19th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents An obituary for the IP Appellate Board ECI cannot be a super government An obituary for the IP Appellate Board Context: The government has issued an ordinance which does away with certain appellate tribunals and transfers their functions to other existing judicial bodies. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), India’s specialist tribunal for determining […]
17th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The roots of a decentred international order The roots of a decentred international order Context: The primary geopolitical rivals – Russia and China may possibly provide the strategic and tactical counterbalance to the hegemony of America. The international order is under threat of the rising economic power of the BRICS nations, with China dominating […]
16th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Impact: After US exit from Afghanistan Impact: After US exit from Afghanistan Context: The U.S. President Biden has announced withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 (20th anniversary of the 9/11). Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Mains Questions: What are the implications of the […]
15th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents BIMSTEC needs to reinvent itself BIMSTEC needs to reinvent itself Context: The foreign ministers of BIMSTEC (the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held their 17th meeting on April 1. While most multilateral groupings from G20 to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) held their […]
14th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents India’s South Asian opportunity INDIA’S SOUTH ASIAN OPPORTUNITY Context: The statement issued by the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan, in February 2021, that they agree to strictly observe all agreements between the two countries, coincided with a statement made by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Colombo that “our only […]
13th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Not on the same page at sea NOT ON THE SAME PAGE AT SEA Context: The US Navy announced that the USS John Paul Jones from its 7th Fleet had “asserted navigational rights and freedoms inside India’s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India’s prior consent”. However, India has protested this decision, rejecting the U.S.’s […]
12th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents India-Pakistan: Forward through a backchannel Why the Personal Data Protection Bill matters? INDIA-PAKISTAN: FORWARD THROUGH A BACKCHANNEL Context: More than a month after India-Pakistan border commanders agreed to strictly observe all agreements between the two countries, the absence of official acceptance of a backchannel seems far outweighed by indicators that there is, in fact, […]
10th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents For Lok Adalats, speed overrides quality FOR LOK ADALATS, SPEED OVERRIDES QUALITY Context: The first National Lok Adalat (NLA) of 2021 will be held on April 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Judiciary, Sub-ordinate courts) Mains Questions: For Lok Adalats, the system must look beyond swift disposal of cases and focus on […]
9th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Plough to plate, hand held by the Indian state Civil defence volunteers PLOUGH TO PLATE, HAND HELD BY THE INDIAN STATE Context: For at least four decades now, economic policy making globally has dogmatically adhered to the notion that a progressively reduced role of the state would automatically deliver greater economic growth and welfare […]
7th & 8th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents 2 Editorials: Reworking net-zero, Declarations of carbon-neutrality 2 Editorials: REWORKING NET-ZERO, DECLARATIONS OF CARBON-NEUTRALITY Context: At the latest count by the non-profit Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) 32 countries had declared, in some documented form, their proposed intention to achieve carbon neutral status by mid-century or thereabouts. Of these, only eight have any […]