Editorial Simplified: Listen to Supreme Court | GS – II

As far back as 1902-03, the Fraser Commission recorded that “the police force is far from efficient, it is defective in training and organization, it is inadequately supervised, it is generally regarded as corrupt and oppressive, and it has utterly failed to secure the confidence and cordial cooperation of the people.”

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Editorial Simplified: Upping the Ante | GS – II

The rules-based world order for international trade appears to be in for a rougher ride after the US announced this week that it would be slapping $200-billion worth of Chinese exports with 10% tariff, ratcheting it up to 25% by the year-end.

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Value Added Article: Is The Niti Aayog Relevant Today | Category – Indian Economy | Source – The Hindu

NITI Aayog is supposed to be a think tank. This implies that while generating new ideas, it maintains a respectable intellectual distance from the government of the day. Instead, what we see is uncritical praise of government-sponsored, acronym-infested schemes.

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Value Added Article: Chinese Debt Trap | Category – International Relations | Source – Livemint

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which seeks to invest about $8 trillion in infrastructure projects across Asia, Europe and Africa, has come under intense scrutiny, not least due to suspicions over China’s intent behind the ambitious project.

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Value Added Article: Financial Inclusion | Category – Economy | Source – Yojana

Financial inclusion is a process that enables improved and better sustainable economic and social development of the country. It focuses on raising the standard of living of the underprivileged people in the society with the objective of making them self-sufficient and well informed to make better financial decisions.

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