Archives GS:1 Society and women related issues: Into priesthood: on training Dalits to become priests(The Hindu Opinion) Under normal circumstances, the training of 500 Dalit and tribal youth by a conservative religious institution such as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with the aim of helping them become priests in Hindu temples, would be hailed as… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 28, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – February 27, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: Don’t discount WaSH(The Hindu Opinion) While these countries are dramatically different from India, and open defecation remains a persistent problem despite sustained and concerted efforts under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) campaign over the last few years, the very fact that over half (about 52%) of rural India still… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 27, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 26, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society and women related issues: New India needs women as equal partners, says Modi(The Hindu) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need to have women as equal partners in the development of the country. GS: 2 International relations: Justin Trudeau’s discovery of India(The Hindu Opinion) Through his week-long state visit, Canadian… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 26, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 25, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: India, China hold talks ahead of SCO summit(The Hindu) Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has held across-the-board talks with top Chinese officials on advancing ties between India and China, which have encountered several points of friction. ‘Paris accord was unfair to U.S.’(The Hindu) U.S. President Donald Trump has again blamed India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 25, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 24, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: U.S. tightens H-1B approval process, IT firms worried(The Hindu) The U.S on Thursday announced fresh measures to tighten the scrutiny of H-1B visa petitions, mandating fresh documentary requirements for workers at third-party worksites. Adopting a ‘wait and watch’ approach(The Hindu Opinion) Why India and Iran had modest expectations of President… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 24, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 23, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society and women related issues: Saving lives(The Hindu Opinion) A new country-wise ranking of neonatal mortality rates — the number of babies dying in their first month for every thousand live births — gives India cause for both hope and shame. Shame, because the report, produced by the United Nations Children’s Fund… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 23, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 22, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Canada will not support separatists, says Trudeau(The Hindu) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday asserted that his country believed in a united India and assured the Punjab government that it would not support any separatist movement in India. Fire and fury(The Hindu Opinion) The Syrian regime’s offensive in Eastern… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 22, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 21, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: India remains in the best position to help us: Mohamed Nasheed(The Hindu) Gunboat diplomacy doesn’t mean an attack, it means a show of strength, says the former Maldivian President, who currently lives in exile. ‘China deploys warships in Indian Ocean’(The Hindu) A Chinese naval contingent has been deployed in the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 21, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 20, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Old friends: on India-Iran bilateral ties(The Hindu Editorial) India must maintain its steady course of strengthening ties with Iran A Nepal-India win-win(The Hindu Opinion) Without doubt, like every nation-state, India seeks its own advantage in international relationships, including within the South Asian region. But the repeated experience is that of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 20, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 19, 2018
Archives G: 2 International relations: For India, it should be neighbourhood first(The Hindu Opinion) As India’s salience in global matters grows — amply demonstrated recently by the presence of 10 leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at India’s Republic Day celebrations, the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India, and… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 19, 2018
