{"id":61529,"date":"2020-05-25T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=61529"},"modified":"2020-05-25T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T11:45:43","slug":"9-pm-daily-brief-may-25th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-daily-brief-may-25th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Daily Brief \u2013 May 25th ,2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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9 PM for Main examination<\/h3>\n

GS-2<\/p>\n

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  1. What should the Post-Covid World focus upon?<\/li>\n
  2. India – China border issue and solution<\/li>\n
  3. Whether there is an absence of Judicial Activism during Covid19?<\/li>\n
  4. What role has the Empowered Group 6 played during Covid-19 pandemic?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    GS-3<\/p>\n

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    1. Income support schemes<\/li>\n
    2. Agriculture Reforms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      9 PM for Preliminary examination<\/h3>\n

      FACTLy<\/a><\/h4>\n
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      \u00a0<\/b><\/strong>1.What\u00a0should\u00a0the Post-Covid World\u00a0focus upon?<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Source<\/b><\/strong>: Indian Express<\/p>\n

      Syllabus:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>GS-2- International Relations<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      Context:<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0The Covid-19 pandemic has had unprecedented effect on the world.<\/p>\n

      Introduction:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

      The Covid-19 pandemic has\u00a0posed some serious challenges before the world. The virus has spread to 185 countries, affecting more than 5 million people and resulting in more than 3 lakh deaths so far. The role of World Health Organization in managing the pandemic has\u00a0been questioned at many\u00a0fronts.<\/p>\n

      The pandemic has also resulted\u00a0in\u00a0huge economic losses with many national economies going into recession. The poor and the migrant population are the hardest hit.<\/p>\n

      Areas to be focused upon in the post-COVID world:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. <\/b>Strengthening Internationalism:<\/b><\/strong>There is an urgent need to strengthen internationalism and reform global institutions such as WHO, UNICEF etc.\u00a0Global institutions should\u00a0prioritize\u00a0on healthcare, education, environment, terms of trade, disarmament and strengthening global financial system.<\/li>\n
      2. <\/b>Strengthening Central Banks:<\/b><\/strong>In the post Covid-19 world, the role of\u00a0central banks will\u00a0expand beyond regulatory and monetary functions. It is important to\u00a0strengthen\u00a0the autonomy of Central banks.<\/li>\n
      3. <\/b>Strengthening Regionalism:<\/b><\/strong>Regionalism and internationalism should go hand-in hand. It is important to revive regional associations like SAARC, South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) initiative.<\/li>\n
      4. <\/b>Equality and Equity:<\/b><\/strong>Commitments towards egalitarianism, secularism and democratic principles needs to be\u00a0strengthened.<\/li>\n
      5. <\/b>Role of government:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The government policies should be inclusive, progressive and pro-people. Focus should be on public healthcare, education, R&D, livelihood creation, clean environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Conclusion:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The Covid-19 pandemic has not broken the system but merely highlighted the loopholes in the system.\u00a0\u00a0It’s\u00a0high time that national governments and international\u00a0organizations work towards removing the shortcomings in the system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

        2.India – China border issue and solution<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Source:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The Indian Express<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

        Syllabus: GS 2- India and its neighbourhood- relations.<\/b><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        Context:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Tensions between the Indian and Chinese armed forces increased after a faceoff in eastern Ladakh.<\/p>\n

        Series of Confrontation:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>All were resolved through higher political intervention.<\/p>\n

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        1. Depsang plain in northern Ladakh during 2013- Prime Minister Li Keqiang\u2019s visit to India in 2013 helped to resolve it.<\/li>\n
        2. Chumar\u00a0in eastern Ladakh in 2014- President Xi Jinping\u2019s trip to India in 2014 helped lower the military temperature.<\/li>\n
        3. Doklam on the east at Bhutan\u2019s border with China in 2017- A series of high-level meetings between Modi and Xi at various multilateral settings in 2017 provided the necessary political push to disentangle the conflict that lasted 73 days at Doklam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Background:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Two summit-level retreats between Modi and Xi \u2014 at Wuhan in 2018 and near Chennai in 2019.<\/p>\n

          Three features defining the new normal:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. <\/b>Incursions Across the other\u2019s claim line:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>These were common but not threatening due to divergent perceptions of the Line of Actual Control. Since the late 1980s, Delhi and Beijing had crafted a series of protocols to address these incursions.<\/li>\n
          2. <\/b>Intense face-offs between them:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The protocols are unable to cope with the new dynamic marked by more vigorous patrolling by the two-armed forces and more frequent and intense face-offs between them.<\/li>\n
          3. <\/b>Reduction in trust:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The diminishing trust between Delhi and Beijing amid the widening arrangement of economic and political conflict threatens the capacity of the two security establishments to manage crises.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Danger:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>There is a danger of the current face-off in eastern Ladakh becoming a bigger military confrontation.<\/p>\n

            Three urgent\u00a0need to control situation:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. <\/b>Taking Opposition in confidence:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>PM must take the Opposition political parties into confidence on the nature of the crisis.<\/li>\n
            2. <\/b>Need for an early political consultation:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>for exploring ways to end the stand-off. Reports that Chinese troops are sitting on Indian territory underline the importance of restoring the status quo which is possible through high level meetings.<\/li>\n
            3. <\/b>A renewed effort at resolving the conflict over the boundary dispute:<\/b><\/strong>It must necessarily complement the management of frequent crises on the Indian frontier with China. In recent years, Delhi has often proposed that the two countries must begin the clarification of the LAC on an urgent basis. That would pave the way for a political settlement of the boundary dispute.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Way Forward<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

              Instead of increasing tensions in a world reeling under the effects of COVID, India and China\u00a0must\u00a0engage in high level political engagements to diffuse them.<\/p>\n

              3.Whether there is an absence of Judicial Activism during Covid19?<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

              Source:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>The Hindu<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

              Syllabus: GS 2- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary\u2014Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal\/informal associations and their role in the Polity.<\/b><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

              Context:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Like the rest of the world, India is struggling with the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. The worst affected are migrant\u00a0labourers. The Supreme Court has failed to satisfactorily acknowledge that the fundamental rights of migrant\u00a0labourers\u00a0have been violated.<\/p>\n

              Problems for Migrant\u00a0Labour<\/b><\/strong>er<\/b><\/u><\/strong>s:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n