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Also r The precarious status of H-1B visa holders in the US Page No. 2 r Secure the future of migrants Page No. 12 Read r India stares at a long road to economic revival Page No. 19 Page 44 r How to talk to your children about protests and racism Page No. 29 Home Business Auto NLIGHT INSURANCE Insurance (A Division of Nlight Financial LLC) (See Full Page Advt. on Page 20) Call : 917-612-3158 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 COMMUNITY 2 The precarious status of H-1B visa holders in the US Some sort of restrictions could be imposed even within weeks. In the proclamation, Trump directed the secretar- ies of labour and homeland security to review various visa programmes and recommend appropriate measures H-1B was a big target for the H-1B programme. The dency, the US economy cre- prised if Trump returns to his Trump in 2016, who repeat- one major action he took ated more than 6.5 million 2016 self during the cam- edly criticised it during the was an executive order jobs, which weakened the paign. There is a big differ- presidential campaign. He signed just three months argument that H-1B workers ence between then and once vowed to “end forever after swearing-in as the 45th are depriving US citizens of now, however. In 2016, it was the use of the H-1B as a president of the US. That jobs. But now, with more all rhetoric from an insurgent cheap labour programme”, was the “Buy American and than 33 million jobs vanish- campaigner; now, being the and make it “an absolute Hire American” order, which ing in less than three president, he has the tools requirement to hire Ameri- directed federal agencies to months, the voices of H-1B to implement what he can workers first for every “propose new rules and is- critics are resonating more preached four years ago. In visa and immigration sue new guidance” to “pro- than ever. With his manage- the meantime, H-1B work- (News Agencies)United measures, “and ensure the programme” without any tect the interests of” US ment of the coronavirus pan- ers and the Indian IT indus- States (US) President prioritisation, hiring, and exception. workers. demic diminishing his re- try should pray for the best Donald Trump recently employment of United But once in power, Trump During the first three election prospects signifi- but expect and be prepared signed a new presidential States workers”. largely avoided talking about years of Trump’s presi- cantly, one shouldn’t be sur- for the worst. proclamation that imposed Even if no additional a 60-day ban on issuing measures are implemented, Green Cards to certain im- the H-1B community is liv- 3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly migrants. India’s information ing in fear of job loss and technology (IT) industry and the thought of having to leave sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece hundreds of thousands of H- the country. If the economy 1B visa holders in the US doesn’t turn the corner, any- (News Agencies)The both face masks and hand complaint reads. “Ten-pack only company to take ad- — a significant majority of where from 20% to 25% of 3M corporation has filed sanitizer on March 11th. of fake N95 mask for $150 vantage of the situation. As whom are Indian nationals H-1B employees could lose suit against a third-party KMJ’s alleged part of its filing, 3M says it — heaved a huge sigh of their jobs, according to one Amazon seller called KMJ price-gouging has filed eleven other law- relief:?The proclamation did estimate. Trading Inc, which alleg- took place before suits related to counterfeit not eliminate the 65,000 H- Even if the gradual re- edly sold more than those restrictions products and price gouging 1B visas for fiscal year 2021. opening of the economy re- $350,000 worth of N95 res- went into effect, during the However, H-1B workers, sults in some sort of recov- pirator masks, as first re- beginning on Feb- pandemic.Reached for who number more than half ery, there is no question the ported by The Wall Street ruary 24th. comment, Amazon ap- a million, are not out of the post-coronavirus pandemic Journal. The products were KMJ itself plauded the lawsuit and woods yet. It is unlikely that terrain will be challenging for listed for as much as $23 used multiple ac- emphasized its anti-coun- they will be, till the economy the Indian IT sector in the per mask — a huge counts to make terfeiting efforts on Market- picks up steam, or, at the US. With the health care in- markup from the list price those sales, of- place. The company says very least, until all the bal- frastructure overwhelmed by of $1.27. Amazon has fering 45 different products is just crooked during this it has removed more than lots are counted after the the pandemic and the struggled with counterfeit across three different pandemic.”3M hasn’t 500,000 pandemic-related presidential election on No- economy in the middle of a mask sales since the be- storefronts.The lawsuit raised its price for N95 products from the market- vember 3. recession, the upcoming ginning of the novel cites a number of cus- masks, and the US supply place since the outbreak Some sort of restrictions presidential election, which coronavirus outbreak, tomer complaints about has been tightly controlled began. “We’re proud to be could be imposed even is less than six months when N95 masks became the masks, which appear by the Federal Emergency working with 3M to hold within weeks. In the procla- away, will be fought largely an urgent necessity for es- to have been both decep- Management Agency. That these bad actors account- mation, Trump directed the on these two issues. And sential workers. Amazon tively labeled and occasion- combination of high de- able,” said Dharmesh secretaries of labour and jobs, 30 million of them hav- warned Marketplace sell- ally defective. “I think these mand and restricted sup- Mehta, Amazon’s VP in homeland security to review ing vanished, will be at the ers against price gouging are fake N95 Mask, and ply created the perfect con- charge of customer trust various visa programmes front and centre of the cam- as early as February, ulti- seller price gouged me 20 ditions for price-gouging, and partner support. “When and recommend appropriate paign for both sides. mately restricting sales of times the retail price,” one and KMJ is far from the we find a bad actor violat- ing our policies, we work quickly to remove the Melissa Mark-Viverito Participates products and take action on the bad actor, as we’ve done here, and we wel- in Back-to-Back NY-15 Debates come collaboration from (News Agencies)BRONX, NY needs to drop-out of the NY-15 decision-making. Mark-Viverito’s brands like 3M.” 3M has – Last night, former Speaker of the race. Mark-Viverito stated, "we performance was especially no- asked for statutory dam- New York City Council and can- don't need any fake Democrats table when asked to describe her ages as high as $2 million didate for New York’s 15th Con- who align with Trump in this time plan to address immigration re- dollars and a permanent in- gressional District Melissa Mark- of hate and division. We need form in Congress. Mark-Viverito junction against the defen- Viverito joined her opponents in coalition builders that are going noted, “the issues with these fed- dants from selling goods iden- the debate stage. Mark-Viverito to bring justice and equity to our eral packages is they have left out tified with 3M. “By selling and participated in the News 12 de- community." Watch Melissa small businesses, left out un- delivering to customers coun- bate and the Bronx-wide People’s share her thoughts on Rev. Diaz documented people, and mixed- terfeit, damaged, deficient, or Candidates Forum where she dis- after the debates. The Bronx-wide status families. It's disgraceful and otherwise altered respirators cussed police reform, the COVID- coalition is are a group of organi- should not be allowed." The Bronx and engaging in price-goug- 19 pandemic, immigration reform, zations that are committed to 12 debate was streamed live on ing, Defendants caused ir- our economy, affordable housing, fighting for racial justice, economic Facebook and will be broadcast reparable damage to 3M’s NYCHA, and our health care sys- democracy, intergenerational on their channel this Tuesday, reputation,” the complaint tem! Mark-Viverito also took the voices, environmental June 16th. Both debates are avail- reads. “There is no adequate opportunity to reinforce her stance sustainability, and putting those able to watch in full on Facebook remedy at law for these inju- that Reverend Ruben Diaz Sr. most impacted at the center of @News12Bx and @NWBCCC. ries.” Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 COMMUNITY 3 Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide Although they receive a fraction of the attention devoted to state-sponsored groups or headline-grabbing heists, “cyber mercenary” services are widely used. (News Agencies)A little-known identity of BellTroX’s clients. In a Although they receive a frac- Indian IT firm offered its hacking telephone interview, the tion of the attention devoted to services to help clients spy on company’s owner, Sumit Gupta, state-sponsored espionage more than 10,000 email accounts declined to disclose who had hired groups or headline-grabbing over a period of seven years. him and denied any wrongdoing. heists, “cyber mercenary” ser- Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Muddy Waters founder vices are widely used, he said. Services targeted government of- Carson Block said he was “dis- “Our investigation found that no ficials in Europe, gambling ty- appointed, but not surprised, to sector is immune.”A cache of data data by checking it against emails accounts of marketing executives. coons in the Bahamas, and well- learn that we were likely targeted reviewed by Reuters provides in- received by the targets. On the Gupta was declared a fugitive in known investors in the United for hacking by a client of BellTroX.” sight into the operation, detailing list: judges in South Africa, politi- 2017, although the U.S. Justice States including private equity gi- KKR declined to comment. tens of thousands of malicious cians in Mexico, lawyers in Department declined to comment ant KKR and short seller Muddy Researchers at internet watch- messages designed to trick vic- France and environmental groups on the current status of the case Waters, according to three former dog group Citizen Lab, who spent tims into giving up their passwords in the United States. These doz- or whether an extradition request employees, outside researchers, more than two years mapping out that were sent by BellTroX be- ens of people, among the thou- had been issued. and a trail of online evidence. the infrastructure used by the tween 2013 and 2020. The data sands targeted by BellTroX, did Speaking by phone from his Aspects of BellTroX’s hacking hackers, said they had “high con- was supplied on condition of ano- not respond to messages or de- home in New Delhi, Gupta denied spree aimed at American targets fidence” that BellTroX employees nymity by online service providers clined comment. Reuters was not hacking and said he had never are currently under investigation were behind the espionage cam- used by the hackers after Reuters able to establish how many of the been contacted by law enforce- by U.S. law enforcement, five paign. alerted the firms to unusual pat- hacking attempts were success- ment. He said he had only ever people familiar with the matter told “This is one of the largest spy- terns of activity on their platforms. ful. BellTroX’s Gupta was charged helped private investigators down- Reuters. The U.S. Department of for-hire operations ever exposed,” The data is effectively a digital in a 2015 hacking case in which load messages from email Justice declined to comment. said Citizen Lab researcher John hit list showing who was targeted two U.S. private investigators ad- inboxes after they provided him Reuters does not know the Scott-Railton. and when. Reuters validated the mitted to paying him to hack the with login details. Four Vande Bharat Mission evacuees test Covid-19 positive in Bihar The Covid 19 positive cases in Bihar are driven mainly by the returning migrant work force. Arabia,” said Gaya civil surgeon ent dates after they landed at TrueNat machine, have turned Dr Brajesh Kumar Singh. the Gaya international airport out to be negative. Five results The Gulf returnees to have between May 31and June 6. are pending,” said Dr Singh.52 tested positive for the virus be- They are presently undergoing of the 2,284 air passengers to long to Bihar’s Gaya, treatment at the Anugrah have arrived at Gaya were found Gopalganj, East Champaran Narayan Magadh Medical Col- to be symptomatic. Of them, 10 and Muzaffarpur districts. lege Hospital (ANMMCH), which tested positive on the TrueNat Results of five other has been designated a Covid- machine, while another sample (News Agencies)Four out of positive for Sars-CoV-2, which samples sent to the Patna 19 special facility, added Dr of a Covid-positive woman 2,284 passengers who landed causes coronavirus diseases Medical College (PMCH) for re- Singh. passenger’s husband, was also at Bihar’s Bodh Gaya interna- (Covid-19). verse transcription polymerase “Four of the 11 samples sent sent for confirmatory test to the tional airport after evacuation “Two of the four passengers chain reaction (RT-PCR), a con- for confirmatory test to the PMCH, he added. from different countries in the to have tested positive for the firmatory test for Covid-19, were PMCH have been found to be “The Air India operated flights second phase of the Vande virus had arrived from Qatar and pending, he added.These pas- positive, while two samples, from nine countries to Gaya dur- Bharat Mission, have tested one each from Oman and Saudia sengers were tested on differ- which had tested positive on the ing phase-II of the Vande Bharat Mission, catering to around Trump administration rolls back Obama-era 2,500 passengers from Bihar and Jharkhand between May 18 and June 6,” said Dilip Kumar, health care protections for transgenders director of the Gaya international In a move applauded by President reassignment treatment, and even for medical professionals could have been airport. Donald Trump’s conservative religious transgender people who need care for forced to facilitate gender reassignment “Our airport facilitated move- base, his administration on Friday final- common illnesses such as diabetes or surgeries and abortions — even if they ment of 12 Air India aircraft from ized a rule that overturns Obama-era heart problems. believed this was a violation of their con- nine countries under Vande protections for transgender people But conservatives say the Obama ad- science or believed it harmful to the pa- Bharat Mission, besides cater- against sex discrimination in health ministration exceeded its legal author- tient,” said Mary Beth Waddell of the ing to special evacuation flights care. ity in broadly interpreting gender. Be- religious conservative Family Research from Myanmar, Kuwait, United The Department of Health and Human hind the dispute over legal rights is a Council.But House Speaker Nancy Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman Services said it will enforce sex discrimi- medically recognized condition called Pelosi said, “Religious freedom is no jus- during this period,” added nation protections “according to the “gender dysphoria” — discomfort or dis- tification for hatred or bigotry, and every Kumar.Notably, 72% of Bihar’s plain meaning of the word ‘sex’ as male tress caused by a discrepancy between American has the right to seek and receive 5,583 Covid-19 cases are among or female and as determined by biology.” the gender that a person identifies as care without intimidation or fear.” The Ameri- This rewrites an Obama-era regulation and the gender at birth. Consequences can Medical Association strongly criticized the migrant workers. Over 2 mil- that sought a broader understanding can include severe depression. Treat- the Trump administration’s action. “The fed- lion migrants have returned to the shaped by a person’s internal sense of ment can range from sex-reassignment eral government should never make it more state by 1,491 Shramik Special being male, female, neither or a combi- surgery and hormones to people chang- difficult for individuals to access health care trains between May 3 and June nation. ing their outward appearance by adopt- — during a pandemic or any other time,” 5, said Anupam Kumar, secre- LGBTQ groups say explicit protec- ing a different hairstyle or said Dr. Susan Bailey, the group’s presi- tary, information and public rela- tions are needed for people seeking sex- clothing.“Under the old Obama rule, dent. tions department, Bihar. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 INDIA-CURRENT AFFAIRS 4 SC directs NHRC to examine allegations of bonded labour in brick kilns in UP, Bihar The Supreme Court also asked the NHRC to issue guidelines for protection and rehabilitation of bonded labourers in the light of their increased vulnerability due to the Covid-19 pandemic. considered the complaints and petitioner the liberty to move the are often made to work long issued directions on May 11 to Supreme Court again in case of shifts of over 12 hours.“One of the the district administrations of delay by NHRC in dealing with labourers (at the Dhaudarh brick Rohtas in Bihar and Sambhal in the matter.Two of the three brick kiln) was beaten on his head with UP, where the three brick kilns kilns are in Rohtas district in a stick and left bleeding merely are situated, to conduct inquiry Bihar (in Bharkol and Dhaudarh for asking for his statutory wages. and submit reports but no action villages) and one is in Sambhal Three victims who are pregnant, was taken by the district district in UP. According to the are among such labourers, who authorities prompting Hussain to petition, the Bharkol brick kiln are not being provided any approach the apex court on May has 41 bonded labourers medical assistance,” the 25.When the matter first came including 14 children while the petitioner alleged.The petition up for hearing before the Dhaudarh kiln has 84 such filed through advocate Srishti (News Agencies)The Supreme that 187 people have been forced Supreme Court on June 3, the workers including 27 dependent Agnihotri said that after the Court on Tuesday ordered the into bonded labour in three brick top court had issued notice to the children. The one at Sambhal has NHRC passed orders directing National Human Rights kilns and are being made to do Uttar Pradesh and Bihar 62 bonded labourers. All the 187 inquiry, the district administration Commission (NHRC) to examine hard physical labour in inhuman governments and also asked the people are from scheduled caste of Sambhal through the labour complaints regarding alleged conditions. District Magistrates of Rohtas communities. enforcement officer, conducted a bonded labour in three brick kilns The apex court also asked the and Sambhal to submit their Hussain had alleged very perfunctory enquiry of all the in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP). human rights body to issue reports regarding the that the labourers at the brick kiln 17 families. Despite the spot The direction was issued by a guidelines for protection and allegations.The court after are prevented from leaving the enquiry, the administration of bench of justices L Nageswara rehabilitation of bonded labourers considering the action taken facility on their own, denied their Sambhal District asked the Rao and Krishna Murari while in the light of their increased reports by the two states on statutory minimum wage, laborers to continue to remain at hearing a plea by social worker vulnerability due to the Covid-19 Tuesday sent the matter back to physically and verbally abused, the brick kiln at the mercy of the Zahid Hussain who had claimed pandemic.The NHRC had earlier the NHRC while granting and even the women and children brick kiln owners/traffickers. 2 men engaged for painting Punjab issues fresh guideline for religious places, job stole 4 hard disks from allows reopening of community kitchens, prasad INS Vikrant, caught: NIA The order by the state government said that Centre’s guidelines (News Agencies) The National Investigation and all necessary Covid hygiene precautions should be followed. Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested two persons from Bihar in connection with the last (News Agencies)The Punjab week, stated that all places of worship to five who will be allowed inside at a year’s theft of four hard disks and other government on Tuesday allowed that open up will have to ensure social time. The guidelines also specifically equipment related to sensitive data from INS distribution of prasad at releigious mention that only Vikrant, the country’s first indigenously-built places and reopening of langars asymptomatic people will be aircraft carrier, which is being readied in Cochin and community kitchens.The order allowed inside these religious Shipyard Limited (CSL) for its commissioning was issued by the state home places.In line with the Centre’s next year. Both the accused were engaged in department. It further said that all guidelines, the Punjab painting job at the vessel two years ago, NIA necessary precautions and government has not allowed authorities said. More details are expected later protocols should be followed. “It cinema halls, gymnasiums, in the day. Last September, the Kerala Police had registered a case on the basis of a complaint has now been decided to allow swimming pools, filed by the CSL general manager about the theft community kitchens, langar and entertainment parks, bars and later the probe was transferred to the NIA. serving of prasad at religious theatres, auditoriums, The theft had raised serious concerns over a places subject to the conditions assembly halls and similar security breach and later a multi-agency probe that physical distancing norms and all distancing is in place, and sanitise and places to open till June 30. Schools, began, headed by NIA. Covid hygiene precautions whie screen devotees at regular intervals.It colleges and educational institutions Four hard disks, memory cards, a processor, preparing and distributing food shall be also put a bar on the number of people will not be allowed to open in Unlock 1. and other equipment were stolen from the high- strictly followed,” the order said. security area after dismantling computers These places opened in most Another new high of Covid-19 cases installed on the ship. The theft came to light states on June 8 after the first phase of after the information technology (IT) system the relaxations (called Unlock 1) given takes Maharashtra’s tally past 94,000 developed a snag. There was no closed-circuit by the central government came into (News Agencies) Maharashtra city to 52,667. Mumbai’s tally alone is TV (CCTV)-led surveillance mechanism since work was still going on at the vessel. NIA force. Some of the temples, mosques recorded its bigger than any authorities had collected fingerprints of over 1,200 and other places, however, remained highest single other state. It also people, including the Central Industrial Security closed on the first day. But the places day jump in recorded 97 Force (CISF) and CSL employees, contractual which opened saw long queues as Covid-19 cases fatalities. The city workers, and others. The Central investigating devotees showed up in a large number. with 3,254 new now has 26897 agency had also announced a reward of Rs 5 The administration of various places of cases on active cases while lakh for any information about the theft, as the worship have put elaborate measures Wednesday 23,693 have probe had appeared to have hit a dead end. in place to prevent the spread of as the state’s recovered/ Several agencies are involved in the building of coronavirus. Many sites have tally soared to discharged.A total the aircraft carrier, which is considered to be disinfectant tunnels in place to ensure stand at 94,041. It also recorded 149 of 44,517 people who had tested one of the prestigious defence projects of the that the devotees are completely casualties taking the death toll to positive for Covid-19 have been country. The theft had not only embarrassed disinfected before entering the 3,438, the state health department discharged so far. There are 46,074, the defence sector, but there were also widespread apprehensions over the pilferage of premises. Delhi’s Bangla Sahib said. Of the new infections, 1,567 were active cases while 5,93,784 people have sensitive data. Gurudwara is one of them. The Central from Mumbai taking total cases in the been tested so far. government, in its guidelines issued last Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 INDIA-CURRENT AFFAIRS 5 Furious after married daughter elopes with lover, father hacks 2 to death The police said that when questioned, the accused Anil Jat said that once he is released from custody he would kill the daughter and her lover too. Deepak’s father Rajveer at around laws of the Anil’s daughter had police custody he would kill the 4 am, the police said. reported her missing. We further daughter and her lover too. “The Rajveer immediately informed the collected evidence and detained accused also wanted to kill police about the incident after him,” said Gyan Singh, Deputy Rajveer but he was not able to which dog squad was called for Superintendent of Police (DSP), find him. Jat told that I have lost investigation and senior police Buhana (in Jhunjhunu district). my prestige in society because official also reached the spot. The The police said that Anil Jat came of Rajveer’s son and I will take axe Jat used was also recovered from Haryana on a bike. “The revenge,” the Buhana DSP told. a few metres away from the accused movement’s was also The deceased Deepak had one spot. captured in a CCTV placed in brother Krishna and one sister. “During preliminary investigation, Buhana police station area. After While his sister is married, both it was revealed that the daughter his bike got stuck in the partially brothers were unmarried. (News Agencies)A man from Jhunjhunu district on Monday of the accused Anil Jat, native of constructed road, Anil walked till Deepak’s along with his best Haryana, angry after her married night. Mahendragarh district in Rajveer’s house and killed both friend Naresh Kumar wanted to daughter eloped with her lover, The accused has been identified Haryana, had got married in the young men sleeping on the get into the armed forces and hacked two people to death in as Anil Jat. He killed Deepak Lalamandi village of Buhana roof. While fleeing the spot the were preparing for that. The police Rajasthan, the police said. One Kumar (20) and his friend Naresh town. She is allegedly axe fell at some distance from said that both used to wake-up of the persons he killed was the Kumar (19) while they were absconding with another son of his hand,” Singh added. early in the morning and used to brother of the man her daughter sleeping on the terrace of Rajveer identified as Krishna and The official further added that go for jogging together in the eloped with, the police added. Deepak’s house. Their bodies things were not good between the when questioned, Anil said that village and that’s why Kumar The incident happened in were found stained in blood by two families. On June 2, the in- once he is released from the used to sleep at Deepak’s home. Following HC order, Arnab Goswami reaches NM Joshi Marg police station for interrogation A case has been registered against Arnab Goswami for allegedly instigating hatred against the Muslim community while anchoring a programme on April 29 on the protests by stranded migrants outside the Bandra railway station on April 14. (News Agencies) Republic TV’s against the Muslim community application seeking the first editor-in-chief and prime-time while anchoring a programme on information (FIR) against him be anchor Arnab Goswami on April 29 on the protests by quashed. Wednesday afternoon reached stranded migrants outside the Pranay Ashok, Mumbai police Mumbai’s NM Joshi Marg police Bandra railway station on April spokesperson and deputy station for interrogation in 14. commissioner of police (DCP), connection with the case On Tuesday, the Bombay high said, “Arnab Goswami reached registered against him at court (HC) had asked Goswami NM Joshi police station at around Pydhonie police station for to be present at Pydhonie police 2.15pm on Wednesday while allegedly instigating hatred station while hearing his responding to the summons issued by Pydhonie police Sheikh had alleged in his FIR that station authorities a day before.” Goswami tried to create hatred Suresh Gaikwad, the against the Muslim community Arvind Kejriwal, Amit Shah discuss investigating officer in the case and targeted a Bandra-based and an inspector with Pydhonie mosque that had no links to a Covid-19 as Delhi records 1,501 cases police station, along with his protest by stranded migrant (News Agencies) Delhi chief minister Arvind meeting. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal said Delhi team arrived before Goswami workers, who wanted to go back Kejriwal met Union home minister Amit Shah on Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s order not to reserve reached NM Joshi Marg police to their native places on April 14, Wednesday to hospital exclusively for the station. “Initially, Pydhonie police when lockdown 1.0, which was discuss the Covid-19 capital’s residents will be station authorities will question imposed to contain the spread pandemic in the followed in “letter and Goswami. Later, the NM Joshi of the raging coronavirus disease capital as 1,501 new spirit”. The chief minister Marg personnel may also quiz (Covid-19) outbreak, restrictions cases took the tally to said it was not a time for him related to another case were slated to be lifted. Shaikh 32,810. The death toll disagreements.Given the registered against him, where he had alleged that Goswami on his climbed to 984 with scale of the pandemic, the had made a derogatory April 29 show tried to spread 48 more people Delhi government’s statement about Congress chief hatred against Muslims. “The succumbing to the projection estimates Sonia Gandhi in connection with mosque near the Bandra railway disease, the Delhi 44,000 cases by June 15 the lynching of two Hindu seers station is not linked to the government’s health and 5.5 lakh cases by July in Palghar on April 16,” said a stranded migrant workers’ department said. It said that 384 people were 31. On Wednesday, Baijal also ordered all major senior Indian Police Service (IPS) protest. The workers had only cured or discharged on Wednesday taking the hospitals in the national capital to prominently official, requesting anonymity. gathered in an open space near total number of discharge to 12,245. Kejriwal who display the availability of beds and room charges Goswami was summoned to the mosque. But Goswami tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday, said outside their establishments in large letters on Pydhonie police station on the deliberately highlighted the Shah assured him of all cooperation. “Met Union the LED boards. The state health department basis of a complaint by Irfan mosque on his show on April 29 Home Minister Amit Shah. Discussed the has been asked to ensure that the data displayed Abubakar Shaikh, secretary, to create communal situation on corona in Delhi in detail. He assured on these boards is in sync with the data on the Raza Education Welfare disturbances in Mumbai,” Shaikh of all cooperation,” Kejriwal tweeted after the government portal. Society. alleged. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 6 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 7 Never coined Corona Express, people did: Mamata Banerjee on attack by Amit Shah Banerjee also announced that the period of institutional quarantine for migrant workers returning from Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu was being reduced to one week from 14 days. (News Agencies)A day after Union saying so,” Banerjee said while adding Specials. The chief minister had accused 8,985 cases in Bengal till June 9, has home minister Amit Shah took a jibe at that had the BJP-led union government the railways of packing in more than been registering the highest spike in West Bengal chief minister Mamata run the Shramik Special trains for a week 2,000 migrants in one train against the Covid-19 cases every day.While the first Banerjee for dubbing Shramik Special before announcing the pan-India capacity of 1,200, instead of increasing shift would operate from 9:30 am to 2:30 trains as “Corona Express”, Banerjee on lockdown then labourers would not have the frequency and number of trains to pm, the second shift would operate from Wednesday issued a rejoinder saying suffered for three months. cater to the rush. Around 11 lakh people, 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Previously, that the term was not her coinage and Shah, while addressing Tuesday’s including migrant labourers, have entered government offices used to run from she was merely voicing the people’s virtual rally had said that the term the state in trains and buses during the 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.“I would also urge opinion.Banerjee also announced that “Corona Express”, which Banerjee had lockdown. Another 30,000 is expected the private sector to allow their the period of institutional quarantine for used to refer to trains ferrying migrant to arrive in the next three days in 22 employees to work from home to reduce migrant workers returning from workers, will turn into an “exit express” trains, taking the total number of trains the rush on the roads and public Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya for the Trinamool Congress in Bengal.In to Bengal to 255. Banerjee also said that conveyance. Only those employees Pradesh and Tamil Nadu was being May, while pinning the blame of rising state government offices will now operate must be allowed for whom it is reduced to one week from 14 days. They coronavirus cases in the state on the in two shifts to bring down the rush absolutely necessary to come to office. would be tested for Covid-19 within that railways, Banerjee had accused the during office hours, which is frequently The rest 50% to 70% of the work force period.“I never coined the term Corona national carrier of running “Corona leading to overcrowding in buses. can work from home. This is my appeal,” Express. I said that the public was Express trains” and not Shramik Kolkata, with 3,018 cases out of the she said. Fake currency raid in 29% rise in Asiatic lion numbers, says Gujarat Pune; Army official, The increase in lion population is powered by community participation, five others arrested emphasis on technology, wildlife healthcare, proper habitat management and (News Agencies) Pune police crime steps to minimise human-lion conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. branch officials arrested six persons, including (News Agencies)The Gujarat forest Shyamlal Tikadar, Gujarat’s chief due to the coronavirus disease an Indian Army personnel, during an operation department has suggested that the wildlife warden and principal chief situation. “...the forest department that led to the seizure of fake Indian and foreign Asiatic Lion population in Gir national conservator of forests, said the Asiatic conducted an exercise in which 1,400 currency notes with a face value of at least park has increased by 29% in the past lion, which once faced the threat of forest guards of 13 divisions were asked Rs 43.4 crore and fake US dollars worth Rs five years — from 523 in 2015 to 674 in extinction, has shown extraordinary to spot lions and report their presence. 4.2 crore, said a senior official aware of the 2020. The department has also said the recovery , thanks to the timely Based on their reports, we estimated developments on Wednesday evening. distribution area of lions in the intervention by the erstwhile Nawab of the population. The exercise was called The joint operation carried out by the Pune Saurashtra region of Gujarat, where Gir Junagadh and protection programmes Poonam Avlokan (because it was police and the Military Intelligence (MI), had is situated, has increased by 36% from of the Gujarat government. “Today, conducted on full moon night),” he said. been conducted at Sanjay Park in 22,000 sqkm in 2015 to 30,000 sqkm. Asiatic lions are present in protected In 2015, Gir recorded 523 lions, an Vimannagar. According to the official, the “Over the last several years, the Lion areas and agro-pastoral landscape of increase of 27% since 2010. “That operation to count the counterfeit notes is still population in Gujarat has been steadily Saurashtra covering nine districts in a estimation was a scientific one and was underway. rising. This is powered by community sprawling expanse of over 30,000 sq. based on established methodology for “After detailed planning with the MI team, participation, emphasis on technology, km, which is termed as the Asiatic Lion estimating cat population,” said Anish a joint operation was carried out today wildlife healthcare, proper habitat landscape],” Tikadar said. He said the Andheria, the president of Mumbai (Wednesday) in which six persons including management and steps to minimise 15th Asiatic Lion Population Estimation based Wildlife Conservation Trust. He one serving military person has been detained human-lion conflict. Hope this positive based on scat analysis and camera trap did not comment on the methodology with multiple denominations of fake Indian and trend continues!,” Prime Minister modelling was scheduled to take place adopted this time, saying he did not foreign currency. Counting of currency is Narendra Modi tweeted. on June 5-6, but that did not happen study it. going on as per the procedure,” read a statement by Bachchan Singh, deputy commissioner of police, Crime, Pune. Hope for people, says expert as India’s The arrested six men have been identified as Indian Army jawan Shaikh Alim Gulab Khan, and civilians Sunil Badrinarayan Sarda, recovery count exceeds active infections Ritesh Ratnakar, Tufail Ahmed Mohammad and make 100 per cent recovery. (CFR). Since 2.8 per cent of infected Ishaq Khan, Abdul Gani Rehmtullah Khan, (News Agencies)On a day when the total number of people who have The number of active cases in the people have died so far, the number of Abdul Rehman Abdul Gani Khan, according recovered from the coronavirus disease country stands at 1,33,632, while active cases (calculated by subtracting to the police “After counting, Indian currency crossed the number of active cases in 1,35,205 people have recovered and one the number of recovered patients and of various denominations worth Rs 43.4 crore India, experts said that the data is as patient has migrated, according to the deaths from the total tally) has been and US dollars worth Rs 4.2 crore has been per global trends. “This should provide Union health ministry.. steadily dropping, particularly from the seized. The quality of the notes will be hope to the people of India at large who “Thus, 48.9 per cent of the patients end of May. checked in due course by experts. Many of are having a mortal fear of the disease. have recovered so far,” an official said. Active cases outnumbered the total the notes are marked ‘Children Bank of India’,” But then this should not make them In the last week, an average of 4,529 recovered patients throughout the read a police statement. The information about complacent and people should follow new active cases have been added to outbreak until Tuesday - the gap the fake currency operation was provided by social distancing and sanitization the national tally every day, while 5,397 peaking on May 11, when active cases officials of military intelligence, according to guidelines,” Dr Neeraj Gupta, professor patients have recovered daily. If these had a 23,511-case lead - according to the police. The fake currency notes were in in the Department of Pulmonary, trajectories continue, this gap is likely Hindustan Times’ Covid-19 dashboard. to widen in the coming days. Recoveries soon picked up pace as different denominations, including Rs 1,000, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, told news One of key factors for the number of patients, particularly the 155,668 new which has been demonetised by the central agency PTI. Dr Gupta also said that 80 recoveries catching up to active cases cases reported through May, started government in 2016. per cent are likely to have mild disease has been India’s low case fatality rate getting discharged. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 OP-ED 8 A Catch-22 Situation For China Dragon Didn't Expect A Stare Back And Now It's Clueless India has acted in a fashionably mature manner. Not only did we hold our ground and did not give into Chinese bluff, but there was no panic either among government or military. We agreed to meet on table as equals and do what is beneficial. By Maj Manik M tions and announce it but finally everyone was on Jolly, SM (Retd) through viral videos. How- their side of the LAC. The The ‘talks’ did not bring ever bad an army might be, diplomatic talks between home the desired results it it still follows a considerably the two military command- seems, and diplomacy and basic tenet of warfare ers did not yield results or military are again locked called ‘surprise’. Chinese we would have heard about together in an impasse with Army has not seen much it. To be honest, it was ex- our bully neighbour, who is action apart from beating pected. Neither of the coun- unwilling to work on improv- its own students and prac- tries have ever given nego- ing bilateral relationships. ticing Kung fu on occa- tiating authority to its mili- Once tranquil and undis- sional border disputes with tary commanders, and this turbed, Galwan valley is India, so one can under- was straight up the negoti- now rife with battle cries of stand the lack of practice, ating table. What is thus passionate soldiers and is but even then, this video is represented to each other suddenly one of the hottest shocking. Since when have and rest of the world is the and India reacts by increas- dressed up and nowhere to those critical to choke trending topics on social armies started to make pro- willingness to have a dia- ing its deployment. India go. But two major achieve- CPEC. So, causing Indian media. Analysts and enthu- motional videos of their logue. Chinese are rattled gets into a defensive pos- ments for China here: some Armed Forces to react and siasts are glued to updates movement to operational by infrastructure advances ture, with actions depend- deployment could come deploy is just extrapolation alike and trying their best area? What are they look- India is making along the ing on whether Chinese from 15 and 16 corps, thin- of drawing fire to know en- to understand and predict ing for, sponsors for fuel? LAC in Ladakh region. The troops move ahead or go ning out the present de- emy sniper’s location. outcomes. Wasn’t Sun Tzu Chinese? 255 km DSDBO road is the back. We are locked down! ployment and giving an op- Mounting pressure at As per latest update, China is caught be- main bone of contention Chinese increase the de- portunity to Pakistan-led home—about US trade China moved few thousand tween a rock and a hard here. In my last article, I ployment a little bit, and our terrorists to increase their sanctions, Taiwan, soldiers of its People’s Lib- place. Firstly, it jumped the talked about why China government, not ready to attacks; secondly, it gives economy, Covid, Huawei— eration Army (PLA) Air- gun by moving its troops does what it does. Continu- accept any letdown on bor- China a brilliant opportunity makes a leader look for borne brigade, within a few into Indian territory and try- ing the same thought pro- ders, would go two steps to observe our battle plans friends. As of now, Xi hours, from Central China’s ing to put the blame on In- cess, let us talk of strate- ahead. Soon we might have in Leh region, once re- Jinping has limited. Paki- Hubei province to North- dia. It led to some fistfights gic advantages for China. additional Corps deployed serves and additional stan being one of them. western high-altitude re- and damaging of vehicles China ups the ante in Leh, in 14 Corps zone. All troops step in, especially (Contd on page 31) gion. It is here that one can detect the first chink in the Chinese armour. You need How Much Is America Changing? a lot of peacockery when the real deal is missing. A In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, there has been a leftward turn. Will it stick? sudden emergence of a America is at a racial and po- Americans and residents of the sow division, to sow fear, to en- While attention has focused video on Global Times litical crossroads. Protests over United States, and that has them gage in murder, to engage in vio- on Trump and the Republican News shows superefficient the past two weeks in response more tender or sensitive to what is lent assaults, to engage in loot- Party, Mason continued and clockwork precision to an interrelated set of issues going on. People who would nor- ing, to engage in theft, to engage What we haven’t focused on military machine of PLA and events — the killing of George mally have been at work now have in intimidation, to engage in fear as much is the potential power mounting soldiers, tanks, Floyd, police brutality, the Covid time to go to a protest or a rally, …. None of us have a right to burn of the other political party that AFVs, etc and then all of pandemic, a nation in lockdown, and have time to think about why the cars of police officers, to shat- has been amassing a coalition them converging together in joblessness, a devastated they have been struggling so much, ter the shop windows of shops of those who would like to up- a seemingly high altitude economy and a presidential elec- and they are thinking, “This actu- throughout this country, to engage end that social hierarchy. area in a very Qin dynasty tion — give rise to a key ques- ally isn’t right and I want to make in acts of terror, threatening the Now, she writes, the other type formation. These tion. Will the Democratic coalition time, and I have the ability to make lives of our fellow Americans. party, the Democrats, has be- could be actors for all we of minorities and liberal whites time now and make my concerns Let’s look at some of the gun to flex its muscles: know. Forget that the dis- emerge empowered?Current poll- heard.” So I think it is markedly dif- contradictory narratives in As white supremacy concen- ing reveals a shift to the left in the ferently in terms of the volume of American race relations, start- trates its power in the G.O.P., it tance from Hubei to Ladakh public’s position on key race-re- demands we are hearing. ing with Lilliana Mason, a po- fosters an alliance of those that is approx. 6000 kilometers lated issues. But there are also On June 3, Cruz spoke on litical scientist at the University oppose it in the Democratic and impossible to be cov- some potential warning signs for the Senate floor. Careful to of Maryland. Mason posted a Party. The U.S. has never seen ered in a day for a forma- Democrats.The split reactions to note that “there are zero legiti- seven-part Twitter thread in this kind of coalition. But it is tion this size, forget that the protests are represented by mate law enforcement justifi- which she makes a strong case showing its power now. This is the time required for troops the contrasting comments of Opal cations for what happened to that the United States is in the one cause for hope — that we to acclimatize in high alti- Tometi, a founder of Black Lives George Floyd,” Cruz contin- midst of a major transforma- may be at the beginning of an tude would be anywhere Matter, and Ted Cruz, the Repub- ued: tion: overdue national reckoning with from two to three weeks, lican Senator from Texas. What for some was legitimate For decades we have been our legacy of white supremacy. If forget that the video looks In an interview in The New First Amendment speech speak- worried about the terrible power of it were ever to happen, the first like an old recording of a Yorker last week, Tometi said: ing out for justice became co- an entire political party dedicated major step would probably look ceremonial parade, but how My view of these protests is that opted, became taken over by vio- to maintaining the historical racial a lot like this. they are different because they are lent, criminal radicals …. There (and gender) hierarchy that has And in her Twitter feed, Mason can we forget that it doesn’t marked by a period that has been are radicals who cynically took oppressed and denied justice to posts a photo of a mass demon- make any sense at all to deeply personal to millions of advantage of these protests to so many Americans. stration in Washington D.C. move the troops and forma- Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 EDITORIAL 9 A Presidency Is a Terrible Thing to Waste India Has Stared Down The Dragon, But The president has worsened his position with his profligate tweeting, unpresidential conduct and refusal or Is That Enough To Make China Shudder? inability to step up to the magisterial aspect of his office. If India wants to be a dominant force in South Asia, it President Trump is in the midst of a poll- do some triangulating on policing given that will not happen by achieving gold medal in reacting to ing swoon largely of his own making. he signed a criminal justice reform bill into Gallup has his approval rating at 39 per- law. But his philosophy is always to give harassment. It will only happen if it’s known that it’s not cent, and his rating in the RealClearPolitics better than he gets and never to back down, wise to trouble us, writes Major Manik M Jolly (Retd). average is down to 42 percent It’s true that so he has little appreciation for the occa- In an August 1946 interview with Liberation Army (PLA) started a events have taken a hand—a pandemic with sional need for defensive politics—to play American correspondent, Anna Louise reorganisation and restructuring plan with a death toll of more than 100,000, a sharp against type, to preempt arguments against Strong, Chinese communist leader Mao an aim to create a ‘Joint Force’ that will recession, double-digit unemployment and him, to couple a hard line with a soft senti- Zedong famously said, “Reactionaries make them win wars in future. Violence civil unrest would be the horsemen of the ment. are paper Tigers.” His remark came at a is not off the table for China. It is just not apocalypse for any incumbent president. As one of the most compelling show- time when he had around 900,000 guer- the right time for them. Also, China’s ex- Experiencing all of these in one term men of our time, his metric for success is rillas against four million regular troops pansionist plans have never been South would make for treacherous political weather; different than that of standard politicians or of Chiang Kai-shek, supported and of Himalayas. experiencing them in the space of about political operatives. He wants to draw eye- funded by the US almost to the tune USD David Axe quoted in his article in three months is a perfect storm. balls. He wants to be discussed. He wants 4,500 million. His explanation and some nationalinterest.org ,“A key lesson China And yet the president has worsened his coverage, good, bad, or indifferent.The St. of the most remarkable words ever spo- took from the 1991 Desert Storm cam- position with his profligate tweeting, John’s Church visit might have been poorly ken were, "The reason is simply this: the paign was to strike hard and fast during unpresidential conduct and refusal or inabil- thought out and politically counterproductive, reactionaries represent reaction, we rep- war’s earliest stages, as initiative once ity to step up to the magisterial aspect of but who can doubt that it was a jaw-drop- resent progress.” lost would be all but impossible to re- his office. None of this is new, but it acquires ping spectacle? The clip of him holding up Chinese ideology, planning, thinking, gain against an opponent capable of 24- a different significance playing out against a the Bible will be replayed for years. and actions have been largely dictated hour, all-weather guided-munitions bom- backdrop of crisis, when the stakes and By this standard, the period between by Mao. No doubt, they have tried to bardment. The Chinese also are planning emotions are elevated, rather than a back- mid-March and mid-April was an astonish- break the mould, but the core DNA of on: Attacking effectively first by amass- drop of peace and prosperity, when nothing ing success—as Axios has pointed out, aggression in thought and action, initia- ing an arsenal of long-range precision mis- much seems to matter. Trump dominated Joe Biden on cable news tive, and dynastic approach to acquire siles and advanced targeting systems There is a substantive case to be made mentions, social media interactions, web more and more land and wealth has not that provide a high probability of penetrat- against the Trump administration on the traffic and Google search. But it hasn’t helped gone. ing U.S. battle network defenses in the coronavirus, but it would have been difficult his political standing, indeed the opposite. China is a nation that aims to be- opening stages of a conflict. to keep the pandemic from reaching our Trump is never going to change, but in the come a global leader by 2049. We do Developing “Assassin’s Mace” ca- shores, and leaders in other hard-hit West- 2016 campaign, he was able to adjust and not have even calendars published that pabilities—what [the U.S. Defense ern countries got bounces in polling. The modulate at moments of peril just enough far. It has launched a massive plan to Department] terms “black capabili- president’s poor ratings on coronavirus have to see it through. This is one of those mo- build its economy, defence, agriculture, ties”—that are held in reserve until much to do with his overexposure, squab- ments of peril. Losing to Biden would would technology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) unveiled in the event of war, to sur- bling with reporters and meandering perfor- mean Trump’s populist-nationalist movement to match the US, economically and mili- prise the adversary with attacks from mances at his news briefings—all of which would be saddled with trying to explain why tarily, by 2038-40. South China Sea, unexpected vectors. Becoming the was avoidable, and indeed was eventually its erstwhile champion was just a one-term which, without a doubt, will be the hot- world leader in artificial intelligence avoided by stopping the briefings. Quite of- president.It would mean all the changes he test place in future geopolitics will be its and then deploying that technology ten, Trump has blown the easy stuff, while pursued through administrative action, main playground. China has been rais- for military superiority. In no analy- his team has performed admirably dealing whether EPA regulation or the Betsy DeVos ing the issue of creating new ADIZ (Air sis, India is a focus. We don’t blip on with the more nettlesome issues of change to Title IX rules on campus, would Defence Identification Zone) regularly and their radar. Chinese banks and mis- governance.Sounding sober and factual from be subject to reversal. that ends up irritating the US and others siles only want to deal in dollars! the presidential podium at a time of crisis It would mean, assuming Democrats equally. On December 31, 2015, People’s (Contd on page 28 ) should be easy—any halfway accomplished take the Senate, too, that his historic conventional politician could do a pretty good round of judicial appointments would im- job at it. mediately begin to be counteracted. It Allocating ventilators, acquiring personal would mean that immigration enforce- protective equipment and ramping up test- ment would be drastically curtailed. And ing on a rapid basis in the middle of a pan- it would mean that Trump would suffer demic when the traditional apparatus of gov- the highest-profile, most consequential ernment isn’t up to it, is hard—and the Trump and crushing defeat that it is possible to ISSN No. 1554 06X team has managed it over the past couple experience in American national life, one Editor in Chief & Publisher : of months, through clever problem-solving that will become part of the annals of Sharanjit Singh Thind and innovative public-private partnerships. 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We strongly urge consulting your lawyer before buying/contracting /hiring through the ads published in the newspaper. We are in the business of selling space and claims made by the advertisers are not authenticated or confirmed by an independent source Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 10 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 OPINION 11 Operation Blue Star Counterbalancing even Terror-results in boomeranging horrible pain but a failure by all other Terrorism. It doesn’t work, and metrics. The Akal Takht was is very painful at the bitter end. severely damaged, ancient Being “right,” and winning by scripts and artifacts forever “right means” permits an end - lost in the “fire fighting fire.” as a civil “trial by jury” does Thereafter, while the Indian daily in our courts even for Government rebuilt it, the Sikh losers. Nations, however, community tore it down and continue to exercise “might is rebuilt it afresh - perhaps, as right,” when it really never was we recently tore down our - given its lingering “tail.” A newly built embassy in lesson China will learn from its Moscow and rebuilt it anew. current collective and The price of counterbalancing sequential miscalculations: Pakistan’s punishment - trying Tibet, Uighurs, OBOR with to create Khalistan for loss of AIIB, exporting Wuhan Virus her East Pakistan - was that (lab-engineered as it has the Mrs. Gandhi was assassinated Spike Glycoprotein (S) spliced on October 31, 1984 by her off the 2003 SARS Bat viruses favorite bodyguard, Beant and transplanted onto the Singh, and Satwant, both surface of the AIDS virus in The enemy of my enemy is my from Dhaka was ignored in such that India’s sovereignty Sikhs - whom she insisted 2019 - see, my April 14, 2020 friend; or so goes the saying, China-loving Richard Nixon’s would be an afterthought if not upon keeping. What followed “Open Letter to POTUS et al” lovingly followed by Washington DC - and Indira stopped. Mrs. Gandhi decided was nothing short of a in public domain - recently re- policymakers seeking a Gandhi, Prime Minister of to fight fire with fire, and bloodbath - known as the Anti- confirmed by former head of shortcut to victory for several India, moved to save the allegedly “sponsored” a Sikh Riots or worse - where MI6) as a global Pearl Harbor, millennia. Indeed, remaining Hindus in now- genuine Sikh leader Jarnail even innocent Sikhs were hurt, with it’s cover-up, followed not counterbalancing continues as Bangladesh from genocidal Singh Bhindranwale. injured and even killed and by an apology and a steady pillar of statecraft the demise. India secured a Ultimately, he and his armed some members of the Indian compensation, but added world over. It matters not that striking victory in short order supporters came under threat Congress party were allegedly belligerence in South China ultimately it doesn’t work, and that exceeded expectations of arrest, being un-controllable directing the Sikh-killings in an Sea and Hong King, and inter backfires with a painful and was decisive to boot. by Delhi, and took refuge in the opportunistic manner - a stain alia, converting diplomacy, a boomerang. Pakistan was unhappy, to Golden Temple complex - the that India has dealt with (and channel most useful during Recall President Ronald state the obvious. Nations have holiest Harmandir Sahib - and still has to remedy) as we did disputes and war, and instead Reagan’s “Freedom Fighters” found that sponsoring Terror is Operation Blue Star was born for interning loyal Japanese- burning it by making diplomats in Afghanistan who we trained attractive - because it is what in June 1984 to turn back the Americans after Pearl Harbor act as a “Wolf Warrior” and equipped to fight the then- I call - war on the cheap. hands of time and Statecraft’s some 40 years later. commando doing battle. That USSR’s excursion in Pakistan enjoyed such expediently sexy Recall in 1988, President Reagan our Hollywood celebrates Afghanistan to an unhappy sponsorship as a rejoinder. counterbalance pillar. When signed the Civil Liberties Act to Chinese-Americans and China exit. Then, after 9/11, when we India’s Punjab and Kashmir first trying to peacefully end compensate more than 100,000 is starkly in contrast to the were in hot pursuit of its border Pakistan, and cross- the stalemate and get the Japanese-Americans who were steady anti-American diet fed mastermind OBL and ended up border Terror-support in Sikh- innocent pilgrims released incarcerated in internment camps by Chinese Communist Party in Afghanistan - our Freedom rich Punjab was easier, as failed over two days, as the during World War II. The Law leadership to her people. That Fighters became the Taliban Sikhism’s founder, Guru separatists were armed with offered a formal apology and paid is both strategic, as it is we were fighting against. 40 Nanak’s immortal roots remain even Chinese-made grenade- $20,000 in compensation to each tactical - something President years and lots of blood and in Pakistan - a matter of great launchers, on June 5th military surviving victim. Trump, Secretary Esper, treasure we have spent, only importance even now while force was initiated to forcibly Leadership requires making Speaker Pelosi and Leader to make a recent Jello gelatin celebrating His 550th Birthday evict Terrorists from the house choices - picking between not McConnell ought digest, as we flexible peace-deal with the in Nankana Sahib, Lahore of worship complex. That goal “good” and “bad,” but “bad” and too have our nation to defend Taliban, and then cause the Pakistan via opening the visa- would be tough enough without “worse.” This Op-Ed is aimed in present time from folks we local government’s twin free Kartarpur Corridor - thanks religion being implicated; but at policymakers - to abandon saw as friends, since Nixon, executives to sign on after the to P. M. Imran Khan and P. M attacking the holiest Sikh counter-balance as a pillar of but who played us. fact to make it operational, all Narendra Modi - which nations Gurdwara - a sanctuary - with statecraft, and it’s noisy and By Ravi Batra so we may extricate ourselves and people of goodwill 10,000 booted soldiers was genie-out-of-the-bottle Chair, National Advisory from a war we cannot lose, nor celebrate. successful in a military sense, progeny: state-sponsored Council South Asian Affairs win by civilized standards in a So after 1971, Pakistan’s place where our values are cross-border sponsorship was Disclosure: I legally represented Indian National Congress and Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, merely a loving alien to the local ecosystem. for Khalistan to be born - wife, mother and daughter-in-law in 1984, when they were sued by a so-called entity, Sikhs for My takeaway: don’t use perhaps, as a nation for a Justice, under the Alien Tort Claims Act in United States Federal Courts in New York - SDNY and counter-balance; it’s sexy nation - with three Sikh leaders EDNY. I successfully argued that India, where all events occurred and all actors reside, was ineligible for US courts to exercise extra-territoriality and it was for India to remedy this stain. The upfront, and painful as a Shabeg Singh, Balbier Singh, lofty U. S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued two orders in 2014 and 2015, respectively, nightmare divorce in the end. and Amrik Singh turned agreeing to dismiss the cases pursuant to US law. Thereafter, Rahul Gandhi, adopting my legal Recently, Kurds in Syria bear separatists, who were filings, gave an interview to Arnab Goswami confirming for the first time that “some” witness - as some of them allegedly taught tactics more Congressmen were complicit in misconduct. SFJ’s subsequent cases against then-PM Manmohan Singh and PM Narendra Modi were dismissed, based upon the precedents I secured, became Terrorists against familiar to Terror in Pakistan. along with application of tge Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, as Prime Ministers, as head of Turkey. As a result, India suffered a government, are so entitled - which neither INC or INC President Sonia Gandhi was so entitled. Well, let’s go back to 1971 - porous border and a porous Now, SFJ is out of the media-rich harassing litigation, but, allegedly, based upon reports, may be when the Blood Telegram sent states in Punjab and Kashmir, subject to Foreign Agent Registration Act given its foreign supporters.” Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 OPINION 12 Secure the future of migrants The executive and the judiciary must continue to focus on them In a significant, albeit delayed opportunities available to transport. But this process has India’s history; this scale of state governments need to directive, the Supreme Court migrant workers must be been riddled with people movement has not been plan ahead. While the National (SC) on Tuesday asked states publicised; and there must be complications. There was a seen since the Partition.This Rural Employment Guarantee and Union Territories to identify employment relief and skill controversy over train fares newspaper has argued that the Scheme (NREGS) has stranded migrants and arrange mapping.The SC’s decision (before the court stepped in to SC was remiss in not taking emerged as an indispensable their transport back home comes over 75 days after the say that migrants cannot be up the issue of migrant policy tool to provide incomes within 15 days. It has also national lockdown, imposed to charged); there have been workers earlier. It only took up to those who have returned, asked administrations to curb the spread of the difficulties in Centre-state the issue on May 26, two governments will have to do withdraw cases filed against coronavirus disease (Covid- coordination over trains; social months after the crisis began. more in ensuring employment migrants for violating the 19), led to a humanitarian distancing norms have often To be sure, its intervention now — even as they focus on lockdown guidelines, and the crisis. Migrant workers, not been observed; migrants is welcome. But it is not just tackling the spread of the Indian Railways to ensure the suffering from an acute have had to wait for days, if not the judiciary; the primary blame disease. The plight of migrant availability of trains within 24 shortage of food and income weeks, to be able to get on to for failing to anticipate the workers has undermined the hours if there is demand. Both and yearning to return home to trains, prompting many to needs of migrants and not credibility of the State and the Centre and the states have their families and walk; many have died due to providing an adequate safety caused enormous distress. It been told to prepare a detailed communities, began walking hunger and fatigue. All of it has net lies with the executive. It is time to correct the mistakes list to identify migrants. The home, before the Centre, in led to a socio-economic must now expedite the and find ways to give them a court has instructed that all early May, introduced special tragedy which is almost movement of migrants back, dignified future. The SC should schemes and employment trains and buses for their unprecedented in independent and both the Centre and the continue to keep an eye on this. A post-Covid-19 social protection architecture for India Stronger social protection led by an inclusive growth dividend will protect the vulnerable and drive India’s economic recovery By Karthik Muralidharan Employment Guarantee support for the idea of The lockdown to slow Scheme (MGNREGS), Direct Benefit Transfers the spread of the public distribution system (DBT) of income into coronavirus disease (PDS), and a modest beneficiary bank (Covid-19) has inflicted a universal income transfer accounts, including a heavy cost on India’s can drive growth by prominent call for a poor. Most have seen boosting demand, Universal Basic Income their incomes fall; many correcting market failures, (UBI) in the 2016-17 have seen their families improving credit access, Economic Survey. These uprooted; some have and providing the calls have been amplified even lost their lives. On insurance needed for during the current crisis. moral grounds alone, people to undertake risky A UBI-type approach will there is a strong case for investments to improve minimise targeting costs augmenting spending on productivity. and exclusion errors, social protection for the The value of MGNREGS reduce administrative poor, and the and PDS cost of implementation, Government of India has These facts are evident in and offer flexible benefits. taken some important research on India’s two reducing leakage, improving wages and Crucially, the existence of Importantly, several first steps in this regard. main pillars of social payment delays and incomes of the poor, these two pillars provided studies have shown that However, more can and protection — MGNREGS uncertainty) led to a through social protection, the government with a income transfers help should be done, for employment security, substantial reduction in can have large positive rapidly implementable the poor greatly and that because spending on and PDS for food security rural poverty. Importantly, multiplier effects on the option for expanding they spend the money social protection is not (that cost 0.5% and 1% of only 10% of the income economy. social protection to productively (and not on only ethically desirable GDP respectively). Many gains were from additional Similarly, recent research mitigate the costs of the alcohol or temptation but also critical for sceptics of MGNREGS MGNREGS income. The has found that PDS can lockdown. For instance, goods as commonly driving the broader (including myself) initially majority of the impact insulate the poor from phone-surveys in the last believed). economic recovery. thought that the came through an increase price fluctuations of food two months indicate that Yet, the idea of UBI has A core theme in programme was not a in both market wages and grains, and increase the increased PDS not gained policy traction economics is that there good use of public funds. employment of the rural proportion of the allowances have been an in India, in part because is a trade-off between In addition to concerns poor. One reason is that population that can reach important lifeline for those the amounts suggested welfare programmes and about corruption and when employers have minimum nutrition who have lost their jobs have been prohibitively efficiency. Yet, a growing leakage, many high market power (which standards. Given the well- and income. expensive (ranging from body of research economists were worried we find evidence of), documented link between But economic recovery 3.5% to 10% of GDP). To suggests that when about the prospect of programmes such as the nutrition and productivity and India’s development make a poverty- people are very poor, MGNREGS driving up MGNREGS can correct for labour-intensive tasks, will need more. The time eliminating UBI fiscally there may be no such wages without increasing pre-existing market PDS is likely contributes is right to add a third feasible, many trade-off. Thus, a well- productivity, thereby failures and increase both not only to food security, social protection pillar, proponents suggest designed social reducing market wages and employment. but also to boosting the based on modest but replacing existing welfare protection architecture employment. We also find longer-term productivity of the poor. near-universal income schemes (including should not be seen as However, high-quality benefits, including Thus, the government’s transfers that will promote NREGS and PDS) with charity, but a key engine evidence using a large- increases in credit, decision to increase the both public welfare and an UBI. However, this is for economic growth. scale scale randomised assets, number of non- budgets for MGNREGS economic recovery. politically difficult and may Schemes such as the evaluation has found that agricultural enterprises, and PDS make a lot of A third pillar: An Inclusive not even be desirable Mahatma Gandhi improving MGNREGS and employment in these sense since the benefits Growth Dividend given the National Rural implementation (by enterprises. Thus, likely exceed the costs. There has been growing (Contd on page 33) Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 OPINION 13 The spread of the pandemic India’s biggest cities, and most vulnerable rural areas, are simultaneously seeing a spike. India’s battle against the situation in the Capital. It has also require additional health are emerging. With Unlock 1.0 workers. They also have relatively coronavirus disease pandemic a little over 31,000 cases, but care personnel, personal in force, there is an even higher poor health infrastructure. A has hit a rough spot. Three as Delhi chief minister Arvind protective equipment, and possibility of the spread of the state of the size of Uttar developments — the surge in Kejriwal outlined on oxygen and ventilator support. disease. And finally, as a data- Pradesh has just 31 testing cases in the Capital, the Wednesday, the city may see This surge is happening at a based analysis in this labs. The number of cases is still sustained increase in 532,000 cases by the end of time when testing has newspaper showed, six states relatively low, compared to the Maharashtra, and the spike in July, and will need 80,000 reduced, although this can be — Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, rest of the country, but the cases in six states receiving beds. He claimed that since remedied. Two, on Tuesday, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and pattern is clear. All of this migrants — point to the the city’s hospitals will also be Maharashtra crossed 90,000 West Bengal — have seen a indicates that while challenge at hand. India’s open to those from outside, cases, with Mumbai having spike in cases. They contributed governments must keep an eye biggest cities, its most the requirement for beds could more than 50,000 cases. It was 8% of the cases nationally in the on reviving the economy, they densely-populated states, and be closer to 150,000. For also the ninth straight day when first week of May; this jumped must not let the focus dissipate its northern rural hinterland are context, the city has a little the state recorded more than 100 to 16% between June 2 and from the health challenge. There simultaneously seeing the over 9,000 beds. This means deaths in a day. While June 8. They accounted for 10% is no quick fix, except following spread of the pandemic, and the Capital has to ensure a 15- authorities expect the curve to of the deaths in the same period the science protocol laid out — they don’t seem equipped to fold jump in the availability of begin flattening in the state by in June. All these states have test, trace, isolate, treat. Then deal with it. First, take the beds — which, in turn, will the end of June, new clusters also been receiving migrant rinse, and repeat. For India, a tipping point with China Far from submitting to its aggression, New Delhi will adjust its policies to impose costs on Beijing India extended the hand of industrialist has noted. India tactical objectives. For China undertakes negotiations India to stomach its friendship to China but was now has the worst of both example, it withdrew from to “buttress its position” and aggression or else the repaid with stealth worlds — spiralling infection Chumar after making India “wear down the opponent”. situation will cease to be, in aggression in Ladakh. The rates and a seriously-damaged demolish local defensive China has taken India round its words, “stable and Chinese incursions into economy, crimping its military fortifications. and round the mulberry bush controllable”. strategic areas presented options. China, which signalled The latest well-planned for 39 years in the negotiations With its aggression, however, India with a Kargil-like a bellicose intent by conducting encroachments seem on resolving the larger China has brought its relations challenge. The aggression is Himalayan military drills since strategically geared to altering boundary question. The with India to a tipping point. By not just a wake-up call for the beginning of this year, the frontier by grabbing negotiations began as “senior- opening several international India; it could prove to be the seized the opening from the vantage locations, whose level talks” in 1981 before fronts, including one against deciding factor in Indian Army’s lockdown-driven control will place the People’s deceptively being relabelled as India, Chinese President Xi fundamentally altering the deferment of its annual Ladakh Liberation Army (PLA) in a “joint working group” talks in Jinping may be biting off more country’s approach to China. exercise, which creates commanding position. By 1988 and then as “talks than he can chew. He will Shrewdly timing a surprise acclimatised troop reserves building bunkers and other between special discover India is no pushover. assault has been central to before late spring unfreezes concrete structures, such as representatives” in 2003. By awakening India to China’s China’s repeated use of force, ingress routes. between Pangong’s Fingers 4 India also invested threat, Xi’s aggression as several studies Caught off-guard, India faces and 8, PLA has signalled its considerable political capital in eventually will prove costly for underscore. In 1962, China difficult options while battling intent to retain key land grabs. establishing a border- China, which is already staring invaded India just as the the pandemic. India, however, With PLA forces already management framework with at a cold war with the United Cuban missile crisis was is unlikely to put up with present in Pakistan-occupied China through five different States. bringing the world to the brink China’s encroachments, which Kashmir near its frontier with agreements, each signed with Far from submitting to of a nuclear armageddon. explains its counterforce build- Ladakh, China is seeking to great fanfare at summits China’s aggression, India And in April-May, as a up in eastern Ladakh, despite ramp up pressure on both between 1993 and 2013. will make the necessary distracted India was wrestling the viral risks to troops. This Indian flanks in Ladakh. The However, by brazenly flouting readjustments in its foreign with the coronavirus disease week’s mutual pullback of encroachments raise the the accords’ basic principles and defence policies with the (Covid-19) that originated in troops at three of the four spectre of PLA in a war cutting through its encroachments, aim of imposing costs and Wuhan, China encroached on confrontation sites reduces the through northern Ladakh and China has gravely fractured the thwarting Beijing’s larger Ladakh’s Galwan Valley and threat of war but doesn’t physically linking up with framework. hegemonic objectives. After Hot Springs (both previously diminish China’s act of Pakistan to put India under In the way it has profoundly all, how India emerges from undisputed areas) and belligerence. The 2017 Doklam siege. changed the status quo in its military stand-off with simultaneously occupied disengagement is a reminder China’s aggression potentially the South China Sea without China will have an important Lake Pangong’s disputed that China doesn’t deviate from signifies a geostrategic sea firing a shot, China is bearing on its international long stretch between Fingers what it has set out to achieve: change. China is seeking to seeking to complete its thus standing and on Asian 4 and 8. No sooner had the standoff buy enough time through far bullet-less aggression security. Military strategist Sun Tzu’s ended than China began negotiations with India to against India by forestalling According to a Chinese advice to “plan for what is frenzied construction of consolidate its hold on key through negotiations an proverb, “To feed the ambition difficult while it is easy” led permanent military structures encroached areas. In this light, Indian counter-offensive or in your heart is like carrying a China to strike when India and occupied almost the entire Beijing is seeking to string an Indian tit-for-tat grab of tiger under your arm.” By was vulnerable. India’s Doklam. India along. If China vacates Chinese-claimed territory starting a conflict with India to draconian lockdown — the Let’s be clear. China’s latest occupied land after extracting elsewhere. So, it is saying advance his larger neo-imperial world’s strictest — flattened aggression is very different from a price, it won’t be vantage the two sides must ensure ambitions, Xi has increased not its coronavirus curve but its Ladakh intrusions in the points overlooking enemy “differences do not escalate the odds that the tiger under its Gross Domestic Product Depsang Plains (2013) and positions but marginal territory. into disputes”. In plain his arm will bite him. (GDP) curve, as one Chumar (2014) that had narrow As Mao Zedong admitted, language, China is asking Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 VIEWPOINT 14 Kejriwal's Covid-19 Stand Proves He's Become Standard-Fare Politician sition. Still he did it. I can Congress - are only pay- and quarantining those patients that are clocked, think of two reasons for ing lip service and doing who are infected. Till the the more blame he will get this. what they are told by the Coronavirus vaccine or from the opposition and the One, it is a smart their high command, ig- medicine is available, media. So he wants to hide move to hide the failings noring the interest of identification and segre- the real numbers of of his government in fu- Delhi. In fact, he has gation are the only way Coronavirus patients. It is ture. He did not raise the been trying to create a forward. His similar to what the Gujarat bogey of 'outsiders' ini- new 'regional conscious- government's move was government has pleaded in tially; this order was is- ness' which can be called dangerous as it allowed the High Court - when sued when he realised 'Delhi Nationalism' - a those infected with Co- asked why enough testing that the crisis was going kind of identity politics rona but without any vis- was not being done, the "Kejriwal is ill and has Governor Anil Baijal. to be unmanageable and on the lines of other lin- ible symptom to freely Advocate General had the quarantined himself." I was Kejriwal's decision to not he might face the brunt guistic states like move and infect others. audacity to tell the court worried when I heard this test any asymptomatic of public anger. So he Gujarat, Maharashtra, Why? Kejriwal has re- that if more testing was news. Fortunately, his Co- people was similarly over- created an excuse for Bengal, Assam, Odisha, peatedly proclaimed that done, 70% people would rona test is negative. I am ruled. the future knowing well Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi has invested test positive and that would not worried about his politi- The 'outsiders' logic is that the centre would not Andhra and Telangana. heavily in education and scare the whole population. cal future. Whether I like it not only faulty, but is po- let it go through. If in the He has been vociferously health. His government To be fair to Kejriwal, he or not, the fact is that he litically dishonest. Any- future there are ques- propagating that Delhi has increased the health is not the only one trying has joined the gang called body who is an Indian tions about enough beds should be accorded full budget by more than 40% to conceal numbers. The politicians, most of whom national is constitution- and other medical facili- statehood, a central compared to 2014 and he UP and Bihar governments are not greatly respected in ally allowed to freely ties not being available point of his campaign also has successfully also have shown no inter- this country but certainly move to any part of the for patients, he can claim during the 2019 general sold the idea of Mohalla est in increasing the num- feared. I have no idea how country and can get that this is what he had election. clinics and polyclinics. ber of tests. But Kejriwal much Kejriwal is feared medical treatment in any tried to prevent. Anil The order on no test- Health facilities have un- has always been credited these days, but I certainly hospital in India; no hos- Baijal fell into his trap ing for asymptomatic in- doubtedly improved in as different from the stan- know he was once tremen- pital can deny treatment and has done a great ser- dividuals is devoid of any Delhi but not to the level dard-fare politician. So, if he dously loved by the people on the basis of the domi- vice to Kejriwal. medical logic. The world that he has projected. is doing what is expected of Delhi. cile of the individual; no Secondly, he has over, the practice has And if more tests are car- not from him but others, it It is the tragedy of this government can impose been trying to prove that been to test as many ried out, then the num- proves the argument that country that a potential po- restrictions on this. I it is only him and his people as possible. Test- bers will obviously in- politics has appropriated litical mega star has been have no reason to believe party who are fighting for ing is the key to fighting crease exponentially as him. He has become a typi- tamed in Delhi and reduced that Kejriwal is not aware Delhi and other political Coronavirus. Testing is has happened nationally. cal politician. That is a big now to a side hero in na- of this constitutional po- parties - the BJP and the linked to contact tracing The more Coronavirus disappointment. tional politics. Though I am aware that any prediction Defund the police movement distracts from the left's about any politician at any given point of time is not policy failures with the poorest Americans safe, I can vouch for the fact that he has learnt more By Tucker Carlson That's 100 percent true. How that, of course, makes sense. the people who actually live tricks as a politician than As we've been telling you -- do we know that? Well, right Why wouldn't that be true? there and don't have power, the many in the field. Being a not that you need to be told now, the chief demand of the Robbery and other crimes police leaving was a disaster, fast learner, he knows how because it's so obvious -- this Black Lives Matter movement went down as well, and that's and they were desperate for the to survive in politics, and is a dark moment in the history is to get rid of the police -- not a small thing. This isn't police to return. how to turn a crisis into an of the country. defund them or abolish them because there were more ar- On Sunday, May 31st of opportunity. He knows that People will attack you if you entirely. Police, not criminals, rests either. The sheer deter- this year, the city of Chicago to remain relevant in poli- dare to tell the truth. They'll they say, are the greatest rence of more cops on the had 65,000 calls to 911. denounce you. They'll target threat to the well-being of Afri- street kept people safer with- That's 50,000 more than the tics, one has to always be your family. They'll try to turn can-Americans -- and that is a out sending more criminals to usual total. With police gone a step ahead of his rivals your friends against you and lie.It is a lie no matter how prison. So, what do you think from Chicago's poorest and not be imprisoned by deny you the ability to earn a many times they say it. It's just doing the opposite will achieve? neighborhoods, the city had moral shackles. living.In the face of that -- and not true. And we know that be- I think we know and we've its deadliest day in at least In his fight against the we've said this repeatedly be- cause the numbers are unam- learned even more about it just 60 years.-- maybe the dead- Corona virus, he started cause it's true, nothing is truer biguous. this week. On May 31 in Chi- liest day ever By midnight well. Before Modi could -- you cannot give in. Even if The number of unarmed Af- cago, the police force was that night, 18 people in Chi- announce the national you do what the mob tells you rican-Americans shot and completely overwhelmed trying cago had been murdered. lockdown, Kejriwal im- to do, you will not be spared. killed by police officers in all of to handle protests, rioting and That's five more than the all- posed a lockdown in Delhi The people on Twitter are preda- 2019 was 10. The number of Af- looting all over the city. In the time record and eight more till March 31. He also cre- tors. Predators are incited by rican-Americans murdered in city's most vulnerable neighbor- than the total of unarmed Af- ated a task force of experts weakness. They exploit it. The all other ways exceeded 7,000. hoods, the poorest neighbor- rican-Americans shot dead only solution in the face of So, if all police vanished from hoods, law enforcement just by police last year -- in one to advise him on the pan- something like this is to tell the America's streets, that number evaporated. A local pastor de- day. So, look, this is not a demic but somewhere truth unapologetically. will almost certainly get much, scribed what he saw: "I heard defense of people who abuse down the line, he lost his On Monday night, we told much higher. In other words, people saying all over, 'Hey, their power. The show exists nerve and now Delhi is fac- you that the mass movement many more African-Americans there's no police anywhere.' to hold those people to ac- ing an unprecedented cri- engulfing America right now run will die. Police ain't doing nothing. I sat count. Should police officers sis. And this follows from by the left isn't really about pro- We're not guessing about and watched a store looted for who break the law be ar- his latest order to disallow tecting black lives. Certainly, this. A Princeton University over an hour. No police came." rested and punished? Of 'outsiders' any treatment in there are many sincere people paper from 2018 estimated that So, for the people of Chicago - course. Find a person in Delhi which was rightly participating who think that it for every 10 police officers - not the ones pretending to America who disagrees with overturned by the central is. But the people running it -- added in this country, roughly speak for them on social me- that. There aren't any. government via Lieutenant no, it's not. one murder is prevented. And dia or their hapless mayor -- but (Contd on page 32) Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 PERSPECTIVE 15 3 Traits Of Modi That Have Cost India Dearly By Ramachandra Guha of progress on the eco- than on his own penchant ministers or advisers when Tragically, these well- loyalty to the Motherland Last week, the re- nomic front that his sup- for the spectacular and the they do a good job, but also meaning Indians were mis- or else risk persecution. spected US rating agency porters had once thought dramatic. in the sort of people he re- taken in giving Narendra When the energies of Moody's downgraded he would. The second trait, which lies on for advice. The pre- Modi the benefit of doubt. Narendra Modi's party and India's sovereign rating to The first trait is the sus- is related to the first, is the ponderance of Gujarat For the third reason that of his government are so Baa3, the lowest grade. It picion of experts and ex- cult of personality that the cadre officers around him Modi has been such a dis- substantially taken up with thereby joined Standard pertise. As a self-made Prime Minister has built and in positions of influence appointment as Prime Min- showing Muslims their and Poor and Fitch, which man, who has risen to the around himself. As a tech- in the central government is ister is that he remains a place, it is scarcely sur- had already relegated India top on the basis of his own nocrat who has worked with one sign. A second is his sectarian Sanghi at heart. prising that the economy to the bottom rung in this intelligence, his own drive, the PM once told me, the tendency to shun some In his public statements, he was in free fall well before regard. Explaining their de- and his own will-power, rule that all advisers have outstanding IAS officers, has been careful not to ap- COVID-19, that our media cision, Moody's said: Modi is suspicious of those to observe is "total obsequi- merely because they once pear outrightly communal- was threatened and intimi- "While today's action is with formal qualifications ousness, no credit". The held important positions in though even here he can dated, that our public insti- taken in the context of the from elite institutions. His line with which the Prime Congress governments. slip, as in his notorious re- tutions were compromised, coronavirus pandemic, it statement that he preferred Minister fought and won the Even within the top ranks mark that he could identify that social peace was so was not driven by the im- "hard work to Harvard" was 2019 elections, 'Modi Hai of the IAS, loyalty to the those protesting against fragile. For a politics based pact of the pandemic. a striking manifestation of toh Mumkin Hai', says it all. Leader, and not the quality the Citizenship Amendment on polarization can never Rather, the pandemic am- this belief. In truth, the sec- Only Modi will defeat terror- of one's intellect, is what Act by the clothes they be conducive to a nation's plifies vulnerabilities in ond does not preclude the ism, Modi and Modi alone the Modi Government wore. In any case, his si- progress. India's credit profile that former; had Abhijit Banerjee will humiliate Pakistan (and prizes most. lences have spoken most If the Acche Din prom- were present and building not worked so industriously now China), Modi by him- Back in 2013-14, when eloquently in this regard. ised by Narendra Modi in prior to the shock, and after securing a PhD from self will eliminate corrup- Narendra Modi launched His silence when his MPs May 2014 still remain elu- which motivated the as- Harvard, he would never tion, Modi will surely make his campaign to become and even a cabinet minis- sive a full six years after he signment of a negative out- have won a Nobel Prize for India the Vishwa Guru - this Prime Minister, he was en- ter were publicly praising became Prime Minister, look last year." economics. Good gover- is the sort of thinking that thusiastically endorsed by alleged lynchers of inno- then the buck must stop Embarrassingly, this nance needs both focused is ubiquitous within the rul- many Indians not otherwise cent Muslims, his silence with Narendra Modi himself. negative verdict appeared energy as well as expert ing party and the central inclined to the Hindutva ide- when his Home Minister Not the death of a trusted just as the ruling party was knowledge. The disaster of government. But a large ology of the Bharatiya was suggesting that Mus- colleague, not the incom- marking the sixth anniver- demonetization - which set and complex country like Janata Party. Disgusted by lims were 'termites', his petence of a few officers in sary of Narendra Modi's the Indian economy back India cannot be governed the corruption and cronyism silence when the BJP IT his inner circle, but his own becoming Prime Minister. many years - could have effectively and well through of the Congress regime, Cell relentlessly commu- megalomania, his own sus- Meanwhile, two senior been avoided if the Prime the force of one person's they saw Modi as a dy- nalized the incident of the picion of experts, his own Delhi columnists indepen- Minister had listened to the will - however farsighted and namic economic reformer, Tabilighi Jamaat, and reluctance to share credit, dently wrote sober assess- professional advice of the hardworking that individual an Indian Deng Xiaoping, above all, his endorse- and his own inability to tran- ments of his tenure. Both (MIT-educated) Governor of might be. who would unleash the ment of the nakedly dis- scend the sectarian ideol- had once hoped that Modi the Reserve Bank of India. For all the confidence forces of entrepreneurial criminatory Citizenship ogy that he embraced as a would be an economic re- More recently, the fall-out and strength he exudes, dynamism. They were im- Amendment Act all show young man - it is these former; both felt disap- of the COVID-19 pandemic the behaviour of the Prime pressed by his energy, by that he remains commit- traits of Narendra Modi him- pointed that he had turned would have been far less Minister suggests that he his being self-made, and, of ted to the core Hindutva self that explain why his- out otherwise. Writing in serious had the Prime Min- is, within himself, a some- course, by his oratory. And dogma that this is essen- tory will judge him far more The Indian Express, ister based his policies on what insecure man. This is they took at face value his tially a Hindu country, and harshly than his naïve and Tavleen Singh thought that the advice of the country's evident not just in his reluc- claim that he had put his that Indian Muslims must trusting supporters believe these failures were largely top epidemiologists rather tance to publicly praise his RSS past behind him. forever be proving their or hope. the consequence of the pre- mature death of Arun Jaitley, after which (or so she claimed), "Suddenly, Sens. Cotton and Blackburn the priorities and the image of the government changed dramatically." Writing in Stop depending on China -here's how we end this threat The Print, Shekhar Gupta laid the blame at the feet of The COVID-19 pan- percent of penicillin come the IAS officers who ad- demic has revealed China’s directly from China. Only 28 vised Modi, whom he saw ability to wreak havoc on percent of facilities making as cautious and risk- the global economy and cut API are located in the averse, unlike the "stellar off our access to essential U.S.This level of dependence team of civil servants" who supplies. is dangerous, but we cannot had advised previous Prime The Chinese Commu- simply wish away this prob- Ministers such as nist Party’s malicious ac- lem with a one-size-fits-all Narasimha Rao and Atal tions should come as no mandate. Instead, Congress Behari Vajpayee. surprise. Decades of failed should consider more targeted My own analysis is very engagement, Western in- bills to support an industry that different. Narendra Modi vestment and unfair trade has long been in crisis.We has been a disappointment tactics built China into an have two bills to do just that. as a Prime Minister not industrial behemoth, giving The Securing America’s Medi- because he has bad advis- the CCP control over the cine Cabinet (SAM-C) Act and ers or because some good world’s supply of pharma- Protecting our Pharmaceuti- advisers died relatively ceuticals, medical equip- not new, but they have be- gress should immediately foreign competitors. cal Supply Chain from China young, but because of his ment and other basic come more obvious, espe- focus on securing Most Americans would Act would set predictable own faults and failings. goods. cially to the general public. America’s pharmaceutical be shocked to learn that guidelines for the pharma- There are three character The CCP has used It is now clear that our pas- supply chain.While the most active pharmaceutical ceutical industry, traits in particular that help cheap goods, manufac- sive dependence on China United States has invested ingredients — or, “APIs,” incentivize domestic drug explain why, despite the tured with stolen technol- for essential supplies poses heavily in drug discovery the building blocks of drugs manufacturing and give fed- two resounding electoral ogy, to buy the West’s si- a grave threat. The United and development, China — are made in China; 95 eral agencies the tools they mandates he has won, lence about its appalling States must embrace poli- has prioritized pharmaceu- percent of imports of need to protect American Narendra Modi has not aggression in Hong Kong, cies that will secure global tical manufacturing, giving ibuprofen, 70 percent of patients from unsafe Chi- been able to deliver the sort Xinjiang, Tibet and else- supply chains and revital- massive support to domes- acetaminophen, and be- nese drugs. where. These problems are ize industry at home. Con- tic producers to undercut tween 40 percent and 45 (Contd on page 33) Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 16 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 17 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 INDIA-NEWS ANALYSIS 18 In post Covid-19 world, cities to have pedestrian- friendly markets, more cyclists: Centre The ministry of housing and urban affairs has recommended holistic planning for pedestrian-friendly market spaces in various cities and municipal areas in the country in consultation with stake holders. (News Agencies)Post-Covid 19 transport is either shut or very expand their cycling network for vehicles., etc…On-street short-term measures are found market spaces will need to be limited in many cities. Movement substantially,” it added. parking space or even working,” it added.The holistic more pedestrian friendly, cycling of private motor vehicles is The holistic planning for carriageway lanes can be planning of the area through and walking network will need to controlled. However, cities have pedestrian-friendly market space repurposed to provide more stakeholder consultation can be be expanded, the Centre has benefitted from cleaner air. As may be done in consultation with walking and waiting undertaken over the next three told states in an advisory issued cities look to ease the lockdown, the stake holders. “This will space…Cyclists may be allowed months, till September 30, the by the ministry of housing and the need of the hour is to provide require proper survey of space with dedicated/ear-marked advisory noted, and the survey urban affairs.The ministry has safe, affordable and equitable used in the present scenario by pathways,” it said. of the vendors and other users recommended holistic planning modes of transport and also various stakeholders. A Provision of access to motor of the market space could be for pedestrian friendly market ensure physical distancing,” the movement/direction plan has to vehicles for residents of the area carried out and completed by spaces in various cities and advisory said.“While the be prepared to see that there are to commute should be clearly July 31, 2020.“By the end of municipal areas in the country lockdown is being gradually designated walking paths where delineated. Municipal Bodies September 2020, a plan may be in consultation with stake relaxed, the need for social visitors are able to follow social may increase the width of foot formalised to start holders. The ministry has asked distancing, especially in market distancing,” it said.Once the plan paths of the streets leading to implementation. Short term states to select at least three areas, will remain. The pandemic is made and firmed up, cities the market, it added. measures such a temporary market places in million-plus presents us with an opportunity may start implementation in two Adequate provision of high barricading, closure of roads for cities for the ‘pedestrianisation to re-imagine streets for people. phases – short term and long frequency public transit may be traffic, earmarking spaces, etc. to plan’ and non-million plus cities To make market areas Covid-19 term, the advisory states. ensured for citizens to access assess the plan on the field may to select at least one market safe and people friendly, Indian “Short-term recommendations the market area in a comfortable be started in the first week of area.The selection of city market cities should consider include interventions that are manner. The design of the October 2020. The assessment of spaces for the plan has to be pedestrianizing them. The need quick, temporary, easy to install, vending spaces provides a good the implemented plan through short completed by June 30, 2020 for personalized forms of and ensure safety to commuters opportunity for innovations, the term measures may be done by according to the advisory transport is also expected to after the lockdown. The market advisory said.“Long term November 2020 and reviewed by Hindustan Times. increase as a response to Covid- spaces could be rearranged with permanent structures for amendments as required may be “Covid-19 has brought cities 19. Cities around the world are quick and temporary measures promoting pedestrianisation can completed by November 2020,” around the world to a halt. Public leveraging the opportunity to such as barricades, road closure be developed after temporary it added. India, unlocking, is among 15 high-risk nations: Study According to the analysis, lifting lockdowns will lead to either of two potential scenarios - quick recovery in people mobility or a much ‘flatter’ Covid-19 curve. experiences a quick reimposed,” it added. an unprecedented recovery in people The analysis divides the erosion of earnings and mobility. Lockdown 45 countries into three employment in many measures become groups: those ‘on regions. relaxed, and businesses track’, facing ‘warning The World resume operations with signs’, or are in the Health Organization minimal increases in ‘danger zone’. India urged countries to press the number of new daily falls in the danger zone, on with efforts to contain cases, resulting in an along with several other the virus and that now “is ease in public fear and low-to-middle income not the time for any further increase in countries such as country to take its foot off people mobility. As the Indonesia, Chile and the pedal”. In India, malls, number of new cases Pakistan. Some of the restaurants and religious declines, a positive advanced economies in places opened on Monday feed-back loops kicks this group are Sweden, for the first time since in,” the analysis said. Singapore, South Africa March 25 as most parts of (News Agencies)India is which covers 45 major of second wave; 13 “On the other and Canada. the country rolled out new among a group of 15 economies, takes into countries showing hand, the second (bad) Among those on guidelines that are part of high-risk countries account case some tentative warning scenario is track are France, Italy the government’s where relaxing trajectories and mobility signs; and 15 countries characterised by a much and South Korea, while “unlocking” plan. lockdowns could lead to trends to determine the in danger zone of being ‘flatter’ curve. The countries like Germany, Economists have a spike in new impact movement of most at risk of a second reopening of the United States and expressed concerns that infections, creating a people will have on new wave” the report said. economy is associated United Kingdom face another lockdown of the situation which, “in the cases. According to the with an acceleration in risks. The projections nature seen before the extreme case”, could “Our visual tool analysis, lifting the number of new daily come at a time when unlock measures kicked lead to stringent curbs has yielded a mixed bag lockdowns will lead to infections, growing most of these nations in will not be feasible being re-imposed, an of results: 17 countries either of two potential public fear and ceasing are easing restrictions unless the government analysis by securities are on track with scenarios. “In the first people mobility; in in order to allow people announces adequate research firm Nomura respect to reopening (good) scenario, a extreme cases, to get back to work interventions to protect has said. The analysis, economies with no sign country or US state lockdowns would be following what has been jobs and earnings. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 INDIA-NEWS ANALYSIS 19 India stares at a long road to economic revival Cash shortage, frayed supply lines, a closed export market and labour crisis are likely to pose a tall challenge for the government as it looks to spur economy (News Agencies)Small factories such as Gupta’s. backbone of Indian agricultural related income, businesses in industrial The Indian manufacturing, which which includes rural labour enclaves across India are economy, the world’s fifth account for 29% of India’s wages, registered growth confronting the harsh new largest, had already been GDP and employ over 120 of 0% in 2018 at Rs 65,000 realities of a post-Covid slowing because of a million workers. compared to an 8% world as they count their downturn in household The sector is increase in 2017. losses from the pandemic consumption and private uniformly worried about Urban income and the subsequent sector investment before capital and labour. “These growth from the formal lockdown . Cash is short. the pandemic hit. Although reforms (announced by the sector, as reflected in cost Supply lines are frayed. it included just one week government) are more of employees for 750 listed Export markets are shut. of the lockdown, economic medium-term in nature, companies, which was And workers have growth in the quarter ended and we therefore do not averaging 10-12%, fell to vanished. “How do you March slumped to 3.1%, expect these to have an 5% in the last quarter of restart business without official data released on immediate impact on 2018-19. “If I look at six- labour? They are all gone May 30 showed. To spur reviving growth,” Goldman quarter data of employee right now,” said Mayank growth, PM Narendra Modi Sachs economists Prachi cost prior to quarter three on May 12 announced a Rs Mishra and Andrew Tilton of FY19, we saw growth Ajay Gupta, the proprietor Goldman Sachs said in a employ them,” he said. 20 lakh-crore relief and wrote in a research note on rate per employee of 10- of Olympic Zippers at report in the last week of Not surprisingly, the stimulus package on May 17. India’s growth 12%, which in the last Meerut’s Partapur, once a May. The International country’s national television that woes began much before quarter was 5%,” says buzzing industrial enclave Monetary Fund has unemployment rate included past fiscal and Covid-19 struck. In Gandhi. An income crunch of nearly 15,000 big and slashed its 2010-21 growth quickened to historic monetary measures taken September 2018, is clear, she says. Nobody small units just outside projection for India to 1.9% highs, costing well over by the government and the Infrastructure Leasing and expects a V shaped Delhi. from 5.8% estimated in 114 million jobs, mostly Reserve Bank of India. He Financial Services Ltd, a recovery now, a scenario Micro, small and medium January. Barclays said it of small traders and also spelt out a new major lender to all kinds of where a downswing is enterprises (MSMEs) saw 0% growth. The daily wagers, data from economic stance of self- businesses, including quickly reversed as growth businesses usually rely lockdown has generated a the Centre for reliance. Businesses, MSMEs, defaulted on its scales rapidly back up. on month-to-month massive supply shock, Monitoring Indian however ,are preparing for debt obligations, triggering Most expect a U or L operations for revenues which is an unexpected Economy (CMIE) the country’s first potential a rippling liquidity crisis in shaped trajectory: the and profits, with little change in the supply of a showed in May. The recession in a generation the country’s financial former represents a long reserves and staying commodity or a service. unemployment rate despite large lending services market. Borrowing drag and the latter a power. It is yet uncertain According to calculations touched 27.1% in the programmes announced by costs rose sharply. Private sustained low. The when economic activity by Pronab Sen, former week that ended on May finance minister Nirmala demand began collapsing projections may not be out can return to pre-Covid chief statistician, the 3 -- the highest ever – Sitharaman. too. Economist Hetal of place. At the Wagle levels because social supply effect of the indicating a bloodbath The economy is Gandhi of Crisil research industrial estate in Thane, distancing rules mean lockdown, which impacted in the labour markets. A precariously poised. Data said people’s investments home to 900 manufacturing only 33% of the workforce between 50 to 55% of the silver lining has been from the Controller General were locked in stalled real- units, none has been able at a unit can work at any economy, potentially led to that an unlocking of Accounts show the fiscal estate projects, squeezing to start operations because time. The lockdown a weekly loss of around Rs economy has now deficit, or the gap between their spending ability on of a liquidity and labour enforced from the 2 lakh crore or 1% of 2019- begun adding new jobs. the government’s earnings other goods. She cited crunch, says Sandeep intervening midnight of 20 GDP at 2019-20 prices. Latest data from the and spending, for FY20 data from the Real Estate Parikh of the Chamber of March 24 and 25 Jobs bloodbath Centre for Monitoring of stood at 4.59% of gross Regulatory Authority to Small Industries triggered the distress As the country clamped a Indian Economy domestic product (GDP), show that not just new Association. “We don’t exodus of millions of shutdown on March 24, showed urban higher than budget’s target projects, but the rate of need fresh loans. We need workers and daily wage shutting factories, shops, unemployment fell of 3.8%. The revenue deficit completion of existing a lower Goods and workers from the cities and construction sites, sharply since the stood at 3.27% of GDP. projects had come down Services Tax for long term back to their homes in jobless migrant workers shutdown was imposed This would mean that the too. The economic sustainability,” says Ajay the villages of states were caught in a survival to stand at 17.08% in government will have backdrop to the lockdown Rathi of Rathi Fastners, a such as Uttar Pradesh, battle. Thousands began the week to June 7, from limited space to fund was grim. Total average medium enterprise. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha walking home hundreds of a high of 25.14% in the bailouts. Sitharaman on earnings of farm India’s economy and West Bengal that miles under harsh week ended May 31. May 13 announced several households, according to will likely shrink 5% in the have traditionally been the conditions, hungry, thirsty On June 5, the measures for MSMEs, the Crisil data, from year through next March, source of labour for and tired, setting off an Reserve Bank of India unprecedented crisis. (RBI) released Aijaz Hassan, the minutes of its proprietor of a unit that monetary policy makes scissors in committee’s May 20- Meerut’s famous Kainchi 22 meeting, which market, says he is discussed the impact hurting because the of the shutdown. They government did not allow bore grim milestones. MSMEs to open in April The central bank when the lockdown was indicated India could see first eased. Doing so its economy shrink for the would have averted a first time in 40 years. RBI mass reverse migration deputy governor, Michael never seen since India’s Patra, said the Independence, he says. lockdown’s damage was “That would have so deep that the prevented the labourers country’s potential output from fleeing the city. We or GDP would take “years would have been able to to repair”. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 20 ADVERTISEMENT Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 21 Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 INDIA-NEWS ANALYSIS 22 India considering universal basic income, NHRC tells UN The UN has been informed that the Indian government is examining and “actively considering” the possibility of a universal basic income to reduce poverty. Universal basic income (UBI) refers to periodic cash transfers to every citizen. discrimination against member countries) but pertaining to human women.It has also listed nothing has been rights including poverty, government flagship mentioned in the report. religious issues, women schemes such as the The report doesn’t show rights etc.”Asked about PM Awas Yojana the independent view of NHRC’s role in the whole affordable housing NHRC”. process, Dattu said, “The initiative , the Atal Sanjoy Hazarika, Commission has the role Mission for Rejuvenation director of the of an onlooker as these and Urban Commonwealth Human recommendations are for Transformation, the Rights Initiative, the central government Swachh Bharat Mission, welcomed NHRC (to address).” Meenakshi and the Ujjwala scheme submitting a mid-term Ganguly, South Asia of free cooking gas report but added that the Director at Human Rights connections for the poor. non-government Watch (HRW) said: “The Civil society organisation was meeting NHRC, to meet standards organizations, which are in couple of days to set out under the Paris part of the Working brainstorm on the Principles, should act as (News Agencies)India is violence against experts, entities, treaty Group of Human Rights findings. A 12-member an independent authority considering a universal marginalized groups and bodies, national human (WGHR), say NHRC has Working Group of Human to ensure human rights basic income and will not concerns over the Foreign rights institutions, and civil done the bidding of the Rights (WGHR) for India, protections, recommend consider a repeal of the Contribution Regulation society organizations. government of India rather which includes CHRI, will reforms, call for Armed Forces (Special Act (FCRA), a law India was one of the first than giving an prepare its own report accountability when there Powers ) Act or a regulating foreign funding to countries to be reviewed independent view on the and send it to the are violations. It should act moratorium on the death non-governmental under the UPR human rights conditions UN.NHRC chairperson, as a constitutional body to penalty, the National organizations etc. mechanism.In the mid- in India.Henri Tiphagne, justice (retd) H L Dattu, provide independent Human Rights UPR is an term report submitted executive director of the said, “This (mid-term) checks and balances. The Commission (NHRC) has international peer review last month, accessed by People’s Watch, said: report addresses all the commission should also be told the United Nations. mechanism based on a Hindustan Times, NHRC “We are quite surprised recommendations given speaking out about In a first, NHRC, submitted periodic self-assessment has listed passing of because this NHRC UPR by the UN members for violations linked to a a mid-term report to the by each country of its Muslim Women report reads like a the central government crackdown on freedom of United Nations on the human rights record, (Protection of Rights on government of India during last review meeting speech and peaceful human rights situation in achievements and Marriage) Act, 2019, report. Many events have (in September 2017 in protest. It is not supposed the country , highlighting challenges, which is which criminalizes taken place (since India Geneva). The UPR is to report government the government’s policies supplemented by reports instant Triple Talaq, as a accepted the significant because it achievements. That is for the on climate change, rights from UN human rights key step in eliminating recommendations of UN takes into account issues state party to do.” of women, children, disabled, and the elderly, and the right to food, work and health. In India and the US, a tale of two rights movements In the report, Universal (News Agencies)For Covid-19 lockdown. Jamia Periodic Review (UPR)-III, people who admire the Millia Islamia awaits the UN has been informed world’s oldest justice for brutal assaults that the Indian government democracy, the on protesting students on is examining and “actively developments in the two separate occasions considering” the possibility United States (US) have in the wake of anti- of a universal basic income caused considerable Citizenship (Amendment) to reduce poverty. Universal concern. If President Act (CAA) protests, basic income (UBI) refers Donald Trump’s politics despite the university to periodic cash transfers remains perplexing, the management having to every citizen. The latest public outburst on publicly complained of government has focused the merciless killing of a the unwarranted conduct cash transfer schemes black man, George of the police. Far from aimed at farmers, Floyd, came as a reaching out to the especially, but no universal frightening validation of aggrieved student body, cash transfer programme. the thesis that the police have issued As part of UPR-III, the democracy is in deep notices to dozens of them Indian government trouble. To think that four But if they know how to “black lives matter”. cause and apologising for and arrested several under accepted 152 years after President swiftly contain moral Curiously, some the brutality. Police the Unlawful Activities recommendations out of Barack Obama’s aberrations and Bollywood stars, who forces at several places (Prevention) Act (UAPA) or 250 by 112 UN member comforting tenure, to encourage acts of seem unmoved by recent laid down their shields Indian Penal Code to states in September 2017 quote from William Butler forgiveness and events in India, have and helmets to express begin with, and pertaining to poverty Yeats’ Second Coming, reconciliation, such as joined the US chorus for solidarity with those immediately, if granted alleviation, rights of “things fall apart, the the Miami police justice. speaking out against bail, under UAPA a period women, children, persons centre cannot hold, and exhibited, one’s faith and As protests over Floyd’s racism and for human of incarceration without with disabilities, elderly, mere anarchy is loosed confidence in democracy death intensified in the rights, while some knelt bail.The State might well marginalized populations upon the world”. is preserved. What US, social media was before the be able to inflict and right to education etc. But there is a bright light happened in Minneapolis flooded with posts on demonstrators. unnecessary pain upon However, it refused to yet in the spontaneous is wrong, and even in a police brutality. However, But here, at home, some these young persons, accept 98 kneeling gesture of the divided society, white amid the news of rioting, courts have not found the even derail their career recommendations Miami police to apologise supremacists have been tear-gas and baton time to seek an prospects, but hopefully including repeal of the for the inhuman conduct silenced, and liberals charge, there were also explanation for the police will not crush their spirit Armed Forces (Special of a killer in uniform. across colour and reports of police brutality writ large, but and commitment to Powers ) Act, a moratorium Nations do not have communities have been personnel in Miami heartlessly shrouded in democracy and freedom. on the death penalty, unexceptional goodness. openly arguing that joining the protesters’ the exigencies of the (Contd on page 33) Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 SOUTH ASIA 23 In Nepal’s map tactics, a reflection of China’s growing footprint in Kathmandu In Kathmandu and New Delhi, PM Oli has been widely perceived to have rushed through the new political map to whip up ultra-nationalistic sentiments to consolidate support within the ruling Communist Party of Nepal. Kathmandu concede that development assistance China’s influence over where China overtook Indian Kathmandu was rising aid in 2015, growing steadily rapidly.In some ways, one from $ 19 million in 2010-11 analyst in Kathmandu said, to $ 38 million in 2014-15 as China, which poured millions compared to India’s $22 of dollars in Nepal, has million.Nepal has also been gradually encircled the nudging Beijing to build himalayan nation.Chinese projects worth an estimated investments in Nepal started to $ 3 billion via a grant, not the surge from 2008 when soft loan that China has Kathmandu switched from a agreed to. If Nepal does monarchy to a republic in eventually sign off on the 2008.By 2014, China soft loan, it would dwarf outranked India in terms of other Chinese loans total investment. In 2015-16, including the ones extended (News Agencies) As Nepal’s passed a new political map sentiments to consolidate China contributed 42 per cent to build Pokhara parliament took the first step that counts Indian territories of support within the ruling of the total FDI to international airport and the on Tuesday to formalise the Kalapani, Lipulekh and Communist Party of Nepal. Nepal.According to the latest Trishuli 3A hydropower country’s new political map Limpiyadhura as its That sentiment, quite similar available data, China has project.The Chinese that has set up a row with own.Senior government to his election rhetoric, again surpassed India as top influence was on display India, foreign minister Pradeep officials told Hindustan Times targets New Delhi.Domestic investor in Nepal in the first earlier this year also when Gyawali made another request that Kathmandu shouldn’t expect politics apart, the map also quarter of 2019-20 with a total its mission in Kathmandu to New Delhi for any dialogue on the three helps KP Oli score points pledge of $ 88 million FDI rebuked the Nepal media on dialogue.Gyawali told news Indian territories either.“Once with Beijing, Nepal’s other representing 93 per cent February 19, and accused agency AP that Kathmandu Nepal drew the red lines on the giant neighbour.It hasn’t of total committed FDI of The Kathmandu Post editor wanted to sit across the table map to serve its domestic and gone unnoticed in New Delhi $95 million. Britain came of “ulterior motives” because with India for formal foreign interests, there was that KP Oli had timed the new next with $ 1.85 million the newspaper had negotiations so that the two nothing to talk about,” he said. political map around the same followed by India’s $ 1.76 published an article critical countries “with a very unique In Kathmandu and time India and China were million.Nepal is also of China’s handling of the type of partnership” could New Delhi, PM Oli - who engaged in a standoff in the getting a second Chinese coronavirus virus. The public develop a more inspiring came to power on the Ladakh sector. cement plant being set up reprimand, ironically, relationship.New Delhi hasn’t nationalistic agenda - has Nepal, and PM Oli with $ 140 million coincided with Democracy responded to requests for been widely perceived to have a track record of trying investment; the first was Day of Nepal. But there were foreign secretary-level talks have rushed through the new to steer the India-China rivalry Hongshi Cement. no protests from the Oli made after Prime Minister KP political map to whip up to his advantage. But This increase is also seen government who is seen to Sharma Oli cabinet hurriedly ultra-nationalistic increasingly, analysts in in Chinese overseas pursue a “nationalist” agenda. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 SOUTH ASIA 24 India has largest, most experi- enced mountain army in the world, South Asia must now build resilient supply chains says Chinese military expert Facilitate cross-border flow of goods and services by (News Agencies) India has the reducing tariffs; improving logistics, infra and digitisation world’s largest and most experi- (News Agencies) The outbreak tive strengthening of regional an opportunity for the region tant market for all its enced troops trained for high-alti- of the coronavirus disease supply chains. Geography will to become better integrated neighbouring countries, ex- tude battles, a military expert affili- (Covid-19) pandemic has assume an important role in economically, there are ex- cept Myanmar and Pakistan. ated to China’s leading maker of brought about new opportuni- supply chains, with the prox- isting challenges that must The pandemic cre- equipment for the People’s Libera- ties for regional cooperation imity of production centres be addressed. ated both supply and de- tion Army (PLA) has said, adding in South Asia. On In the recent mand-side shocks to global March 15, Prime Brookings India report, trade. A recent report by the that mountaineering is an “essen- Minister India’s Limited Trade Economist Intelligence Unit tial skill” for each Indian soldier de- (PM)?Narendra Connectivity with South shows that companies with ployed in the mountains. “At Modi organised a Asia, we have mapped localised industries and sup- present, the world’s largest and ex- regional confer- the trends in India’s low ply chains were able to miti- perienced country with plateau and ence with the trade connectivity with gate the shocks mountain troops is neither the US, South Asian Asso- the region, the gaps that better.Recently, PM Modi ciation for Re- need to be addressed, also stressed on self-reliance Russia, nor any European power- gional Cooperation and recommendations while emphasising on bol- house, but India,” wrote Huang (Saarc) leaders for increasing trade in the stering India’s supply Guozhi, senior editor of Modern and set up an emergency fund weighing equally against con- region. Despite huge poten- chains. South Asian econo- Weaponry magazine. of $10 million to fight the pan- ventional elements such as tial, intra-regional trade in mies, particularly the small The magazine, considered a demic. A senior official-level facility, labour, and transpor- South Asia is among the low- and medium enterprises in comprehensive military and defence meeting was held on March tation time and cost. India, in est in the world at 5% (World the region, can benefit from 26 to frame mechanisms to particular (and largely the Bank). To date, India’s trade strengthening regional sup- journal, is affiliated to the state-owned further health cooperation. South Asian region), is fore- with the region has ranged ply chains. The relatively China North Industries Group Corpora- The region is also witnessing seen to benefit from this for between 1.7% to 3.8% of its younger population of the re- tion Limited (NORINCO), which de- cooperation at a bilateral two reasons — one, it is ex- global trade. China has gion and a rising middle- scribes itself as “the main platform re- level, with Bangladesh sup- pected that several firms mov- steadily increased its ex- class, is well placed to sup- sponsible for developing mechanised, plying food and medical ing out of China will look at ports to the region from $8 ply workforce for labour-in- digitised and intellectualised equipment equipment to Maldives, and India as a potential destina- billion in 2005 to $52 billion tensive production and gen- India stepping up its medical tion, and two, India’s impor- in 2018. As a result, only Af- erate demand for goods and for PLA”. It’s one of the world’s largest assistance to the region. tance as a market for its ghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan services, respectively. To defence contractors and is also closely neighbouring countries will now have a higher trade share achieve better regional integra- involved in President Xi Jinping’s legacy Many commentators envis- also increase. While the shift- with India as compared to tion, there are several steps that project, the Belt and Road Initiative. age that there will be a de- ing focus on localisation of that with China. However, In- South Asian countries can cline in globalisation and rela- global supply chains provides dia continues to be an impor- take. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 US & THE WORLD 25 The costs of anti-Indian nationalism in Nepal Expats leaving Dubai is bad news for the economy (News Agencies) India’s political It’s a choice facing millions of foreigners across the Gulf as the fallout from stand-off with Nepal over the Lipu Lekh border persists. Nepal’s Parlia- the pandemic and a plunge in energy prices forces economic adjustments. ment is expected to pass a constitu- (News Agencies) It took Sarah Sissons bridge the hard times, it’s a precari- continuous growth. The Expat Life Is tional amendment to formalise a map less than a month to call an end to 25 ous existence. The impact is starkest Struggling to Survive Covid-19“An exo- to include territory, which is both years in Dubai. The 39-year-old moved in Dubai, whose economic model is dus of middle class residents could claimed by India and has been under back to Australia in May with her hus- built on the presence of foreign resi- create a death spiral for the Indian control. This escalation on band and daughter. She first came to dents who comprise about 90% of the economy,” said Ryan Bohl, a Middle Nepal’s side has been coupled with the Gulf business hub as a teenager, population. East analyst at Stratfor. “Sectors that a rise of strong anti-Indian national- when her father was a pilot for relied on those profes- ism. At the root of the discord is a Emirates, and never really sionals and their fami- simple question. India and Nepal left. lies such as restau- have a “special relationship”. In prac- “Dubai is home for rants, luxury goods, tice, this has meant that India and me,” said Sissons, who owned schools and clinics will Nepal share open borders; India al- a small cafe and worked as a all suffer as people leave. lows Nepalis to work in India without freelance human resources Without government sup- restrictions; and Nepalis serve in the consultant. But “it’s expensive port, those services Indian Army. In turn, Nepal has both here and there’s no safety for could then lay off people conceded, indirectly, a role for India expats. If I take the same who would then leave the in its domestic politics, and has been money to Australia and we run country and create more sensitive to Indian security interests. out of everything, at least we’ll waves of exodus.” The rise of ultra-nationalism have medical insurance and With the global and the emergence of a new genera- free schooling.” economy in turmoil, the tion of Nepali elite, which does not It’s a choice facing decision to leave isn’t share the same emotional bond with millions of foreigners across straightforward. Dubai India, mean Kathmandu wants a reset the Gulf as the fallout from the pan- Oxford Economics estimates residents who can scrape by will of ties now. But while India has ben- demic and a plunge in energy prices the United Arab Emirates, of which likely stay rather than compete with efited from the special ties too, this forces economic adjustments. Dubai is a part, could lose 900,000 the newly unemployed back home. reset will have clear costs for Nepal. It Wealthy Gulf Arab monarchies have, jobs -- eye-watering for a country of 9.6 The International Labor Organization can mean hard borders; it can mean for decades, depended on foreign million -- and see 10% of its residents says more than 1 billion workers glo- restrictions on Nepalis from working in workers to transform sleepy villages uproot. Newspapers are filled with re- bally are at high risk of pay cuts or India; it can mean a reduction in bilat- into cosmopolitan cities. Many grew ports of Indian, Pakistani and Afghan job losses because of the coronavirus. eral support essential for Nepal’s de- up or raised families here, but with no blue-collar workers leaving on repatria- Some Gulf leaders, like Kuwait’s velopment; and it can lead to political formal route to citizenship or perma- tion flights, but it’s the loss of higher prime minister, are encouraging for- resistance from the Tarai, Nepal’s nent residency and no benefits to earners that will have painful knock-on eigners to leave as they fret about pro- southern plains. effects on an emirate geared toward viding new jobs for locals. PM Modi discusses Covid-19 pan- demic with Philippines president The Philippines President appreciated the steps taken by India to maintain supply of essential pharmaceutical products to his country, an official statement said. (News Agencies)Prime Minister Narendra deployed for the benefit of entire human- Modi on Tuesday discussed the Covid- ity,” the statement said. Both leaders 19 pandemic with Philippines President expressed appreciation for the coopera- Rodrigo Duterte tion extended to and assured that ensure the wel- India’s well-estab- fare of their citi- lished capacity for zens in each manufacturing af- other’s territory, fordable pharma- as also for their ceutical products repatriation would continue to home, during be deployed for the ongoing the benefit of the health crisis. entire humanity. The leaders The leaders also discussed the steps shared their satisfaction at the progress being taken by the two governments to seen in recent years in all aspects of address the challenges arising out of the bilateral relationship, including de- the Covid-19 pandemic, an official state- fence cooperation, it said. Taking to ment said. The Philippines President Twitter, Modi later said, “India and the appreciated the steps taken by India to Philippines will cooperate to reduce the maintain supply of essential pharmaceu- health and economic impact of the pan- tical products to his country, it said. The demic, and to give shape to our com- prime minister assured President mon vision for the Indo-Pacific re- Duterte of India’s commitment to sup- gion.” Modi emphasised that India port the Philippines in its fight against sees the Philippines as a vital part- the pandemic. “He stressed that India’s ner in the Indo-Pacific Region. The well-established capacity for manufac- prime minister also conveyed his best turing affordable pharmaceutical prod- wishes to President Duterte and the ucts, including for an eventual vaccine people of the Philippines for the forth- once it is found, would continue to be coming National Day. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 US & THE WORLD 26 NYC police union president defends officers: The media is portraying us as the enemy (News Agencies)Police across Tuesday against the media stated. As calls to defund or dis- and the Congressional Black Cau- there, you know, doing what the nation are "not the enemy" and politicians who have been mantle police departments have cus — introduced sweeping leg- we wish is just a falsehood...And, of the communities they serve, “vilifying” cops “like animals grown amid nationwide protests islation that would bring about that's why I think it's New York Police Benevolent and thugs." "We are portrayed against police brutality and wide-ranging reforms to police de- important…because we need Association President Mike in the press and everywhere Floyd's death, some Democratic partments across the people to understand that we are O'Meara said Wednesday. In else as the enemy and we politicians have complied, slash- country.O'Meara acknowledged under scrutiny," he reassured. an interview on "Fox & want people to know that we ing budgets over police unions' that while scrutiny of his pro- According to O'Meara, "99.999 Friends," O'Meara said that take our jobs seriously, we’re objections. In Minneapolis -- the fession has been magnified in percent" of the members of the law enforcement around the professional, and the vast, vast city where Floyd took his final breath recent weeks, many do not un- New York Police Benevolent As- country mourns the death of majority of the time we act ap- -- the City Council announced its derstand that the pressure on sociation "act honorably every George Floyd and stands with propriately and honorably and support for disbanding the city’s po- officers was already "enor- day." But, suddenly, the media protesters, but he said he had that's what we do and that's not lice department. On Monday, con- mous." "The notion that police and New York legislators are to speak out at the being portrayed right now in the gressional Democrats — including are not investigated and we're painting them in a bad light, he association's press conference media and in the world," he the House Judiciary Committee some wild organization out said. ACLU files lawsuit against 12 states see rising Covid-19 hospitalizations as border coronavirus restrictions Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans (News Agencies) The American Civil Liber- (News Agencies)Health experts have University. At its peak, Arizona's inten- pandemic when the nation first reached ties Union, along with two other immigrant long warned about a second peak in sive care unit beds were 78% in use. a peak. Health experts say it is a mat- advocacy organizations, filed the first law- Covid-19, and now a rise in cases has As of Monday, 76% were occupied. ter of when -- not if -- the country sees suit Tuesday against stringent border re- pushed Arizona to tell its hospitals to Arizona's Director of Health Services another surge in cases that could over- strictions related to coronavirus that largely activate emergency plans. Dr. Cara Christ asked that hospitals "be whelm healthcare systems once bar migrants from entering the United Arizona is one of the 19 states with judicious" in elective surgeries to en- more.Many states have loosened re- States. In March, as coronavirus swept the trend of new coronavirus cases still sure bed capacity. "We know Covid-19 strictions that were put in place start- across the country, the Trump administra- increasing. While 22 are trending down- is still in our community, and we ex- ing in March to curb the spread of the tion invoked a public health law, citing the ward, trends in nine states are holding pect to see increased cases," the Ari- virus. But with no vaccine and more coronavirus, that allowed for the swift re- steady. Nationally more than 1.9 mil- zona Department of Health Services people congregating in public places moval of migrants, including children, ap- lion people have been infected by the tweeted Tuesday night.Bed capacity and national protests, health experts prehended at the border -- a move that virus and more than 112,000 have died, and medical resources were among the warn that the high rates of cases seen raised concerns among officials involved in compiling data who believed it to be according to data from Johns Hopkins top concerns in treating the coronavirus in the spring may come back. driven by political motivations. The order has since been extended indefinitely. The ACLU, Center for Gender and Refu- US intercepts Russian bombers and fighter jets gee Studies and Oxfam America are now challenging that order. "This lawsuit will raise for the first off coast of Alaska in international airspace time whether the government can close down the border to children seeking pro- tection based on the government assertion that it's necessary for public health, with- out providing any of the protections Con- gress has afforded children and those seeking protection," said Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the ACLU. The plaintiff is a 16-year-old boy from Honduras who was seeking refuge in the United States.According to the lawsuit, the boy, who's identified by his initials, was fleeing "severe persecution" in Honduras and was apprehended by US Customs and Border Protection last week. He's in CBP custody in the El Paso, Texas, area. Since the law- (News Agencies)The United States control aircraft came within 20 nau- readiness and capability to defend the suit was filed, a federal judge has tempo- intercepted Russian bombers and tical miles of the coast of Alaska. homelands."Flying air patrols pro- rarily blocked the boy's removal from the fighter jets off the coast of Alaska The second formation was two bomb- tects the approaches to our nations US. Unaccompanied migrant children have on Wednesday morning, according ers and an airborne early warning and and sends a clear message we con- been afforded certain protections under US to North American Aerospace De- control aircraft that came within 32 tinue executing our homeland defense law, but new border measures have under- fense Command. The Russian mili- nautical miles. NORAD also said, missions with the same capability and cut those protections, attorneys argue in tary aircraft entered the Alaskan Air "The Russian military aircraft re- capacity we always bring to the fight," the complaint. In this case, those mea- Defense Identification Zone and were mained in international airspace and O'Shaughnessy said. In March, US sures have given way to the boy staying in intercepted by US fighter jets, sup- at no time did they enter United and Canadian fighter jets intercepted immigration custody, with the threat of ported by US tankers, NORAD said States sovereign airspace." General two Russian reconnaissance aircraft being swiftly removed back to his home in a statement. In the first encoun- Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, com- while they were flying off the Alaskan country, instead of being transferred to a ter, NORAD said, two Russian bomb- mander of NORAD, said Wednesday coast. There were also multiple inter- children's facility to be reunited with his ers, two Russian fighter jets and a "intercepting multiple Russian air- cepts involving Russian military air- father in the US. Russian airborne early warning and craft demonstrates NORAD forces' craft off the coast of Alaska in 2019. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 US & THE WORLD 27 Coronavirus: UK economy could be among worst hit of leading nations, says OECD chancellor Anneliese Dodds said: sectors.But it is also a nation that shown no inclination to follow so "Today's evidence from the OECD has been among the hardest hit far. The bigger point is that the is deeply worrying, showing the by the underlying pandemic.This OECD is subtly pointing to the UK was particularly exposed hit comes despite a much-praised fact that one rescue package is when the coronavirus crisis hit. rapid response deploying tens of not enough. Late last week the "The government's failure billions to keep millions of work- Germans announced a massive to get on top of the health crisis, ers on payrolls.The OECD also 4% stimulus to the economy, in- delay going into lockdown and mentions the pandemic eco- cluding a thumping cut to VAT, chaotic mismanagement of the nomic impact being "com- and significant subsidies for the exit from lockdown are making the pounded" by the looming plau- purchase of cars. The league table economic impact of this crisis sible failure to sign a trade deal is an invitation to do more. And worse." The central finding of the with the EU and new trade bar- we will soon enough get actual OECD forecasts is that the ex- riers with the European Union hard economic data, as opposed pectations or hopes of a rapid at the end of the year. to forecasts such as this, when UK's largely service-based (News Agencies)The UK is likely bounceback in the economy - a It recommends tempo- the monthly GDP figure for April - economy meant that it had been to be the hardest hit by Covid-19 so-called V-shaped chart - is not rarily extending the UK's stay entirely locked down - is pub- particularly badly hit by the among major economies, the now happening. As Secretary in the single market. That is lished on Friday. government's lockdown restric- Organisation for Economic Co- General Angel Gurria put it to me, advice that the government has tions. The services sector, includ- operation and Development has it will be "U-shaped", the ques- ing financial services, hospitality warned. Britain's economy is tion is how long will be the period and tourism, makes up about likely to slump by 11.5% in 2020, at the bottom of this "U". three-quarters of the UK's GDP.In slightly outstripping falls in coun- This pattern is not affecting all response to the think tank's re- tries such as Germany, France, countries equally. And in the event port, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said Spain and Italy, it said. If there of there being no further peak, the the UK was not the only one to were a second peak in the pan- prediction is that the UK is the suffer: "In common with many demic, the UK economy could worst hit this year, though just a other economies around the contract by as much as 14%. little bit worse than Italy and world, we're seeing the significant "The crisis will cast a long shadow France. For those who like a glass impact of coronavirus on our coun- over the world," the OECD added. half full, it also predicts the stron- try and our economy. "The unprec- It said that in what it called a gest growth in the UK at 9% for edented action we've taken to pro- "single-hit scenario", with no sec- 2021. But that is a rather hollow vide lifelines that help people and ond peak, there could be contrac- prize.The reason why is that the businesses through the economic tions of 11.4% in France, 11.1% UK economy is peculiarly ex- disruption will ensure our eco- in Spain, 11.3% in Italy and 6.6% posed as a trading economy with nomic recovery is as strong and in Germany. In its latest assess- significant service and tourist ment, the OECD found that the as swift as possible." Shadow Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 CONTD 28 India Has Stared Down The Dragon, But Is That Enough To Make China Shudder? If India wants to be a dominant force in South Asia, it will not happen by achieving gold medal in reacting to harassment. It will only happen if it’s known that it’s not wise to trouble us, writes Major Manik M Jolly (Retd). The recent standoff at Leh be- are just reacting, and they are pro- confident that the trekking trips of its majorly. We have to match China in tween India and China ended in par- gressing. soldiers are not big enough for India sea. That is where the wars for con- tial disengagement. It is a reason for During 90s, when China started to escalate it into a battle. Well, then trol will be fought in future. We can- Indians to feel proud because we are these plans, India was a struggling the same rule applies to them too. not have millions of soldiers sitting slowly breaking the image of a sniv- economy, battling with terrorism and Even China isn’t going to start a war in North India while global powers are eling and dependent nation that kept internal security, and unstable gov- if we arrest its troops for trespassing reorganising the world in South China running from pillar to post to tell the ernments. China didn’t count us as a without a visa. Next time they'll think sea. And it is our initiative that might UNSC or the US or Russia seeking worthy adversary, especially having twice before doing this. So why not? convince the US to turn QUAD into a help in our affairs. The present dis- won the 1962 war. I’d consider this We cannot break out of this image of Naval alliance. While it’s good position comes with a string back- as a mistake in hindsight because ‘nice non-violent Indians’ who can be progress that we signed a treaty with bone and ability to use force if re- now we are Moon trotting, Mars trampled upon till the time we take Australia last week, but for China to quired. We stared down the dragon, reaching, BrahMos enabled, Tejas initiative in our hands and start reply- shudder, US has to be on board. And and everyone deserves a pat on the powered and Agni V fueled fifth larg- ing in the language they understand. the US will not be on board till the back, from bureaucrats to est economy in the world. Tables have Post US elections, even US-China time we are strong enough to be a bravehearts standing on borders with turned and so has our response to relations should improve. If Donald reliable partner. a gun in hand and resolution in mind. various situations. Case in point, Leh Trump wins, he wouldn’t want to con- If India wants to be the leader and But how well did we do? What if the standoff. tinue with trade sanctions. World dominant force in South Asia, for Chinese troops come back to Galwan China has made its stand clear in could do with a little peace and quiet, starters, it will not happen by achiev- valley? terms of its relationship with India. It especially post-Covid. And shattered ing gold medal in reacting to harass- The Line of Actual Control (LAC) made it clear with CPEC, border economies don’t do well with sanc- ment. It will only happen if it’s known has not been clear for a very long transgressions, Hafeez Saeed, tions. Every nation will have to that it’s not wise to trouble these time. We even fought a war and have UNSC, South China Sea, Tibet etc. struggle to get back on track. If some- guys. There is time for diplomacy and gone through number of border trans- There should be no doubt on where one else wins, he would run to change time for strong arm. If we are trying gressions. But there seems to be no we stand. And it sends its troops gal- everything Trump did. In any case, to achieve diplomatic wins with sol- stop to ‘push and shove’ tactics from livanting across the LAC to start India should not be caught napping diers on borders, there is something China. So why don’t we wonder? Why these petty fights not because Chi- on the wrong side of geopolitics. The wrong in our approach. No one should don’t our analysts and policy mak- nese need those few kilometers, it’s only missing piece in the complicated make us come to the border to tell ers focus on the blatant impunity the because they just want to show ‘We equation is Russia. We should lever- them, “Can you please go back, so Chinese enjoy? How is it that we are Can’. age our traditional good relations and there can be peace?”. If you trained stuck in the role of reactionaries and This brings me back to the same genuine camaraderie and continue to a diplomat for years, let him do his however good we might be getting at point as discussed earlier in this ar- improve on them. And get those duty and ensure that this doesn’t it; we still never take the initiative to ticle: what can we do, except wait, S400s! happen. But if they have failed, then sort the matters out? As per Mao, we for them to go back? China is very India needs to build on its Navy, let soldiers do theirs. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 HEALTH & FITNESS 29 First human trial of potential anti- body treatment for Covid-19 begins If the trial ultimately shows the testing it in patients.”The of antibodies. Scientists at treatment is effective against treatment was created in AbCellera and the Vaccine Covid-19, it could be available by collaboration with AbCellera, a Research Center at the autumn, according to the biotechnology company based in National Institute of Allergy Indianapolis-based company. Canada. When someone and Infectious Diseases “Until now, scientists have been recovers from a disease like selected those they thought trying to repurpose medicines, Covid-19, their body produces would be most potent and Lilly drugs, that were designed for new millions of proteins called scientists engineered the (News Agencies)Eli Lilly and expected in late June. The first diseases to see if they work in antibodies, which fight off the treatment, known as a Company said Monday it has Covid-19 patients being treated Covid-19, but as soon as this disease and help them recover. monoclonal antibody therapy. started the first human trial of an with the therapy are hospitalized epidemic started, we got to work AbCellera acquired a blood This approach has worked to antibody therapy designed to at New York University’s making a new medicine against sample from one of the first US treat other illnesses; there are treat Covid-19. Grossman School of Medicine in this disease,” said Dr. Dan patients who had recovered from monoclonal antibody therapies The first phase of the trial will test New York, Cedars-Sinai in Los Skovronsky, Eli Lilly’s senior vice Covid-19, and the companies that treat HIV, asthma, lupus, whether the therapy is safe and Angeles and Emory University in president and chief scientific sorted through millions of this Ebola and some forms of well-tolerated; those results are Atlanta, the company told CNN. officer. “Now we’re ready and patient’s cells to find hundreds cancer. How to talk to your children about protests and racism (News Agencies)As cities and Minneapolis, gasping for breath "Whether from social media social media explode with anger as a white police officer pressed accounts, conversations with over the killing of yet another a knee into his neck. peers or caregivers, overheard black man at the hands of police, Even if they haven't, experts say conversations, or the distress worried parents struggle with how parents should assume their they witness in the faces of those to protect their children from children are already aware of they love, children know what is seeing the worst of the violence tragedies like these and their going on," Boyd said. "And while simultaneously explaining aftermath. without the guidance and the ravages of racism. "Children and adolescents are validation of their caregivers, they It couldn't have come at a worse experiencing the collateral may be navigating their feelings time. consequences of the publicized alone."How can a parent help Sheltering at home for months to murderers of Breonna Taylor, their child traverse these avoid the deadly coronavirus, Tony McDade, and George disturbing times? equity and inclusion committee smartphones "lingers within our many parents stressed by Floyd, whether they have a Let the child's age and level of of the American Academy of bodies and minds," Radesky juggling work and child care from smartphone in their direct development guide you, experts Pediatrics (AAP)."Vicarious added. She suggests parents home had eased their restrictions possession or not," said say, but first, be sure that you trauma through screens is real, find ways to channel that energy on screen time for their children. California pediatrician Dr. Rhea are in the right frame of mind. especially for marginalized with positive actions, such as Now it's even more likely that kids Boyd, who teaches nationally on "A parent's first step is to take communities who may have deep breathing and re-grounding might find the video of George the relationship between care of themselves, their mental experienced similar actions first- exercises, before playing with or Floyd, an unarmed and structural racism, inequity and health, their emotional health. hand," said Dr. Jenny Radesky, talking to your kids. handcuffed black man in health. Put their oxygen mask on first a developmental behavioral "This doesn't mean letting go of before they put the oxygen mask pediatrician who teaches at the the anger or anxiety, it just The protests are raising fears of on their child," said Chicago University of Michigan. means organizing it better so you pediatrician Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, The stress of watching traumatic can think and act more clearly," a spike in coronavirus cases who chairs the minority health, events on television and she said. (News Agencies)Government one of them is going to be that leaders and health officials have chains of transmission will have expressed their concern that become lit from these Obituary coronavirus could rapidly spread gatherings," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, during protests over the death a former US Food and Drug of George Floyd. Administration commissioner, Ramesh Patel - The Iron Man Floyd died after since-fired said during CBS' "Face the Ramesh Patel was a giant of a man, and a dear friend of Minneapolis police officer Derek Nation" Sunday.Sunday alone Ranju & mine. We enjoyed his support at City Hall Steps Chauvin kneeled on his neck for saw an increase of almost rallies we organized for defending the honor of innocent more than eight minutes. 20,000 cases nationwide, Krittika Biswas, and later, for the falsely accused Amb. Chauvin was charged with third- according to the CNN count Prabhu Dayal. Ramesh Patel’s voice was always the loud- degree murder and second- compiled with data from John's est and strongest in support. degree manslaughter. Hopkins. In Washington DC, the His lasting legacy is his unique humility-based public ser- People across the country have health department on Monday vice by taming the unbridled ambitions of many in the In- taken to the streets to vent their reported a new peak in cases dian-American community for a fleeting photo-op and get- frustrations over the seeming meaning a delay to moving from ting them all to work in support of his pride and joy, the lack of value for the lives of black phase one of the District's India Day Parade in Manhattan, largest in the world - just Americans. It was the same reopening program to a less as the Saint Patrick‘s Day Parade since 1762 is the larg- est. Indeed, he would shun the VIP-bus on the parade route week the nation crossed the restrictive phase. In California, to walk the Madison Avenue, and Ranju and I enjoyed walk- 100,000 death count from cases jumped 11% in days, ing with him. It falls on his family and the FIA team to carry on his legacy of Honor-by- coronavirus. from 98,980 reported service and the rest of us to help keep Ramesh Patel’s glorious life choices alive. "There's going to be a lot of Wednesday to 110,583 cases I called him the Iron Man in USA, as Sardar Patel was in India. He will be sorely missed, issues coming out of what's Sunday, according to the health as will his big smile and hug that Ranju and I always got. By Ravi Batra happened in the last week, but department's data. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 CONTD 30 George Floyd death: Seven solutions to US police problems calls instead of police. militarisation leads to police body cameras, to record police A group called MPD 150 is violence. In 2017, a study published interactions. They were adopted calling for a "police-free future" in Research and Politics found that in New York a few years ago after in Minneapolis, in which mental the more military weapons police the death of Eric Garner, and health professionals, social have, the more likely they are to use Congress is proposing making workers, religious leaders and them. them mandatory nationally. other community-based 5. Sue the police But there is little evidence that advocates would do the work of Citizens who try to sue the police in shows they reduce violence, police. civil court for excessive force according to a recent analysis of There is some historical frequently see their cases thrown out 70 studies looking at their precedent for a wholesale because of a legal doctrine known efficacy. Campaign Zero, the non- dismantling of a department. In as "qualified immunity". It was profit behind the #8cantwait 2012, the Camden, New Jersey, designed by the Supreme Court to hashtag pushing for police police department was fully Protesters across the US have 2. Defund the police protect government employees from reforms, says they have limited disbanded and all of its officers taken to the streets in the wake Protesters believe that cities and frivolous lawsuits and give police use. While footage of police lost their jobs. However, it was of George Floyd's death to states spend far too much legal breathing room surrounding brutality has played a vital role certainly not abolition - a new, demand an end to police brutality money on their police their split-second decisions. in exposing the problem, most countywide police force was and what they see as systemic departments without sufficiently In order for a case to move forward, of it was filmed by citizens, not formed in its place, and about 100 racism. funding education, mental health, the court directs that it must ask police. Body cameras can easily former Camden officers applied In response, Democrats have housing and other community- two questions: first, was excessive be turned off, and the footage is for and regained their jobs. The proposed legislation to address based social services. A growing force in violation of the Fourth more likely to be used by move actually put more police on inequities and reduce deaths in demand is for political leaders to Amendment used? And if so, is prosecutors against civilians the streets of Camden. The new custody, including measures that "defund" the police - that usually there a "clearly established" prior during criminal trials, than as a department adopted a very strict would require police to wear body means reducing funding not court ruling on the behaviour that means of proving police brutality. use of force policy and made it cameras, ban chokeholds and cutting it altogether. would mean the officer knew his or 7. Start counting easier for the city to fire rogue make it easier to prosecute These calls have been heeded by her conduct was illegal? There is no doubt that black officers. officers. the mayor of Los Angeles, who This second question is where Americans are more likely to be The department has reported a Here's a look at some of these slashed $150m from a proposed advocates say courts give officers a killed by police and subjected to steep decline in homicide and proposed solutions, and other budget increase for his city's free pass, throwing out cases if there other forms of police violence. use of force complaints since. potential ways to reform policing. police. New York Mayor Bill de has been no previous, precedent- But what's still unclear is exactly 4. Demilitarise 1. Rewrite "use of force" Blasio also pledged to divert setting case with an almost how many victims there are, or Since the 1990s, the military has policies money from the NYPD towards identical set of facts. A Reuters which departments are the worst transferred over $5bn-worth of Most police departments have a social services, though he did not analysis found that more than half offenders. equipment, ranging from sleeping "use of force" policy which cite a figure. of excessive force cases in the US In 2014, Obama signed into law bags to ammunition and dictates how and when officers In Minneapolis, a group called get thrown out on "qualified the Death in Custody Reporting armoured vehicles, to local police can use force. These policies the Black Visions Collective is immunity" grounds. Act to force police departments departments through a special vary substantially from asking the city council to pledge A portion of the sweeping Justice in to report every time a citizen dies acquisitions programme with the jurisdiction to jurisdiction. For not to increase the police Policing Act introduced this week in custody. The law also required US Department of Defense. example, the type of "neck department's budget, and to by House and Senate Democrats the data to be turned over to the As a result, many advocates for restraint" or chokehold that divert $45m of the force's current would eliminate qualified immunity attorney general, who would have police reform argue that police Officer Derek Chauvin used on budget to shore up the city's for police. Supreme Court Justices to release a report on ways to today function more like George Floyd has been banned coffers in the wake of the Sonya Sotomayor and Clarence reduce deaths every two years. domestic soldiers, using in New York City since 1993. coronavirus pandemic. Thomas have both said they believe Four years later, the Department techniques and equipment After high-profile police killings, "Now is the time to invest in a the doctrine needs to be revisited. of Justice's inspector general designed for battle, than many departments are forced to safe, liberated future for our city," There are currently eight qualified said the department still had no community peacekeepers trying re-examine and rewrite their use the group wrote. "We can't afford immunity cases before the country's mechanism to collect data from to keep people safe, and that this of force policies by federal to keep funding MPD's attacks highest court. the states and didn't expect to approach costs lives. consent decrees. The city of on Black lives." 6. Police the police have one until 2020. President Barack Obama put Baltimore revamped its policy in 3. Dismantle the police Sometimes, police violence against Meanwhile, the FBI has launched limits on how police could use 2019 as a part of its consent On Sunday, a veto-proof majority black people is attributed to a "bad the National Use-of-Force Data the programme in 2015, but most decree with the US Department of the Minneapolis City Council apple" - an angry and racist cop who Collection project, to track not of those were overturned by the of Justice after the death of signed a pledge in front of a crowd overreacts in the line of duty. only people killed by police but Trump administration a few years Freddie Gray. The new version of demonstrators promising to In an effort to keep them out, some every time a police officer uses later. requires officers to report use of "begin the process of ending the forces have fired police officers who force. They began collecting this Not only have police acquired force incidents and compels Minneapolis Police Department". publicly admit to racist ideas. Last data in 2019, but local law more weapons over the past two them to intervene if they see They vowed to create a "new, July, the Philadelphia Police enforcement agencies are not decades, but many are taught another officer improperly using transformative model for Department fired 13 officers who required to participate and the military-style tactics. This so- force. cultivating safety". Earlier in the posted racist, violent messages on information has yet to be made called "warrior training" often After Floyd's death, the week, two council members social media - but only after an public. spins a narrative where police are Minneapolis city council forced used the word "dismantle" to advocacy group brought the In this vacuum, non- heroes fending off danger at every the police department's hand by describe their plans for the messages to light governmental organisations and turn, who must learn how to banning chokeholds and making department, as did Minnesota But the reality is a bit more journalists have had to fill in the protect themselves at all costs - it mandatory for officers to Representative Ilhan Omar. complicated than just one bad gaps. In 2015, The Washington even if that means killing intervene if their colleagues are The statement did not make it apple ruining the bunch. Post began to log every fatal civilians. using improper force. clear if the council is merely Police work in what social shooting by an on-duty police Critics say it teaches cops to be Advocates acknowledge that pledging to remake the researchers call a "closed officer in the US. Since then, they afraid, and to shoot first, think simply rewriting these policies department, or if they were system" where there is little have recorded more than 5,000 later. would not effectively prevent heeding some demonstrators' external oversight and loyalty is people killed by police, using a In 2019, Minneapolis Mayor deaths like Floyd's, and that calls to "abolish the police," highly prized. If one officer mixture of news reports, social Jacob Frey banned cops from force is still disproportionately which would obviously be the crosses the line, others will media and police reports. Their attending "warrior-style" used against communities of most radical course of action. back him or her up. Without a data, which is often used by training, even on their own colour. A New York Times The council president said she video of the incident, it often policy researchers, shows that time with their own money. But analysis showed that the could imagine a scenario where comes down to just the word black people were almost 2.5 the local police union called Minneapolis police use force the department enters state of an alleged "criminal" and a times more likely to be killed than the ban "illegal" and continued against black residents seven receivership, and a team of respected police officer. white people. to offer the training. times more often than white medics and health care That's why many are pushing (Additional reporting by There is research to show that residents. professionals respond to 911 for police to be required to wear Jessica Lussenhop) Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 CONTD 31 How India can come out of the recession stronger Enhance productivity; invest in skilling, digital infra, agriculture; and come up with a New Deal So we should immediately modernise education. Digital have had to get acquainted with be wanting to actually do away opportunities should be provided phase out the sale of feature education will be a powerful lever modern ways of working. Now, with some of the lost jobs even for them in rural areas. Food phones and subsidise in reducing educational governments need to ensure as the economy gets back to processing industries and smartphones (encouraged to be inequality in the medium-term. that they not only retain this work. The government needs to contract farming should be made in India) and data Virtual care had its breakout momentum but also accelerate focus on re-skilling workers in a stimulated. packages for Indians. It should moment with many providers their methods. A simple start mission mode. Vast swathes of Finally, the climate crisis should also train a woman in every making strides in weeks for would be if paper was removed workers out of employment be part of a green economy village to teach others how to what had previously took years from all bureaucratic offices. should be supported by agenda, post-Covid-19. There is access the full functionality of a or decades. Denmark rolled out Couldn’t all files be moved governments to obtain new an opportunity to make a push smartphone. As we have proved virtual consultation software for digitally and digital initials on skills, to improve productivity in for a fossil-free, renewable time and time again, when given specialists in two weeks, Kaiser email become a substitute? core sectors in partnership with electricity system. We need an the right environment, Indians Permanente moved from 15% of Just think of the speed and industry. It should identify the urgent resolution of the mess are quick to learn and prosper. oncology care in virtual settings transparency it would areas of need, areas capable of that is in our power distribution. The virus forced schools and to 95% in one week, and engender.Globally, digital creating the maximum jobs — But more broadly, I agree with colleges to learn to impart Queensland Health expanded transformation has seen rapid construction, health, textiles, numerous commentators on the education digitally. Digital their virtual care capacity from progress with governments logistics, schools, retail, and need for India to consider its learning across primary, 90 to 1,600 users. Hence, focusing on building data control anything and everything that is version of the New Deal or a secondary, and higher education governments should be bold in towers that aggregate different low skilled and where our Marshall Plan by accelerating has the ability to increase what they aim to do. public and private data sources productivity is low. We should the investments earmarked in flexibility, engage learners, and Furthermore, the coronavirus to aid decision-making and consider how we may use the national investment plan. expand access to more disease (Covid-19) has support scenario analysis. They technology and training to re-skill Front-loading spending to build students. Governments should presented a unique opportunity have established digital and up-skill our workers. sorely-needed infrastructure examine best practices for for countries to reflect on the platforms that help facilitate Even though agriculture only (roads, rail, renewable energy, delivering high-quality instruction most essential features of their market operations in sectors contributes 17% to the GDP, it affordable housing, and provision remotely, supported by trained system to improve health where value chains have been supports a bulk of the population. of water) under a new deal would teachers, holistic student outcomes at the same or lower severely disrupted. A lot can be The government’s actions with be the right antidote for the services, and robust online costs. India needs to rethink its done but let us just begin with respect to improving agricultural economy. Spending on platforms. Substantial health systems and think of paper. productivity should be celebrated infrastructure even by printing investment in digital education innovative ways to implement The pandemic has triggered and built upon. Cropping patterns money will reduce transaction will make societies more new care delivery models, data long-lasting structural changes should be reviewed and pricing of costs and raise productivity. As resilient to any future and analytics, policy-setting, that will affect up to 1.5 billion produce aligned. Water and power Benjamin Franklin said, “You emergencies that may require a payments, and other important jobs within the next decade. A tariffs should be introduced. may delay but time will not.” transition to remote learning. It topics in health. lot of workers have already lost Improved productivity will release Janmejaya Sinha is will also help reinvent and Both industry and government their jobs and companies may labour from agriculture and chairman, BCG India. Migrant workers must be sent home in A Catch-22 Situation For China Someday, if this mystery is making one mistake after the 15 days, says Supreme Court unraveled, don’t be too surprised other, in desperation to recover In addition, they were asked to set proceedings or complaints lodged stranded migrants until June 16. if this entire charade happened and redeem. It is worth noting that up counselling centres to provide against the returning workers for The court directed Indian Railways on behest of Pakistan, who has since the time Leh-China debacle the workers information on welfare violating the lockdown and norms to arrange Shramik Special trains been feeling a lot pressure from started, Nepal has risen its de- schemes and employment of social distancing enforced under within 24 hours of request by Indian side, especially since In- mand on border issues once, re- avenues that are open to them; Section 51 of the Disaster states. dia has, regularly and meaning- cently demand for Khalistan has they will also have to advise Management Act.The court also Finding gaps in the fully, started to talk about taking been revived by a Sikh religious workers who want to go back to noted lapses on part of the states registration of migrants (in back PoK. Also, CPEC is one leader, more than 22 terrorists where they were employed. and central agencies in difficulties they face while filling up aspect where China just cannot have been killed in different en- Millions of workers and daily-wage implementing welfare schemes as the registration forms such as afford to gamble. Too much at counters in J&K in last two weeks earners left the big cities and pointed out in intervention language barriers), the court called stake. Also, with US moving out and suddenly reports of rapid returned to states such as Uttar applications filed by non- for a “decentralizing” of the process from Afghanistan, China must be advancements in development of Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha government organisations and of registration by providing this keen to establish itself as the Gwadar port in Pakistan have and West Bengal in the aftermath individuals.The court said in its 38- facility to stranded migrant workers undeclared boss of the region. emerged. We would be in much of the lockdown enforced on page order, “We impress on States at police stations and other places And these border transgressions better planning space if we con- March 25 to stop the spread of the and Union Territories to streamline of local administration.In addition, are just indicators of its bullish nect the dots and do not think of coronavirus disease (Covid- the vigilance and supervision of states/UTs were asked to attitude which it is wishfully pre- them as mere ‘coincidences’ 19).These directions follow the actions of their officers and staff publicise journey dates of special senting ahead. happening in month of May May 28 order whereby the court and take appropriate action where trains and buses in local Meanwhile, India has acted in 2020.The Dragon did not ex- took suo moto (Latin for on its own) required.” newspapers and television a fashionably mature manner. Not pect a stare back and defi- cognizance of the hardships faced On the transportation of channels.Once they arrive at their only we held our ground and did nitely did not expect this in- by migrants returning to their migrant workers, the court was destinations, the court directed not give into Chinese bluff, but ternational isolation at this villages. After going through the convinced that much of the task states to gather details of migrant there was no panic either among point. It's flaring its nostrils responses of all states/UTs on the had been completed, barring in workers, the nature of their skill, government or military. We agreed and baring its fangs around, transport of the migrant workers, Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and place of their earlier to meet on table as equals and yet unable to do any damage. the bench of justices Ashok Tamil Nadu and Gujarat where employment at the village level, do what is beneficial. On the Neither will it be able to. It Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah some migrants are still stranded. block level and district level. other side, India quickly closed has realised the size of said: “Police officers of states, The bench said: “We direct that Counselling centres would provide a bilateral treaty with Australia, tusker in front of it and is not paramilitary forces wherever all the States/Union Territories to these migrants information about strengthening one arm of Quad, going to take any chances for deployed are doing a transport all stranded workers by government schemes and avenues something that will give China a now. It is just confused on commendable job but some train, bus or other mode within 15 of employment so that this lot of heartburn. If that was not what to do now. There is ab- instances of excess with regard days from today.”So far, some 9.8 workforce can be utilised as a enough, India just got invited to solutely no chance of a war to migrant labourers are also million migrants have been resource, the bench said.A list of G7 summit, but China didn’t. over Leh issue. We all should there.” transported by rail and road across all such schemes, including Beijing even issued a strong enjoy the 40-45 seconds of The court asked the the country beginning May 1. employment has to be tendered statement on it. India is playing merriment in Chinese Army states/UTs to consider Some 171 trains are still lined up by Centre and states to the court it exceptionally smooth and it video, give it a like, and then withdrawing all prosecution for shifting the remaining, still in two weeks. shows in the decision making of delete whatever Chinese app the government, while China is it is playing on. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 CONTD. 32 Army tightens grip on Pakistan as Imran Khan’s popularity wanes The military’s heightened profile government’s pandemic Information Minister Syed Shibli virus nerve center, chaired by been happy with the handling of comes as Prime Minister Imran response. Retired lieutenant Faraz didn’t respond to a request Planning Minister Asad Umar, the China-Pakistan Economic Khan sees his influence and general Asim Saleem Bajwa is for a comment. are produced by the army’s Corridor as well as governance popularity dwindle due to a now Khan’s communication Economic Distress media wing -- complete with its in Punjab, the largest province,” slowing economy, high adviser and also oversees the Khan has long dismissed byline and logo. On March 24, Rafiq said. “We’ve seen the chief consumer prices and corruption implementation of about $60 allegations that he was too close Khan was visibly annoyed when military spokesman openly push investigations involving his close billion in Pakistan investments to the military, saying in 2017 reporters asked him “who is in for a tougher lockdown and a aides. Analysts have long seen as part of China’s Belt-and-Road ahead of his election win that any charge here?” Although there retired army officer assume army support as critical for Initiative. notion that he’s an army stooge was no reference to the military, roles as a government Khan’s party, which holds 46% At least 12 army was a “bizarre conspiracy.” Last he threatened to leave abruptly. spokesman and top CPEC of seats in parliament, to hold loyalists in the cabinet also took year he told local media “the Then in late May, his aviation administrator.” The military last together a government that relies part in dictator-turned-President army is standing with me.” minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, year had already begun taking a on several smaller coalition Pervez Musharraf’s Yet economic distress from the defended the national carrier’s more active role in policy making partners to stay afloat.In some administration, which ended in pandemic is again raising performance and its military beyond foreign and national ways, this is nothing new: The 2008. That includes Interior tensions. Pakistan is the most leadership following a passenger security policy, with Army Chief military is Pakistan’s most Minister Ijaz Shah and Abdul infected nation in Asia after India, plane crash in the financial Qamar Javed Bajwa meeting top powerful institution and has Hafeez Shaikh, Khan’s finance with more than 108,000 capital, Karachi. “It’s not a crime business leaders privately to find directly ruled the country for large adviser. The greater military coronavirus cases and about to appoint people affiliated to the ways to boost the economy. The parts of its seven-decade history. involvement even has the support 2,200 deaths. The economy is military,” he said. country’s Parliament adopted a Yet it’s a far cry from the “New of civilian government advisers forecast to contract for the first Diminishing Power law in January giving Bajwa a Pakistan” Khan promised when such as Zaigham Rizvi, member time in 68 years, with the central Khan’s hold on power will likely three-year extension starting he took office back in 2018. “By of Naya Pakistan Housing bank expecting the economy to continue to diminish as current from November 2019 and he was appointing an increasing number Program taskforce in charge of shrink 1.5% in the year ending and retired army officers, as well also made a member of a of current and retired military running Khan’s main economic June. The nation received an as army-backed political government’s economic board. officials in key positions, the project of building low-cost emergency loan of $1.4 billion appointees, assume more While many democracies government is ceding what little houses. Two army officers were from the International Monetary executive authority, said Arif appoint retired military officers to space civilians had in developing appointed to the body last Fund in April, and is among Rafiq, president of New York- senior government positions, it and executing policy in the month. “There was a feeling that countries seeking debt relief. based Vizier Consulting, a risk becomes a problem if the civilians country,” Uzair Younus, non- if we give the majority leadership Questions over the army’s role advisory firm focused on the aren’t calling the shots, according resident senior fellow at the to the army, the army has a in running the government came Middle East and South Asia. He to Michael Kugelman, a Atlantic Council, said by phone. good system,” said Rizvi, who to the fore when the virus started noted Khan will come under Washington, D.C. based South “The military’s overt and covert worked at World Bank for 10 escalating in March. While Khan further pressure as Pakistan’s Asia senior associate at The Wilson role in governance continues to years as an housing expert. addressed the nation and urged economic challenges continue to Center. “And herein lies the risk to grow.” Many in Pakistan can see “They get things done.” citizens to remain calm, it was mount. “The army has signaled democracy,” he said. “If retired the shift during government virus Pakistan’s army declined to the army spokesman who its dissatisfaction with Khan’s generals are more influenced by briefings on state television, in comment. Nadeem Afzal Chan, announced the lockdown the handling of the coronavirus their former bosses than by their which uniformed current army a spokesman for Khan, wasn’t next day. Most of the press lockdowns -- there are also current bosses, then democracy is officers are seen assisting the immediately available, while statements from the country’s indications that the army has not not being properly served.” Defund the police movement distracts from the left's policy failures with the poorest Americans The point is bad police -- finish high school, half is of 60 points. won't open again? A lot. poor people who are hooked needless to say, there are likely to go to prison. We In San Francisco, the gap is So what's the left's big idea on payday loans. Talk to one some -- but they are not the know this. And yet instead of 58 points. Why is that okay? for saving our cities and about what that's like to have primary problem in American encouraging healthy, intact It's not okay. If you want to turning things around? Oh, your life in hock. It's terrible. cities or in the African- families, the left ignores the protest something, you flooding black neighborhoods That's what's going on right American community. They question or actively abets the should be protesting that. with drugs. That's the answer. now in countless cities -- are a distraction from the real destruction of families and How did we get here? It wasn't Last year, congressional failing schools, drugs, debt. problems. And the real instead promotes abortion always this bad. Democrats introduced And that's why the mob problems are the destructive like that's an answer. Thanks to coronavirus legislation to support censors criticism. That's why effects that bad policies have In New York City right now, lockdowns, the black taxpayer-funded economically the Democratic Party hates had and will have on the more African-American babies unemployment rate has disadvantaged individuals free speech. No political poorest Americans. are aborted every year than exploded to almost 17 looking to sell weed in their party ever needed to use fear At this moment, 65 percent of born. This is encouraged by percent. Is that a concern? It neighborhoods. Yes, more and intimidation to hide their African-American children are the people they tell you they should be. Just when people drug dealers. Bet that's a successes. Of course, they're growing up in single-parent love black people. are allowed to go to work, winning idea. hiding their failures. They don't homes. That's double the How about education? All of Democrats allow their And then, of course, there's want to debate because they number from 50 years ago. us agree that's the key to neighborhoods to burn down, something that no one ever can't win the debate. Instead, You don't have to be an ascending. In our public to placate university-trained talks about, which is debt. what they want is you to shut Evangelical or any kind of schools, the biggest racial extremists and rich liberals in African-Americans are more up and hand them power. They moralizer to think that's a performance gaps are not in the suburbs who dominate than twice as likely to take out want to shift the blame for disaster because it is. There's rightwing cities in Alabama. Twitter and The Washington predatory payday loans. Why problems they created onto lots of social science on this. They're in our most liberal Post. does nobody say that? People police -- the police being the one And all of it shows that having cities.In Washington, D.C., A factory in Minneapolis has are getting rich from that. urban institution that over the two married parents in the the most Democratic city in already announced that it Imagine if instead of gutting their past 30 years has actually home does more to improve a the nation where over 90 plans to move its 50 jobs to a police forces, California and achieved something. And child's odds of success than percent of voters went for different city. That's their Minnesota banned predatory actually, it's the one any social program ever Hillary Clinton in the last response to the riot -- not payday lending. Black lives institution the left doesn't invented. That's just cycle, 83 percent of white empowerment, would actually improve instead already control. So that's the empirically true. students are proficient in unemployment. How many of being hurt. response to every failure. It's Kids with two parents are reading, but just 23 percent of other businesses will do the And it's not just African- because we had too much almost twice as likely to black students. That's a gap same? How many simply Americans, by the way, it's all debate and not enough power. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 CONTD. 33 A post-Covid-19 social protection architecture for India benefits documented on behalf of their children, this will be a signature Rathin Roy have migration. The heart- opportunities. Thus, a above. A more feasible IGD would sharply achievement. More highlighted that India’s rending scenes of portable IGD is likely to option to deliver the social improve female importantly, the capacity economic performance migrants travelling back to boost both incomes and protection benefits of empowerment and to do so will dramatically over the past two decades their villages have led aggregate productivity by income transfers is to agency — especially in increase the policy has been a top-down many to call for reducing empowering workers to decrease the value of the rural India. It would options available to the growth story. Specifically, migration. Though well- seek the best possible transfer and implement it directly contribute to government to respond to the top 5-10% of the intentioned, this will be a livelihood in any part of as a supplement rather universal financial future scenarios. population earns enough mistake because the country. than a substitute to inclusion by activating The current moment of to drive consumption. This reducing migration hurts Creating a win-win existing programmes. dormant Jan Dhan nationwide economic demand trickles down to both workers and The prime minister’s One concrete accounts, and allowing hardship is especially sustain the next 30-40% employers. Throughout stated goal of “Sab Ka implementable idea that I the poor to accumulate appropriate for an IGD. working in smaller (mostly the world, cities are Saath, Sab Ka Vikaas, have proposed in an savings. It would also Historically, times of informal) enterprises, engines of growth and Sab Ka Vishwaas” is a essay with Paul Niehaus promote access to credit economic hardship have while the bottom 50% migration to cities the laudable one. Yet, and Sandip Sukhtankar, at lower interest rates been associated with an leads a hand-to-mouth most common pathway translating this ideal into and in a more detailed (since creditworthiness increase in social strife existence. out of poverty. Thus, the practice is not easy. An paper with Maitreesh will improve as a result of and conflict as people By putting more money in appropriate policy IGD provides a practical Ghatak, is an “Inclusive predictable cash flows), compete over a shrinking the hands of the poor, an response to the migrant and implementable way of Growth Dividend (IGD)” and increase the ability of economic pie. An IGD can IGD could help reverse crisis is to build a stronger doing so through its pegged at 1% of GDP (Rs the poor to make mitigate this strife and this pattern and provide a social protection combination of 120/month at current productivity-enhancing serve as a powerful bottom-up boost to the architecture that is universality (sabka saath; levels). The amount will be but risky investments symbol of social solidarity economy. Not only will it nationally portable. with everyone), promoting paid as a monthly (such as planting a new that all Indians experience increase income, it will Having a portable PDS broad-based development supplement to every crop) by providing some together regardless of also provide predictability and IGD in place (and (sabka vikaas; universal Indian, with allowances consumption insurance. their station (an option for of future income — a key augmenting allowances progress), and building for children paid into An IGD also has many the wealthy to “give it up” driver for demand. Recent before the lockdown) public confidence in the mother’s accounts. While advantages relative to could add to the evidence on unconditional could have prevented the government by credibly this will take some alternative designs that solidarity). income transfers provided crisis of return migration delivering a benefit to administrative work, the aim to deliver larger Driving economic to entire communities in by providing migrant every Indian every month investments in Aadhaar income transfers to fewer growth Kenya finds an economic workers means to sustain (sabka vishwaas; for and Jan Dhan accounts in (poorer) people. In addition to protecting multiplier of 2.7. More themselves during the everyone’s trust). recent years make it First, it avoids targeting the vulnerable, a stronger generally, both theory and job-losses caused by A key policy goal in feasible to implement IGD costs and reduces the social protection evidence suggest that a lockdown. The responding to the in the near future. risks of mistargeting. architecture will build the broader consumption Government of India has hardship caused by Covid- Though this is a universal Second, the IGD amount platform for a broader base promotes economic correctly prioritised the 19 and the lockdown income transfer, we called is meaningful enough to economic recovery. The development by allowing implementing of imposed to slow its it an IGD because it mitigate poverty, but too government’s current firms to recover the fixed nationwide PDS spread should be to both differs from UBI in small to adversely affect economic strategy for costs of investing in more portability, which will support the economy important ways. Unlike work incentives. Third, businesses has largely productive capital and strengthen this key pillar and the vulnerable in the “basic income”, which targeted programmes focused on expanding technology. Thus, while of social protection. short run, and promote connotes an amount that have to be phased out as credit access for micro, the government may be An IGD will add a long-term development is enough to live on, people earn more, which small, and medium wary of making additional crucial component of goals. An IGD-led “dividend” clarifies that creates disincentives to enterprises (MSMEs). fiscal commitments at a flexible income support nationally-portable social this is one component of work because of the While the approach is time of shrinking — especially since protection architecture will a portfolio of people’s loss of benefits. There fiscally prudent, this revenues, an IGD is likely PDS grains alone are do exactly this. It will income streams. is no such problem with strategy is missing one to have a substantial not enough to survive support the poor, give “Inclusive growth” reflects an IGD. Finally, critical element: multiplier effect on the with no other income. them the means and the goals of universality, sociological evidence Measures to boost economy by boosting Research in recent confidence to migrate to progressivity, and shared suggests that non- demand. Even with credit domestic demand, and years has shown that better job opportunities, boost prosperity. Since the beneficiaries strongly guarantees, firms are thereby deliver a high even modest income demand and productivity, amount is the same for all resent welfare unlikely to hire workers public return on support to the rural poor help the economy recover, citizens, the value of the programmes that and ramp up production investment. can sharply increase build social solidarity and IGD is much greater for reverse the income unless there is adequate Another way in which their overall productivity state capacity, and lay the the poor, but it is a shared ranking of people in a demand in the economy. social protection can and income by covering foundations for broad- benefit for the entire community. An IGD Commentators such as contribute to growth is the search costs of based long-term population that will grow elegantly avoids the last Haresh Chawla and through supporting finding better prosperity. with the overall economy. two challenges by being An IGD could be universal and lifting all transformative for India in boats equally. Sens. Cotton and Blackburn several ways. Even at the Successfully Right now, the Food and Drug drugs made with APIs from and engineers to prevent critical drug modest value of Rs 120/ implementing an IGD Administration can’t calculate how China.Regulations alone could come shortages and bring pharmaceutical month (or Rs 500/month will have the added dependent American pharmaceutical at a great cost, so incentives and other manufacturing jobs back to the for a typical household), benefit of augmenting companies are on Chinese APIs. The long-term support for American compa- United States. The legislation also it would meaningfully both the capacity and Protecting our Pharmaceutical Sup- nies must accompany these changes. authorizes a $100 million budget for reduce poverty — credibility of the Indian ply Chain from China Act would make In addition to expensing allowances for workforce development and training. this information available by requir- domestic manufacturing included in the The pandemic has altered our augmenting consumption State. Delivering an IGD ing companies to disclose the Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply relationship with China fundamen- for the poorest 50% of the every month will represent sources for their APIs and finished Chain from China Act, the SAM-C Act tally, and our attitudes and policies population by over 10%, the first time that the drug products. would expand existing FDA programs must change. Every day the CCP and for the poorest 10% Indian State has reliably Eventually, the bill would prohibit to approve Advanced Manufacturing controls our access to essential by 20%. Since mothers delivered a benefit to federal health programs like VA hos- Pharmaceutical Technologies. These medicine is a day that American pa- would receive allowances every citizen. On its own, pitals and Medicare from purchasing new processes will allow scientists tients are at risk. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 34 Pandemic Brings Out Kids’ Sneaky Side: Forbidden Apps, Burner Phones Socially isolated and bored, kids are finding workarounds to parental controls on their devices; experts say parents have been doing it wrong

Amy Rivers suspected just like it because something was up with it’s where their friends her 14-year-old son when are. Teach critical he began sleeping in later thinking. Once you than usual. She assumed understand the game he was playing or app, you can talk videogames on his through anything that Nintendo Switch at night, still concerns you, such but then she noticed that as inappropriate one of her old iPhones comments from other was missing. players or violence, by One night she walked into asking your kids how his room and saw him those things make hide something under his them feel. Talking covers. It was her old through what you’re phone, which still worked experiencing together in on Wi-Fi. Her son had a nondisparaging way created a new Apple ID to can help kids develop gain unrestricted access critical thinking skills to Snapchat, and to and build trust, say the download social apps experts. The goal: that help people make Each year, countless children around the world fall prey to sexual predators. These young When your kids want new Snapchat friends. victims are left with permanent psychological, physical, and emotional scars. When a the next game or app, “There were hundreds of recording of that sexual abuse is made or released onto the Internet, it lives on forever. It they’ll come to you, kids communicating at 2 haunts the children depicted in it, who live daily with the knowledge that countless strang- rather than sneaking it a.m. and saying really ers use an image of their worst experiences for their own gratification. Sexual predators because they assume inappropriate stuff,” she have been online almost as long as there have been home computers and the internet. you’ll only say no. said. The first well-known case of this type of crime happened in 2002 when Alicia Kozakiewicz, Suggest alternatives. If She asked him why he then age 13, was abducted by a man she had corresponded with online. After a year-long you’re still not OK with a was sneaking around. He game or app, Dr. Rich online relationship, the 38-year-old man, whom Alicia thought was a 13-year-old boy, con- told her he was lonely. said, you can suggest Children have always vinced her to meet him. He kidnapped her, took her to a house more than 200 miles away another one that provides been sneaky when it and raped and tortured her for several days before authorities rescued her. the same benefits. If it’s comes to tech, but they would occasionally declined to comment. As punishment, they control them and the teamwork and have become even more catch her son up late at Jenna Ritzmann, of didn’t let Katie use the restrict them, which socializing that appeals so during the coronavirus night playing Chesapeake, Va., laptop for anything they naturally will rebel to them, you can suggest pandemic, as they videogames, but his full blocked YouTube from other than school for against.” How do you an NBA game where kids wrestle with more idle schedule of classes her 8-year-old daughter two days. They now help your children can form a team. You can time and social isolation. and sports didn’t leave Katie’s Chromebook place the Chromebook navigate screen time encourage your child to Parents have told me him much time to goof and set a 9 p.m. on a high shelf in their and teach them about be a leader, and get the about children as young off online. bedtime for the laptop bedroom closet at online safety? Join the others to try a new game. as 6 waking up in the She said she never through her Google night. conversation below. Give them a taste. If you middle of the night to liked Snapchat Family Link account. Experts say it’s How do parents do leave an entire cake in a watch shows or play because of But when her husband understandable that that? Dr. Rich and other room with an games on their parents’ inappropriate content recently came home kids have gotten so experts say the key is unaccompanied child, devices. One mom said she’d seen on his from a late-night shift at sneaky with to “co-tech,” or use that cake might well she’s had to hide TV account, even when he work and walked by technology. In fact, we technology alongside vanish and that child remotes and other was only using the app Katie’s room, he saw parents are partly to our kids. Here are some might end up sick. Better electronics before going for 15 minutes a day. her asleep in her bed blame. “I think the tips on how: Be the to offer just a slice. The to bed. After she caught him with the laptop still on. bigger issue that pre- student. Our first same principle can be Experts say it helps with the burner phone, Katie discovered that if existed the pandemic instinct when our kids applied to tech. Adrienne when parents join in kids’ she told him he could she signed into the is that we’ve taken the tell us they want to Principe’s 13-year-old gaming and social send a snap to the Chromebook as a wrong approach to kids’ play a certain game or daughter wanted TikTok experiences. You can friends he wanted to guest, instead of using time online. It’s a use a specific app so she could keep up better understand what communicate with and her personal login, she holdover from the early might be to say no— with her friends when they motivates them, and they tell them he was could bypass the days of television, and take it away if they talked about trending have a harder time leaving Snapchat and parental controls. when we called it the download it without videos. Rather than let running around behind that they could text him (Chromebook owners ‘idiot box’ or the ‘boob permission. Dr. Rich her daughter download your back. instead. can disable guest tube,’ ” said Michael and others say that will the app, Ms. Principe, Teens’ use of so-called “I told him I wasn’t browsing.) Rich, director of the only drive kids executive director of burner phones has happy that he was Katie told her parents Center on Media and underground. Instead, digital wellness group been a big topic on a sneaking around but she was watching Child Health at Boston parents should play the Turning Life On, put the Facebook page run by that I do feel for him,” cooking shows late at Children’s Hospital. game or explore the app on her own phone, so online monitoring said Ms. Rivers, a sales night. “We came at it from a app together, letting the mother and daughter service Bark. During director in Virginia. Ms. Ritzmann locked direction of right and kids explain how it could watch together. quarantine, the She hasn’t yet deleted the Chromebook in her wrong, good and bad. works and why it “The more you fight, the company has seen a his Snapchat account home office at night, We need to be matters. They might not more you push kids 10% rise in alerts sent but isn’t currently but her husband again conscious of what be playing that first- away,” she said. “That to parents regarding letting him use it. She found Katie asleep with they’re doing online and person shooter game doesn’t mean you give up kid-created social- said her son seems to it. “The child figured out help them learn to use you disapprove of all the rules and let them media profiles. be OK with just texting how to pick the lock,” technology effectively, because they like do whatever they want.” Ms. Rivers said before friends now. Her son she said. not police them and shooting; they might By Julie Jargon, the pandemic, she Courtesy WSJ.com Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 35 Hiding in Plain Sight: How to Spot a Child Predator Sexual predators walk uncomfortable in the among us. They are both company of their own age men and women, they are group, and admittedly both young and old, and prefer the nonjudgmental they are from all types of acceptance of children. occupations, economic Whether as a result of classes, and arrested development or demographic prurient interest, adults backgrounds. Perhaps who spend more time in you think your family is public speaking to safe because you children than to adults checked the appropriate should be noted. websites to verify there History Repeats Itself are no registered sex One bright red flag is a offenders living near you. revelation that often That is a good start; but comes directly from the registered sex offenders perpetrator himself: that are perpetrators who have he has previously been been caught and accused of some type of convicted of a qualifying child molestation offense. How do you offense. In many of my detect those who have types: manipulative, Behavior Some choose to live in there. Be particularly cases, this revelation not been apprehended, or opportunist, and You cannot identify a areas where there are suspicious of anyone who actually enhanced the even detected? Here are coercive. They found that sexual predator by lots of young families and asks your child for help defendant´s perceived some clues. child molesters are more looking; they are hiding in playgrounds. Outside of or directions, even if they credibility in the eyes of Types of Sexual likely to be manipulative, plain sight. In your their known contacts, are wearing a business the victim´s family. Yet Predators targeting known victims neighborhood, your however, predators suit or other professional consider the odds. Most Sex offenders are often with whom they already workplace, your child´s always keep an eye out clothing. This type of adults have never been portrayed as impulsive have a relationship, as school. While you for potential victims. approach should be a accused of child individuals, unable to opposed to strangers. cannot identify them Consequently, one of the notoriously transparent molestation. Admitting one control their thoughts or The goal is to avoid visually, you can simplest ways to protect ploy to gain access to prior allegation is bad behavior. Some are; but forming a relationship sometimes detect them your family in public, potential victims, but enough; more than one is research indicates this is with a child predator to through their behavior. In both on and offline, is to parents are often fooled highly suspect, particularly not always true. A study begin with. pursuit of establishing avoid advertising to by predators who, by when the allegations involve by Maria Francisca Unfortunately, some inroads to access strangers that you have virtue of their attire, are different victims in unrelated Rebocho and Rui predators are already victims, predators will young children. literally clothed with settings. Abrunhosa Gonçalves employed in jobs that push the boundaries of Stranger Danger: credibility. Collective Perception (2012) entitled “Sexual involve working with interpersonal ContrivedPathological Enhances Protection Predators and Prey: A children. But not all of relationships both Conversation Identification Staying safe does not require Comparative Study of the them. Many predators physically and Many adults will make Predators often suffer paranoia, but preparedness. Hunting Behavior of intentionally befriend emotionally. Here are conversation with your from deviant peer Familiarize yourself with the Rapists and Child parents with children some red flags to be child in front of you, identification, preferring tricks and tactics used by child Molesters” revealed that within their target age aware of. asking about their age, or the company of children predators in order to spot them many sexual predators range. You want to be Where the Children their name. Such to adults. Many before they spot you—and are in control of their able to spot these Are innocent contact is rarely offenders, apart from their your child. By keeping these faculties, and are rational offenders before they Many predators already grounds for suspicion. illicit motives, genuinely tips in mind, we can enhance both decision makers.[i] sweet talk their way into live or work in an arena But be wary of strangers feel more comfortable perception and perspective, Rebocho and Goncalves your life, and the lives of where they know which who strike up a talking with children. improving our collective ability classified sexual your children. neighbors or colleagues conversation with your Some are socially to spot red flags, and keep offenders into three Spotting Predatory have young children. child when you are not awkward and each other safe. Facebook paid a third-party company to build tool that helped FBI nab a child predator Facebook worked with a third-party “You thought the police would find me user's internet traffic through the Tor journalists and activists who are under company to nab a child-abuser and by now, but they didn’t. they have no anonymity network, to unmask threat of being surveilled by the handed him over to the FBI. The clue. The police are useless,” he Hernandez's real IP address, which police. predator was a California-based man, wrote. “Everyone please pray for the led to his arrest, the report stated. A Tails’ spokesperson told Buster Hernandez whose online name FBI, they are never solving this case Facebook reportedly assigned a Motherboard that the OS is used was Brian Kil. He exploited young lmao I’m above the law and always dedicated employee to track the by 30,000 activists, journalists, girls for years and forced them to send will be,” Motherboard quoted criminal for around two years and domestic violence survivors, and sexually explicit photos through Hernandez. developed a new machine learning privacy-concerned citizens daily. Facebook, email, and other chat Alex Stamos, who is now part of the system designed to detect users Facebook has said that it does not apps. He also threatened to kill them Zoom's security team headed creating new accounts and specialize in developing hacking or blow up their schools, Motherboard Facebook’s security back then (2017) reaching out to kids in an attempt exploits and did not want to set the reported. and decided to lend a hand to catch to exploit them.Hernandez used expectation with law enforcement The FBI had attempted catching hold of the criminal. Tails, a secure operating system that this is something it would do Hernandez who is termed as the The tool used by the third-party cyber- that runs the anonymizing software regularly. The hacking tool itself is “worst criminal” on Facebook. But the security was a zero-day exploit in the Tor and is designed to encrypt and controversial since it lets Facebook FBI’s hacking system could not get privacy-focused operating system push all of a user's traffic through the track the IP address of its own users. through Hernandez. Hernandez Tails. Facebook paid in six figures to network by default. This helps the According to a Facebook noticed the attempt and mocked the get hold of the predator’s IP address. user hide their real IP address. spokesperson, it took this step only FBI about it. The tool automatically routed all of a This tool is also widely used by after exhausting all options. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 36 6 Tactics of a Child Predator

Ten years ago the show be in a predator’s kid on the fringe, the one patient and work on gaining touch you there if there To Catch A Predator grooming process in need, or particularly, trust over a long period of is something physically showed a deep and dark already. Here are 6 the one who is craving time. wrong. The only other problem: Countless men tactics of child attention. Defense: Never let your person can be a doctor preying on kids despite predators. Defense: Be a major guard down when it comes in Mommy and Daddy’s the risk. Then it felt like 1. Gaining Access presence in your child’s to people who have access presence and with almost daily there was a The first thing a predator life and talk with them a to your child. In most permission. You can report of yet another will do is try to gain lot. Give them your circumstances the parents leave the discussion female teacher arrested access to children. attention and listen. Pay couldn’t believe it, often here, but it also may be for statutory rape of a Perhaps they will seek attention to their saying, “He’s the last a good idea to discuss student. Former child an occupation or struggles, empathize, person I thought would hurt consensual touch and actor Corey Feldman volunteer program that and provide support they my child.” Always assume when and where that is proclaimed pedophilia to involves children. They need. If you don’t that anyone is capable of appropriate. Don’t force be the biggest problem may go above and someone else will. anything. Ask your child them to hug or kiss for child actors. beyond with their time 3. Gain The Child’s questions about his or her anyone. Give them Hollywood. Penn State. and resources to be Trust interactions with the control there. The systemic child sex around children. They They will give the child person. 6. Gaining Control Of abuse scandal in the may offer to babysit, gifts and candy. There 5. Introduce Touch and The Child Catholic Church. It’s no watch your kids when will be things in their Pushing Boundaries Finally, they will try to longer a secret. This is you need to run a quick house to attract children. When a predator has entrap the child to gain not a Catholic problem, a errand, or take the child They will be the one who gained access and a control. They’ll tell the Penn State problem, a to do something fun. You will be there to meet the level of trust he or she child things that he’ll ask Hollywood problem, or a will probably even think to child’s unmet needs. will introduce touch and the child to keep a teacher problem. This is yourself, “What a nice When the child needs gradually push the secret from his or her an epidemic that person.” Certainly not attention they will be limits. Perhaps they parents. The predator pervades every inch of everyone who does eager to give it. will tell a dirty joke or may catch the child our society. these things is a Defense: Be wary of show the child doing something bad and Child predators are predator. There are adults looking to spend pornography. hold it over the child. everywhere. They can be wonderful people out extra time with your child or Seemingly innocent The child will feel those who abduct there, but keep a sharp have a desire to give them touches move into trapped for either fear of children, but an eye out. gifts and candy. Talk with hugs, kisses, and then being exposed or feeling overwhelming majority of Defense: It’s not safe to your child routinely about eventually a hand beholden to the predator cases are nonviolent assume the best of their relationships with brushing across the for not telling on him. offenders who knew the people when it comes to others. Explain to them genitals. At this point Defense: Tell your child and family well. your kids so prepare your what is appropriate and they may also introduce children that they are not These are the child children for the worst. what isn’t. nudity. to keep secrets. predators we are talking Watch carefully those 4. Gain The Family’s Defense: Talk to your Surprises yes, but never about in this article. If we people who go above and Trust kids about their private secrets. Impress upon are going to protect our beyond to spend time Parents are the gateway to areas. There is no them that when any children we need to know with your child, the child. Receiving your reason to be ashamed adult tells them that their tactics and how especially if they seek blessing gives them the by them, but they are something will be a they groom their victims. one-on-one time. access and power they are private and not for secret between the two Discuss the tactics of 2. Target A Kid In Need looking for. So while others to touch. My wife of them that they are to child predators with your Next, they are most likely working to earn the child’s and I discuss this with come tell you children so they are going to target a trust predators will be our children and have immediately, even if they prepared to defend particular kid. Some kids working the family as well. told them that only think it is something they themselves. They may make easier victims. The Child predators tend to be Mommy or Daddy can will get in trouble for. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 37 To catch an online predator

By Lori Adler, reporter A review of recent Oneida County court records reveals a clear increase in the arrest and prosecution of online sexual predators over the past year. This is not simply coincidence but rather a concerted effort among law enforcement officials, beginning with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s department has named the prevention of crimes against children one is its top two priorities and has been increasing efforts to capture these criminals. For those who think this isn’t a problem in Oneida County, Detective Sergeant Bob Hebein, replied, “It happens. It When Hebein first started working with other county and city law enforcement. discover other crimes including drugs happens here, and it’s real.” this project, he was not overly familiar In addition, Oneida County has an and stolen items. In addition, Hebein along with Detective Sergeant with the many social media sites and onsite Department of Criminal sometimes officers come across a Chad Wanta, and several other apps normally involved in these crimes. Investigation (DCI) officer. The DCI child who is engaging in dangerous members of the Oneida County He didn’t even have a Facebook page officer can often help speed up activities on the internet. Sheriff’s Department, are part of a so he had a lot to learn. While many subpoena and warrant requests and Hebein said, “We try to identify these state-wide Internet Crimes Against might think these activities take place has access to a whole other set of kids, and usually it’s fairly easy, and Children (ICAC) task force. The task on the Dark Web, these criminals are resources as well as statewide we’ll have a talk with them and their force works in conjunction with many utilizing sites people commonly use jurisdiction. parents depending on their situation. other county, state and federal law daily. Even seemingly innocent sites Other help in the process comes in the Just being out there, we find a lot of enforcement agencies to catch and like Pinterest have a hidden element form of the many people who work at stuff that isn’t necessarily a person prosecute child predators, including to them. Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, traveling to have sex with a 15-year- those engaged in child enticement and Hebein said, “A lot of times you need and while other officers provide old kid. It’s just the more you’re out sex crimes, child pornography and to know where to look within these assistance of course, they aren’t the there, the more you’ll find.” trafficking. things, and that’s a lot of our research only ones. Hebein explained that he One of the main problems they see, Sexual predators have been online and just gaining experience. Craigslist, has worked with some of the younger especially when talking with children almost as long as there have been Facebook, Instagram…all these things women on staff for advice on things and their parents, is a lack of home computers and the internet. The that the average person thinks are just such as talking like a teenage girl. awareness. first well-known case of this type of for communicating with your friends, “We use practically everybody in this “Everybody has a picture in their head crime happened in 2002 when Alicia showing them pictures of your dog, building at one point or another to of this pedophile,” Hebein stated, Kozakiewicz, then age 13, was buying a lawn mower, whatever, there’s accomplish our goal,” Hebein “He’s the guy hiding in the bushes. He abducted by a man she had always a twist to them.” remarked, “Everybody here takes looks dirty. He’s jumping out of the corresponded with online. After a year- Initially, the officers dedicated a time some kind of ownership in what bushes and grabbing a kid at the park. long online relationship, the 38-year- to go online, chatted as their persona we’re doing, and it wouldn’t get The people that I’ve been a part of old man, whom Alicia thought was a and had success in capturing someone done without everybody.” arresting in the last year have ranged 13-year-old boy, convinced her to meet who traveled to the area with the intent While Hebein works primarily on from the age of 20 to 55, all levels of him. He kidnapped her, took her to a of committing a sex crime with a child. capturing the criminals the education. We had a teacher, people house more than 200 miles away and However, the criminals are getting department refers to as “travelers” with good jobs, people that are raped and tortured her for several days more savvy, and now it has become a (those who travel to have sex with married, that have their own children. before authorities rescued her. long-term effort, often taking weeks or a child), Wanta spends time So if you walk past any one of these Alicia survived her attacker and went even months to build up enough trust working on child pornography in Walmart, you wouldn’t go ‘that’s the on to help pass Alicia’s Law which for the criminal to decide to travel to cases. He receives leads from the guy.’” “You never know,” Wanta added, provides a dedicated stream of funding meet who they think is an under-aged National Center for Missing and “It could be your neighbor.” Both to ICAC task forces across the child. Endangered Children (NCMEC) and officers feel it’s important for the public country. Alicia’s Law has been passed So while there was initial success, the works with many local agencies to to be aware of what is happening in in 11 states thus far, including program is an ever developing one with try to track down the perpetrators. their communities. “Most people Wisconsin, and is a source of funding always something new to learn. In Though Wanta does not receive a don’t care,” Wanta said. “As long for Oneida County’s program, helping addition, there are certain elements large number of these leads, finding as it doesn’t affect them, they don’t to alleviate the overtime costs required that have to be met for each crime. the perpetrators is important as he care. But I think anybody in this for this type of work. Simply talking online with a 15-year- feels that those looking at images community who has children or To begin the process of capturing a old and making a plan to meet is not a can very easily decide they want to knows children should know what predator, Hebein and other officers crime. The criminal must complete the act and will begin looking for the heck is going on.” Explaining have to develop a persona, essentially task of actually traveling to a meeting children. that it’s the efforts of everyone becoming a 14- or 15-year-old girl, location in order for an arrest to occur In addition to child pornography, working together that really can create a story and then remember and getting to this point takes time. Wanta and Hebein are also looking for make a difference, Wanta added, “It’s every detail, or they won’t be believed. At no point during this process, ways to attack the growing human a battle.” Both Wanta and Hebein “There’s a lot of stuff we have to learn however, is there ever really a child trafficking problem. continue to fight the battle every day. because there’s a different subculture, involved, just an officer impersonating Wanta stated, “We don’t have any While they are available to handle a different language,” Hebein one. specific intel that there’s trafficking other cases in the department if explained, “A lot of my job is Bringing in the criminals takes more going on, but we’re sure there is.” needed, leadership has made it a researching what they’re doing, how than just one person. This entire It’s all about being proactive and trying priority to keep these officers working they’re talking, so I can recognize process often involves help from ICAC to stay ahead of the criminals. Often on crimes against children and things.” state headquarters in Madison and just by being online, Hebein and others capturing online predators. NATURE, SCIENCE Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 & TECHNOLOGY 38 The Extinction Crisis Is Accelerating, New Study Finds (News Agencies)The sixth mass that humans have driven up to 1 extinction in Earth’s history is million species around the globe accelerating as humans rapidly to the brink of extinction, and the and relentlessly destroy the global body released a draft natural world, according to a new biodiversity plan in January that study looking at the loss of calls for protecting 30% of all terrestrial vertebrate species. lands and oceans by 2030 to And the crisis poses an combat the crisis. Tierra Curry, existential threat not only to a senior scientist at the Center thousands of animal and plant for Biological Diversity who was species, but to human civilization not involved in the new study, said as a whole. in a statement that the findings The analysis, published Monday confirm yet again that humans in the Proceedings of the are gambling with their own long- National Academy of Sciences, term survival.“Extinction is a comes as nations around the political choice,” Curry said. globe reel from the coronavirus “We’ve reached a crossroads pandemic — rooted in the persistence of civilization, save wild species and includes a call for global where our own future is at stake environmental destruction and because it is irreversible,” the humanity’s crucial life-support action. Along with advocating if we don’t move away from fossil the latest novel infectious authors write in the report. systems from this existential for a complete ban on the trade fuels and end wildlife exploitation, disease to leap from animals to “Thousands of populations of threat.”“The vaccine for Covid- of wildlife for human and at the same time, humans, with devastating critically endangered vertebrate 19 was natural habitat,” consumption in China and necessarily, address poverty and consequences. Researchers animal species have been lost in Gerardo Ceballos, an throughout Asia, the authors injustice. Meanwhile the tone- examined data on more than a century, indicating that the ecologist at the National argue that the scientific deaf Trump administration has 29,000 species of amphibians, sixth mass extinction is human Autonomous University of community has “a scientific gutted nearly 100 environmental birds, mammals and reptiles and caused and accelerating.” Mexico and lead author of the and moral imperative” to do regulations, including the found that more than 500 of them One reason for this alarming study, told The New York whatever necessary to stop Endangered Species Act.”The 1.7% are “on the brink of trend is that human pressure Times. “The pandemic is a what they describe as Trump administration has finalized extinction,” with populations of on natural ecosystems great example of how badly “biological annihilation.”“In regulations that fewer than 1,000 individuals. continues to mount. The we’ve treated nature.” view of the current extinction significantlyweaken the More than half of those species authors point to COVID-19 as Scientists believe that the crisis and the lack of widespread Endangered Species Act, and have populations below 250, the most recent example and coronavirus that causes actions to halt it, it is very several high-ranking administration they found. stress that their results COVID-19 originated in bats important that scientists should officials deeply detest the 1973 “The ongoing sixth mass “reemphasize the extreme and crossed over to humans metaphorically take to the law, slamming it among other extinction may be the most urgency of taking much- at a live animal market in streets,” they write. A United things as “a sword to tear down serious environmental threat to expanded worldwide actions to Wuhan, China.The analysis Nations report last year found the American economy.” The trampoline is working!' The story behind Elon Musk's one-liner at SpaceX's big launch (News Agencies)It was a good Rogozin), and Rogozin argued 100 Starliner, respectively — and comeback, though you that the measures would end up fly six operational crewedDemo- couldn't exactly call it snappy. hurting NASA and the global 2 is the last big hurdle SpaceX "The trampoline is working!" space effort in general. After all, needs to clear before beginning SpaceX founder and CEO Elon the American space agency had those contracted flights. And Musk said on Saturday (May relied completely on Russian everything is going well with the 30), shortly after the company Soyuz rockets and spacecraft to test mission so far; Crew launched its first crewed get their astronauts to the ISS Dragon docked with the ISS as mission, the Demo-2 test flight since the space shuttles retired planned yesterday (May 31), to the International Space in 2011. safely delivering NASA Station (ISS). "After analyzing the sanctions astronauts Bob Behnken and Musk was referring to an April against our space industry, I Doug Hurley to the orbiting lab. forward to further cooperation!" goes well through 2014 barb by Dimitry Rogozin, suggest to the USA to bring their Rogozin took the Demo-2 Rogozin added in another Tweet splashdown, SpaceX's first who at the time was Russia's astronauts to the International success, and Musk's (in English). Musk responded to contracted astronaut-carrying deputy prime minister. Today, Space Station using a trampoline riposte, in stride. this tweet with one of his own, mission, called Crew-1, could Rogozin is the chief of trampoline," Rogozin said via The Russian official in Russian. The English launch as soon as late Russia's space agency, Twitter at the time.NASA has congratulated NASA chief Jim translation, via Google August, NASA officials have Roscosmos. Rogozin was been grooming private industry Bridenstine via Twitter Sunday Translate: "Thanks sir, haha. said. Boeing isn't quite ready irked back then by sanctions to fill the shuttle's shoes since and wished NASA luck in We look forward to mutually to launch astronauts yet. imposed by the United States 2010. In September 2014, the getting commercial crew beneficial and prosperous long- Starliner failed to meet up with in response to Russia's agency awarded multibillion- missions officially up and term cooperation." Demo-2 is the ISS as planned on an invasion of Ukraine. Some of dollar contracts to SpaceX and running. "Please convey my scheduled to last one to four uncrewed test flight this past those sanctions targeted the Boeing to finish developing their sincere greetings to months; NASA and SpaceX December. 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Your job could be a reason for (News Agencies) Carried out by researchers from the Cognitive NeuroLab, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta high risk of Vitamin D deficiency de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, and the practicing physicians (46%), nurses Laboratory for Neuropsychiatry and (43%) or other healthcare Neuromodulation, Massachusetts General professionals (43%). Hospital, Boston, USA, the team looked at 116 Dr. Straube said: “Vitamin D scientific studies to see if any trends arose production by the body is reliant on from recent research on how video games affect sunshine and UV exposure so any brain structure and behaviour. Previous studies activity that reduces exposure tends have shown that it improves skills required for to reduce vitamin D levels. Sunlight higher education and it can even be used to deprivation in young medical treat depression. “Games have sometimes professionals, who may have been praised or demonized, often without real particularly long working hours, and data backing up those claims. Moreover, other indoor workers, puts them at gaming is a popular activity, so everyone higher risk of both vitamin D seems to have strong opinions on the topic,” (Insider Bureau) Your job could be a screening of vitamin D levels in at-risk insufficiency and deficiency.” says Marc Palaus, first author on the review. reason for high risk of Vitamin D groups should be considered for future A high percentage of indoor From their analysis, which included looking at deficiency. Stuck behind your office clinical practice guidelines and public workers (91%) were also found to have 22 studies on the structural changes in the desk for most part of the day? Your health initiatives. Workplace wellness insufficient vitamin D, which means that brain and 100 on changes in brain nine-to-five job could be a major factor programs could include education their levels of vitamin D weren’t that puts you at high risk of Vitamin about the importance of adequate necessarily as low as those found in functionality and/or behaviour, the team found D deficiency. vitamin D levels. This could help vitamin D deficient individuals, but that playing video games can change both Shift workers, healthcare workers and prevent adverse health outcomes lower than levels recommended for how our brains perform and its indoor workers in particular are at high linked to vitamin D deficiency, such health. By comparison, 48% of outdoor structure.Some of the studies suggested that risk of vitamin D deficiency, as metabolic disorders, psychiatric workers had vitamin D deficiency, while playing videos games can improve several types researchers at the University of and cardiovascular disorders, and 75% had vitamin D insufficiency. In of attention, including sustained attention or Alberta, Canada suggest. cancer.” The researchers found that order to evaluate vitamin D levels, selective attention, with the brain regions Understanding the prevalence of prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was deficiency and insufficiency in different involved in attention appearing to be more vitamin D deficiency in different highest among shift workers (80% of occupations and to identify at-risk efficient in gamers and requiring less activation. professions could improve public individuals), followed by indoor groups of workers, the authors The studies also showed evidence that video health interventions and prevention workers (77%) and healthcare conducted a systematic review of 71 games can increase the size and efficiency of efforts. Dr. Sebastian Straube, the students (72%). peer-reviewed journal articles which brain regions related to visuospatial skills, with corresponding author said: “Our Among healthcare workers, involved 53,425 individuals in total and the team finding that the right hippocampus was results suggest that occupation is a rates of vitamin D deficiency varied spanned a range of latitudes in both enlarged in both long-term gamers and volunteers major factor that may contribute to depending on whether they were the Northern and Southern following a video game training program. suboptimal vitamin D levels. Regular students, medical residents (65%), hemisphere. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 BUSINESS 40 The stock market no longer cares whether Trump wins (News Agencies)Stocks have been on an President Donald Trump. It’s a bit curious. and the banking sectors. The market had strategist Lori Calvasina in a report amazing ride over the past few months The conventional wisdom on Wall Street been moving practically in lockstep with Monday.Even though Biden is leading in despite a torrent of bad news about the is that the market likes when a the general election polls — until recently. many polls, the Nasdaq hit an all-time high global economy. The optimism on Wall Republican is in power. And Trump has “That relationship has broken down a bit above 10,000 Tuesday and the S&P 500’s Street comes as polls show presumptive enacted several investor-friendly policies, in early June, with Trump’s chances relentless rally since March pushed it back Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a such as tax cuts and the rolling back of (according to the betting markets) falling into positive territory for the year on growing head-to-head national lead over some federal regulations on health care and the S&P 500 surging,” wrote RBC Monday for the first tine since February. Jewels worth Rs 1,350 crore brought back from Nirav Modi’s Hong Kong godown ED claims that Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi had kept valuables at a Hong Kong godown.

(News Agencies)The The consignments weighing (PNB), is currently in Enforcement Directorate (ED) on approx 2,340 kg were brought Antigua.The development comes Wednesday said it had brought back to Mumbai on Wednesday, a few days after a special back 108 consignments it added. Mumbai court allowed ED to belonging to Nirav Modi and Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are confiscate Nirav Modi’s Mehul Choksi including polished Indian businessman who are properties. diamonds, silver jewellery and wanted by the authorities in The ED official statement says pearls worth Rs 1,350 crore of connection with cheating Indian these consignments had been declared value from Hong Kong. banks of thousands of crores. sent to Hong Kong from Dubai in “Value of these goods have been Nirav Modi, the main accused, early 2018 and the ED had the legal formalities these Enforcement Directorate is declared to be Rs 1,350 crores in the Rs 23,780 crore Punjab received a tip off in the month of consignments have now been pursuing the businessman for (approx). These valuables include National Bank (PNB) fraud, is July the same year.“The brought back to India.” the laundering of the proceeds of that polished diamonds, pearls, pearl currently languishing in a UK authorities were continuously release added.CBI has accused fraud.The ED claims to have earlier and silver jewelry etc. and were prison since March last year. engaged in discussion with Modi of pulling a large-scale brought back 33 consignments of kept in the godown of a logistics India is attempting to get him various authorities in Hong Kong fraud upon the PNB by valuables from Dubai and Hong Kong company in Hong Kong,” an extradited. His uncle Mehul to bring back these valuables to fraudulently obtaining Letters of linked to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi official statement from the agency Choksi, also accused of India. Various modalities were Understanding (LOUs or loan case. These were valued at around said. cheating Punjab National Bank finalized and after completing all agreements) while the Rs 137 crore, said the agency. ED files money-laundering case against Medanta, Naresh Trehan An RTI (right to information) activist, Raman Sharma, had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the matter in the Gurugram civil court of additional district and sessions Judge Ashwani Kumar, citing irregularities and corruption for laundering money. (News Agencies) New Delhi: The have denied the allegations as misrepresentation, as there was Enforcement Directorate (ED) “false, baseless and motivated”. no area on the premises that was has filed a money-laundering The case pertains to the allocated for medical and case against Medanta Hospital, allotment of a plot of land to the paramedical education, as its chairman Dr. Naresh Trehan hospital in 2004. The Haryana advertised.“The allegations in and unknown Haryana government, through HSVP, Raman Sharma’s complaint government officers for alleged allotted 53 acres of land in pertain to the 16-year-old land irregularities in the allotment of Gurugram’s Sector 38 along the allotment on which the hospital land to the hospital in 2004, Delhi-Jaipur road (NH-48) for the is built. Everything about this people familiar with the development of The Medicity. land allotment, which was done development said on An official statement by Medanta through a public auction, is legal. Wednesday. ED’s PMLA Hospital authorities on Gurugram The allegations are nothing short (Prevention of Money Laundering Police’s FIR said: “This complaint of absurd. We’ve built one of the me amid a global pandemic. I’m and hurt that doctors and Act) case is based on a has been filed by a person, who finest hospitals in this part of the continuing to tend to my patients hospitals are bearing the brunt Gurugram Police’s first claims to be an RTI activist. world, and we’re proud of the despite being over 70 and putting of harassment by people of information report (FIR) filed in the However, it has been reported in work we do. Sharma has chosen myself at a risk because of the dubious antecedents,” Dr. matter on June 6 that named Dr. the press that he has had an FIR to file this complaint to harass pandemic. It’s of grave concern Trehan said. Trehan; his organisation Global for extortion registered against Health Pvt Ltd; Atul Punj of Punj him. All the allegations in this TikTok's other Indian alternative Chingari garners 1L downloads on Play Store Llyod; and Sunil Sachdeva and complaint are completely false, Anant Jain, two officers of baseless, and motivated.” Lately there has been an increased emphasis on stickers, and photos. In addition to all this, users get Haryana Shehri Vikas Sharma had alleged that replacing China-based products with their respective access to trending news, entertainment news, funny Pradhikaran (HSVP), among Medanta, in connivance with desi alternatives. Now, a Bengaluru-based startup has videos, songs, status videos, quotes, shayaris and others on the orders of a government officials, obtained come up with an app that is widely being touted as an memes among other things. To make it appealing to Gurugram civil court. An RTI (right pecuniary advantage as “land Indian alternative to the popular video-sharing app, the Indian users, the app supports content in a total of to information) activist, Raman meant for institutional purposes TikTok. The app called Chingari is a social media eight Indian languages besides Hindi and English. The Sharma, had filed a public was used for pure commercial, platform developed by two Bengaluru-based list includes Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, interest litigation (PIL) in the speculative and self-service programmers Biswatma Nayak and Siddharth Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. One feature matter in the Gurugram civil court purposes”, and several acres of Gautamin. The app not only allows users to download that makes Chingari different from other upcoming of additional district and land were allotted at undervalued and upload videos but it also allows users to chat with social media platforms is the fact it pays content sessions Judge Ashwani Kumar, rates. friends, interact with new people, share content, creators on the basis of how viral their videos become. citing irregularities and corruption Sharma also alleged that the browse through the feed among other things. For every video that a content creator uploads on the for laundering money.The accused obtained occupational Additionally, the app also allows users to go creative Chingari app, they get points (per view) which can be Medanta hospital authorities certificates based on with WhatsApp status, Videos, Audio clips, GIF redeemed for money. Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 BUSINESS 41 Small business World is looking for trusted, reliable gets GST partner, India must be ready: PM Modi compliance relief PM Modi made the comments while delivering the inaugural address at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) annual session 2020, Getting Growth Back. (News Agencies) Prime Minister address at the Confederation of Indian new role post-corona,” he said. Prime Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the Industry’s (CII) annual session 2020, Minister Modi said earlier during his government will stand shoulder to Getting Growth Back. “It’s your speech that India will tide over the shoulder with industries in their responsibility and that of organisations coronavirus pandemic and will get back endeavour to help India get ahead on the such as CII that also with manufactured on track with the government’s decisive path of self-reliance. “The world is in India, trust, quality and policies. “We will definitely get our growth looking for a trusted, reliable partner and competitiveness must also be attached. back. India will get its growth back,” he said India has the potential, strength and If you take two steps, the government will while addressing the session.“Corona has ability. Today, all of you, including all be four steps ahead in supporting you. As pushed us back but India has pushed back industries must benefit from the trust that the Prime Minister I assure you that I will as well after the lockdown and entered has developed for India all over the world,” stand with you,” he said through a video Unlock Phase 1. As a great part of the (News Agencies) The Goods and Services Tax PM Modi said.PM Modi made the conference.“In this campaign, a big institution economy has been opened up and more (GST) Council on Friday eased compliance comments while delivering the inaugural like CII will also have to come forward in a will open after June 8,” he said. burdens for pandemic-hit industry, particularly small businesses, but deferred taking a call on crucial issues such as resolving the We all have a role to play, says inverted duty structure and paying timely compensation to cash-strapped states for their revenue shortfalls. Indra Nooyi as protests sweep US Taxpayers who could not file their GST returns between July 2017 and January 2020 Considered to be the worst-ever civil unrest in the US in decades, violent can now file them after paying a reduced late protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across the country in the days fee of Rs 500 if they have tax liabilities. Taxpayers who do not have any tax liability following the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man. and who missed filing returns will not have to systemic racism that has caused it, pay any late fee, Union finance minister and also to act by listening, reading, Nirmala Sitharaman said after the Council’s and supporting organizations that 40th meeting that took place through video make justice their mission. This is conference. The window to do this will be open especially important if you come from from July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020, she a place of privilege that protects you said. The council has also provided in some capacity,” wrote the top India compliance-related concessions to small American corporate leader, who is businesses that have faced problems due to counted among the world’s most the pandemic, she said. The Union finance powerful women.“As we all consider minister is the chairperson of the apex federal how to heal this wound, I ask that body on indirect tax and finance ministers of we not lose sight of the power of our states are its members. Normally, the voices. I’ve always believed that council’s decisions are unanimous. confronting bias publicly is essential. Sitharaman said the council has If you see a bad actor, say it out loud slashed the interest rate by half for non- and set an example for those around compliance by small businesses having a you,” she said. “And don’t be afraid turnover of up to Rs 5 crore. Small taxpayers (News Agencies) As protests and with hashtag Black Lives Matter. of what you don’t know. Instead, be who missed filing returns for February, March violence swept the United States, Considered to be the worst-ever civil eager to participate in conversations and April due to the pandemic will not be Indian-American former PepsiCo unrest in the US in decades, violent that may make you uncomfortable charged any interest till July 6; thereafter, they CEO Indra Nooyi has said everyone protests have engulfed at least 140 and commit to learn more. It may not will pay 9% interest , she added. “In other has a responsibility to recognize this cities across the country in the days be easy, but it is critical,” she words, for these months, small taxpayers will pain and the systemic racism that following the death of George Floyd, asserted. Nooyi cautioned that the not be charged any interest till the notified has caused it. “This past week, we’ve the 46-year-old African-American road ahead will “undoubtedly be date... up to July, there is nothing they have seen millions of Americans vocalize man who was pinned to the ground challenging”, and the scale of the to worry about. They don’t have to pay the their pain in protests across the in Minneapolis on May 25 by a white work that needs to be accomplished late fee, but thereafter it will be 9% [interest nation responding to the tragic police officer who kneeled on his neck is staggering. “Let’s vow to be kind, for late filing] instead of 18%... So reduction deaths of George Floyd, Breonna as he gasped for breath. to roll up our sleeves, and to be part in the interest rate is valid up to September Taylor, and Ahmadu Arbery,” Nooyi “We all have a responsibility of the force that bends this path 30,” she said. said in a statement posted on twitter to recognize this pain and the toward justice,” she said. Small businesses across America were struggling to survive. Now they face a new threat (News Agencies) As protests over the ago after a Minneapolis police officer shut down for more than two months. "I least 61 businesses and properties death of George Floyd erupt across the pressed his knee into Floyd's neck. have been doing everything I know how damaged on Friday evening, according nation, small businesses that have Floyd, who was black, was unarmed and to finally reopen the stores safely for to James Sido, a spokesperson for the struggled for months because of the pleading for his life before he stopped everyone, but now I face an entirely new Downtown Seattle Association, a coronavirus pandemic are facing a new breathing. Many of the protests have situation," she said. business advocacy group. "This threat to their survival. Shop owners say been peaceful, but some became She has incurred new costs as a result. damage (and in some cases looting) their stores have suffered damage such chaotic: About 4,000 people have been At her store in Washington DC's took place as some retailers were as broken windows and that arrested across the country since Georgetown neighborhood, "I paid preparing to resume a level of merchandise has been looted. That's Tuesday, according to CNN's tally from $2,000 to get someone to put plywood operations in accordance with the after months of keeping doors closed or officials nationwide."I'm dealing with such boards in front of my store because Governor's phased re-opening," Sido operating at limited capacity. The a double whammy as a business owner," there's been a lot of looting and violence," said. "Businesses that we closed for problems could set back their recovery said Beth Aberg, owner of Random she said.She added, "This was clear months were days away from restarting, significantly, they say, or even make it Harvest Home, a home furnishings chain price gouging for the service, but I had now they're faced with some measure impossible. Floyd, 46, died one week with three locations that were mostly no choice." In Seattle, there were at of rebuild." Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT 42 A Day After Music Composer Wajid Khan's Death, His Mother Tests Positive For COVID-19 Wajid Khan's mother has been admitted to the same hospital where the late music composer was undergoing treatment

Chembur, where the late music family members, including his and may your beautiful soul rest in composer was also undergoing wife and brother Sajid Khan, and peace."Fellow music composer treatment, news agency PTI Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi. Salim Merchant confirmed the reported. A source close to the On Monday, Twitter was deluged news of Wajid Khan's death to family said, "She has tested by tributes from many members of news agency PTI on Monday. He positive. She is doing fine and will the film fraternity, including Amitabh said, "He had multiple issues. He had remain in the hospital for few more Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, a kidney issue and had a transplant days till her test comes out Abhishek Bachchan among others. a while ago. But recently he got to negative." Wajid Khan died at the Wajid Khan's longtime collaborator know about kidney infection... He age of 42 because of Salman Khan, in his eulogy piece was on the ventilator for the last four (News Agencies)Just a day after mother Razina Khan has tested complications from kidney for the music composer, wrote: days, after his situation started the death of music composer positive for the coronavirus and infection. His last rites were "Wajid, will always love, respect, getting worse. Kidney infection was Wajid Khan - of the renowned she has been admitted to performed at Versova cemetery remember and miss you as a the beginning and then he got composer duo Sajid-Wajid, their Mumbai's Surana Hospital in on Monday in the presence of his person and your talent. Love you critical." Madhuri Dixit says she is unaware of Khal Nayak sequel confirmed by Subhash Ghai (News Agencies) Filmmaker Subhash will take things as they come.” Khal the one who encouraged him to Ghai may have confirmed the sequel Nayak revolves around the attempt to write a sequel, which will take off to his 1993 hit Khal Nayak, but the capture a gangster named Ballu from where the original ended. “Part film’s leading lady, Madhuri Dixit, is (Sanjay) after he escapes from the 2, which took us two years to script, unaware of the developments. The custody of Inspector Ram (Jackie). starts with Ballu coming out of prison. original also starred actors Sanjay Dutt Ram’s girlfriend, sub-inspector Ganga, It will also feature a younger villain,” he and Jackie Shroff. In an interview with attempts to salvage his reputation and said. Meanwhile, Madhuri has been IANS, when Madhuri was asked about goes undercover as a dancer to capture keeping busy during the lockdown. She the follow-up to Khal Nayak, she said, Ballu herself.Earlier this year, Subhash often shares pictures of her dance “That’s news to me. I have no idea. It Ghai confirmed to Mumbai Mirror that sessions at home on Instagram. She is a surprise for me.” a sequel to Khal Nayak is on the also released a new single, Candle, Madhuri’s song Choli Ke cards. “For the last six-seven which brings a message of hope amid Peeche Kya Hai was one of the months we have only been creating the coronavirus pandemic. Once shoots highlights of Khal Nayak. When asked content and now, I’m ready with two resume, Madhuri will be back on the if she would like to be a part of its bound scripts - a sequel to Khal sets of the show Dance Deewane, sequel, she said, “It depends on the Nayak and a remake of my first which she judges along with filmmaker script, how they are planning to do, directorial, Kalicharan,” he said. Shashank Khaitan and choreographer where they want to shoot. I think we The filmmaker said that Sanjay was Tushar Kalia. At times, I don’t even realise which day or date it is: Kriti Sanon (News Agencies)India, which is going seen teaching “Punjabi hip-hop” her Luka Chuppi director, Laxman through lockdown 5.0, Utekar). “For the first month has been on a pause or so, I was really chilling. mode since around mid- But honestly, I now miss March, with nothing new being on the sets and going happening in anyone’s through my ‘normal, daily’ life. And like for everyone routine,” says the actor, whose else, “things have been debut film, Heropanti completed the same” for actor Kriti six years late last month. Sanon too. “There hasn’t Although Sanon has been away been anything new as from her work, the actor such but what option do chooses to look at the positives we have? It feels like instead. “Surely, lockdown time is just passing by. brought along tonnes of At times, I don’t even realise which moves to her mother on the song, problems and difficulties for many people,” day or date it is (laughs),” says Sanon, London Thumakda (from Queen; she says, adding: “But in hindsight, I feel who has been “having great time” with 2014). Before lockdown 1.0 (starting even a busy city like Mumbai has been family -- parents and sister, Nupur towards the end of March) came into much calmer. You could see a clearer Sanon at her Andheri home. In fact, in force, Sanon was busy with her next sky, and even hear birds chirping. That her recent Instagram video, Kriti is release, Mimi (it reunites the actor with way, it has been great.” Friday 05 June to 11 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT 43 Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max (News Agencies) Gone with the movie of all time when its takings depictions”.It said the film itself Wind has been taken off HBO are adjusted for inflation.Hattie would return “as it was originally Max following calls for it to be McDaniel became the first black created”, saying “to do otherwise removed from the US streaming actress to be nominated for, and would be the same as claiming service. HBO Max said the 1939 win, an Academy Award for her these prejudices never existed”. film was “a product of its time” role as domestic servant The wording of the and depicted “ethnic and racial Mammy.Writing in the Los statement is similar to advisories prejudices” that “were wrong then Angeles Times this week, that accompany Tom and Jerry and are wrong today”. It said the screenwriter John Ridley said the cartoons and other vintage film would return to the platform film “glorifies the antebellum animations on various streaming at an unspecified date with a south” and perpetuated “painful services. Disney+ also advises “discussion of its historical stereotypes of people of its subscribers that some of its context”. Set during and after the colour”.“The movie had the very older films - among them 1941 American Civil War, Gone with best talents in Hollywood at that animation Dumbo - “may contain conversations about whether the after the US Founding Fathers the Wind has long been attacked time working together to outdated cultural US should rename US military would someday be renamed. for its depiction of slavery. Based sentimentalise a history that depictions”.HBO Max’s move bases that are named for HBO’s decision follows the on the novel by Margaret never was,” continued the Oscar- comes amid mass protests Confederate generals who fought removal of Little Britain from Mitchell, it features slave winning screenwriter of 12 Years against racism and police against the United States during Netflix, BritBox and BBC iPlayer. characters who seem contented A Slave.In a statement, HBO brutality that have prompted the Civil War.“Where do you draw The show saw Matt Lucas and with their lot and who remain Max said it would be several television networks to the line here? I’m told you can David Walliams play characters loyal to their former owners after “irresponsible” to keep the film on reassess their offerings.White no longer find on HBO, Gone from different ethnic slavery’s abolition. Gone with the its platform without “an House spokeswoman Kayleigh with the Wind because somehow backgrounds, including Desiree Wind received 10 Oscars and explanation and a McEnany - who panned HBO’s that is now offensive,” she said, DeVere - a woman played by remains the highest-grossing denouncement” of its “racist decision - likened the removal to questioning whether sites named Walliams in full blackface. Quarantine Curation: Before Gulabo Sitabo, 15 Hindi comedy films that will have you in splits Before Ayushmann Khurrana and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Gulabo Sitabo's release, we have listed 15 Hindi comedy films that you can watch with your family from the comfort of your home. also a huge success at the untimely demise on April 29. guys who find refuge in the box office. What to watch: Bareilly Ki home of a blind elderly couple. 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(News Agencies)There’s now more than a dozen former and current military officials in prominent government roles, such as running the state-owned air carrier, the power regulator and the National Institute of Health, which is leading the country’s pandemic (Story on response. Three of those appointments Page 30) happened in the last two months. (Contd on page 31) How India can come out Migrant workers must be sent home of the recession stronger in 15 days, says Supreme Court Millions of workers and daily-wage earners left the big cities and returned to states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal in the aftermath of the lockdown enforced on March 25 to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

(News Agencies) States and Union territories received a time-bound mandate on Tuesday from the Supreme Court to ensure the return (News Agencies) By the end of this fiscal year, of all migrant workers stranded by India may need to recover by approximately a the post-coronavirus lockdown to 10% negative swing in its Gross Domestic their home states within a fortnight Product (GDP) growth. No current policymaker and to inform the apex court within or leader has faced such a crisis. India will need the same deadline about welfare to craft a suitable solution to deal with this. programmes, including job Crises provide seasoned politicians the space opportunities, they plan to offer the to overcome resistance from vested interest returnees. A three-member bench of groups. What measures can India consider to the Supreme Court, headed by the next date of hearing. To mitigate returned at the district and block lift the long-run productivity of the economy? I Justice Ashok Bhushan and the plight faced by the migrants, the levels and prepare an inventory of can suggest a few. The virus has underscored comprising justices SK?Kaul and Supreme Court asked states and the vocational skills they possess that the most important market failure in the MR Shah, is expected to pass Union territories to identify and their employment history. future is likely to be in respect to access and directions on the matter on July 8, migrant workers who have (Contd on page 31) use of digital technology and data. During the lockdown, those who had smartphones were advantaged; those who didn’t suffer. A smart phone permitted access to health care, goods and services, digital payments, re-skilling, and education. The government must help India overcome digital apartheid by introducing a new paradigm where every Indian has a smartphone with easy access to data. (Contd on page 31 )