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Essay Paper

1. culture of openness amidst the Pandemic....………………..…..03

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Economic Development 1. India-China trade deficit scenario. ……………………….……….…05

Snippets

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Indian Culture & Heritage 1. Kamakhya Festival Sans Fair……………………………………...……07

GS 2

International Relations

1. UN Arms Trade Treaty………………………………………….…………07

2. Japan to rename disputed Islands with China………….……..08

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Essay Paper

Editorial Q – How critical is It to create a culture of openness amidst the

Pandemic?

INTRO = The RTI Act, 2005, has empowered citizens to access

information from public authorities and hold them accountable.

During the COVID-19 crisis, proper implementation of the law has

assumed greater significance than ever before. It is crucial that

information related to implementation of relief measures

announced by governments be widely disseminated. For instance,

to ensure food security for the needy, Central and State

governments have put in place schemes to provide subsidised

rations. For effective delivery of foodgrains and other essential

commodities, information must be made available in the public

domain about the quantity and price of commodities, details of

beneficiaries and the list of ration shops along with their stock

position. Ground reports have revealed that in the absence of

information, it is impossible for intended beneficiaries to get their

due — ration shopkeepers siphon foodgrains and keep their shops

closed on the pretext that they have no stocks.

Currently –

Right to Information (RTI) applications seeking information

pertaining to the PM CARES Fund have been stonewalled. No

information exists on the official website of the Fund regarding the

amount collected, names of donors, expenditure incurred, or details

of beneficiaries. Reports suggest that donations of over $1 billion

have been made, including contributions from foreign sources.

RTI applying for PMCARES Fund includes –

Cons = Such as, a corrosive narrative seems to have emerged that

public scrutiny of government actions is undesirable during the crisis

and citizens must unquestioningly trust the state.

Pros =

1) This violation of peoples’ RTI is particularly concerning given the

unprecedented crisis gripping the nation. Relief and welfare

programmes funded through public money are the sole lifeline of

millions who suddenly lost income-earning opportunities during the

lockdown. If the poor and marginalised affected by the public health

emergency are to have any hope of obtaining the benefits of

government schemes, they must have access to relevant

information.

2) Greater openness would prevent controversies of the kind

exemplified by faulty testing kits and fake ventilators.

3) Serious questions arose about the government’s decision to order

the kits from China, especially in the backdrop of countries like Spain

and the Netherlands returning faulty Chinese kits.

4) Numerous instances have been reported of COVID-19-positive

patients requiring treatment in intensive care units being shunted

from one hospital to another. This could be prevented if hospitals

and health centres publicly provide real-time information about

availability of beds and other facilities.

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Way Forward –

To ensure easy accessibility to those who need it the most, relevant information must be made available in local languages and widely disseminated. In fact, this is a statutory obligation of public authorities under Section 4 of the RTI Act.

In the current scenario the role of information commissions is crucial. While in the midst of a pandemic it is reasonable to expect delays in processing information requests, public authorities must not be allowed to interpret the crisis as a justification for not complying with the RTI Act. Ex - an assessment of the functioning of the transparency

watchdogs revealed that 21 out of 29 commissions in the country

did not hold a single hearing during the first three stages of the

lockdown. While the Central Information Commission and some

State commissions used audio and video conferencing to hear and

dispose cases, most commissions did not make provision for hearing

even urgent matters.

At a time when incentives for secrecy are great, and the scope for

discretionary actions wide, it is critical to create a culture of

openness to empower people to participate meaningfully in the

decisions that have profound effects on their lives and livelihoods.

People must be able to obtain information about how and where

their money is being spent in the efforts to combat the pandemic

and whether funds are reaching the intended beneficiaries.

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Economic Development Q – Give an account of India-China trade deficit scenario. And

explain how India’s trade deficit with China can be reduced?

BACKGROUND = With an import of $65.1 billion and export of $16.6

billion, India recorded a trade deficit of $48.5 billion with China in

FY20.

While imports from China have moderately declined by 15% since

FY18 due to imposition of anti-dumping duties on some products, the

dependence of the domestic economy on Chinese imports remains

high with direct contribution to over 30% of India’s aggregate trade

deficit.

India can potentially reduce its trade deficit with China by $8.4 billion over FY21-22, which is equivalent to 17.3% of the deficit with China and 0.3% of India’s GDP

This can be achieved by the rationalisation of just a quarter of India’s imports from that country in select sectors where India has well-established manufacturing capabilities.

Over the past 3 decades, India’s exports to China grew at a CAGR of 30% but its imports expanded at 47%, leading to lower capacity utilisation of domestic players in a few sectors. We can consider certain measures to reduce the dependence gradually which will also have a positive impact on the Indian economy.

Nearly 40 sub-sectors of India had the potential to lower their import dependency on China – Such as chemicals, automotive components, bicycles parts, drug formulations, cosmetics, consumer electronics and leather-based goods.

Without any significant additional investments, the domestic manufacturing sector can substitute 25% of the total imports from specified sectors in the first phase.

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Snippets

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Indian Culture & Heritage Kamakhya Festival Sans Fair

Ambubachi, the festival marking the annual ‘menstruation’ of the presiding Goddess, began at the Kamakhya temple on June 22 without mendicants, hermits and devotees for the first time in almost 500 years.

The Kamakhya temple administration decided to keep the

premises locked in view of the spike in COVID-19 positive cases in the State, primarily Guwahati. We decided not to risk community transmission of the novel coronavirus by allowing large-scale gathering during Ambubachi Mela.

As in previous years. Our priests are conducting the rituals behind locked gates. Only assigned priests and security personnel are being let in

After the rituals, the door of the sanctum sanctorum would be opened without the start of the ‘menstruation’-ending fair

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International Relations UN Arms Trade Treaty

The UN Arms Trade Treaty is designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones.

It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans last year to pull the U.S. out of the agreement — which entered into force in 2014.

China is to join the treaty stating - it is committed to efforts to “enhance peace and stability” in the world.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told that joining the treaty was “another important measure for China to support multilateralism”. It is among the agreements reached under the Obama administration that Mr. Trump has moved to pull out of.

International Relations Japan to rename disputed Islands with China

The local assembly of Ishigaki city, Japan approved a plan to change the name of the area covering the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands — known by Taiwan and China as the Diaoyus — from “Tonoshiro” to “Tonoshiro Senkaku”.

Ishigaki is also known as Tonoshiro, and the name change was cast as

a bid to avoid confusion. But the uninhabited islands are at the centre of a festering row

between Tokyo and Beijing and the move sparked anger in both Taiwan and mainland China.

Taiwan says the islands are part of its territory, and also protested the move. “The sovereignty of Diaoyu islands belongs to our country and any move attempting to alter this fact is invalid”.

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How about this today!?

With regard to Indian Commerce and Industry’s “Focus on

Growth and not Handout” for Exports and Imports. Which of

the following statements stand true?

1. Subsidies are never good for businesses and wouldn’t help domestic exporters in engaging with the world from a position of strength and power.

2. FDI is welcome, but we have to guard against capital that is opportunistic

3. The expectations from insurance companies was much more and deeper

4. Cash transfers to citizens as a measure is preferred over labor reforms

a. 1 alone b. 1,2 c. 1,2,3 d. 1,2,3,4

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