NATIONAL SUMMARY
POLITICS
The disputed women reservation bill (33% seats for women legislature in both houses) has been passed in Rajya Sabha after fourteen years long struggle. RJD, LJP, SP and some other opposition parties opposed the bill. SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav alleged that it was a conspiracy to prevent Muslims, backwards and dalits from entering Parliament and state assemblies. He contended that when not a single Muslim MP was elected to Parliament from several states including Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana, how Muslim women could be elected without reservation. " Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad declared that the Women's Reservation Bill was ‘a political blunder' and a conspiracy hatched by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to suppress representation of women from the backward classes.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha Criticised the Union budget that it would aggravate the problems of price rise and fiscal deficit.
Minorities' Isuues
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha Criticised the Union budget that it would aggravate the problems of price rise and fiscal deficit.
Minorities' Isuues
Muslim community decided to reach out the eminent political parties for their support against the reservation of 33% women seats in parliament. The groups, led by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and the All India Milli Council have decided to reach out to as many parties as possible barring the BJP and convey to them that those supporting the Bill could face a Muslim “backlash”.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned chief minister Narendra Modi for questioning regarding the murder of ex-Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and 68 others in the Gulburg Society massacre of February 28, 2002.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned chief minister Narendra Modi for questioning regarding the murder of ex-Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and 68 others in the Gulburg Society massacre of February 28, 2002.
INSURGENCY MOVEMENTS
Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said the objective of the Maoists engaged in an armed ‘liberation struggle' is to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, as indicated by documents seized from them. Maoists did their homework before launching attacks and their approach was that of a well-trained army surveying the place, making notes and studying every aspect. The analysis is as good as any that the armed forces of any country do,” he said. 908 people lost their lives last year the highest since 1971 in naxal violence. The Home Secretary said that even though the joint anti-naxal operations were going on, the rebels had not suffered any significant reverses, and that the government would need seven to eight years to have full control over the areas lost to the Maoists.
Human rights activist and civil society criticised the use of force by government against rebels. Writer and human rights activist Arundhati Roy said: “The government's use of the military to solve political problems is not new. The government has long since followed a policy of extermination against the Maoist movement. But each time the movement has come back stronger and better organised as it is not the people but an ideology under attack and this ideology cannot be wiped out by attacking tribals in the name of defeating Maoism. Home minister P Chidambaram said government has the legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control of areas dominated by the Maoists and made it clear that talks with it could only take place if the ultras abjured violence. Terming Naxalism as a "graver problem" than jihadi terrorism, P Chidambaram vowed to effectively tackle the threat from Maoists, who have declared a war against the Indian state, before the term of the government ends.
Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said the objective of the Maoists engaged in an armed ‘liberation struggle' is to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, as indicated by documents seized from them. Maoists did their homework before launching attacks and their approach was that of a well-trained army surveying the place, making notes and studying every aspect. The analysis is as good as any that the armed forces of any country do,” he said. 908 people lost their lives last year the highest since 1971 in naxal violence. The Home Secretary said that even though the joint anti-naxal operations were going on, the rebels had not suffered any significant reverses, and that the government would need seven to eight years to have full control over the areas lost to the Maoists.
Human rights activist and civil society criticised the use of force by government against rebels. Writer and human rights activist Arundhati Roy said: “The government's use of the military to solve political problems is not new. The government has long since followed a policy of extermination against the Maoist movement. But each time the movement has come back stronger and better organised as it is not the people but an ideology under attack and this ideology cannot be wiped out by attacking tribals in the name of defeating Maoism. Home minister P Chidambaram said government has the legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control of areas dominated by the Maoists and made it clear that talks with it could only take place if the ultras abjured violence. Terming Naxalism as a "graver problem" than jihadi terrorism, P Chidambaram vowed to effectively tackle the threat from Maoists, who have declared a war against the Indian state, before the term of the government ends.
ECONOMY
India continued to be the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months, driven by strong job opportunities across all sectors including finance and realty sectors, global staffing services firm Manpower said. According to the quarterly 'Employment Outlook Survey', India Inc's hiring outlook improved by 4 percentage points for the April-June period compared to the previous quarter. Indian companies have rated cyber security as a major concern. In the light of increased cyber attacks, over 42 per cent of enterprises perceive cyber crime as a bigger threat than terrorism, crime and natural disasters. This was one of the findings of ‘2010 State of Enterprise Security Study,' a global study carried out by Symantec Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., where Indian companies from sectors such as telecom, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and technology participated.
India continued to be the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months, driven by strong job opportunities across all sectors including finance and realty sectors, global staffing services firm Manpower said. According to the quarterly 'Employment Outlook Survey', India Inc's hiring outlook improved by 4 percentage points for the April-June period compared to the previous quarter. Indian companies have rated cyber security as a major concern. In the light of increased cyber attacks, over 42 per cent of enterprises perceive cyber crime as a bigger threat than terrorism, crime and natural disasters. This was one of the findings of ‘2010 State of Enterprise Security Study,' a global study carried out by Symantec Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., where Indian companies from sectors such as telecom, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and technology participated.
GEOSTRATEGIC
India believes sanctions on Iran are counter-productive, the government told Parliament in the first public articulation of the government's views on U.S. efforts to impose sanctions on Iran. Indian government “has conveyed to the U.S. government that sanctions on Iran have proved to be counter-productive and that all differences with Iran should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and negotiation.”
Pakistan’s allegation that India is violating Indus Water Treaty by stealing its share of water is refuted by India. According to New Delhi’s assessment, Pakistan’s water troubles are an outcome of its own “poor water management” Pakistan has not built enough water storage capacity and is, therefore, leaving surplus water go completely unutilized. This is, therefore, giving rise to water scarcity in the face of a rapidly growing population in Pakistan.
According to a report prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India has the maximum number of women dying in the Asia-Pacific region because of discriminatory treatment in access to health and nutrition and sex-selective abortion, report reveals shocking levels of gender disparity in the country.
Regional Summary:
India believes sanctions on Iran are counter-productive, the government told Parliament in the first public articulation of the government's views on U.S. efforts to impose sanctions on Iran. Indian government “has conveyed to the U.S. government that sanctions on Iran have proved to be counter-productive and that all differences with Iran should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and negotiation.”
Pakistan’s allegation that India is violating Indus Water Treaty by stealing its share of water is refuted by India. According to New Delhi’s assessment, Pakistan’s water troubles are an outcome of its own “poor water management” Pakistan has not built enough water storage capacity and is, therefore, leaving surplus water go completely unutilized. This is, therefore, giving rise to water scarcity in the face of a rapidly growing population in Pakistan.
According to a report prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India has the maximum number of women dying in the Asia-Pacific region because of discriminatory treatment in access to health and nutrition and sex-selective abortion, report reveals shocking levels of gender disparity in the country.
Regional Summary:
THE NORTH
Over 20,000 youths from Punjab attempt illegal migration every year to 57 different countries. The trend is also spreading to the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, says a report “Smuggling of Migrants from India to Europe and in particular to UK from Punjab and Haryana” released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Over 20,000 youths from Punjab attempt illegal migration every year to 57 different countries. The trend is also spreading to the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, says a report “Smuggling of Migrants from India to Europe and in particular to UK from Punjab and Haryana” released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
THE EAST
A month has passed since West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the state government would provide for a reservation of 10 per cent in government jobs for Muslim OBCs and that a committee would be formed to facilitate it, nothing has been done so far. In fact, officials of the Backwards Classes Welfare department are wondering whether such a committee can mark out Muslim OBCs. The chief minister said at his press conference on February 8 that a committee comprising officials from the minorities department, the BCW department, the Minorities Commission and the BCW Commission will be set up to look at the issue. No such committee, however, has been formed so far. Most of the officials at the BCW department this reporter talked to said they had no idea about such a committee.
A month has passed since West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the state government would provide for a reservation of 10 per cent in government jobs for Muslim OBCs and that a committee would be formed to facilitate it, nothing has been done so far. In fact, officials of the Backwards Classes Welfare department are wondering whether such a committee can mark out Muslim OBCs. The chief minister said at his press conference on February 8 that a committee comprising officials from the minorities department, the BCW department, the Minorities Commission and the BCW Commission will be set up to look at the issue. No such committee, however, has been formed so far. Most of the officials at the BCW department this reporter talked to said they had no idea about such a committee.
THE WEST
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said the Hindi language should not be forced on the people. "I am not opposed to Hindi but do not force Hindi on us,"
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said the Hindi language should not be forced on the people. "I am not opposed to Hindi but do not force Hindi on us,"
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