News: Recently, the standing committee on external affairs presented its report on India and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). It is important as it comes a decade after India lost the first investment treaty claim in 2011 (White industries vs India). Note: In November 2011, an arbitral tribunal found the Republic of India guilty of violating… Continue reading Bilateral Investment Treaties: A BIT to review
No place for propaganda in PM’s security breach probe
News: On January 5, the Prime Minister’s convoy was halted on an overbridge along the Moga Ferozepur highway for 20 minutes. Must read: Explained: How the Prime Minister’s security is planned Why is the event significant for PM’s Security? PM was trapped on and overbridge in a sensitive state. The place is just 30 km… Continue reading No place for propaganda in PM’s security breach probe
National Database of birth and death: Amendments that are unnecessary
News: Government recently proposed creating a national database of registration system comprising births and deaths. This is proposed to be used to update every birth and death, and linked with other databases like the national population register, voter list and the Aadhaar database. What is the current mechanism? The current system is covered by the… Continue reading National Database of birth and death: Amendments that are unnecessary
At WTO, China a developing country-Why many nations are raising concerns
News: China’s status as a ‘developing country’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a contentious issue. A number of countries have raised concerns over the upper middle-income nation deriving benefits reserved for developing countries under WTO norms. Moreover, concerns have been raised over the ‘least developed country’ (LDC) status, with Bangladesh potentially… Continue reading At WTO, China a developing country-Why many nations are raising concerns
Geopolitics of Eurasia: Understanding the Eurasian turmoil
News: Protests in Kazakhstan and other areas like Belarus, Ukraine, Caucasus have the potential to reshape the geopolitics of Eurasia. Russia, with its geographic spread across Eurasia, is at the very centre of this restructuring. What are the parameters involved in the geopolitics of Eurasia? The internal political evolution of Eurasian state: post-Communist states have not… Continue reading Geopolitics of Eurasia: Understanding the Eurasian turmoil
How India has approached customary international law
News: Parliamentary committee on external affairs has presented a report titled “India and international law” in the Lok Sabha. The report discusses how Indian courts have dealt with international law. What is International customary law (CIL)? CIL refers to international law norms derived from a custom. They are binding legal rules that have developed… Continue reading How India has approached customary international law
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 11th 2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
[Answered] Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures required to be taken to eradicate the menace of terrorism.
Terrorism is the illegitimate use of force to provide injury to common people for political and ideological gains. Terrorists violate law, threaten common people and directly challenge the state. Causes of Terrorism Perceptions of deprivation and inequality, especially amongst culturally defined groups. This can lead to civil violence, of which terrorism may be a part. … Continue reading [Answered] Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures required to be taken to eradicate the menace of terrorism.
[Answered] Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats.
India face multifold threat from external states and non-state actors on internal security front. State actors includes government’ representative and their agencies. Non state actors may include international NGOs, multinational companies, terrorist and religious groups, hackers etc. Challenge posed by external state actors: May support various insurgent groups such as Naxalites or separatist groups through illegal money,… Continue reading [Answered] Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to be taken to combat these threats.
[Answered] Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides. Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management strategy.
A landslip/landslide is defined as the rapid movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth, down a slope under the influence of gravity. They are a natural phenomenon whose frequency has significantly increased due to anthropogenic causes. Causes of Landslides Climate change: Rising global temperature has led to extreme rainfall events, increased melting of… Continue reading [Answered] Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides. Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management strategy.
