Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS: 2 International relations: The self-blinding Russia prism(The Hindu Opinion) The ‘Russia collusion’ narrative in the U.S. has rendered any diplomacy between the two countries impossible. ‘Can’t compare Sri Lanka refugees and Rohingya’(The Hindu) Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, who fled the war in the island nation in the 1980s, stood on a “different footing”… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 17, 2018

Archives GS:1 Society related issues: Haryana Assembly okays death penalty for child rape(The Hindu) The Haryana Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a Bill which provides for death penalty to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less. GS: 2 International relations: Pakistan asks its envoy to return for ‘consultations’(The Hindu) Pakistan on… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 16, 2018

Archives GS:1 Society related issues: ‘Declare polygamy in Islam illegal’(The Hindu) A fresh plea was on Wednesday filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare as “illegal” and “unconstitutional” the practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among the Muslim community. GS: 2 International relations: Far short of the potential(The Hindu Opinion) The India-Japan economic relationship… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 15, 2018

Archives  GS:2 International relations: The French connections(The Hindu Opinion) The Macron visit underlined the growing strategic convergence that draws India and France together Indian Constitution and Polity: SC shuts the door on foreign law firms(The Hindu) Keeping India’s legal market exclusively for Indians, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that foreign law firms or foreign… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 14, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Art and culture: Artefacts of ‘pre-Iron Age’ excavated in Odisha(The Hindu) Archaeological Survey of India, which has been excavating a mound at Jalalpur village of Odisha’s Cuttack district, has now come across stone and bone tools believed to be of early Iron Age. Society related issues: SC seeks data on child sex… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 13, 2018

Archives GS: 2 International relations: India, France join hands for Indian Ocean security(The Hindu) India and France on Saturday joined hands in ensuring freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region. Both sides also announced a new phase of cooperation in space security focussed on the maritime domain and a fresh logistics agreement that will allow… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 11, 2018

Archives GS:2 International relations: Trade goes on(The Hindu Opinion) The revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, sans U.S., must buttress the free trade debate Trump hails ‘great progress’ on Korean nuclear crisis(The Hindu) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed “great progress” in attempts to resolve the Korean nuclear crisis after the White House said the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 10, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Society and women related issues: Female foeticide a shame: Modi(The Hindu) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the expanded “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” programme in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. He also launched the National Nutrition Mission, aimed at improving nutrition levels of women and children and reducing low birth weight by 2%… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 9, 2018

Archives GS:1 Society and women related issues: ‘Provide safety to couples facing threat’(The Hindu) Couples who face a threat to their lives from relatives or community Panchayats like khap should have a provision to inform the officer who is registering their marriage, so that the official can intimate the police to provide them with protection… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 8, 2018