Lecture 1- Quote 2- Editorials 3- Vocabulary 4- Subjective Q 5- Current Affair Q 6- News Analysis 7- Capital & Currency 8- Prelims Focus Facts 9- Revision(Base Knowledge) 10- Maps Practice-(Q-Revision)
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India and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia and India to boost cooperation Western economies comes down ue Continuing tensions between the great powers - between 1)-The U.S. and Russia, or 2)-The U.S. and China China s moves in particular, both its naval forays in 1)-The Indo Pacific and 2)-Its Belt and Road Initiative connectivity project, Have the potential to change equations in the region. Trade with ASEAN at $76 billion, India ranks lower than not just the U.S. and China, but also South Korea, Japan and Australia- China ASEAN trade value reached $452.2 billion in 2016 ASEAN and India called for measures to deepen security, economic and socio cultural cooperation, and connectivity
Continue Three Cs of commerce, connectivity and culture India Myanmar Thailand Trilateral Highway, Kaladan multimodal highway, and Tamu Kalay rail link to Myanmar has lagged behind deadlines Border trade posts and infrastructure in the Northeast need much improvement to attract investment in the region. Commercial flights Bay of Bengal can be used as an exploratory ground India and the ASEAN countries have much to gain from each other Year 2017 was an important landmark as India and ASEAN commemorated 25 years of their partnership, 15 years of summit - level interaction, 5 years of strategic partnership
Continue The physical size of a nation did not matter during the 19th and most of the 20th centuries. Britain, Germany, France and Japan leveraged their Industrial Revolution advantage on technology Europe thus became the global centre till the late 1950s. Continental shift Now, potential power is shifting to the two large nations of the Asian mainland, China and India, 1)-Which are nuclear weapons states and 2)-With fast growing economies. 3)-Together they represent 60% of the Asian mainland 4)-Asia already accounts for almost half of the world s population, 5)-One third of its bulk cargo and 6)-40% of the world s o shore oil reserves.
Continue Home to several fast growing new economies with GDP growth rates above 7% per year, Asian defence spending ($439 billion) is also much more than Europe s ($386 billion) Potentially both are poised to the role of global powers. To achieve that potential, both require Hardware, software and the clear mindset for exercising this power. Global power matrix has undergone a paradigm change, concerns to emerging Indo Pacific ocean strategic issues. Thus India China relations matter as never before. Looking beyond Pakistan Since 1971, Pakistan has already broken into two, and there are still internal pressures. India therefore needs a new mindset: to look beyond Pakistan
Continue U.S. has become a much friendlier nation for India India s economy is growing fast to become an open, competitive market economy, the third largest in PPP term After my recent visit to China, I believe there is an unfortunate trust deficit that requires bilateral discussion at a high political level and not between bureaucrats Indian Ocean has now emerged as the epi centre of global power play in the 21st century With Indonesian partnership, India can monitor the Malacca Strait through which over 80% of the freight traffic of China and East Asia passes China would be more flexible in dealing with India if it is convinced of India s equidistance- U.S. On China U.S. disputes involving distant places such astaiwan and South China Sea islands. Of course, we will require that China respond with similar nonchalance on Pakistan India disputes. India has thus to develop deeper cultural and civilisational linkages with China and rest of Asia
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Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1-Trump pushes America First Now is the best time to bring your money, your jobs, your businesses to America, America First does not mean America alone.when the U.S. grows so does the world.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Armed forces set to be reduced in Northeast Another o fficial said no final decision to repeal the AFSPA had been taken, but the Jeevan Reddy committee report that recommended it was discussed from time to time. February elections in Nagaland,Tripura and Meghalaya. A decision has been taken that no more Central forces would be sent to the northeastern States. The State governments will deploy the police for regular law and order and patrolling duties,
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Trump must walk the talk: Karzai Ex Afghan President hopes U.S. will help stop Pakistani support to terror forces Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called upon U.S. President Donald Trump to walk the talk on curbing Pakistan s support of extremist forces. Mr. Trump, in a tweet at the beginning of the year, had chastised Pakistan for giving safe haven to terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis India, ASEAN target swift deal on RCEP
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,Thailand,Vietnam) and the six states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Renewables sector wants Budget to pack more energy
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Alpha wins 45 crore ring simulator order from Army Alpha DesignTechnologies Ltd. has signed a 45 crore deal with the Ministry of Defence to supply to the Army indigenous simulators for gunnery and missile ring from BMP II vehicles.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis There s a gun to our heads: Vishal Bhardwaj speaks at the Jaipur Literature Festival Filmmakers condemn climate of censorship preventing screening of Padmaavat CJI- Impeachment plan in limbo(ढ लम ल) SP not in favour of moving a motion;trinamool yet to make stand clear
Last Day- Q s- Answers Gopal Krishna Gokhle was Gandhiji's political Guru Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954 Padma awards were instituted in the year 1954 The award is given in three categories PadmaVibhushan for "exceptional and distinguished service". PadmaVibhushan is second highest civilian award in India. Padma Bhushan for "distinguished service of a high order". Padma Bhushan is third highest civilian award in India. Padma Shri is awarded for "distinguished service". Padma Shri is last and fourth highest civilian award in India.
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