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Make Haste Slowly

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The horrifying incident of the rape and death of eight year old Asifa in Kathua (J&K) shocked the conscience of the country, when the police first found her body near a forest on 17 January this year. Keeping in mind the fairness of the trial, the case was transferred from Kathua to the district and sessions court in Pathankot by the Supreme Court on 7 May. The apex court further ordered that the case be heard on a day to day basis without causing any delay. Let us examine the status of the case so far. It has been 6 months and Asifa’s case is currently pending with the sessions judge in Pathankot. As per the information provided on the e-courts website, the case was formally registered on 30 May and first heard on the same day. The case is being listed on a day to day basis with an average of 2 days between each of the hearings. Since the transfer of the case to the Pathankot sessions court, 112 hearings have been conducted in the case. Nearly 94% of those hearings relate to...

Weakening Federalism

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Tamil Nadu was more prepared than before to deal with Cyclone Gaja when it made landfall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam on November 16, but it still took a toll of at least 45 lives. The severe cyclonic storm damaged infrastructure, property and agriculture. Even so, the effort to professionalise disaster management through a dedicated national and State organisation initiated more than 15 years ago appears to be paying off, with bureaucracies acquiring higher efficiency in providing early warning and in mitigating the impact of cyclones. The National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project started by the Ministry of Home Affairs has been working to reduce the impact of such catastrophic events on Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, classified as States with higher vulnerability; most western coastal States are in the next category. However, there is a lot to be done to upgrade infrastructure and housing in coastal districts to meet higher standards of resilienc...

A hope built in Singapore

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So this is a serious situation in itself.  In such a situation, on which basis he can expect from the countries of the world to support or liberalize themselves in any case.  So if the United Nations has expressed concern in human rights violations of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, then it is natural.  As a step forward, a UN committee has passed a resolution against the constant violation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims.  It has been clearly stated that Myanmar's army is still being tortured by the Rohingya community and itself is involved in crimes like murder and rape.  For the last several years, many countries in the world have expressed concern over this issue and have clearly criticized the Myanmar government.  It was also reflected in the vote on the UN resolution,  When only 142 countries voted in favor of it and only 10 countries voted against it.  Among the countries voting in support of this proposal, Bangladesh is also included, w...

Talk of existence

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Indians were craving to see this scene in the Maldivian capital Male.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state guest of the highest ranking in the oath taking ceremony of President Ibrahim Mohammed Solihah.  During the swearing-in ceremony Modi was sitting between former president Mohamed Nasheed and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.  This view was touching every person who is familiar with the traditional relationship of India with the Maldives.  It also included Chinese Culture and Tourism Minister Lu Shuang, but he was like a normal guest.  Modi's welcome welcome at MalĂ© Airport was telling that conditions have changed completely. Photos of the former President and friend of India, who were found to be friends of friends, including Mohammad Nasheed, were also pleasant.  Indeed, these expressions of warmth were telling that the former rule has started to break the policy of non-coercion by excluding India from the Maldives and by making a replacement by China....

America-China business war and opportunities for India

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There are two sides of the trade war between the United States and China.  The first is related to commodity trading, where America is constantly struggling with significant shortages.  There may be some progress in this area if China makes a big purchase to calm America.  He can buy agricultural commodities like expensive civil aviation aircraft, soybean and wheat and American consumer equipment and expensive consumer equipment.  It has happened in the past, but even then the business tension was temporarily reduced.  More recently, China launched an ambitious import-import fair in Shanghai.  There Xi Chinfing talked about China's commitment to free trade itself.  However, he said that in the next 15 years, China's intent is to import goods worth $ 30 trillion and service import of $ 1,000 million from the US.  These figures are very specific but do not seem to be affected by most of China's business partnerships. Secondly, there are issues...

Back off Now

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The disagreements between Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and government are deep and serious. They are apparent in speeches, tweets and observations critical of the central bank from even highways minister Nitin Gadkari. It’s not uncommon for RBI and government to disagree on issues as they have different roles. But differences have been resolved through communication at senior levels. It’s this history which makes the current friction extraordinary as informal mechanisms to resolve differences appear to have broken down. RBI’s role is not just limited to tackling inflation or regulating banks. It’s also at the heart of the system to ensure financial stability. Consequently, its credibility is all important and must not be messed with. Any action on the government’s part that undermines the central bank’s credibility will have an impact on financial stability. At a time when India’s domestic saving is not enough to fund investment, inflow of foreign investment bridges the gap. Amo...

North Zone's Official Language Conference

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North Zone's Official Language Conference The first regional conference of the Regional Convention of Northern Region in 2017-18 under the aegis of the Official Language Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, organized by Regional Implementation Offices of North-1 and North-2 (North-2) Was organized in The Central Government employees from the Union Territory of Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand participated in this conference. The main objective of this conference was to award prizes to the winners of various offices, banks, public sector undertakings and city official language implementing committees of the Central Government in these areas so that the implementation and promotion of the official language of the Union can be encouraged. Industrial park rating system Recently, a report prepared by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the Industrial Park Rating...