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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
TheEnd
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