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05-09-17,TuesdayPrashantMavani,isanexpertincurrentaffairsanalysisandholdsaMScinManagementforUniversityofSurrey(U.K.).Aboveallheisapassionateteacher.

HappyTeachersDay

• Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishna

• Lifeitselfisthebiggestteacher.• Ateacherisnotateacherwithoutastudent.• Twowayprocess:Bothcanlearnfromeachother.• Itistimenowthatwealsostartcelebratingstudentsday.

TheHindu:Editorials

CurrentSituation

• NorthKorea:Unabatedadventurismcontinues• 6th nuclearweapontest:Hydrogenbomb• H-bombledIntercontinentalBallisticMissile

• Outrightrejectionofa) Non-proliferationb) Internationaltestbans

• 6.3magnitudeearthquake• 7timesstrongerthanHiroshimaandNagasakibombs

Background

• Rootsofcrisis:KoreanWarofearly1950s• ColdWarandbi-polarworld• SouthKoreabecameallyofUSA• NorthKoreabecameallyofUSSR

• Itisapoorcountry• Facesfood-insecurityandreportedfamines• Undevelopedandpoorpeople

WhyNorthKoreaismisbehaving?

qThreereasons1. Parityinmilitaryprowesswith5strongestnuclearpowers:

Targetachieved2. KimFamilyRule:3rd GenerationKimJong-un3. Keepingexternalinterventionsawayfromdictatorship

India’sinterest

• IndiahascondemnedrecentH-bombtest• Negativeimpactonstockmarket• Nuclearangel:Pakistan• Bigpicture:Economicdevelopment• Japan• SouthKorea• USA

• IndiaasarisingleaderofAsia:Itisnotgoodforthefutureoftheregion

USA• Earliersteps:

• Noneofitworked:MadeNorthKoreamoreferocious• FireandFury:Nuclearweaponsarelockedandloaded• TopacifyitsallySouthKorea• WillcuttradetieswithnationsdealingwithNorthKorea:pointingdirectlytowardsChina• ItwantsChinatosolelyreignNorthKorea

NorthKorea

Navalships

Sanctions

UNresolution

USA

• Earlier:

• Now:

NorthKorea

Russia

USA

China

NorthKorea

Japan

USASouthKorea

SouthKoreaandJapan

• SouthKorea:Landboundary• SouthKorea’sPresidentwasinfavouroftalks• Standchanged:THAAD (USA’sMissileDefenceSystem)• Note:ManypeopleinSouthKoreaareopposedtoit• Japan:StonethrowawayfromNorthKorea• BothJapanandSouthKoreahavesignificantlyincreasedtheirdefencecapabilities;spendingonmissileshavegoneup

China

• Talks:bestoption• China:nosolodeals• Itimpactsitseconomicties

• BackedbyRussia:• SuggestthatUSAshouldremoveweapons• ThenNorthKoreacanbepersuaded

Solution

• FightofUSA’sego?• Whyothercountriesaredraggedin?• Pastsolutions:USAhasdealtandtalkedwithitsearlierenemies• Whynotthistime

TheHindu:Editorials

PSLV

• PolarSatelliteLaunchVehicle• WorkhorseofISRO:Activesincelast24years• Success:39/41• 31st Aug2017,PSLVC-39:Missionfailed• Earlieritwasin1993whenitfailed• WorldRecord:104satellitesinonego

IRNSS• IndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystemakaNavigationwithIndianConstellation(NavIC)• IRNSS:Constellationof7satellites• IRNSS-1A:Atomicclockfailed• ThesecreatesgapsinthenavigationdatasentbyIRNSS• IRNSS-1H:the8th satellitewassupposetoreplaceIRNSS-1A

• ButwhyIRNSS/NavIC?• Self-reliance:GPSisUSAbased.InKargil war,wewerenotallowedGPSaccess• Encryptedandaccuratepositioning• Commercial,militaryanddaytodayuse

Technicalsnag

• Heatshieldseparation:Itisaminoroperationwhichtakesplaceoncetherocketcrossesanaltitudeof100-110km.• Atthisaltitudethetemperaturegenerallydoesnotdamagethesatellite.

Whyitisdisheartening?

• IRNSS-1H:JointlyassembledbyISROandBengalurubaseprivatecompany• 1st timeasingleprivateplayerwasinvolvedinbuildingsatellite• Generally:consortiumofplayers• 2018:ISROhasthrownopenitsdoorstoprivatecompaniestobuild18spacecraft.• Reminder:Utmostcareandscrutinybeforeeverylaunch• SpaceDiplomacy:SouthAsiaSatellite• Fornow,itsimagewillnotgetaffected

TheHindu:Op-ed

• MemberofASEAN• MemberofBIMSTEC• India’sforeignpolicy:• Neighbourhoodfirst• ActEast• Indiandiaspora

Historicties

• Strongculturalties• Peopletopeople:Pillarofrelationbetweenanycountries• Diasporarelationship• Vipassyana:ReturnedtoIndiafromMyanmar• Buddhismisastronglink

• Bagan:ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndiaisface-liftingAnandaTemple• Pagodarestoration:Indiancabinetapproval• PMwillvisitYangon:Indiancommunity

Postindependence

• Traderelationssurvivedeveninturbulentperiods• 1960s:Militarygovernmenttookover• 1980s:Westernsanctions

Fundamentals:BilateralrelationsqSecurity

• Steadygrowthindefencerelations:NavyandArmy• NationalSecurityAdvisorlevel:Talksareon• IndianinsurgentgroupsareactiveinMyanmar• TroublemakersforNorthEasternState:Surgicalstrikes

qBilateralagreements• Capacitybuilding• Health• Culture• Development• MaritimeSecurity

Fundamentals:Bilateralrelations• India’s$2billiondevelopmentpartnershipwithMyanmar

• Directlyfundedconnectivityprojectsa) TrilateralHighway:India-Myanmar-Thailandb) Kaladan MultimodalTransportandTransitProject

BoostforNorthEast:intermsofeconomyandBuddhisttourismProtectsIndia’sstrategicinterestExpandsfootprintsinSouthChinaSea

• MyanmarInstituteofInformationTechnology:Humandevelopment• Others:Entrepreneurship,languagetrainingetc.• Borderdevelopmentprojects:ChinandNaga

• Fewcountriesdothisatthislevel• By2020:Baseandmass

Traderelations

• Indiaimportsbeansandpulses• Milliontonnes=$1billion• 90%pulsesandbeansareexportedtoIndia• VitalforfarmersofMyanmar• FoodsecurityofIndia• For-exsourceforMyanmar• MorethanriceexportofMyanmartoChina

• Indiaaimstodiversifythetraderelations:in2012itsetatargetofhitting$3billion

Location

• BetweentwoAsiangiants:IndiaandChina• Myanmarwantseconomicgrowthandoveralldevelopment• China:Extractiverelationship• Naturalresources• BayofBengal:OilandGas,OBOR,Kyaukpyu naturaldeepseaharbour

• IndiaisconcernedaboutgrowingChineseshadow• Chinesewayofcolonisation

Rohingya Crisis

• Rohangiya militantvs Myanmarsecurityforces• 1kpeopledied• Breedinggroundforradicalisation

Importanceofthisvisit

• Purebilateralvisit• In2014:PMModivisitedMyanmarforASEAN• FormerPMMrSinghvisitedin2012• Muchwaterhasflown• 2015:Aung SanSuu Kyi• 2016:DonaldTrump• 2017:OBORandDoklamstandoff

9th BRICSSummit:ChinaqTerrorism• Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica(BRICS)groupjointlynamedPakistanibasedgroups(JeM andLeT)asterroristorganisations.• Expressedconcernsregardingregionalsecuritysituation• ChangeinChineseposition

• Earlieritkeptputtingtechnical• UnitedNationSecurityCouncil:5permanentmembers+10non-permanent• TerrorismisdealtbyUNSC’s1267committee• P5:vetopower• Chinausedtokeepatechnicalhold:specialtieswithPakistan• ThisworkedasashieldforJeM leaderMasoodAzhaar

9th BRICSSummit:China

• Condemnedterrorisminallforms• Therecantbeanygoodorbadterrorists:Nodoublestandard• CondemnedterroristattacksworldwideandoverBRICScountries.• Indiaofferstoconductaglobalconferenceoncounteringradicalisation.• WillhaveBRICS• WillhaveASEAN• Shareyourpositiveexperience

9th BRICSSummit:China• ItisadiplomaticbreakthroughforIndia• Lastyear’sBRICSsummitinGoa,thesemovewasopposedbyChina.• Post-Doklam:• ManysaidthatChinawillbecomeproblem• Thingsareworkinginfavour

• PressurefromUSA:StandofDonaldTrumponPakistan• Note:Weshouldnottakeitasadiplomaticvictory• Pakbasedterrorgroupsgetstheirlogisticsfromabroad• Narrowdefinitionofterrorismwillbeselfdefeating

9th BRICSSummit:China• Duringtherestrictedsessionofthesummit,PMModiraisedtheissueson

1)Internationalterrorism2)Moneylaundering3)Banonterrorgroups4)Restructuringinternationalorganisation

• Modijialsotalkedabout• Disasterresilientinfrastructure• DeepeningBRICSpartnership• UnderlinedmainstreamingofyouthbyBRICS

9th BRICSSummit:China• ThegroupcalledforpeacefulsolutionforKoreanpeninsulaandcondemnedH-bombtestofNorthKorea• BRICSsupportfor:AfghanledandAfghan-ownedpeaceandnationalreconciliation,totheongoinginternationalefforts.• ModijisaidthatBRICScountriesareinworkinginmissionmode

• Eradicatepoverty• Health• Education• Foodsecurity• Sanitation• Genderequality• Energy

BRICS

• PMonIndia• Mostopeneconomiesintheworld• GSTthebiggesteverreform:onenationonemarket• Rankimprovedinglobalindices• Foreigndirectinvestmentinflowsareatanalltimehighrisingby40%.

• IndiahaspitchedforBRICSratingagency• Atpresent,threewesternagenciesholdover90%ofthesovereignratingsmarket.

• BRICSalsoexpresseditsconcernonprotectionismadoptedbysomecountries.

Topofficialsgivensecuremobiles

• CERT-IN:ComputerEmergencyResponseSystem-India• Itisacybersecurityarmofthegovernment• Forsecurecommunication• GooglePixelphone+Jio SIMcards

• Preloadeddirectory• Includesnumbersofseniorbureaucrats

• RAX:afixedlandlinesecurecommunicationnetworkisinuse• Earlier,CERT-INhassoughtdetailsfrom30mobilesellingfirms• Important:personnelworkinginsensitivedepartments

CabinetReshuffle

• NewRailwayMinisterPiyush Goyal saidhewillcontinuetorunonthetrackslaiddownbyhispredecessor.• SkillDevelopmentMinisterDharmendra PradhansaidthathewillseektomeetthePM’sexpectationofcreatingdignifiedjobopportunitiesfortheyouth.• Nitin Gadkari,saidhewilltrytoachievetargetslaiddownbyUmaBhartiji.• Leaderssaythatitsnotaboutpromotionordemotion,itsaboutworkingonassignmentsgivenbytheirleaderMrModi.

Dhruv Helicopters

• HindustanAeronauticsLtd.(HAL)signedacontractwithNavyandArmy.• 41Dhruv-AdvancedLightHelicopters(ALH)• Dhruv isindigenouslydesignedanddevelopedbyHAL.• ItsengineShaktiisjointlydevelopedwithTurbomeca ofFrance.• Dhruv isalifelineforsoldiersinSiachen andheights• Slowpaceofproductionisabighurdle

Farukkabad hospitaldeaths• 49infantsdied• Itisallegedthatlackofoxygenisthereason• Between20thJulyto21stAugust,49childrendiedinRamManoharLohia HospitalofFarrukhabad.• Afterallegationsofmedicalnegligenceandpaucityofoxygensurfaced,ChiefMinister'sofficesoughtdetailedreportoftheincidentandamagisterialenquirywasorderedintothecasebyDistrictMagistrate.• ProbecommitteeconfirmedtheallegationsandcasewasregisteredagainsttheChiefMedicalOfficerandChiefMedicalSuperintendentandanotherdoctorinFarrukhabad kotwali lastnight.• FindoutmoreabouthealthsectorofIndiabyclickinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58GAbr6Kls oryoucangothroughthevideosectionofStudyIQYoutube Channel

Nodataonblackmoneyyet,sayRBI

• RBItoldparliamentarypanelthatitshasnoinformationon1. Howmuchblackmoneyhasbeenextinguished?2. Howmuchunaccountedcashlegitimisedthroughexchangeofcurrency

postnoteban.• Italsosaidthatithasnoinformationwhetherdemonetisationisplannedtobeimplementedatregularintervals.

Endangered:Tapirs

• LargestlandmammalsinCentralAmerica• InternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN):Baird’stapirisatriskofextinction.• Category:MostThreatened

Poorsleep?

• LackofregularcircadiansleepmaybethereasonbehindAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder(ADHD).• Thisruinsyouconcentrationpower:Somakesureyouhaveagoodnightsleep

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