is generally sold at liquor stores, restaurants, hotels, bars, pubs, clubs and discos.