Author: ForumIAS

Debt funds as an Investment Option (IGST). Context: The Centre has through a notification and a circular eased the paper work required to export goods without the exporter having paid the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST). Introduction: According to the GST Rules, traders who wanted to export without paying IGST had to provide a… Continue reading Debt funds as an Investment Option (IGST).

Power games at the tri-junction: Army in for the long haul in Dokalam:  Indian troops are set to stay at Doklam Context India troops are ready to confront Chinese activity beneath Bhutan’s border line. Recent developments Chinese commotion beneath Bhutan’s claim line has pushed the area towards crucial ridge-line. This has numerous implications especially widening… Continue reading Power games at the tri-junction: Army in for the long haul in Dokalam: 

Law, morality, triple talaq:  (Triple Talaq-a conflict between law and morality) Context: The issue is not whether triple talaq is an essential practice of Islam, but whether it is an essential practice of the Hanafi school. The difference: The concept of “sin” draws on blind beliefs based on morality and no court can make something… Continue reading Law, morality, triple talaq: 

Seeds of a million tyrannies:  (Seeds of a million tyrannies) Context: The anti-minority violence in India is witnessing a change not principally because of its scale, but because of the processes engendering it. Introduction: Formìggini’s despairing suicide is a useful prism to contemplate the silence of India as it is confronted with the religious right’s… Continue reading Seeds of a million tyrannies: 

Prelims Related News Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag: (No-Women’s Land gets Recognition) The tiny landmass of Okinoshima, manned by a Shinto priest, gets the recognition of World Heritage site by UNESCO. Introduction: A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its… Continue reading Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag:

India’s potential for leading global growth: (Live Mint, Editorial) (India’s dominance over the coming decades) Context: India took over from its neighbour as the “economic pole of global growth” over the past few years and will remain so at least through the decade to 2050. Introduction: India fell behind China in the last quarter of… Continue reading India’s potential for leading global growth:

China’s road in Doka La is headed for Thimphu:  (India – China historical complications) Context China upset with India and keeping an eye on Bhutan. Chronological events To understand the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction dispute, one needs to be acquainted with the historical facts. The Anglo-Chinese convention of 1890 poses that Sikkim-Tibet boundary “line commences at Mount… Continue reading China’s road in Doka La is headed for Thimphu: 

Bring the House up to date:  Finding a balance between parliamentary privileges and fundamental rights Context In Indian parliamentary democracy, Parliament enjoys almost supreme powers where legislators face no peril from the government. As matter of fact, such privileges have become an instrument in the hands of the ruling party. Karnataka Assembly case Karnataka assembly… Continue reading Bring the House up to date: 

Prelims Related News Earth facing sixth mass extinction: Earth’s sixth mass extinction at verge Context More than 30% of animals with a backbone fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals are declining in both range and population Biological annihilation occurring globally Scientists cautioned about the sixth mass extinction of life on earth getting unfolded than it… Continue reading Prelims Related News

Getting GST right: A petition to get sanitary napkins free from GST bracket Context Online petition on March 8, requesting the Union Finance Minister to make eco-friendly sanitary pads tax-free and reduce the tax bracket of other napkins from 12-14% to 5% gets people attention. The appeal The petition found more than three lakh people… Continue reading Getting GST right: