News: Article highlights the finer details of the voting system followed at the UN and various other organs like UN Security Council. Nature of Voting in UN System The UN General Assembly: The member country has various options for voting like ‘Yes’, ‘No’, ‘Abstention’, ‘present and not participating’ or ‘absent at the time of the… Continue reading United Nations votes are not black and white
Tag: the hindu
Towards inclusive education
News: Recently, the draft accessibility guidelines and standards for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Universities were released by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC). How can the guidelines be further improved Correction of Procedural flaw: The public notice preceding the guidelines was inaccessible to persons with visual disabilities. The document was poorly scanned, instead a digital… Continue reading Towards inclusive education
Sanskritisation
Context: A long-drawn phenomenon that is not restricted to caste hierarchy, but also encompasses a wider social and cultural process. Contents1 Concept of Sanskritization2 What are the limitations of the Sanskritization Phenomenon?3 Multiple angles about the nature of Sanskritization4 What are various issues in the study of the phenomenon of Sanskritization alone?5 Way Ahead Concept… Continue reading Sanskritisation
A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
News: Accidental misfiring of Indian missile and the analysis of mechanisms available to avert such type of crisis. The accidental misfiring of an Indian missile to Pakistan highlights the sorry state of bilateral mechanisms for crisis management between two nuclear adversaries. Such accidents are known as “broken arrows” (accidents that involve nuclear weapons or nuclear… Continue reading A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
This term was coined by Jyotindra Nath Dixit, who was a former Foreign Secretary. ‘Bharatnatyam’ in Indian diplomacy means that – “you may appear in different forms to others but after you have first secured your interests.” The following events can be regarded as an example: 1.) Republics and Moscow – After the dissolution of… Continue reading ‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sealed Cover Jurisprudence?3 Why has the Sealed Cover Jurisprudence been criticized?4 What are recent Supreme Court views on Sealed Cover Jurisprudence? What is the News? Recently, the two separate Benches of the Supreme Court have criticized the “Sealed Cover Jurisprudence” practised by the Government in Courts. What is… Continue reading Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court
What is the News? Karnataka High Court has pronounced its verdict on the petitions related to the row over wearing hijab in educational institutions. What were the issues before the Karnataka High Court? The questions before the High Court were: – Whether the wearing of the hijab is essential religious practice under Islam. – Whether… Continue reading Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court
Fragmenting world order, untied nations
News: The Russian war on Ukraine is going on and it has become three weeks long conflict. Therefore, it is going to have various consequences: Consequences of Russia Ukraine war The global order has broken down: The Ukraine crisis is a bigger blow to the post-World War order than any other conflict such as the… Continue reading Fragmenting world order, untied nations
The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean
Context: As the Ukraine-Russia war nears the end of three weeks, it is time for India to learn lesson from this war and find its position in the real world of geopolitics. What is the lesson to be learnt from the Ukraine-Russia War? First, a nation’s vital interests can be protected only by that nation… Continue reading The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean
Census should not be just data-oriented: House panel
What is the News? The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has submitted its report on the Census Exercise. What are the key highlights from the report? The Census Exercise should not merely be data-oriented. But it should also portray the perspective of culture and society, as was done before Independence. For this, an expert group… Continue reading Census should not be just data-oriented: House panel
