Context: Turkey’s military intervention in the Syria. More in news: Turkey’s military launched a cross-border operation against Kurdish-led forces in Syria in early October, after US troops who had been allied to the Kurds withdrew. Turkey named the military incursion as “Operation Peace Spring” which aims to create a ‘safe zone’ that is 480 km… Continue reading 7 PM | Turkey’s attacks on Kurds in Syria | 15th October, 2019
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7 PM | India – China Informal Summit | 14th October, 2019
Context: India-China relations in the backdrop of recently held Informal Summit. More in news: The second informal summit was held in the seaside temple town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on October 11 and 12. Background: India and China share a 3,500-km border, over which they went to war in 1962. The course of the… Continue reading 7 PM | India – China Informal Summit | 14th October, 2019
7 PM | Nationalism | Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and Secularism | 12th October, 2019
Context: Nationalism, Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and secularism. More in news: All over the world today, ethnic nationalism of one kind or another is making a comeback. For example, Christian nationalism in Poland and Hungary, white nationalism among evangelical Christians in the US, Slavic and orthodox-church based nationalism in Russia, Islamic nationalism in Turkey and… Continue reading 7 PM | Nationalism | Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and Secularism | 12th October, 2019
7 PM | Do we need a countrywide National Register of Citizens? | 11th October, 2019
Context: All IndiaNational Register of Citizens (NRC). More in news: After rolling out the National Register of Citizens in Assam, the BJP-led government at the Centre has said it will conduct a similar exercise in the rest of the country. National Register of Citizens (NRC): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register containing… Continue reading 7 PM | Do we need a countrywide National Register of Citizens? | 11th October, 2019
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7 PM | Agriculture : We need better trade deal for our farmers. | 10th October, 2019
Context: Agriculturalists in India are keen on improving exports and need all the help they can get to fight unfair world trade arrangements. More in news: The WTO hosted the first-ever World Cotton Day on October 7 in Geneva to highlight the challenges of cotton economies. This event stems from the application by the Cotton-4… Continue reading 7 PM | Agriculture : We need better trade deal for our farmers. | 10th October, 2019
7 PM | Zero Budget Natural Farming: Gains are unsubstantiated | 9th October, 2019
Context: Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) – critic to all other forms of agriculture with unsubstantiated claims. Inorganic Farming: Inorganic farming, more commonly referred to as non-organic farming, is the contrasting method of agriculture to organic farming. Non-organic farming uses pesticides, chemicals and synthetic fertilizers to grow produce for human and livestock consumption. Organic Farming: Organic farming,… Continue reading 7 PM | Zero Budget Natural Farming: Gains are unsubstantiated | 9th October, 2019
7 PM | A Bill that undercuts key constitutional values | 7th October, 2019
Context: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a challenge to the constitutional values. More in news: Recently while speaking about implementing a National Register of Citizens in West Bengal, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “I want to assure Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Christian refugees, you will not be forced to leave India by the Centre.”… Continue reading 7 PM | A Bill that undercuts key constitutional values | 7th October, 2019
7 PM | Making political parties accountable | 5th October, 2019
Context: The recent judgment in D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society Vs. Director of Public Instructions and how an analogy can be drawn in favor of declaring political parties as ‘public authority’ under the RTI Act. More in news: Recently, the Supreme Court in D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society Vs. Director of Public Instructions held that… Continue reading 7 PM | Making political parties accountable | 5th October, 2019
7 PM | Co-operative banks: Is dual regulation the problem? | 4th October, 2019
Context: Cooperative banking in India and the recent Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank crisis. More in news: In late September, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed restrictions on withdrawals from the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, one of the largest urban cooperative lenders. The RBI has imposed lending restrictions on PMC Bank,… Continue reading 7 PM | Co-operative banks: Is dual regulation the problem? | 4th October, 2019
