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The ClarionIssue #2 // 17 oct 2015 // Official newsletter of thsmun'15

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Let’s Pretend

Manya Kapur pens down her thoughts about the clueless first timers in DISEC

Let’s pretend I know everything About the motions, agenda and the chair

Don’t believe me? Ask me if you dare.

Let’s pretend I know everything Except what an MUN is,

To be honest, mommy told me to attend this

Let’s pretend I know everything Although I still have no clue What really does an EB do?

Let’s pretend I know everything Even though I didn’t attend any of the training sessions

I just don’t think I had any questions

Let’s pretend I know everything But I still don’t care

About anything except my dress and flare

Let’s pretend I know everything So at least I can get a date to the dance

Who cares about the delegate of China, Russia or France?

Let’s pretend I know everything But I still have to ask

Because knowing that DPRK is just North Korea is a gigantic task

Let’s pretend I know everything It’s my first time as a delegate anyway

As long as you get to wear formals, who cares about the USA?

Strong Enough

Akriti Ahluwalia puts forward her opinion on terrorism as a global threat

Dark as a velvet, bleak as iceA pitch-black night, to be precise.

As if flowing through tranquillity ’s stream,She was caught up in a lucid dream.

Piercing through the dark paradise,At a distance a gunshot fired,

Baffled, her thoughts piled up and wired.

Placidity was gulped down by progressing anarchism,Paving way for the rising terrorism.

Politically burdened and emotionally stimulated,Violence and hostility assimilated.

Battered and bruised,Conquered and slewed,

A massacre ensued.

Peering through the window,Her heart leaped inside,

Witnessing the bloodshed, she was left petrified.

Religious revolutionaries, military coup or nemesis of the state,These slayers were to decide the innocent’s fate.

Watching the dread perpetuate,And her courage mitigate,

She drowned in the pool of vulnerability, as her soul was unveiled to obliterate.

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“Photography has changed me as a person”Drishti Sahay provides the ‘always on the go’ IP Head- Shivesh ahuja a breather as she exchanges a few words with him.

Q. What all do you think THSMUN 2015 will achieve?A. This year, we hope to make THSMUN bigger and bet-ter. We are majorly aiming for healthy conferences, good hospitality, less controversies. We want the participants to be satisfied with the conferences as well as the ser-vices. A really great three-day conference is what I think THSMUN 2015 will achieve.Q. How is this MUN different from the previous one – THSMUN’13? What kinds of changes and improvements have been made?A. For this MUN we have worked much, much harder. Its planning began way in advance to get the best results. The last MUN did not have a lot of external delegates – only from the sister schools. This year, we have a huge number of external members, including delegates as well as International Press. We also had Kiran Bedi as our Chief Guest which made the conference more impactful. Q. Which session or committee did you find the most interesting?A. The most interesting committee has undoubtedly been the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Being one of its kinds and also being the part of THSMUN for the first time. The level of debate has been highly satisfactory and interesting which makes it the best committee of THS-MUN ’15.Q. We all know you’re a great photographer. What got you started with it? Is there anything specific you’d like to cover in this MUN as head of the IP?A. Photography has always been a passion for me. When I’m upset about something, clicking photos of nature or anything that interests me uplifts my mood. Photography has changed me as a person and has made me realize that one can learn so much through just a photograph.As the head of the IP, I’d like to give all the members un-der me the opportunity to learn something new. I want first timers to learn more, making them better at whatev-er it is they are already good at.

SHIVESH AHUJA

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UNited nations SECURITY COUNCIL

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CAR, Where are ü now?

Akanksha Bhasin and Ishita Srivastava analyze the situation of the much delayed Burundi election.

The UN Security Council deliberated upon the state of Central Africa, without emphasizing the Central African Republic (CAR) but focusing mostly on the issue of Burundi elections.

Various allegations of fraud and corruption were imposed on the Burundi elections and the delegate of France took to calling the elections a ‘catastrophe’. Delegates of other coun-tries like Australia, Pakistan and Mexico too called the elections rigged and illegitimate and adding to it, USA offered to help out Burundi in the elections. UK too believed that it was their ‘moral obligation’ to support Burundi.Finally, Burundi decided to speak up for his country stating that they must maintain the ‘sovereignty’ of the country. He also refused to take any sort of help from USA as he believed that USA wasn’t an ‘inter-national policing body’ to interfere and that it didn’t care about the people of Burundi. Neighboring countries like Chad and Rwanda also talked about the major Refugee crisis which has led to Burundians fleeing to central African countries like theirs. Rwanda also supported Burundi wherein she too believed that the delegates were nobody to interfere in Burundi’s elections until their people didn’t have a problem. Burundi too, had previously stated that there had been no protest in the last 100 years and hence disproved the illegitimacy of their current president Nkurunziza. The Executive Board felt that the committee was progressing well and has finally narrowed down to the topics it wants to discuss.

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UN General Assembly - DISEC

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Long Pauses and No AnswersManya Kapur and Tania Joshi analyze the workings of the committee

“Finally, time has been given to points of information!” This was the state-ment made by the Chair after observing how every delegate yielded their time to the Executive Board. The EB expressed their satisfaction when the delegates showed maximum participation by voicing their opinions and raising points of information.

The delegate of Syria was bombarded with questions after the delegate ter-minated the speech. The delegate of United Kingdom bluntly enquired why Syria is suggesting preventive measures to combat drug trafficking while Syria itself is in a crisis. El Salvador too, was stuck in a similar rut and was inundated with numerous questions. El Salvador stated how most of the crimes originate from South Africa and it merely acts as a bridge between the countries. However, the delegate was left speechless after Pakistan mocked El Salvador for stating how many countries lack border security when El Salvador itself has a porous border. Other delegates chorused in and demanded to know why the USA was not being held accountable for smuggling drugs when it too shares the border with El Salvador.

According to the Vice Chair, the decorum of the committee was maintained throughout in spite of innumerable accusations, discussions and citations. The EB added that the debate was fruitful and logical yet enthralling at the same time.

• Best Attire (Female)- Delegate of Qatar

• Best Attire(Male)- Delegate of Maldives

• Sky Rocketed confidence - Delegate of India

• Blabberer- Delegate of DPRK

• Mr. Know it all- Delegate of USA

• The dashing one- The Chair (Anuj Gandhi)

• Sleeping beauty- Delegate of Bulgaria

• Alice in wonderland- Delegate of Cuba

• Mischief maker- Delegate of France

•The fox- Delegate of Russian Federation

• Too cool for you- Delegate of Monaco

• Am I loud enough yet- Delegate of El Salvador

• I, me and myself- Delegate of Pakistan

• Melody to our ears- Delegate of Syrian Arab Republic

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DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

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“Geographical Bifurcation Nahi Chalega”

Anjali Agarwal talks about the entertaining session of the second day

The committee session proceeded with MLAs repeating most of what has already been mentioned. The EB channelized the members who advanced to explain their stands and substantiate their claims. A seemingly innocent comment by New Delhi about the workings of the future vertical bifurcation resulted in an accusation by Dwarka on how the AAP will organize a dharna against their own police. He focused on the fact that Kejriwal believes in the divide and rule policy, so that his reign continues. Its iconic statement “Geographical bifurcation nahi chalega” reverberated throughout the committee and motivated every-one to attack Kejriwal. The MLA of Chattarpur, Greater Kailash, Dwarka and Gandhinagar were the most vocal in voicing their opinions about Kejriwal.

Matters broke down even more when the MLA of New Delhi released a press statement that exposed a sting operation of Gandhinagar where he is in talks with Dwarka. They talked about deflecting from their parties and forming a new one. Kejriwal urged the MLAs to file a defection case against them which invoked widespread controversy. Dwarka and Gandhinagar denied such allegations and accused Kejriwal of forming press releases out of thin air. Gandhinagar claimed that Kejriwal is blackmailing them to withdraw also accusing him of being a fake person & getting people in trouble. He also questioned the credibility of the press release by demanding official documentation. Henceforth the discussion broke down with a tirade of accusations towards Kejriwal and anything his party had ever done wrong. Soon, the committee was riled up again, with the never ending clash between Kejriwal and Dwarka - Gandhinagar and Model Town resurfacing.The committee littered with countless private sessions, not reaching a consensus on how to go about the bifurcation but were optimistic for proceeding towards discussing the other agenda about education.

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un hUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

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Breaking all barriersMegha Jha and Drishti Sahay bring to you the insights of the stereotypical world of women.

The Human Rights Council proposed substantial solutions to the greatest problems clouding the growth of women across the world. “Women are born free and equal and should live free and equal” said the delegate of Kyrgyzstan and uproar of table banging followed, deafening the committee. The importance of having female representation in the Parliament was stressed upon as the delegate of Sweden emphasized “If you don’t have women in the parliament, who will give them all these rights and make sure they are implemented and looked after?”The issue of women’s condition in Syria was reported to hold a lot of attention in the committee. However it was noted that sending more help to Syria was not the answer to this issue. “There are too many women parties in Syria and that is not helping Syria. It has enough foreign help already” mentioned Mexico. It was later concluded that Syria will introduce reforms to improve the condition of women in its society. The other nations however were expected to give it time as “A country cannot change overnight.” Working papers were formed and all sorts of solutions were introduced keeping in mind that something that every country can relate to. “The day we won’t need to debate on women’s rights, just like we don’t debate upon men’s rights, we will be truly successful” said the delegate of Finland, fairly concluding the day’s discussions.

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UN Office on drug and crimes

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Impeachments Transformed Into EndorsementsMitali Suri and Akriti Ahluwalia scrutinize the delegates’ conflicting opinions The committee persisted to look for an adequate definition of narcoterrorism. To modify the perception on the substantiality of the agenda, the delegate of Nigeria raised a motion to analyze case studies in order to combat terrorism for global security. Delving deeper into the issue, the delegates engaged in a heated discussion on the following role of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) in proliferating the trade of illicit drugs to supplement their fiscal status, Afghanistan as the leading producer of opium and the position of the Golden Crescent in hampering international peace. While Afghanistan and Pakistan were the focal point of argument, delegates of Saudi Arabia and Ghana pat-terned the debate to a divergent tangent. They compelled the committee to pay heed to each and every facet of the agenda and not just counter the political standpoint of specific nations. To reiterate the necessity to focus on the broader perspective, the delegate of Ghana stated the following-“The people whom we call terrorists today were earlier freedom fighters.” Streamlining into a new direction, the delegate of United Kingdom put forward the requirement for developed nations to support Afghanistan in combating terrorism by enhancing their agri-cultural production, establishing comprehensive institutions and fortifying the Ministry Of Counter Narcotics. To stimulate the stagnant discussions, the delegate of France proposed for the fellow delegates to rise above superficial disputes and emphasize on aspects that shall contribute significantly in the formulation of a compre-hensive resolution.Concluding the second session, the Executive Board anticipates for a constructive last day of conference with the delegates willing to engross more in the discourse.

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THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS

usg international press TEACHER IN-ChargeShivesh Ahuja Srija Singh

Editor-In ChiefAyushee Chaudhary

EditorSomya agarwal

Head of photographyMohit Mukhi

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