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2 THE HINDU editorial Analysis in Hindi today EDITORIAL The Hindu Editorial Decode in Hindi DATE: 31 May 2018 Thursday BY: UPSC IAS EXAM YOUTUBE CHANNEL KARDAM RAVAL GENERAL STUDIES EXPERT WE BELIEVE IN DELIVERING EXCELLENCE

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4 Today s Roadmap 20 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POKHRAN NUCLEAR TESTSTRANSITION TESTS CATALAN MOVEMENT: THE PEOPLE S WILL? FUN FACT ANALYSIS' VOCABULARY

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8 FUN FACT Yesterday's Answer: Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance from Andhra Pradesh. It is also popular all over South India. Vachika abhinaya (use of words or dialogues) is a special feature of the Kuchipudi style.bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of South India. kalamkari: Southern and Coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Coastal Tamil Nadu. Shrikalahasti (Andhra Pradesh) and Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). Painted and bock-printed textiles: In Srikalahasti, the pattern is drawn and filled in with special pens made out of bamboo and cotton. In Machilipatnam, the line drawing done with a pen is transferred onto wooden blocks which are carved and then used to print the fabric. The craft is thriving and a variety of products are being manufctured today, such as dress materials, temple canopies and backdrops, prayer mats, curtains, bed sheets, wall hangings etc. The FAO accords the status of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative? To provide modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance their agricultural productivity To identify and safeguard eco-friendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapers, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of the local communities To provide Geographical Indication status to all the varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

9 20 th anniversary of the Pokhran nuclear tests Why the 20 th anniversary of the Pokhran nuclear tests was so muted this month. The muted response to the 20th anniversary of India s nuclear weapons tests this past month puts this milestone firmly in the second category. It is a far cry from the triumphalism that overtook India 20 years ago. Today India occupies a special position as a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology. This status is a product and a reflection of the steady attempt by New Delhi to shift attention away from its nuclear weapons and towards its civil nuclear technology. India could not act like just another nuclear weapons power. By the time the NPT was negotiated, the world had witnessed 925 tests by the NWS, including 96 by the U.S. in 1962 alone. New Delhi declared a moratorium on testing after the two series of tests on May 11 and 13.

10 Continue.. India published a draft nuclear doctrine within five years of testing. The U.S. first published its Nuclear Posture Review in None of the other NWS has an explicitly published doctrine. The U.S., Russia and China are modernising their nuclear assets; the U.S. and Russia are also developing weapons with calibrated yields. Pakistan claims to have developed tactical nuclear weapons. India has stayed away from these discussions. Its position, as declared in 2003, states that India will respond to WMD use against it with a strike designed to cause unacceptable damage. India has been very vocal about joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the informal groupings that control trade in nuclear and dual-use technology. Along with the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group, they control trade in sensitive materials and technology; together, they provide ballast for the nuclear regime underpinned by the NPT.

11 continue.. India has a troubled relationship with the NPT. Though deciding against accession in 1968, India supports the Treaty and has benefitted from the stability it has provided by limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. By the terms of the NPT, India cannot be a nuclear have as the Treaty only recognises those states that conducted a nuclear test before 1968 to be NWS. Only way to fully legitimise India s (legal) nuclear choices is to make the NPT irrelevant to India, while not undermining the Treaty. Membership would not significantly affect power production, and yet accession remains so totemic as to overshadow the fact that we have actually joined the MTCR, Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. India s choosing to clear its path to that seat using civil nuclear rather than weapons development is a purely pragmatic decision. Deciding to test in May 1998 at Pokhran was probably the last truly sovereign decision that it made in this field. Now declared, what India chooses to do with its nukes is legitimately a global concern. This may explain why May 11 is now National Technology Day and a rising India is protecting its economy by shifting attention away from the Bomb.

12 Catalan movement: the people s will? The Catalan issue is uncharted territory in global politics. Background of Catalonian movement Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain in the north-east end of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. It has four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, which is the second most populated city in Spain. Catalonia was historically an autonomous region of the Iberian peninsula, which encompasses Spain and Portugal. In July 2010, the Constitutional Court in Madrid overruled part of the 2006 autonomy statute, stating that there is no legal basis for recognising Catalonia as a separate country in the framework of the Spanish nation state. Catalonia is one of the wealthiest regions of Spain. It accounts for 20.07% of the Spanish GDP. Secession would therefore cost Spain almost a fifth of its economic output, and trigger a row on how to carve up the 836 billion of national debt.

13 Continue.. A new chapter has begun in the Catalan independence movement. On May 17, hardliner separatist leader Quim Torra was sworn in as the President of Catalonia. He pledged only to be faithful to the people of Catalonia and made no reference to the Spanish king, the constitution or the flag. He later declared the Catalan government s desire to continue the push for independence. The Catalans have cultural, historical and political legitimacy in their claim. Their culture is distinct from Spain and has historically faced oppression in the hands of Spanish rulers as recently as under Francisco Franco in the 20 th century. The Catalans have decried this oppression and maintained their distinct language and culture in the face of oppression. A claim for independence via a democratically-elected government has never been raised in a well-established, Western democracy. It is a perilous situation, where the democratic process is pitted against the sacrosanct nature of a country s territorial boundaries. The vital twist in this case lies in the fact that free and fair democratic elections are the very institutions that empower most nation-states of the world, including Spain.

14 VOCABULARY Glitch (noun) = A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment (ख म य ) Recur (verb) = Occur again periodically (आवर त ) Deploy (verb) = Bring into effective action, move troops into position for military action (र त न र त) Ballot (noun) = A system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue (ग प त र तद न) Deem (verb) = Regard or consider in a specified way (मवच र करन ) Stray (adj) = Misguided, fallen (पथभ रष ट) Prone (adj) = Likely to suffer, vulnerable Empirical (adj) = Based on experience rather than theory (प रय गम द ध) Muted (adj) = Quiet and soft ( न) Turbulent (adj) = Characterized by conflict, disorder or confusion (अश र त) Moratorium (noun) = A temporary prohibition of an activity (प रमर तब ध) Doctrine (noun) = A set of belief (म द ध र त) Glean (verb) = Obtain from various sources, often with difficulty (ब नन ) Deterrence (noun) = The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences (अवर ध) Equanimity (noun) = Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation ( र त लन) Accession (noun) = Succession, elevation (पदप र प तप त) Desultory (adj) = Lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm (अमनयम र त) Nuke (noun) = A nuclear weapon

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