Indian Polity & International Relations

This page covers Indian Politics and International Relations from the examination point of view. Ideal for UPSC and SPSC aspirants.

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Host: You'd disagree rules based orders should apply to world uniformly?

EAM Jaishankar: If people were so principled in this part of the world, thr would have been practising them in Asia, or Afghanistan

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Host: India spoke against China, but abstained on Ukraine at UNSC?

EAM Jaishankar: Situation in IndoPac & transatlantic not analogous. If thr was connection by that logic we would had European powers very early taking sharp position in Indo Pac. Havnt seen that.

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

EAM responds & explains while intl relationships are competitive, countries in ‘own interest should be prudent’ & ‘do due diligence’. Adds’,countries are being saddled with large debts,projects unsustainable, airports were airplanes doesn’t come, harbour wr ships doesn’t Come’

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Speaking at Munich Security conference, Bangladesh FM AK Abdul Momen highlights how his country is doing well & aspirations are rising. Thanks India, Japan for support but "China comes forward with basket of money & aggressive proposal".

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Minsk pact (Russia, Ukraine, OSCE) is 2015 agreement that calls for ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk, Luhansk & others. Normandy format (includes Germany, France) basically focuses on Minsk's implementation.

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

Pardoning power of governor

Myth: Governor can't pardon death sentence

Actual:
"..the Governor of a State can pardon prisoners, including death row ones, even before they have served a minimum 14 years of prison sentence."

https://t.co/B2jXxeot14

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

"The Constitution’s framers used the term “uniform” in Article 44 and not “common”, because “common” means “one and the same in all circumstances”, while “uniform” means “the same in similar conditions”. Different people may have different laws,.."

https://t.co/Z779efGAk6

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

India-Russia-China-USA Relations:

"Delhi has no power to nudge Moscow towards Washington, nor does it have a veto over Russia’s strategic partnership with China. Moscow too can’t inhibit Delhi’s new realism in the rearrangement of India’s great power relations." - @MohanCRaja

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

#ExpressOpinion | India and the Great Power rivalry

@MohanCRaja writes: https://t.co/v2RAbPdK3Q

[Constantino Xavier @Constantinoeth_]

Factors that may explain stagnation/reduction in grants/loans, esp in South Asia:
1. Afghanistan disengagement.
2. Completion of legacy projects, eg Terai Road in Nepal, after 15 years of delays.
3. Shift from grants/loans to lines of credit as pref tool for dev partnerships.

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

When it comes to aid to countries, last year's budget allocated Rs 7635.15 while according to revised budget amount was Rs 5698.43 cr. This year allocation announced was of Rs 6750 cr (R885.15 cr decrease as compared to BudgetFY21, R1051.57 cr increase as campared to revised)

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

The #EconomicSurvey2022 has just been presented in Parliament. It comes in 2 volumes- the first looks at overall macroeconomic and sectoral developments, and the second is a revamped statistical appendix #EconomicSurvey (1/16) @FinMinIndia @PIB_India @nsitharamanoffc

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

limits on legislature’s power

✓the need to exercise the suspension power limited to restoring order in the House
✓the suspension beyond the duration of the session illegal
✓if a member is expelled by a resolution of the House, EC is bound to hold by-election within 6 months

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

India - Central Asia Relations
Overview-
Trade ~$2 bn with India as against $41 bn with China

Connectivity to CAR:
- Pakistan doesn't allow transit route
- Chabahar Port route need further rail road linkages to CAR
- INSTC route via Bandar Abbas port not fully operational

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

1st Yoga Festival of Saudi Arabia took place in the country's commercial center Jeddah on Saturday.

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

India - West Asia relations
India - Oman
(a) JMCC (Joint Military Cooperation Committee)- highest forum of engagement in the field of defence
(b) Indian Diaspora present ~ 6.2 lakhs
(c) Duqm Port - India use this port for military use, reconnaissance
https://t.co/FuetFZcsc4

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

"So while India’s position is largely rooted in neutrality, New Delhi has adapted itself to the post-2014 status quo on Ukraine."

A crisp overview of Russia- Ukraine crisis by @johnstanly

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

India Central Asia outcomes on Afghanistan: Joint statement says
--Joint Working Group on Afghanistan at Senior Officials Level to be established
--Uzbekistan to hold Afghanistan conference under SCO in July 2022 in Tashkent
--reaffirmed importance of UNSC Resolution 2593 (2021)

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Ukraine- Russia- West situation: India Angle So Far

[Indian Polity & International Relations @upsc_psir]

“In accordance with the normal practice, willingness of the person proposed to be conferred Padma Awards is informally ascertained (to the extent possible) before the announcement of the Award”

Refusal of Padma award by CPM veteran.

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

#ExpressFrontPage | In a terse statement issued in Kolkata, an ailing Bhattacharya said: “I don’t know anything about Padma Bhushan award, nobody told me about it. If I have been awarded the Padma Bhushan, I refused to accept it.”

https://t.co/IBORLyTigg

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Coup announced on live TV by soldiers in West African nation of Burkina Faso.

Video csty: State Broadcaster RTB