9pm Compilation September, 2020 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 General Studies - 1 1. Subhash Chandra Bose - A hero or a misplaced tyrant 2. Women and women leadership General Studies - 2 1. Internationalism or Nationalism- India’s Present choices in Foreign Policy 2. India’s muddle over GST compensation 3. GST – Grand Bargain 2.0 4. Digital education challenges 5. Destroying the unity of purpose- Parliamentary Committee 6. Draft report on Non personal Data: Gopalakrishnan committee 7. COVID-19’s impact on education 8. Non-Personal Data committee 9. Pandemic and food security 10. Gaps in the healthcare 11. Internationalisation of higher education 12. ‘The deletion of Question Hour’- Politics of avoidance 13. India and QUAD 14. Censorship and freedom of speech 15. The working of Parliament during COVID- 19 16. Chinks in the armour of the Supreme Court 17. Judiciary and Executive 18. Demographic dividend - Youth and atma nirbhar 19. India’s confusing signals on India- China stand off 20. Reduce state-level regulation 21. India’s democracy 22. Issues with implementation of schemes – Farmer 23. NAM and India’s present alignment 24. India-China Border Conflict 25. India-China border standoff in Ladakh 26. Idea of block chain based voting 27. Issues with Health data collection 28. Question Hour in Parliament 29. Regulation of Online games 30. India-China conflict 31. ‘Judiciary’: Encroaching the housing rights of urban poor 32. Effective foreign policy of India 33. Chinese strategy towards India 34. Cancelling of Question Hour in Parliament 35. India’s Policy on Tibet 36. From peace to conflict Prevention 37. Cancer burden in India 38. Malnutrition in India 39. For a different yardstick: on 'Doing Business' report 40. India’s geopolitical interest 41. NEP and socially and educationally backward 42. The cost of peace: on intra-Afghan talks 43. Disability issues 44. Parliament and its panels 45. The Independence of the Supreme Court Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services. Visit academy.forumias.com for our mentor-based courses. ForumIAS 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 46. Growing crisis of Indian federalism 47. New strategy needed to Counter China 48. Disability issues 49. QUAD grouping - India, Japan, US and Australia. 50. Unilateral response of federal governance during Covid-19 51. Data insecurity 52. Gurushihya parampara and issues 53. US- Taliban Peace Pact 54. Hate speech 55. Peace in Afghanistan 56. Basic Structure Doctrine 57. Abraham Accords [peace for peace deal] and India 58. Dilution without adequate deliberation 59. India- China and Russia 60. UNSC reforms 61. E learning in India 62. Uniting to combat COVID-19 63. Vulnerable section – Homeless people and their mental health 64. Pandemic Helping to Recognize Real Education 65. Culture of Secrecy 66. COVID-19- A spotlight on democracy 67. The foreign hand: On FCRA amendments 68. Extent of media regulations 69. The new NEP 2020 and its flaws 70. Cess pool: On CAG report of Centre's accounts 71. Parliamentary committees General Studies - 3 1. Environmental challenge 2. COVID 19 – Policy window for overdue reforms 3. GST compensation Standoff 4. To Rebuild and Recover 5. COVID - 19 and India’s road to economic revival 6. Regional Conversation series on Building Back Better 7. India’s Tax Charter 8. Indian economic recovery - Unlock phases 9. Complex Naga conflict 10. Consolidation of land holdings 11. RBI-Government Tango 12. The twisted track of Bt cotton 13. Aatmanirbhar bharat in toy making 14. GST council meeting 15. Reducing the vulnerabilities of urban employment 16. Economic trilemma- Capital inflows, High inflation and Currency appreciation 17. Income support for households and firms 18. Climate change and India 19. GST Compensation disagreement between the Centre and the States 20. Market Failure 21. The genuine concerns of farmers 22. Aatma nirbhar action plan required Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services. Visit academy.forumias.com for our mentor-based courses. ForumIAS 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 23. Future of Work - Industry 4.0 24. India’s jobs conundrum 25. Farmer’s protest on new farm bills 26. Agriculture sector and the benefits of the farms bills 27. Will the farm bills benefit farmers? 28. Environment and Development 29. Demand to Rework Inflation Targeting Regime 30. Farmers protesting on Farm bills Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services. Visit academy.forumias.com for our mentor-based courses. ForumIAS 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 General Studies Paper - 1 Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services. Visit academy.forumias.com for our mentor-based courses. ForumIAS 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 General Studies - 1 1. Subhash Chandra Bose - A hero or a misplaced tyrant Source- The Business Line Syllabus- GS 1 - Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities Context- Legacy of Subhash Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose . In 1942, he earned the title ‘Netaji’, in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj . Type of Government - He promoted “government by a strong party held together by military discipline” for independent India. Bose is credited with the very famous slogan, “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!” as well as “Jai Hind”. He is also credited to be the first man to call Mahatma Gandhi “Father of the Nation”. Role model –Kemal Ataturk Time line- 1919 - Headed to London to give the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination and he was selected. Bose, however, resigned from Civil Services as he believed he could not side with the British. 1923 - He was elected the President of the All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of Bengal State Congress. 1930 - Bose travelled in Europe. He researched and wrote the first part of his book, The Indian Struggle, which covered the country’s independence movement in the years 1920–1934. 1939 - He was reelected as Congress President, but soon resigned from the presidency. 1943 - He was called as Father of Indian National Army. 1944 - He travelled to Japan and took leadership of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia. With Japanese aid and influence, he took the leadership of a trained army of about 40,000 troops in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia known as the Indian National Army. The other side Subhash Chandra Bose 1932 - Imprisonment in the Civil Disobedience movement followed by bad health took him to Europe where he observed European politics, particularly Fascism under Mussolini and Communism in the Soviet Union. He was impressed by both and believed that authoritarian rule was essential for achieving radical social goals. 1941 – He traveled to Germany to seek help for India’s independence from Adolf Hitler and with German funds Bose started Free India Center and Free India Radio where he used broadcast nightly. 1943 – In a speech in Singapore, Bose spoke about India needing a ruthless dictator for 20 years after liberation. Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services. Visit academy.forumias.com for our mentor-based courses. ForumIAS 9 PM Compilation for the Month of September, 2020 Contribution to modern India Women Empowerment – Raised an all-women unit in Azad fauj which was headed by the late Lakshmi Sehgal. Principle of secularism - His greatest contribution to India was his unwavering commitment to secularism, something that later became the cornerstone of the Indian republic. Way forward – If Bose might had chosen a more moderate path like Azad and Nehru, and remained in India he would have played an important role, in the post-War period, opposing not only Partition but the emergence of the Gandhi-Nehru regime also. 2. Women and women leadership Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS-1- Women Context: It is necessary to get rid of inborn biases about the efficiency of women in roles of authority. How did countries with female leaders do during the pandemic? Countries with women leaders: Germany, Taiwan and New Zealand are the countries that have women heading their governments and have managed the pandemic much better than their neighbours. Female leaders more effective: A recent study by researchers in the United States reports that States which have female governors had fewer COVID-19 related deaths, possibly relatively because female governors acted more decisively by issuing earlier stay-at-home orders. What are the roles of women in India’s gram panchayat? Effectiveness of female leadership: they perform significantly better than men in implementing policies that promote the interests of women. This was proven in another study conducted by Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo and co-author Raghabendra Chattopadhyay. State’s mandate: Their study was made possible by the 1993 amendment of the Indian Constitution, which mandated that all States had to reserve one-third of all positions of pradhan for women. Role of pradhans: The study concluded that pradhans invested more in rural infrastructure that served better the needs of their own gender. For instance, women pradhans were more likely to invest in providing easy access to drinking water since the collection of drinking water is mainly the responsibility of women. When did women get voting rights globally? Voting rights in India: Women were allowed to vote from 1950 onwards and so could participate on an equal basis with men from the first general election of 1951-52. o This is in striking difference to the experience in the so-called “mature democracies” of Western Europe and the United States. Voting rights in the US: 1920. Voting rights in Europe: During the First World War. Created with love by ForumIAS- the knowledge network for civil services.