Introduction The discrimination of one community or its members by another community or its members on account of their religious identity are the instances of religious persecution and they reflect inter- religious domination. Secularism is the first and foremost doctrine that opposes all such forms of inter- religious domination. Separation, loss and sufferings are …
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Welcome to the Fifteenth Edition of Insights Weekend Discussions. You can access details of previous discussions here. The Topic Should There Be Indefinite Moratorium On Genetically Modified Crops In India? Recently, under pressure, the government withdrew its approval for the field trial of GM crops. This is going on for past few years. There is both opposition and support …
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Welcome to the Fourteenth Edition of Insights Weekend Discussions. You can access details of previous discussions here. The Topic “Continuing Communal Riots in India Are the Result of Both History and Contemporary Politics.” India’s Home Ministry reveals that more than 2,500 people were killed in incidents of communal clashes in the country since 2002. There were 8,500 incidents of communal clashes in …
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Few aspirants requested me to restart our popular Weekend Debate/Discussion initiative again.Hence starting it again from tomorrow. I promise that this initiative will continue as long as meaningful and enthusiastic participation is ensured from your side. It’s our policy to discourage aspirants from indulging in useless debates and provide them an avenue to express their thoughts …
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~Saurabh Goyal Jaipur Our Collective Collusion Religion is essentially the values one commits himself to. And over time with a consistent practice and relentless observance it becomes central theme running through that person. As there is no universal constant set of life-conditions, our responses to life too must differ over space and time. One’s faith …
Saurabh Goyal A Democracy thrives on the integrity, competency and neutrality of its public institutions. Election commission (EC) is arguably single most important institution in a democracy. It is so critical for a democracy that quality of this institution is a baseline to evaluate the overall veracity of representative institutions.EC is constitutionally entrusted to work …
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Dileep Kumar “What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.” Naxalism, the far-left radical communist organization though trace its origin to West Bengal in the early 1960s, …
(This article is part of our new initiative on current events and Magazine. We have received a very good response from more than 35 serious aspirants who have come forward to contribute daily/weekly on different topics from different newspapers and sources. We will soon group them and assign them different topics based on their interest. …
Guests: Dr. Ajay Kumar (MP, Jhankhand Vikas Morcha) ; Sheshadri Chari (Leader, BJP) ; John Dayal (Sr. Journalist and Social Activist) ; Kamal Farooqui (Former Chairman, Delhi Minority Commission) Anchor: Girish Nikam [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHXu161APF4&w=560&h=315] Courtesy: Rajya Sabha TV
Guests: Prashant Bhushan (Advocate, Supreme Court and Member, Aam Aadmi Party) ; Arun Bhagat (Former Special Director, CBI) ; Anjali Bharadwaj (Secretary, National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI)) ; Sudhir Kumar (Former Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission) Anchor: Girish Nikam [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGQ1n-NJUk&w=560&h=315] Courtesy: Rajya Sabha TV
Welcome to the Ninth edition of Insights Weekend Debates. You can access details of last Eight debates here. And the topic is: Criminalizing Homosexuality is a Regressive and Diffident Verdict Recent Supreme Court verdict upholding the constitutionality of Section 377 of IPC has disappointed LGBT rights activists who were hoping for a liberal judgement by …
Guests: T K A Nair (Adviser to the PM) ; Adesh Jain (President, PMA – India) ; R S Sharma (Former Chairman, ONGC) Anchor: M K Venu [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux3lZ5LsLVE&w=560&h=315]
This is one documentary I always wanted to share on this site. We did not want to affect your studies, so did not share it. But now is the time for this. Every IAS aspirant, for that matter, every Indian must watch the following documentary which shames us all beyond measure. Some of you might …
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ARCHIVES December 11, 2013 NATIONAL Critical view over the ‘Role of Media in a Democratic country like India’ Despite the proliferation of media houses in India, what is actually missing is the ‘diversity of opinion.’ The media is not living upto it’s guiding principles of journalism- “comment is free, but facts are sacred” (as told …
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A discussion on how Gandhi influenced Nelson Mandela’s life. Guests: K Natwar Singh (Former External Affairs Minister) ; Sitaram Yechury (CPI(M) Leader, Rajya Sabha and Politburo Member) ; R K Bhatia (Former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa) ; John Cherian (Associate Editor, Frontline) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut4FYNlVp3E&w=560&h=315] Source and Couresy: Rajya Sabha TV
Recent UPSC Civil Service Mains exam has shown us that Debates that are telecast on Rajya Sabha TV are of immense help. Questions in General Studies require a holistic approach towards an issue and these programs help in cultivating this. We at Insights would share these videos henceforth on the blog for the benefit of …
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General Studies Paper- 2 Question Paper Other Papers: ESSAY ENGLISH COMPULSORY GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-1
From now onward, we will try to cover some basics too. Looking at the GS paper of this year’s Mains it appears that there is lot of focus on Basics. Good to know that few questions from Secure-2014 figured in the question paper! ARCHIVES 02, December 2013 1. What was the impact of Bhopal Gas …
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Welcome to the Seventh edition of Insights Weekend Debates. You can access details of last Six debates here. And the topic is: Do You Think Easy Access To Adult Movies Leads To More Rapes? Should Government Completely Ban Adult Movies and Websites? It is said that porn is one of the major factors in provoking …
QUESTIONS: 30/11/2013 ( institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections) Analyze the functioning of NHRC in India. (200 Words) The statistics presented in the recently released National Crime Records Bureau report 2012, reaffirm the rising trend of crimes against women. The abysmal conviction rate for these crimes reveals the ineptness of the …
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