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[Diplomacy] Indian Ocean Rim Association (IOR-ARC): 12th Summit, Gurgaon Communique, Highlights
Jan 20th, 2013 @ 03:18 pm › Mrunal
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1. What is IOR-ARC?
2. Gang-Members
3. Why IOA-ARC is important?
4. Gurgaon Communiqué /Declaration (2012)
5. 6- Priority areas
6. What is blue economy?
7. Mock questions
What is IOR-ARC?
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional
Cooperation
Established in 1997
Importance of Indian Ocean rim?
Indian Ocean is vital for the transportation of oil and conduct of other forms of global trade.
>97 per cent of India’s international trade by volume passes through Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean rim region = rich precious minerals, metals and other natural resources, marine resources
and energy.
Gang-Members
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20 full time Members 6 Dialogue partners
1. Australia
2. Bangladesh3. India
4. Indonesia5. Iran
6. Kenya7. Malaysia
8. Madagascar9. Mauritius
10. Mozambique11. Oman12. Seychelles
13. Singapore14. South Africa
15. Sri Lanka16. Tanzania
17. Thailand18. UAE
19. Yemen.20. Comoros (latest added in 2012)
1. China2. Egypt
3. France4. Japan5. UK
6. USA (latest added 2012)
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China is not a “member”, just dialogue partner. Although they’re interested in becoming full time member.Some books mention Ocean Rim got only 19 members=outdated information. Because Comoros was
recently added as 20th member.
Objectives
1. EconomyWe want cooperation( =coordinate the “Stand” in WTO, Kyoto etc.)Liberalize trade (=reduce customs duty)Increase flow of goods, services, investment, and technology.
2. Globalissues
Take common positions in the international fora on issues of mutual interest(=Coordinate “stand” in UN, G20, Kyoto etc.)
3. Humanresources
coordinate Science-Tech research (via specialized universities, institutes of membercountries)
cultural exchange programs and other boring stuff.
Why IOA-ARC is important?
Because it was established in 1997. Therefore,
2012 marks 15th anniversary year.Whenever something/somebody’s birth/death
anniversary is in ‘multiple’ of five, it is important forUPSC!
Secondly, their 12th summit was held in Gurgaon,India in Nov.2012.
Gurgaon Communiqué /Declaration (2012)
When a summit/conference is over, the official statement is issued that “we’ve agreed to do this, this and
this…)
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Such press statement is called Communiqué.
In Gurgaon summit, member nations agreed to work on following 6 priority areas
6- Priority areas
Area
1. maritime security -
piracy
Freedom of navigation in Indian Ocean
Safety and security of sea lanes in Indian ocean
Share best practices in coastal security
2. disaster reduction
Coordination search and rescue operation
Hold workshop to share experience on disaster Management of cyclones,monsoon floods etc
Oil spills: joint training
3. trade-investment
Working group on trade-investment
Will hold a workshop customs (duty) harmonization and trade policy
Closer interaction with other regional org. Such as African union
Strive for Blue-economy
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4. fisheries
Management
Regulation of fishing activates in coast watersHarvest fish stocks in sustainable manner (=no fishing during breeding
season etc.)
Combating illegal fishing and damaging fishing techniques. (e.g. Use of very
fine nets)
5. S&T-academic
cooperation
Between universities and academies of member-states
Cross-fertilization of ideas between the Academic and Business Forums
6. tourism-cultural
exchangesLolz
They also agreed that
We’ll continue economic cooperation @regional level
We’ll aim for sustained growth + balanced Development
We’are adding Comoros added as 20th member
We’are adding USA as our 6th dialogue partner
We’ll hold next meeting in Australia in 2013.
What is blue economy?
Blue Economy concept emerged at Rio+20 Conference.
seeks to integrate ocean-environment-ecology issues into economic frameworks. Sustainable use of
marine and coastal resources.
Reducing over-fishing.Stop destructive fishing practices.
Stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Protect coral reefs.Combat climate change.
Combat ocean acidification.
Vocabulary
Littoral= relating to a coastal or shore regione.g. IOR-ARC is an organization of littoral countries in Indian ocean.
Mock questions
Q1. Which of the following is correct about Indian Ocean Rim association (IOA-ARC)?
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1. It has member-states from two continents only: Asia and Africa.
2. 12th summit of IOA-ARC was held at New Delhi, India.
3. Iran is not a member of Indian Ocean rim association.
a. Only 3b. Only 1 and 2
c. Onlly 1 and 3
d. None of them.
Q2.find Wrong match
a. Comoros Island nation in Pacific ocean
b. Mozambique ChannelBetween Madagascar and Mozambique
c. Oman Muscat
d. Yemen Sana
Q3. Correct order of islands from North to South in the atlas
a. Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar
b. Madagascar, Comoros, Seychellesc. Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar
d. None of above.
Q4. Which of the following is correct about Blue Economy?
a. It is a term associated with Socialist countries, having features of both red (communist) and green(capitalist) economies.
b. It is a term associated with Economic unions and track blocs such as EU, NAFTA etc.
c. It is a term associated with protection and sustainable use of maritime resources.
d. None of above.
Descriptive
1. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (5 marks)
2. Suggest measures to combat ocean acidification and coral reefs destruction. What are the measures
initiated by Government in this regard?(10m)
3. Discuss the 12th summit of Indian Ocean Rim association (12m).
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1. chetan
17 hrs, 22 mins ago
hi mrunal can u come with article related to current president rule going to imposed in jharkhand,and why
there is no party coming up with clear majority
2. anitha
17 hrs, 15 mins ago
Respected Sir
can you please explain the following concepts in your own way?
1. THE HINDU EDITORIAL PAGE PUBLISHED ON JAN 18TH CONTAINS “MAKING A
MOCKERY OF GAS PRICING”.PLEASE EXPLAIN IT.
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MOCKERY OF GAS PRICING”.PLEASE EXPLAIN IT.
2. WHAT IS THE DEAL OF CURRENCY SWAP BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND EXPLAININDIA-SAARC/JAPAN CURRENCY SWAP DEAL AND WHAT DOES INDIA GET BY IT?
3. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE,NATURE,USE,DIGITAL SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATES,TYPES OF IT.
THANK YOU
REGARDSANITHA
3. Dusky
17 hrs, 1 min ago
Answers:
1. (d)
2. (a)3. (a)
4. (c)
4. Prateek
16 hrs, 47 mins ago
Good work, precise and clear.
Thank You.
5. Avinash
16 hrs, 39 mins ago
thanks mrunal for one more good article…
6. Rohit singhal16 hrs, 25 mins ago
sir , thanks a lot every time.
but a question always conflict in mind that who u manages all these information. are there some specific
sites which you used to be check regularly ..
I means sir please !i request u to reveal strategies by which u find these “CHUPE RUSTUMS”.So we can
also make a leak proof shield for upsc..
7. prateek sharma
14 hrs, 44 mins ago
why pakistan and myanmar are not the members???? be it full time or dialogue partners???????? any
particular reason for that????
8. SIDHARTHA
14 hrs, 2 mins ago
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Very good article
Thank you
Mrunal Sir any news about pattern change in 2013?
or 2014?
plz update
9. rajesh kumar yadav
12 hrs, 34 mins ago
thank you mrunal sr for the articles
10. Arjun
11 hrs, 28 mins ago
What about Maldives? Is it not a part of IOR-ARC…
11. Raghu BV
11 hrs, 7 mins ago
good article. thank u sir.
12. Authi selvan
11 hrs, 4 mins ago
Thank you sir,for your good work
13. Anand
10 hrs, 48 mins ago
hello anitha with respect to your questions:
1.the crux of editorial was that underlying assumptions made by rangarajan committee to arrive at formulafor fixing price of domestic gas are irrational (without any logic) he disapproved them as following:
a)acc to rangarajan commitee price of gas rises exponentially with crude oil price unlike in other countries
where price rise is linear, for example, if for rs 5 you are getting 10 candies ,then for rs 7 you must get 14
(linear relationship) but if you have to pay rs 10 for 14 candies (more money to pay!)that is exponential
increase as said india is the only country to do so.
b)The recommnded price is calculated by formula which includes price from other markets (it means if youare going to buy a t shirt its price depends upon the price of same t shirts in other markets not on
damand/supply relationship)
conclusion: he pleads for a approach focussed on sectoral competion (good for consumer) as there will be
more competion consequenty less price .
I HOPE IT WILL BE CLEAR TO YOU NOW IF NOT LET ME KNOW
QUESTION 2:MRUNAL HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED IT ,JUST SEARCH IT.
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QUESTION 3:WILL BE ANSWERING SHORTLY
14. santy
10 hrs, 29 mins ago
q 1 ans d
q 2 ans b
q 3 ans dq 4 ans c
15. rahul
10 hrs, 27 mins ago
sir, i would like to have your astute views about a dilemma i am facing regarding ssc general awarness
section. in your post you had mentioned about the LUCENT GK while as i have already purchased
ARIHANTS GK last year.what should i do? continue with same or buy LUCENT. plz reply.
16. aaditya singh
7 hrs, 3 mins ago
@anitha I second u on that hindu article…it deserves enlightment from MRUNAL…this i am saying after
analyzing these points
1.basis of deciding the price guaranted itself is flawed,cause there is no specification whether it is for drygas or wet gas(because both dry as well as gas has their own economic and energy implication)
2.claims are being made by Rangarajan committee that prices are not sufficiently rumenerative ..that is not
profitable for sonia to get treatment abroad:-)
3.but in reality the price has been fixed for all over india by taking kG basin as standard where the price is
sufficiently profitable…even more than bidding pprice it got under bidding from international tender…so
sonia can go even for wrinkle-lift to usa:-)
4.the biggest issue although is determination of “well head” price which is average of certain random
numbers..which are not conventional prices across world and it forgets the ground realities of indiandomestic market and it’s cost of services
5.one of the indexes used Henry Hub is flawed because the formula so mentioned takes into account very
little natural gas trade as compared to the world trade
6.in natural gas this method of averaging does not work because unlike oil gas prices are not uniform
across world..so it is absurd to calculate diffrent averages from different parts of world
7.structure of indian market is in doldrums ..ownership structure is such that value chain is not
transparent…corruption at all levels…so many rajivs …so many sonias…so many rahuls yet to come;-)8.committee is full of beaurocrats who have mugged up datt and sundaram of 92 edition …so they have
no knowledge of current economy situation…so technical experts in the field are required who study
Ramesh Singh book and visit wikipedia and govt. Website
17. coreloss
2 hrs, 23 mins ago
sab kuch mrunal/munna se hi kara lo …. apna dimaag kabhi mat lagana … apna dabba bhi use karo kabhi…
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18. Hari
1 hr, 24 mins ago
Hi Ji,
Is there any software for note making in Windows 7 Platform?
19. aaditya singh27 mins ago
@zcoreloss…the issue is between the subscriber and mrunal…let him decide…anyways if u will go
through that hindu article u will realize how tough is that…only mrunal can dissect it…waise maine jitna
explain kiya hai usse jyada clarity agar tere paas hai to explain kar nahi toh muh band kar ke baith…tang
mat ara…
20. anitha17 mins ago
Respected Sir
Thank you very much for the explanation about gas pricing.Its really helpful.
I went through mrunal sir’s currency swap deal notes.But it will be helpful if you explain the following
related to that agreement.
1. How does interest rate swap is different from currency swap?Types of currency swap.Recent India-SAARC CURRENCY Swap deal and its significance.Since it is initiated by India it has fixed some norms
on LIBOR basis for currency swap,what are they?
Thank you
Regards
Anitha
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