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3 Sabarmati Ashram- 17 June 1917 Delhi Edition of The Hindu Mr Naresh Chandra

4 The Hamburg tussle Gathering in Hamburg - G20- developed and developing countries. Was not unlike a large family event: unpredictable. Success of summits such as this should be judged with regard to the emerging global context: US led by a President who wants to redefine the world order 1)-With economies changing due to digitisation and automation; 2)-With the strength of a country s electoral process increasingly tied to its cybersecurity; 3)-With migration on an unprecedented scale; and 4)-With terrorism decentralised Summit also provided a much-needed opportunity for bilateral meetings, Meeting U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was their first after the election hacking scandal and Mr. Trump s inauguration, Interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping came amid the face-of between the Indian and Chinese armies in Doklam

5 Continue Most remarkable was the fact that the G20 managed to pull together a joint communique at all, given Mr. Trump s recalcitrance("to kick") on trade and the environmentand the tension between interlocutors(व र क र ). Yet the final statement did not hide the fact that U.S. policy currently runs against the global consensus, noting America s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement but declaring that the other 19 countries recognise the pact is irreversible. U.S. saying it would help countries access and use fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently. In terms of trade, members committed to fight protectionism. Europe - which saw rifts over the U.S. s commitment to NATO, climate change and trade. G20 and other international groupings must work to mitigate their underlying causes through dialogue and responsive measures.

6 Targeting trawling Sri Lanka s legislative amendment to prohibit bottom trawling, a destructive fishing practice, is a welcome move despite its likely near-term consequence of deepening the fiheries conflct in the Palk Bay region. Attract a possible 1)- Two-year prison term and 2)-Fine of 50,000 Sri Lankan rupees. Which involves trawlers dragging weighted nets along the sea floor, is known to cause great depletion of fishery resources, and curbing it is in the interest of sustainable fishing. Political parties claim the amendment is draconian(कठ र ), and that it is targeted at the State s fishermen who regularly use hundreds of trawlers in Sri Lankan territorial waters In recent years, some fishermen in northern Sri Lanka have also adopted bottom trawling. Fishermen from both countries have been in talks for a long time to resolve the conflict. Tamil Nadu fishermen are arrested from time to time by the Sri Lankan Navy Amendment is aimed at curbing local trawlers as well as deterring trawlers from Tamil Nadu.

7 Conclusion The proposal to ban bottom trawling is two years old, but the amendment has come at a time when a Joint Working Group set up by both countries last year is in place Both countries should ensure that the situation does not disrupt regular meetings of the JWG. Besides the fisheries conflict, they need to discuss marine conservation, thus giving equal importance to protecting livelihoods and sustainable fishing

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9 Bring the House up to date The balance between fundamental rights and parliamentary privilege must be re-examined. Parliamentary privileges originated during the long struggle for democracy and citizen s rights in Britain Between a monarch and Parliament as kings used to get members who spoke or were likely to speak against the king arrested. Today, our legislators get citizens and journalists arrested The case of the Karnataka Assembly imposing fines and imprisonment on two journalists for writing something against the Speaker. Rrevived the debate about the need for codifying privileges and giving primacy to a citizen s right to free speech over legislative privileges. 19(2)- The sovereign people of India have a restricted right to free speech but their servants or representatives have an absolute freedom of speech in the Houses.

10 Continue The Supreme Court s decision in M.S.M. Sharma (1958), giving primacy to the privileges over free speech, was made in the first decade of the Republic during which the court had a lot of respect for legislators most of them were freedom fighters. However, by 1967, the Supreme Court was convinced that Parliament should not have absolute powers. Our legislators have the power to be the sole judges to decide 1)-What their privileges are, 2)-What constitutes their breach, and 3)-What punishment is to be awarded in case of breach- Is this not too wide a power-i.e. the idea of limited powers? The fault lies with the framers of the Constitution, have left the vital area of legislative privileges undefined.

11 Continue Articles 105 and 194 clearly lay down that the power, privileges and immunities of the legislature shall be as may from time to time be defied by the legislature, and until so defined, shall be those of the House of Commons. Legislators have been arguing that codification of privileges will harm the sovereignty of Parliament. Is Indian Parliament really sovereign? We want a uniform civil code but our parliamentarians do not want a codification of their privileges. Indian legislatures and British Parliament differ not merely as regards their general political status but also in the matter of legal powers. Unlike England, in India the Constitution is supreme, not Parliament. Today by sovereignty, we mean popular sovereignty and not parliamentary sovereignty. The opening words of the Constitution are we the people and not we the legislators of India.

12 Conclusion British House has itself broken from the past- Parliament or its members are no more treated as privilege questions. The U.S. House of Representative has been working smoothly without any penal powers for well over two centuries. Australia too codified privileges in 1987 Our legislators also have protection from arrest in civil cases 40 days before the session, during the session and 40 days after the session. If we count the days of three Parliamentary sessions and meetings then our MPs have protection from arrest for more than 365 days in a year There is an urgent need to have a fresh look at the vexed question of freedom of press vis-à-vis legislative privileges.

13 Reading between the numbers July 11 has been designated by the United Nations as World Population Day This year the theme is- access to family planning. UN s projection of India s population size overtaking China s by Population- changing size of the resources needed to meet the requirements Demographic dividend We have a large number of young people but we do not have the skills or jobs for this to translate linearly into larger economic output. Poorer social output as the rising per capita frustrations of life Rising population densities in cities increasing the spread of infection through too much close contact between people? Are we using up water and forests and energy faster than we can replenish them? What women need is the right to make their own childbearing decisions and to have the information and services to make these decisions wisely and well. If this truly happens, the population question will take care of itself.

14 News Analysis Page-1- Cyber attack link to glitches in RJio, NSE under probe

15 Continue Page-2- Relief for human shield victim The State Human Rights Commission on Monday directed the J&K government to pay 10 lakh as compensation to the civilian allegedly used as a human shield by the Army in Kashmir earlier this year The SHRC directs the government to pay the compensation amount within six weeks

16 Continue Page-2- INLD(Indian National Lok Dal) supporters block highways over SYL canal Satluj Yamuna Link Canal (SARYU) or SYL as it is popularly known, is a proposed 214-kilometer (133 mi) long canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. It defines river water sharing between the states of Punjab and Haryana.

17 Continue Page-4- Former ambassador to U.S. Naresh Chandra dies in Goa Was Cabinet Secretary from , was in U.S. from 1996 to 2001 Naresh Chandra was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

18 Continue Page-5- Kerala proposes stray dog(आव र क त त ) zoos To keep them off the streets in the State.

19 Continue Page-5- Karnataka sets up panel to design State lag Karnataka has constituted a nine-member committee headed by Principal Secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture, to study and submit a report to the government on the possibility of designing a separate flag for the State and providing it a statutory standing. There is no prohibition in the Constitution for the State to have its own flag. However, the manner in which the State flag is hoisted should not dishonour the national flag. It has to be always below the national flag.

20 Continue Page-11- Ships and planes arrive, it s days of war games U.S. Rear Admiral says the exercise will help India achieve a global link Japanese Admiral says chance to enhance operational capability The underlying theme of Malabar is to understand each other s SOPs(standard operating procedures )

21 Continue Page-13- ONGC Videsh to bid for Lebanon gas field India s ONGC Videsh will bid in an upcoming auction to explore and develop gas fields off the coast of Lebanon, India s oil minister said

22 Continue Page-18- Japan s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

23 Last Day- Q s- Ans NATIONAL LEVEL PARTIES IN INDIA 1)- All India Trinamool Congress AITC )- Bahujan Samaj Party BSP )- Bharatiya Janata Party BJP )- Communist Party of India CPI )- Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M )- Indian National Congress INC )- Nationalist Congress Party NCP 1999 G20 MEETING 1) Hamburg, Germany 2) Hangzhou, China

24 Last Day- Q s- Ans STATES WHO SHARE BORDER WITH WEST BENGAL 1) Odisha. 2) Assam 3) Jharkhand 4) Bihar 5) Sikkim. COUNTRIES SHARE BORDER WITH WEST BENGAL 1) Nepal. 2) Bhutan. 3) Bangladesh.

25 Last Day- Q s- Ans NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP Formed-1974 in response to the Indian nuclear test, currently 48 countries are members of NSG. SPECIFICATION REGARDING ARTICLE 371 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION Article 371:- Special provisions with respect to the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Article 371 (A):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Nagaland. Article 371 (B):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Assam. Article 371 (C):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Manipur. Article 371 (D):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Article 371 (E):- Establishment of central university in Andhra Pradesh. Article 371 (F):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Sikkim. Article 371 (G):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Mizoram. Article 371 (H):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Article 371 (I):- Special provisions with respect to the state of Goa.

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