What you should be reading from today’s news paper..

The Hindu

National

Industrial production up 4.1 % in April
Pursuing gold standard – India is among top five silver martkets in the world but industry is organised with no quality certification.

Smart cities scheme to take off on June 25 – Read this with article in published in Opinion page. This has given some information related to smart city. For instance. ach State would have at least one smart city, with the bigger States being eligible for as many as 10. The total number across the country would be 100
South Asia/East Asia
‘Agriculture a key area in Delhi-Colombo ties’
Property transfer, nationality likely to prove contentious

For a smart city with a heart – This article has critically analyzed the foundation of smart city in India.
Have we asked the children? The child’s ‘right to be heard’ has been validated by a UN Convention. It’s time to let children decide when and what kind of labour is right. However, the proposed amendments in Child act are a not addressing the root cause. What is required is an approach that focuses on children’s rights and which addresses the causes of child labour, primarily poverty.
Lift the fog on the operation –
Central theme:

What Indian Army has done in Myanmar is not an act of revenge rather it is an act of restoring national pride by killing the militants.
Narratives matters in international relations and it matter most when our neighbors are relatively small.
What MoS has stated serve no purpose except stirring the negative sentiments against India not only in Myanmar rather all our neighborhood. If things like this continue, it would be setback for Modi’s Neighborhood policy.
Our leaders should learn to respect the sovereignty of our neighbours.

Covert should remain covert – The political posturing in the wake of the Myanmar operation undermines India’s long-term interests. Media twist and turns of the statement(by MoS home affairs) and over present operation will significantly dampen Myanmar’s enthusiasm for partnering with India in such a campaign.
No Proof Required: The change is here
No More Salwa Judum – State cannot support a civilian vigilante force against Maoists, under any name. Even the court held that the state’s policy of appointing undertrained and ill-equipped tribals to combat the Maoists was an extreme transgression of the Constitution.
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