Insights Daily Current Affairs, 07 February 2017

    Insights Daily Current Affairs, 07 February 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   The Asia LPG Summit   The WLPGA Asia LPG Summit was recently inaugurated in Delhi. In this event, India will showcase its various initiatives such as the Ujjwala, Direct Benefit Transfer and …

Insights into Editorial: India’s Opposition to China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Is Flawed

    Insights into Editorial: India’s Opposition to China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Is Flawed    Summary: The 3,000 km-long China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) consisting of highways, railways, and pipelines is the latest irritant in the India–China relationship.   What is CPEC? CPEC is clutch of projects valued at $51 billion project which aims at rapidly expanding …

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 07 February 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 07 February 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1)  Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and Dalhousie contributed immensely in …

4) Do you think, at this juncture, e-commerce and investment issues should be included under WTO agenda? Should developing countries welcome these issues under WTO? Critically comment.

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) Do you think, at this juncture,  e-commerce and investment issues should be included under WTO agenda? Should developing countries welcome these issues under WTO? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu

3) It is said that the opposition to women’s participation in decision-making bodies and processes is centuries-old in Naga society. Critically examine how economics and globalization have exacerbated this attitude against women.

Topic: Effects of globalization on Indian society 3) It is said that the opposition to women’s participation in decision-making bodies and processes is centuries-old in Naga society. Critically examine how economics and globalization have exacerbated this attitude against women. (200 Words) The Indian Express

1) Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and Dalhousie contributed immensely in helping the British expand and hold on to power in India. Compare and contrast their role in making India a victim of colonial atrocities.

Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1)  Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and Dalhousie contributed immensely in helping the British expand and hold on to power in India. Compare and contrast their role in making India a victim of colonial atrocities. (200 Words) …