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NAXALISM

The reasons for the ripening of naxal

ideologies? Successive failure of governments both in the

states and the centre.

Disconnect from developmental currents

Deficit of basic services and governance Disjunction between policies, programmes

and delivery A political vacuum also provided a stimulus

The strategy followed by Maoist? Seizure of power by armed force Settlement of issues by war causing damage to state infrastructure Push forward their agenda by armed struggle,

killing, extortion, ransom, sabotage, attackson police forces and posts.

To capture power by overthrowing democraticgovernment

Counter offensive strategy should containfollowing strategies to control Maoist?

A spirit of conflict resolution thanmanagement

Swift developmental twists.

Psychological operations to obliterate negativeand warped perceptions about theestablishment and the security forces.

Zero tolerance to the violation of human

eights and excesses. Confidence- building measures Healing touches A need for attractive rehabilitation packages

for those who surrender

A service- oriental civic action programmesby security forces.

A pro-poor centric credo

Inclusive growth

A trinity of security interventions Socio-economic infrastructure dispensation in

left out rain shadow areas

Capturing the hearts and minds of thealienated and disempowered segments

A well-crafted integrated and multi-dimensional strategies.

A need for active political process

A positive mindset, sagacity and clarity ofvision and perception

An operational co-ordination among theaffected states.

A vibrant micro-level governing modules suchas gram Panchayats and local bodies

A need for community involvement in thecombat against extremism.

SUPPORTING THE RUPEE

What are the administrative and policymeasures taken to arrest the decline of rupee againstdollars?

There are some new measures taken by RBI.

(1) The rules governing overseas investmentshave been relaxed in certain crises so asto increase the supply of dollars indomestic market.

(2) The ceiling on debt instruments by finishinstitutional investors and the interest

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cap on external commercial borrowings

have been raised.(3) The lock-in-period for overseas investors

in infrastructure bonds has beenreduced.

(4) RBI damped down on forward trading infinish exchange is to curb the rampantspeculation.

(5) New incentives provided to NRIs toinvest more with banks in India

CORRUPTION

What are the steps taken by GOI to curb black

money?

Roughly 62 bilateral and 20 further one to

one treaties have been signed in the last two

years on black money.

The whistleblowers bill will come before

parliament very shortly.

The citizen charter bill will possibly be

introduced with Lokpal bill.

What are the recommendations of Ashok

Chawla Committee?

Abolition of discretionally powers at the

central government level in each department.

A new legislation and law for mining

Need for land acquisition bill in real estate

sector business.

The provisions of United Kingdom bribery act

covers.

Public and private sectors

U.K. firms acting abroad

Non-U.K. citizens acting in the U.K.

INDIA IS STANDS ON NORTH KOREA

Adoption of wait and watch attitude closelypanning the reactions of north Koreas nearneighbours.

India wants a nuclear weapon free Korean

peninsula. Assistance to all developmental activities and

food programmes.

12TH INDO-RUSSIAN SUMMIT (MOSCOW)

The areas of co-operation between twocountries?

Energy ? defense ? Space ? trade andinvestment, working together on theinternational scene.

The forward move for unit 3, 4 at Kudan-Kulam nuclear power project started.

India to expand its prospect for Russian Oiland natural gas through joint ventures withgazprom and novatek.

New thrust areas of co-operations are steel,diamonds, pharmaceuticals and hydro-carbons.

Establishment of science and technologycentre with offices in Moscow and New Delhito commercialize hundreds of successfulresearch projects.

India is looking forward to signing a CECAwith Belarus- Kazakhstan- Russia customsunion.

Agreement on the military uses of the RussianGLONASS Navigation system.

On going fifth generation fighter Aircraftproject.

The upcoming lease of a nuclear submarine. The refitted Gorshkov Aircraft carrier with

high- end technologies for India. Co-operation on international issues like

Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Tourism and securityin the Asia-Pacific region.

Russia supports for Indians ambition tobecome permanent member in to unitednations security council.

Supports for Indians membership in SCO.

NORTH KOREA

The challenges in front of new North Koreanleader.


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Famine and shortage of food grains for

starving on population. Nuclear policy that followed to protect itself

from international community.

Outstanding territorial issues with SouthKorea.

Military backing and support to young leader.

The influence faced by young leader fromfamily side.

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

What are the provisions of the bill?

The military will be able to detain even USAcitizens.

The lawful residents will be detainedindefinitely without charge or trial.

Suspicion of involvement of terrorism will beenough.

Who prepared this bill?

The bill was prepared by a committee ofarmed forces.

What veto power Mr. Obama will get?

The bill gives the president power to exemptindividuals from military detention.

What are the problems of the bill?

This piece of legislation can be used againstU.S. Citizens on U.S. territory.

The bills vague wording will causejurisdictional problems.

This could make it harder to gain co-operationfrom suspects held by the military.

LOKPAL

What are the institutions brought underlokpal?

The office of the Prime Minister

Lower bureaucracy within the ambit of lokpal.What needs to be done?

The CBI should be liberated from politicalcontrol.

The Anti-corruption wings of the state police

force should be of independent nature tofunction.

RBI

What are the implications of CRR hike byRBI?

A rapidly slowing down the economy,especially, industrial sector.

It faces a conflicting goal of both inflation andencouraging growth.

AADHAAR

What are the recommendations of theparliament standing committee on finance/(SCOF)?

To convert UIDAI into a statutory authority.

To bring fresh legislation before parliament

It raises serious questions about the idea ofAadhaar itself.

Recommended for a relook at thefoundational principles on the project.

The five important arguments of SCOF?

UIDAI enjoys only executive authority andno statutory authority.

Compromises the security and confidentialityof information of Aadhaar number holders.

Enactment of a national dates protection law.

A need for comprehensive study on financialimplications of UIDAI.

The faith placed on biometrics to prove theunique identity of individuals.

Higher error rates in fingerprint collection.

Inabilities of proof of concept.

The necessity of collection of IRIS image.

The reasons for the failure of UK ID Scheme?

Cost over runs.

Fallacies of technology

Risk to the safety of citizens.


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QUALITY EDUCATION

What is our present education system?

Memorization

Rush through a pre determined syllabus.

Prepare children for examinations.

A deficit of social sensitivity among thesizable sections of the students.

What needs to be done?

Fostering greater awareness among the public.

Need for holistic education.

Making Education an inclusive and quality-centric epistemic process.

MULLAI PERIYAR DAM

What the supreme courts advice on the damissue?

To determine the merits threw legalsanctioned means.

To douse the flames in the border areas.

What are the problems on the borders of twostates?

Issues of life and livelihood.

What are the solutions to the issues?

A need to be resolved to the reasonablesatisfaction of both sides.

A rational principle for finding an endowingsolution.

There can be no argument against science.

RUPEES TUMBLE

What are the repercussions of rupeesdepreciation?

High cost of import.

widening current Account deficit. Declining foreign exchange reserve.

Distorting the Indian economy andparticularly industrial sector.

MYANMAR

How Indian can improve its relation withMyanmar?

A strategic relationship with Myanmar.

Visit of commerce industry, defense andhome ministries.

Business-to-Business engagement anddialogue between the strategic communities.

Giving more importance by India threw lookEast policy.

CIVIL WAR-CONGO

What are the lacunas in the election process?

Very poor transport infrastructure.

Improper distribution of ballot papers by UNair craft due to bad weather.

Staff shortages. EU ands international observers have also

expressed doubts about the credibility of thepoll process.

RUSSIAS ELECTION

What are the problems in Russiangovernance?

Corruption grew to staggering proportions.

Bureaucratic hurdles strangled smallbusinesses.

Court served the rich and powerful.

People could not change the system threwelection.

The promise made by Putin during course ofelection?

Political and economic modernization.

A vibrant multiparty system.

An independent judiciary. An Anti-corruption derine.

The reasons for protest in Moscow?

The mass rigging of polls in parliamentelection.


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The monopolized political system.

The game play between Putin and mead vedev. Growing opposition parties and their united

struggle for re-election.

DURBAN-CLIMATE CHANGE?

What are the main outcome of stheconference?

A second road map to mitigate globalwarming that would involve all parties.

Establishment of Ad-hoc, working groupcharged with (by 2015), a suitably ambitiousprotocol, legal instrument or an agreedoutcome with legal force to enter into forceby 2020.

What are the achievements of EU?

Put together a substantial coalition includingthe small Islands States, least developed andemerging economies like Brazil and SouthAfrica, etc.

FDI IN RETAIL

What are the benefits?

Increasing FDI investment in India.

Modern technologies will be incorporated inpost-harvest management.

New management practices will beintroduced.

Farmer will get good price for their products.

Fruits and vegetable damages can be reduced.

Easy availability of commodities all places atminimum prize.

What are the problems/challenges?

Affects millions of small and middle mans

job. May create monopoly of market.

Prices for commodities are subject to benegotiations.

May exploit poor, illiterate farmers or

manipulate them.What is the solution?

Govt. should help farmers to create anorganization to help farmers to get fair price.

Investment in front and back end infrastructurehas to be determined.

Minimum quantity produced should beborrowed from middle man to give moreattention post harvest technologies andtechniques.

EUROPE FISCAL COMPACT

What are the outcomes of Brussels Summit?

A significant stronger co-ordination amongthe EU members.

Quick organization of European stabilitymechanism treaty (about 500 billion-Euro) bymid-2012.

Private investors holding bonds of thecountries in distress should not be made toshare the bailout costs.

The stand of European central bank (ECB) onmarket intervention though remains unclear.

AFGHAN ISSUE

What are the outcomes of the Bonndeclaration?

The reaffirmation of a sovereign, stable andunited Afghanistan.

The renunciation of violence.

The breaking of ties to international terrorism.

Respect of the Afghan constitution, Humanrights provisions and rights of women.

LIBYA

What are the problems faced by NTC?

Challenge from militias.

Political problems with severely dividedsociety.


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Non-participation of major ethic groups in

Libya. No attempt from NATO to intervene.

What are the problems with respect to trialsin Libya?

Libyas judicial system is not currently fit forsuch trials.

Would reveal the western involvement duringGaddati regime.

NRHM

What are the advantage of Indian medical

practices? Matches the standard of international

practice.

Sophistication of available technology

Quality service and five star hospitalitycompete with the best in the world.

Knowledge skills and confidence of its doctorsand nurses.

What are the problems of Indian publicmedical practices?

The lack of professional development.

Low professional standard of practice.

Poor supervision of processes.

Lack of accountability in public sectorhospital result in sub-standard care.

Failure to adhere to recommended treatmentprotocols.


A need for regulatory authorities.

To change their culture and enforce basicminimum standards.

Mandatory protocol-driven managementguidelines for professional societies.

Change their culture and enforce basicminimum standards.

Continuing professional development and re-

certification are necessary. Empowerment of general population and their

participation in decision-making are crucial. Effective grievance redress mechanisms should

also be in place.

Strengthening governance at institutional

level.

OVER FISHING

Why fisheries are important?

A substantial contribution to nutritionalneeds.

Employment generation. Foreign exchange earnings in India.

What are the challenges in fishering sector? Use of modern technology resulted in

depleting resources. Intrusion of foreign trawlers into Indias EEZ. Poaching. Absence of regulations regarding the size of

the craft gear and engine. Over exploitation. Global warming and climate change. Pervasive, illegal, unreported and unregulated

fishing. Oil spill and oil wastes. Discharge of effluents into inland waters.

What are the solutions to protect marineresource?

Adopting polluter pays principle. Zero catches to allow for regeneration.

A revolutionary change in the management offishing resources.

COMPUTER SECURITY

Why internet security is of more important?

On line financial transaction.

None information about self.

Political motivation.

What can be done to protect from scandals?

Effective management system in computer.

Being aware while providing information.

PAKISTAN ARMY

What are the issues regarding the attack onPak army by NATO?


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Claims the life of 24 soldiers.

A breach of sovereignty.What are the aims of US in central Asia?

To contain China and Iran.

Exploit the gas and mineral wealth in theregion.

Keep an eye on Pakistans nuclear weapons.

To establish a military base and a permanentpresence.

EGYPT

What are the issues regarding election?

Voting is compulsory.

The continued campaign of FSP.

Severely divided political system.

US-MYANMAR

What are the aims of US in Myanmar?

To contain China.

To secure maritime passes.

To have better co-operation with AsianCountries.

What are the changes had taken place? Restrictions on inte rnational financial

assistance to Myanmar have been eased.

Looking for a good, friends relations withChina.

What USA wants from Myanmar?

To make progress towards democraticreforms.

An unconditional release of all prisoners.

To cut malicious ties with North Korea.

To reduce Chinese influence in Myanmar.

INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY

What are the issues of IB?

No effort at structural reform.

IB is desperately understaffed.

Can train only 1200 personnel per year.What needs to be done?

Need for political understanding.

A private members bill seeking oversight ofour intelligence services.

NUCLEAR LIABILITY BILL

What is the issue of this bill?

The bill makes supplier-liable to the right ofrecourse, if any accident occurs.

What the controversial provisions?

Sect 17(b) and Rules 24 of the bill.What is Sect. 17(b) and Sect. 46 of the bill?

This provisions makes the supplier liable todamage.

What are the issues of Rules 24?

It limits the amount of the right of recourse.

It limits the time during which the right ofrecourse is available to operators.

What should be the solution?

The issue should be resolved within fourcorners of the law.

It should be in accordance with the law of

the land.

HIV/AIDS

What are the achievements in HIVtransmission?

HIV incidence declined by 50 percentbetween 2000 and 2009.

ART reduces the likelihood of transmissionof HIV by a remarkable 96 percent.

Massive awareness campaign started all overIndia.

What is required now?

A commitment from all parties includinggovernment of attracted countries, donorgovernments, civil society, faith-basedorganizations, and the private sector.


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PROTECTING THE HIMALAYAS

What are the issues in Himalayan Eco-system?

Accelerated forest loss,

Soil erosion Resource degradation Loss of habitat and biodiversity Climate change. Problems to local communities.

What should be the goals to protect them? Access to reliable and affordable energy Food and water security. Demarcation of connected conservation

spaces. Sustainable use of biodiversity for poverty

alleviation.

What needs to be done to protect them? Convene a meeting of climate summit for a

living Himalayas in Bhutan. Evolved a consensus- based mitigation effort

primarily for the eastern part. To build institutions for climate research and

study and share knowledge. To harness traditional knowledge. Get local communities to participate in

conservation programmes. Join ini tia tive with Pakistan, China and

Afghanistan. UNFCCC must provide substantial funding

for research, capacity- building andpreservation.

MARS MISSION

What are the objectives of Mars Mission?

To find out the evidence of water.

How the Martian climate might have changedover time.

To find out the possibilities for life on mars.

TURKEY-KURDISH

What are the initiatives to provide concessionto Kurdish in turkey?

A broad cast on Kurdish language in state

television. A commitment for political talks to resolve

the issues.

THE CHALLENGES IN BANKING

What are the challenges before banking sector?

To maintain capital adequacy.

To put in place risk management systems thatwould meet global standards.

NPA- related concerns.

What are the strength of our banks?

Sporting adequate reserves of capital andliquidity.

Improvement in profitability and asset quality.

EGYPT

What are the issues after Mubarak departure?

SCAF refuses to postpone parliamentaryelections.

SCAF lost it public trust threw omission andcommission.

SCAF started trying civilians in military

courts. Military regime not made any attempt to

reform the judiciary, the civil services and thepolice.

PAKISTAN MILITARY

What are the issues in the context of strainedrelations between Pak and Military?

The controversial issue of Memo gate .

Zardarils help attempt from us military afterattabad attack.

Misunderstanding bsetween military and Mr.Haqqani.

A talk of an Army backed caretakergovernment under Mr. Imran Khan.


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CAG

What are the questions raised before CAG?

Has the CAG been summoned andquestioned as a witness by parliamentarycommittees?

CAG offered voluntarily for a power pointpresentation followed by question andanswers session.

Can the CAGs numbers and inferences bequestioned?

Yes, but with care, respect andcircumspection.

Was it right on the part of the CAG tocalculate a presumptive loss?

It is not possible to calculate precisely, butcan do an assumptions threw indirect method.

Were there internal differences within theCAGs organization?

The CAG is the final authorities to takedecisions.

Did the chairman of the PAC telephone orwrite to the CAGs office inquiring about the 2Greport?

There is hardly anything strange abouttelephonic or other communication between

the two.

PAKISTAN-IMRAN KHAN

How Imran Khan get popularity.

Political vacuum and massive corruption.

Sympathy he got from pro-military websites.

Extreme liberal attitude.s

Why Pak could not able to consolidate?

The concept of two-nation theory.

Its strong association with Islam

DIVISION GAMES

What are the benefits of dividing UP?

More equitable development of a region.

Relieve pressure on Lucknow.

More effective decentralization fromadministrative point of view.

brought about a more federal polity.

A more equitable sharing of power.

A LOW SCORE

What is the Indias position in HDR 2011?

India ranked 134/137 countries.

What are the destructive aspect of growth?

Razing of forests.

Indiscriminate mining

Drying of rivers. The Massacre of Fauna.


A large public investment is needed ineducation and health, sanitation.

Political will and decisive action can raisecapacity and incomes and make communitiesmore resilient.

IRANLS NUCLEAR PERIL

What are the points made by Iran to go ahead

with nuclear programme? Peaceful use of nuclear energy

A signatory of NPT

Development in research and development.

What are the issues in nuclear policy?

USA, Israel sees it as a threat to their territorialintegrity.

Iran does not want the repeat of Iran andAfghanistan.

Iran wants to control Iraq

Iran want to be the player in gulsf countriesby controlling strait of hormuz.

PLANNING FOR THE BILLIONS

What are the issues in front of 7 in

population?


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Migration to urban areas.

Settlement issues and infrastructure inadequacies.Loss of Agricultural land in urban areas.

Growing land prices in urban areas anddevelopment of slums.


Recycling urban properties to enhance populationdensities.

Planning a balanced regional development.

Slum-free and equitable sharing of benefits.

Proving land for marginalized should be of toppriority.

CHANGES IN MYANMAR

What is the political movement going on?

Regimes decision to release 600 political prisoners.

Aung san 500 attempt to reconcile withopposition parties.

The UP coming election in December.

SMALL SAVINGS

What are the objectives of Shyamala GopiNath Committee?

To review the parameters of National small savingsFund (NSSF) and the various small savingsschemes.

MNREG

What are the issues of this scheme?

Shortage of supply of farm workers because ofMNREG.

An upward pressure on wage rates in rural India.

Increased demand for protein based food itemsleading to high inflation rates of food items.

What are the suggestion made by variouscommittees?

Suspending MNREGS during Agri-cultural seasons.

Creating productive assets

Reducing the expenditure on the scheme.

Problems concerning work wages and the fundsneeded to expand and strengthen the scheme.

JAPANS NUCLEAR DILEMMA

What is the Japans strategic energy plan?

To slash fossil fuel imports.

Increase the efficiency of energy use in all sectors.

Boost the contribution from renewable energy andnuclear power.

What are the change taken place after theFukushima incident?

Nuclear construction in consultation with localcommunities.

Polices towards more incentives for renewableenergy technologies.

PAKISTAN-PEACE

What are the initiatives taken by Pakistan tocurb terrorism?

Closing terrorist camps in the federallyadministered tribal areas.

Dismantling terrorist bases of operations in otherparts of the country.

Taking action when provided with intelligenceabout high-level terrorist targets.

What is the present status of USA in Afghan?

Started talking with moderate Taliban.

Policy to pull back by end of 2014.

Pressurizing PAK and ISI to stop encouragingterrorist groups.

AFTER NFN, THE NEXT STEPS

What are the developments happenedbetween India and Pak?

Pak decision to give NFN states to India.

Pak wanted to join Indias economic growth.

Pak would replace positive list for trade withnegative list.


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What are the challenges before India?

India has to compete with Chinese products in Pak.Operationalization of SAFTA .

Resolving the issue related to non-craft burnousesagainst its exports.

Solutions for the contentious land crossing atwagah.

What are the positive aspect on both the sides?

India backed Pak in UNSC.

Pak supported Kamlesh Sharma as theCommonwealth sanitary- general for secondterm.

Aversion of Indian helicopter crossing the Pak

border.

LEGAL AID

What are the reasons in providing legal aidto poor?

Illiteracy.

Lack of financial resources and socialbackwardness.

Lack of courage to exercise legal rights.

The proclivity to suffer silently the denial of rights.

Geographical and spatial barriers.

The Philosophy of legal aid should consist of?Emphasis on the concept of equality of all human

beings.

Adopting universal principles of human rights.

Free legal aid to the poor and marginalizedmembers of the society.

What are the initiative taken to provide freelegal aid?

Enactment of Art 39-A of the constitution.

Establishment of National legal services Authority(NALSA).

WOMEN & WAR

What are the problems faced by womenduring war?

Vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation.

Most susceptible to sexual transmitted diseases.

What should be done?Make women effective in peace building and

mediatory roles.Involve women in decision- making.

Empowerment of women.

Reduce the gender gab.

MYANMAR

What is the interest of India in Myanmar?

To reduce the influence of China.To develop north east India.

To combat militants and insurgencies in the boarderareas.To protect Indias NRI.

What is the economic condition of Myanmar.

Impoverished millions of population.

Depends on foreign aid.

Poor political and infrastructure set UP.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COMMON

WEALTH

Why India opposed Human rightcommissioner?

It contradicts national sovereignty.

Gives opportunities for super powers to involve instate issues.

To stop economic sanctions.

The moist and .. can be tackle onlywith the local efforts.

F1 IN INDIA

What is the benefit of this sports?

F1 is a sport and a business.

To promote automotive sector in India and

globally.What are the other issues?

Waste of money or this might be spent onother sports.


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Inadequate compensation for the farmers who

gave land. Only penetrated to rich and new Indian elite.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING

What are the issues in front of G20?

The growing economic uncertainty.

Market volatility.

Mounting inequality.

What is the stump ling point here?

A clear lack of trust among the countries tounite and bring a global strategy.

What will be the agenda in Ri0+20? A future of integrated solutions to interrelated

problems.

New initiatives on food and water security.

Innovative means of financing.

Need to focus on boosting smart long-terminvestment.

INDIAS NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY?

What is mean by reciprocal commitments andhow was it met?

Separation of military and civilian nuclearprogrammes.

Placing civilian facilities under IAIA.

Signing of an additional protocol.

Support to a number of non-proliferation anddisarmament initiatives at the global level.

What are the reasons that India was givennuclear waiver?

Indias status as a responsible country withadvanced nuclear capabilities.

NSG and India are acting on the basis ofreciprocity.

What are the Indian expectations?

Special states in NSG should be reciprocalcommitments on both the sides.

Granted a special states knowing fulls wellthat it is not signatory to NPT.

Why we are pursuing for nuclear co-

operation? Access to the best international components

and equipments for the new reprocessing plantit has committed to build.

KASHMIR AFSPA

Why Army RESISTS AFSPA repeal?

The situation along the LOC needs a robustmilitary presence.

To state counter terrorism operations in anemergency.

AFSPA- free enclaves will be magnets forterrorists.

The risks arising from Asia is water stress:

What are the reason for water crisis?

The fastest developing continent with largestand most-populous one.

Consumption growth, as a consequence ofrising prosperity.

The role of irrigation in accentuating the Asianwater stress.

The fastest increasing demand fromAgriculture, industrial sector and urbanhouseholds.

Large scale-impoundment of water resourcesthrough dams, bridges, reservoirs etc.

What is the way forward?

Invest more in institutionalized co-operationon trans-boundary basin resources in order tounderpin strategic stability.

Protect continued economic growth. Promote environmental sustainability. Building political and technological

partnership to help stabilize inter-riparianrelations.

Encourage greater water efficiency. Take on practicable conservation strategies. Invest in clean-water technologies.

Strategic planning and management of waterresources.


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IBSA

What are the common issues among the groupcountries?

Institutional and financial reform

Global peace and stability.

Initiative to curb black money, terrorism.

What are the difference between them?

The commitment towards climate change.

Reform in UNSC

Still the group has to establish

A debate on adding more countries in the

group. The commitment to abide to the basic

principles.

JUDICIARY

What are the things approved in visiondocument?

A national mission to reduce pendency anddelays.

Enhance accountability through structuralchanges.

Higher performance standards and capacity-building.

What are the reason for judicial delay in thepast?

Lack of institutional capacities.

Inadequate funding

Want of a political will.

What are the initiatives taken as of now?

Finance commission granted Rs. 5000 croreto improve judicial outcomes.

Gram Nyayalayas.

National litigation policy for PIL

To reduce arrears from 15 years to 3 years.What is need of time?

A time-bound implementation in missionmode by the functionaries.

Popular support to sustain momentum.

MANIPUR BLOCKADE

What are the demand made by SHDDC?

A separate district of sadar hill out of thecurrent senapati district.

Sadar hills is dominated demographically bythe Kukis.

Why Nagaris protesting this demand?

Naga wants to establish a greater territory.

Nagas dont want any bifurcation of theterritory.

WORLD BANK AND UNODC

What are the recommendation of WB andUNODC reports?

To devote more resources to traininginvestigators in fighting financial crime, largescale corruption, money laundering andterrorist financing.

What is the solution for corporate corruption?

To bring corporate transparency both nationaland international level.

AN OPENING WITH NEPAL

What are the Indias stand on Nepal?

India does not want the moist to take overpower structure.

India provides all kind of support for its peaceprocess.

Committed for review of friendship treaty.

ELIMINATING ENCEPHALITIS

What is the casual agent?

Culex mosquitoes.

What are the massive prevention campaigns? Distributing insecticide- treated bed nets

Creating awareness on the need to keep pigsaway from habitations.


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Persuading people to avoid outdoor

movement when mosquito are more active.What are the solutions available?

Need for massive investments in hygienichousing, sanitation, supply of bed nets, vectorcontrol, and behavior modification.

Need to inspire confidence in the community.

War footing action is needed to control itsspread.

SOUTH ASIAN REGIONALISM

What are the motivations behind the

regionalism? Avoidance of horrors of war.

Recovering common legacy of culture andlanguages.

Capitalism and economic benefit.

What are the special feature of south Asia?

Sheer size in terms of population.

Bordering of India with all neighbours.

Economic liberalization & deregulation.

Globalization and trade, investments andremittances.

What are the issues of SAFTA? Customs and standards harmonization.

Lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers.

Reduction osf negative lists.

Lowering of tariff for LDCs.

Trade in service agreement.

What are the challenges in front of SAARC?

Inadequate empowerment of regionalinstitutions.

Absence of political understanding ondevelopment related projects.

Population and size make for a vast market.What are the problems affecting South Asian

Societies? Key issues of SAARCs Agenda:

Problems poverty alleviation.

Economic development

Employment generation

Education Public health

Empowerment and protection of women andchildren.

Energy.

What are the projects under SAARCdevelopment fund?

Womens empowerment

Material and child health

E-governance

Zero energy storage for Agriculture

Improving the quality of education

Focusing on teachers trainingWhat are the SAARC process?

To rectify the technical flaws of SAFTA

To establish a region wide trade facilitationregime.

What are the barriers to trade?

Phyto-sanitary Measures.

Quality control measures.

Physical transit and transport infrastructure

Border controls, banking and investment

What are the issues under the considerationof SAARC?

A draft regional mutual recognition agreementon product certification.

A draft of multilateral agreement onconformity Assessment activities.

To establish the South Asian Regionalstandards organization.

What are the other issues of SAARC? Trade in services Infrastructure constraints SAARC Food bank Climate change Development of culture of co-operative

thinking.

What are the benefits of market integration? Improved market access to land locked

countries. Geographical situations of sub-regions

Scope for vertical integration.


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What are the drawbacks of market

integration? Rapid growth may not take place in all

regions.

Lack of infrastructure.

The stark of poverty in the sub-regions

Regional vulnerabilities to climate changeand disaster.

GLOBALIZATION AND EURASIA

What are the issues that separates South Asiafrom Eurasia?

Situation in Pakistan-Afghanistan Lack of proper connectivity

What are the developments taken place in the21stcentury?

The power of technology

Distance and geographical barrier no longerkeep the world divided into separategeopolitical and culture spaces.

What needs to be done to connect both?

India-Pak should solve the issues inAfghanistan.

Establishment of pipeline, transport andpower generation projects.

Acceptance of our land line by both Pakistanand Afghanistan.

Dealing possible threats from South Asianfrom terrorism.

Creation of local employment and promotionof regional economic development

Maintaining a strategic equilibrium betweenPak-China-India.

INDIAS LOOK EAST POLICY

What are the objectives of LEP?

To pursue strategic and economic relationswith Indias neighbours and near neighboursin Asia.

What are the platform to pursue LEP?

BINSTEC

MGC (Mekong-Ganga-Co-Operation)

What are the milestone as of now? A full dialogue partnership with ASEAN

India-ASEAN summit mechanism

Founder membership in the EAS

FTA in goods.

What are the challenges ahead of Indiandiplomacy?

Lack of transit and transport facility

Reopening of Stilwell road.

Indian entry point in Bangladesh andMyanmar.

Developing North East India.

What needs to be done? The acute need for co-ordination and

syndronization between domestic efforts andexternal initiatives.

Terms of connectivity and infrastructure

LOOK EAST POLICY (LEP)

What is the fundamental goal of LEP?

To qualitatively enhance synergies andcivilization in East and South East Asianregion.

What comprises East? Part of South Asia, South East Asia and East

Asia.

Indias New for east comprising islandnation-states in the pacific, with Fiji beingtheir hub and dominant power.

How Look east policy emerged? The end of cold war and demise of USSR

Emergence of unipolar world.

Rapid integration of Indian economy withglobal economy.

Expansion of potential Indias trade andinvestment with the dynamic Asian region.

Slow progress in regional integration of SouthAsia through SAARC.

The need to balance Chinas rapid rise.

What are the common issues between Indiaand Asian?


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UN reforms

Global economic crisis Small and medium enterprise Science and technology.

Climate change

Maritime security Future of community-building in Asia

Issues of national concern such as terrorism

What are the issues regarding revamping lookeast policy?

Increase the involvement of businesses ineastern India.

Measure to connect NE with rest of India andSouth Asia.

Giving more importance to Myanmar andBangladesh.

Identifying the shortcomings and bottlenecksin sub-Asian level institutions.

Focused Attention at administrative as wellas entrepreneurial levels.

Not just look east, but need to engage eastAsia.

CONFLICT AND CO-OPERATION IN SOUTHASIA

What are the rapid changing situations inSouth Asia?

Shifting power balance

The impact of globalization

The transformation brought by ICT

The rise of international terrorism

Challenge of climate change.

What are the issues of Pakistan?

Islamic fundamentalism

A complex tribal ethnic strife in is border withAfghanistan.

Adverse impact of unresolved problems inAfghanistan.

State sponsorship through ISI of terroristorganizations.

What are the objectives of SAARC?

To improve the qualities of life through

accelerated growth. To promote the weltered of the people of

south Asia.

To promote and strengthen collective self-reliance.

To enhance co-operation among memberstates in international forums of commoninterest.

What are the agreement in SAARC?

SAARC Agreement on trade in Services

SAARC food bank

SAARC convention on Environment

What is the remedy to the present situationin South Asia?

To give more attention in solving Pak issues

High lend political contact among themember states.

Close touch of senior officials in UNSC andG20 meeting

Greater attention to expand business linkagesand investment flows.

Need for Academic to study and analyze thechanges and challenges in the region.

LOOK EAST POLICY

What are the advantage to India?

Geographical connectivity and abundantresource in North East.

A more opportunities for investment and tradein Eastern India.

Encourages cultural co-operation

Reduces the influence of extra-regional powersuch as US and China.

Builds a security architecture and promotesmilitary and strategic co-operation.

CONCERNS & CHALLENGES IN INDIAS

NEIGHBORHOOD

How Chinas activities affect India?

Maritime presence in Indian ocean


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Support to Pak Nuclear establishment

Helping Srilanka by civilian and militarysupport.

Water issues of Brahma Putra river.

Assertion of Aksai Chin and ArunachalPradesh.

Over engaging in the Indian neighborcountries.

Opposition to Indias participation in EAS,ASEM.

What are the common issues between Indiaand China?

Global warming

Doha round of the WTOWhat are the common interest of China?

Declaring entire South China season area ofcome interest.

Reorganization of Western pacific and theIndian ocean as Chinas sphere of influence.

No US military exercise in the yellow searegion.

What India needs to do to tackle Chineseaggression?

Rapid modernization of its armed forces

Improvement of communications along its

borders with China. Development of Indias nuclear and missile

capabilities.

Building security architecture with Japan,South Korea, etc.

What are the areas covered in compositedialogue process?

Peace and security

Confidence building measures

Economic and commercial co-operation Terrorism and drug smuggling Cultural ties. People to people contacts.

To address the issues of Jammu and Kashmir,Siachen, Sir creek and construction of wullarbarrage in Jammu and Kashmir

The cease fine along the LOC andInternational border with J&K.

Establishment of more secure communication

links between the Directors General ofMilitary operations.

A direct hot line between foreign Secretariesof India.

What President Musharrat proposed for theissue of J&K?

J&K should be divided into 7 regions.

A process of demilitarization in identifiedregions.

There should be self-governance in J&K

India and Pakistan should agree for JointManagement of the State.

What are the points made by Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh? Borders can be made in-relevant

People both side able to more freely and tradewith each other.

Workout co-operative and consultativemechanisms in solving problems of social andeconomic development of the region.

What are the issues faced by PAK?

Internal radicalization

Straining relationship with USA

The incident of memo gate

The radical groups in Afghanistan.

INDIA AND NUCLEAR ORDER

Why India and ahead with nuclear test?

Chinese aggression

Clandestine nuclear programme of Pakistan.

To show Indias nuclear weapon state.

What India gets from 2008 nuclear waiver?

Stock pile of uranium for reactors

Advanced technologies & equipment

To meet the energy requirement of emergingIndia.

To gain the status of world power.

To reduce the pressure from China

What are the implications for other countries?

The nuclear co-operation seen by China as adiplomatic defeat.


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Pakistan did not like the closeness of Indo-us

relations.

CHALLENGERS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

What are the Indias national interest inForeign Policy?

Economic, Political, commercial and security.

Projects the priorities, power, influces in aglobalization world.

What is globalization?

Countries, companies, people, ideas andinnovation intersect with other countries,

companies, ideas and people.What is global governance?

The network of rules, guidelines, treaties andconventions in areas as diverse as labourstandards, non-prolitiration on of nuclear,weapons, international humanitarian law,human rights, international trade and finance.

What are the changes taken place in the lastdecades?

India, Brazil and China started to grow andto grow rapidly and strongly.

This countries strength was based on their

economic performance. This 601stmilitary strength and political

influence and the size of their markets.

What are the agenda of G-20?

Reform of Financial institutions.

Climate change

Food security

Issue of terrorism

International trade

The issue of nuclear proliferation

What are the challenges to India?

India still remains a developing country.

Socio-economic problems. Constraints of democratic decision making

Joint co-ordination in policy, implementationand negations.

PROSPECTS OF INDIA BECOMING A GLOBAL

POWER

What are the strengths of India?

Worlds seventh largest landmass

Second largest population

Fourth largest economy in PPP terms,

Third largest Army.

Unity in diversity of language, race, religion,etc.

Universal recognition of India largestdemocracy with 15thgeneral election.

What are the challenges?

Massive poverty and illiteracy

17% of wounds population

Serious adverse land-man ration

27% population under BPL

46% of our children suffer from malnutrition.

Lack of basic sanitation facility and high IMR.

Poor educational system.

What are the potential of India?

More youthful population than China

Become third largest economy by 2025 Massive investment on infrastructure

What kind of super power India will have by2025?

Lifting millions of people out of poverty

Embracing pluralism, a free press and avibrant, multi-party democracy.

Inclusive economic growth

Rapid decline of wide-spread corruption

Worlds most-connected and IT savingsocieties.

Worlds most entrepreneurial societies.

What are the Indias projection?

Third world leader at internationalconferences.

A potential economic super power.


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A political counter weight to China

A probable permanent member of the UNsecurity council.

Growing strength of Indias knowledge basedindustry.

Extraordinary role played by Indian Industrialhouses threw foreign acquisitions.

What are the key areas of strategic concern?

Civilian nuclear technology

Dual-use high technology

Space research

Ballistic missile defense.

A robust military capability for defending thecountrys extensive land and maritimeboundaries.

INDIA-US-CHINA

What needs to be done to strengthen therelations?

All of them should build trust

Transparent agreements need to be put in

All must see as a co-operative architecture.

Countries should not align and confront one

against other.

THE RISE OF CHINA

What are the implications?

Increasing military might

Trade surplus with most of the countries.

Increasing Chinese investment

Covering essential raw materials specialty oiland natural gas.

How USA is going to tackle rising China?

Maintaining a balance of power

Some speak about G-2.How India should deal China?

Indias military power must be superior

Build capabilities to tackle cyber warfare,space warfare and submarines & missiles.

Close water on string of pearls

To intensify its link with the USA Peace, tranquility and CBM should be

strengthened. More engagement in RIC, BRIC, etc.

What will influence the Chinas externalbehavior?

Its economic growth Behaviour of other states Outcome of the internal debate

INDIA-UNSC PERMANENT SEAT?

Why there is stumbling block is on reform?

Will undermine the efficiency, integrity andcredibility

Coffee club and uniting for consensusopposed any expansion

Non co-operation among the second tiernations.

US sees it a dilution to its decision making.Why there is a need for change/reform?

To represent the world political structure after66 years.

To reduce the influence of super power. To make it more democratic institution.

Why India claims permanent seat in the

council? 1/6thhumanity is in Indian land

4thlargest economy in PPP

Biggest contribution peace keepingoperations.

Responsible nuclear power.

A leader of third world countries

Leader in South Asia

An emerging global power.

Non-violence, peaceful, unity in diversityconcept adoption.

INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS

What are the two important milestones?

40thanniversary of freedom and independenceby Bangaldesh


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150 th anniversary of Nobal Laureate

Rabindranath Tagore.What are the positive aspect in bilateral

relations?

Regional inter-linkage and connectivity

Framework agreement for co-operation ondevelopment

Resolving all outstanding land boundaryissues.

Power transmission Management of common rivers road, rail and

water transportation. Free access to the textiles from Bangladesh Become a more investment friendly

destination Emerged as an alternative manufacturing hub

in the Asian region. New integrated check post established. Establishment of 1320 MW power plant in

Khulna completed. Bangladesh authorities tackled insurgency and

terrorism.

60 YEARS OF INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS?

What are the similarities between twocountries?

Most populous countries 30thare developing countries

Two fastest growing economies

Significance in tackling serious financial andeconomic crisis.

What are the irritations between the twocountries?

Chinas all weather relationships withPakistan.

The issue of stapled visas

Undertaking of projects in Pak

The issue of Dalailama Problems created for the visit of the Northern

Army command delegations to China.

Constant restatement of Chinas borderclaims.

Unwillingness to support Indias quest for

permanent membership. Contesting Indias right to undertake

commercial projects in the South China sea.

How India-China relation can be improved?

A partnership based on mutual respect andsensitivity for each others concerns.

Equality based relationship.

Solving boundary disputes in a fair, reasonableand mutually acceptable manner

Broadens deepen defense exchanges

Expansion of India-China economic co-

operation. The solving the issue of water resources.

INDO-PAK RELATIONS

What are the issues between India andPakistan?

The issue of Jammu & Kashmir

The concept of nation building The role of super power The Islamic Fundamentality and the spread of

terrorism.

How Pak is in troubled water? The military establishment is fragile The democratic government did not have the

support of people. Continued support to terrorist agencies.

How India sees Pakistan? India want a friendly, stable and peaceful

neighbourhood. Looking for greater economic co-operation Terrorism, boundary issues must be solved

bilaterally. Hot line between both Ministries.

ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN INDIAS FOREIGN

RELATIONS

How technology helped in the Past?

Discovers of Agriculture


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Use of composite bow by Mongols on horse

back Cannons used by Babur in the battle of

Panipat.

Use of atomic bomb for the immediatesurrender of Japan.

What requires in the pursuit of technology?

Innovation and improvisation

The ability to question conventionalassumptions and beliefs.

Moving ahead of uncharted areas.

What are the principles of Indias foreignrelation?

Peaceful co-existence

Constrictive collaboration with all countries.

Removal of poverty by indigenous economic,scientific, technological development.

What all are the arms control negotiations?

NPT

Nuclear Test Bun treaties

Chemical and biological weapons.

What should be the main thrust of our policyin nuclear arena?

To continue to develop our nuclearprogramme

Reject the NPT as an unequal and unbalancedtreaty.

To call for total abolition of nuclear weapons.

Support CBM such as ban on first use ofnuclear weapons.

Measures to reduce false alerts and alarms, etc.

The areas covered by civil nuclear co-operations are?

Facilitating civil nuclear commerce

Import uranium fuel for its civilian enactors.

Nuclear sector remain with government

What is MTCR?

To curb the spread of unmarried deliverysystems for nuclear weapons.

What is wassenaar Arrangement?

A multilateral technology export controlregime with 40 participating states.

What is chemical weapons convention?

Outlaws the production, stockpiling and useof chemical weapons.

The prohibition of use and production ofchemical weapons.

The destruction of all chemical weapons.

Systematic evaluation of chemical andmellitus plants.

What is convention on Biological diversity?

Agreement covers all ecosystems, species, andgenetic resources.

Fair and equitable sharing of benefits arisingfrom the use of genetic resources especiallyfor commercial use.

Highlights the precaution us principle thatwhere there is a threat of significant reductionor loss of biodiversity.

INDO-PAK RELATIONS

What is track 2 diplomacy?

Civil Society activists, academics, politicians,corporate business representatives and personswell versed in the conduct of internationalrelations play a increasingly important role ininfluencing and molding the foreign andsecurity policies of nations.

What pugwash report recommended for J&K?

Give a human dimension to Kashmirproblems.

Political dialogue at all levels.

Genuine social and economic reforms

Stressed the need for intra-kashmir dialogue.

A process of reconciliation within both sides

of Jammu & Kashmir and across the line ofcontrol.

What are the possible solution fornormalizing relations across Loc?


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Bus services to link different part of the state.

Developing and opening multiple and routes. Border markets and meeting points across Loc

Trade in goods & services across Loc.

A solution to Kashmir water problems.

The dialogue process welcomes the following?

Reduction of security forces in J&K

Continuation of the process of normalization

Necessary basic political freedoms

Maintaining a cease fire within a state.

What are the conclusion arrived betweenMusharraf & Manmohan Singh?

Self-governance to J&K

Demilitarization

Joint management of the state

Irrevocable end to terrorism

Ultimate solution to make Loc irrelevant

What is the stand of Pak military?

Forcing civil an government to adopt a hardline

A recalcitrant posture towards India

Keeping options open for terrorist strikes onIndian soil.

Curbing the Indian interest in Afghanistan

What is the situation in Baltistan?

Suffers from extreme poverty and neglect Enormous deficiency in basic literacy

Acess to healthcare are inadequate

Lack of democratic structure

Major deficiencies in the rule of law andjustice.

INDO-AFRICAN RELATIONS

What shift Africa encountered in the recentyears?

Violence conflicts are coming to an end

Establishment of peace and stability Military coups and counter-coups are thing of

the past

Multi-party democracy has started

Regular elections become a common feature

Governance and transparency issues are beingaddressed in a serious manner.

What are the similar agenda on both thesides?

Reforming united nations

Expansion of the security council

Takes on climate change

Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations.

What are the success steps?

Africa forum summit, 2008

Joint action plan at continental lend

Pan-African e-network project

Defense, corporate sector plays a vital role.

What is the way forward to improve therelations?

Indias participation in manufacturing hub ofAfrica

Increased FDI from India

Role of Academics and universities

Medials role in general awareness

Speedy implementation of the identifiedprojects

Promising area of Agriculture needs a newfocus and sustained action.

INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

What are the defense co-operation?

So 30 MKI, MIG 21 BIS upgrade programme

Collaboration projects on frigates

Equiping submarines with modern missiles

Acquisition of T-90 tanks

Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

1000 MW Nuclear power reactors at KudanKulam

What are the challenging issues?

Complex VISA problems for businesscommunity

Lower economic trade

Tariff and non-tariff issues

Delay in delivery and equipments transfer.


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What are the area of co-operation?

Multi-power world emergence UNSC reform

Increasing economic co-operation

High and technological co-operation

Cultural relation and its improvement

INDIA-WEST ASIA

What is the situation/Condition of West Asia?

A quest for democracy in all over the place

End of us war on terror

The increasing role of media and fight for

governance Proliferation of nuclear materials in the region

Continued fight between shias and sunnis

India and chinds hungry for energy securityfrom this region.

What India can achieve in this region?

Promotion of democracy

Aid and training for the institutions building

Focused attention on development

Security energy co-operation

Promotion of peace and stability

What are the constraint issues? The continued rule of USA in the region

Nuclear enrichment programme of Iran

Quest for separate state by Palestine

Crack down of people by military in Syria &Yeman.

Conduct of election in Egypt, Tunisia, andArbya

Escalating tension between USA and Iran.

What looks ahead for India?

Indias Economic performance at tractsmarkets of West Asia

India always support for secular, democraticand plural societies.

Goal is to secure the Gulf with good relationswith Saudi Arabia, Iran & Israel.

Holding high esteem for minorities in the

region.

INDIA AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE

What are the Indias stand on GHG reduction?

Differential responsibilities with respect todifferent capacities.

A commitment to reduce 20-25 years of GHGby 2020.

Promotion of renewable energy

Abiding the principle of percept reduction. Continued struggle for historical perspective.

What are the reasons for GHG emission? Industrial revolution Unmindful consumption Defenestration

Faulty Agricultural practices

What are the mans attempt to stop GHGreduction?

UNFCCC (17 confederacy of parties)

Kyoto protocol Agreement

Bali Action Plan.

Copenhagen summit

Cancun conference Durban platform for climate action &

negotiation.

How GHG emission will be reduced?

Technology transfer to LDC and developingcountries

Use of renewable source of energy

Support for A forestation

Capture of CO2 and stared in ocean, forest,etc.

INDO-JAPAN

What are the challenges before Japan?

Post-Fukushima issues of nuclear energy

Political instability and economic integration


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Increasing Chineses economic growth

military power & political assertiveness Safety of sea lines of communications

Piracy of the Horn of Africa.

What are the bilateral co-operation betweenIndia and Japan?

Indo-Japan Dislodge on maritime security co-operation.

G-to-G, B-to-B exchanges.

Comprehensive economic co-operation

Why India is interested in Japan?

Rising China

Economic co-operation, trade and investment

Nuclear technology Aid and technology transfer.

MEDIA

What are the controversial issues?

The paid news issue

Poor progressive and social responsible role.

90% concentration on environment Delivery poor information into the public

What are the solutions to make mediaaccountable?

Bringing up of electronic media under presscouncil of India

Code of ethics for Journalist

Giving more power to regulatory authorities.

INDIAN OCEAN REALM

What are the challenges in this region?s

Sustainable fisheries management Science co-operation on climate change, Food

security and ocean science Disaster management

Maritime safety and security

Trade facilitation Resources and energy security

Piracy

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