<P> National power is defined as the sum of all resources available to a nation in the pursuit of national objectives . Assessing the national power of political entities was already a matter of relevance during the classical antiquity, the middle ages and the renaissance and today . </P> <P> National power stems from various elements, also called instruments or attributes; these may be put into two groups based on their applicability and origin - "natural" and "social". </P> <Ul> <Li> Natural: <Ul> <Li> Geography </Li> <Li> Resources </Li> <Li> Population </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Social: <Ul> <Li> Economic </Li> <Li> Political </Li> <Li> Military </Li> <Li> Psychological </Li> <Li> Informational </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Natural: <Ul> <Li> Geography </Li> <Li> Resources </Li> <Li> Population </Li> </Ul> </Li>

Note on natural resources of india as an element of national power