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Clever Planning: The plan regarding removing of Article 370 began soon after Modi won 2014 elections, thus the execution and date of effectuating the plan was preordained. The plan was so micro managed, that every year NDA government meticulously was making slight yet crucial changes with respect to obliterating the effects of Article 370 without giving an inkling to the hate mongering media and other barbarous political parties. In 1951 a committee was appointed known as J&K Constituent Assembly. The primary function of Constituent Assembly was to solve Kashmir issue as Raja Hari Singh had earlier made a decision to merge with India but later, he grew reluctant to sign Instrument of Accession. Accordingly, Constituent Assembly prepared a draft, the draft prescribed a mechanism through which Jammu and Kashmir could be parallelly governed and it further gave suggestions on how to merge Kashmir with India in the near future. The prescribed mechanism was nothing but ‘Articl...

Article 370 An Evil Which Was Easy to Kill Yet Managed to Survive For 70 Years.  Prime Minister Modi had promised to all Indians, that post winning the election he would scrap this Article by adding this issue in his manifesto’s top priority category and finally, Article 370 and 35A has been revoked, for which we were waiting for several years and were never sure that we Indians would witness this historic event at least in our lifetime, but NDA Government made it possible, thus proving the fact ‘Modi Hain Toh Mumkin Hain’ . Article 370 and 35A had been a bone of contention for India and her state Jammu and Kashmir since independence. Kashmir was like a country existing within a country, terrorism flourished and was at the apex influencing thousands of youth living in Kashmir Valley. But what actually comes to our mind is, that how did NDA government successfully revoke article 370 without much resistance.   The Process: Many debates took place in the past...

Triple Talaq Bill Passed in India’s Upper House Rajya Sabha.  Triple Talaq Bill has been finally passed by Rajya Sabha, with respect to women empowerment this bill was much needed to be passed by the parliament. Triple Talaq Bill can play a very crucial role and reform our present society only if it is implemented properly. The actual name of this bill is not Triple Talaq, rather Triple Talaq Bill is a name that has been coined by Indian media. This bill was passed by Rajya Sabha as ‘Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,2019’, waiting for President’s assent after which it will transform into law. Official Definition of Triple Talaq: Officially this bill makes all declaration of instant divorce, including in written or electronic form, to be void (not enforceable by law) and illegal. Further this bill defines talaq as ‘Talaq-e-Biddat’ or any other similar form of talaq pronounced by a Muslim man resulting in instant and irrevocable divorce. Talaq-e...

Dangers Of Focussing Only On Economic Growth, Which Can Be Harmful To Humans And Environment As Well.  Recent Report By UNESCAP, Survey 2019: Recently a report, 'Survey 2019' was  published by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific) and the theme of the report was 'Ambitions Beyond Growth'. The main aim of Survey 2019 is to focus on ways and methods to make ambitious Agenda 2030 or Agenda 30 of  SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) successful.  Steps to be Taken: An additional annual investment of $1.5 trillion will be allocated in developing countries of Asia Pacific region, so that they can achieve the set goals of Agenda 2030 of SDGs. In the report, UNESCAP has further added that the developing countries of Asia Pacific region should expand their policies beyond the focus of mere economic growth. The fundamental reason for this is, the countries facing high levels of inequality, unemployment and most importantly e...

Boosting Private Investment In India, Presented By- Mohit Singh. Ways to Boost Private Investment In India In Order To Enhance Growth Rate, Employment, Exports.  If we will see the economy of India, then the primary reason that is contributing towards the growth of India's economy are Consumption and Government Spending. In India Consumption and Government Spending are the main source for gross capital formation and investment in the economy. But the problem is that, Government spending led growth is bound to hit plateau, in order to break this barrier Private Investment has to come into play to further accelerate economy, and when I am talking about private investment then it means that there should be least intervention from government side at a time when private firms want to expand their base the way they want. Government  should only intervene to the extent of imposing basic and necessary regulations.  Current Growth Scenario in India : As we know ...

US-INDIA Trade War, A Trade War That Is Running Parallel To US-China Trade War. It's a fact that few years back when anyone used to talk about Trade War then the response that person used to get was, there could be no Trade War, the world economy is very stable, Donald Trump is a very smart businessman and he won't push US into a trade war, but soon US-China Trade War happened followed by USA Trade war with multiple countries and consequently India too fell into Trade War with the US. The Trade War that's going on between US and India is very important at least from India's point of view as we need to observe, to what extent this ongoing Trade War would impact India's relation with US and does India require to change her foreign policy in the coming years.   Developments: India hiked duty on 29 category of items that were imported from the US. This was basically a retaliatory step taken by India against US imposing high tariffs on steel and aluminium ...

Chinese Milk Banned Again In India As There Are Speculations Regarding High Content Of Melamine Present In The Milk. Whenever you go to supermarkets or departmental stores or airports you might have noticed one thing that there is no Chinese milk or Chinese Milk Products like chocolates present on the shelves, though you will find American chocolates, Or everyone's favourite Swiss chocolates and cheese. Reason for this absence of Chinese dairy in our market is the ban that was imposed on Chinese dairy back in 2008, and since then many consecutive ban extensions has been imposed on Chinese Dairy, and this time it's going to be more strict. Issue: The Government has recently extended further ban on import of Chinese Milk and Milk products and any floating dairy product in Indian market manufactured in China, the reason for this is Melamine which has caused havoc in many countries killing hundreds of infants.  Official Statement: "Prohibition on impo...

The Rise of ISIS.   The Rise Of  ISIS From A Small Rebel Group of Afghanistan to Forming The Largest Terrorist Organisation and Making an attempt to Establish Caliphate (Khalifa) Similar to the last Caliphate The Ottoman Caliphate. ISIS is known by different names one name that David Cameron gave to ISIS which was widely used was ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) but officially the organisation is called as 'Islamic State' ISIS or ISIL is a Salafi Jihadist Militant Group, Salafi Jihadism is basically a religious and somewhat political ideology that strictly believes in physical jihadism and the Salafi Movement which overall is linked to the ideology that Sunni Islam is true Islam and the law that governs them is Sharia Law. Though the struggle for the formation of ISIS as the largest terrorist organisation is very long and covers a long period of time towards its development what we witnessed in 2014 but the small rebel group of Afghanistan never aspired to b...