Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 2 April 2015

The Hindu

 National

• Centre sets sights on doubling exports – Government has set the yearly exports target at $900 billion by 2020. But why can’t India join the Trans Pacific partnership?

• Around half of Indian kids under 5 are stunted – About 48 per cent of Indian children under the age of five are stunted. The Malnutrition Mapping Project looks to address this concern.

• ‘No non-lethal strategy on borders’ – The Defence Minister wants the non-lethal strategy on India-Bangladesh border changed.

• Resolution adopted on re-naming Andhra capital – New Andhra Pradesh capital will be called ‘Amaravati’. Singapore’s has a big role in building ‘Amaravati’. Read on.

International

• ‘U.S. problem is now home-grown terrorists’ – The United States’s biggest concern isn’t Afghanistan or Iraq or the ISIS. Its the home grown terrorist.

• Palestine joins ICC – Palestine has joined the International Criminal Court.  What does Palestinians hope to achieve by this move?

• IS enters Palestinian camp – Islamic State militants infiltrated a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. It is the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into the Syrian capital.

• Obama approves sanctions against cyber-attacks – Obama has authorised imposing economic sanctions on U.S. and foreign hackers. Now the US will block the assets of persons involved in cyber attacks on U.S. targets.

Business

• Stock options, new blood as PSBs ready for change – The search for skilled employees  is also important for public sector banks, says the article.

Opinion-Editorial

• Governors and guidelines – The exit of Mizoram Governor has restarted the debate about the institution. Read to know the author’s prescription to avoid such situations in future.

• A retrograde move– A critical note on the recent Govt move against its own rule on packaging of tobacco products. Its one step backward, says The Hindu.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Question for Gujarat – The new Gujarat anti-terror law could be cruelly misused, argues this article in The Indian Express.

• Turning a new page – Read to know why the result of Nigerian elections could be a landmark in the country’s history.

• Look again at the Middle East – A nuclear deal can end the long confrontation between Iran and the West, argues the author.

• New foreign trade policy: $900 bn exports by FY20 – The article discusses the important details of India’s new foreign trade policy.

LiveMint

• New RBI norms on capital, liquidity –  RBI has announced measures to move closer to the standards set by Basel III rules.

• The danger in external debt – India’s external debt at the end of December 2014 rose to $461.9 billion. Read to know how the debt will harm Indian firms soon.