We need civil society engagement in Kashmir For Mains Who are Kashmiri Pandits? The Kashmiri Pandits also known as Kashmiri Brahmins are a group of Kashmiri Hindus who fled the Kashmir Valley in 1990s due to widespread communal violence in the valley. Over the years, […]
NSCN (I-M) marks 25 years of Naga Ceasefire For Prelims About National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga nationalist separatist movement which aims to establish a sovereign Naga state Nagalim. NSCN had two major groups NSCN (K) […]
CERT-In Context: • CERT-In issues directions relating to information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for Safe & Trusted Internet. About: • As per the terms of section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team […]
India’s Military Spending Context: • World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching a record $2.1 trillion despite the economic fallout of the pandemic, according to new data on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). What does the […]
Arunachal-Assam border dispute Context: • Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma have decided to form district-level committees for settling their inter-state boundary disputes. History: • Around 1,200 sites along their 804-kilometer border, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam […]
Introspecting into the Credibility of the Investigating Agencies Context: • Recently, while delivering the annual (and the 19th edition) D.P. Kohli Memorial Talk organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the CJI questioned the credibility of the investigating agencies in India specially the CBI. […]
Ethical Responsibilities of the Internet Giants Context: • The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on Monday questioned Facebook officials over allegations that the algorithm used for its advertising platform unfairly promotes one political party besides claims that hate content is rewarded on the […]
Draft data accessibility and use policy Context: Recently the Ministry of electronics and information technology released the draft India data accessibility and use policy for public consultation. The draft aims at providing a mechanism for harnessing the public data, this data can be used for […]
Transnational Terrorism in Africa Context: • The terrorist threat today is fundamentally different from what the world faced on 9/11. Terrorism today is increasingly transnational, geographically dispersed and ideologically diverse. • Terrorist activities have been spreading from West Asia to Central African countries and now […]
Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems Context: • United States President Joe Biden approved a $200-million arms package for Ukraine, which would include U.S. made Stinger Missiles, which are a type of shoulder-fired Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). • More than 17,000 anti-tank weapons and 2,000 Stinger missiles have […]