Friday, 21 January, 2022
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Topic: SC/ST Act

Violence goes viral — Dalits in Rajasthan have a new tool against atrocities, their phones

Jyoti Yadav -
What happens when a video of a crime against a Dalit in Rajasthan goes viral on the internet? The police and state can’t ignore it.

Reactions to OBC medical quota are exposing Indians’ flawed merit argument all over again

Anurag Minus Verma -
I didn’t see any protest or anger by Savarnas against EWS quota. No one wrote: 'I will not get treated by a doctor who did their degree under EWS reservation.'

PIL in SC seeks Hathras case under SC/ST Act against cops, govt officials, medical staff

PTI -
The PIL, filed by a Dalit activist, said the State machinery is using all efforts to ensure the accused remain well-shielded, including manipulation & destruction of the evidence.

Both upper caste and quota creamy layer cite merit. But their goals are different

Arvind Kumar -
A ‘review’ of India’s reservation system can be undertaken. But the solution involves looking into the theories propounded by John Rawls, Ambedkar, and Gandhi.

How BJP is undoing three decades of Mandal gains and still getting OBC support

Dilip Mandal -
The Modi govt wants to include salary earnings to calculate household income to determine the 'creamy layer' among OBCs. If implemented, it will exclude even the lower middle class.

Supreme Court upholds Modi govt’s SC/ST Amendment Act, says approval not needed for FIRs

Debayan Roy -
A 2018 Supreme Court verdict had made provision for anticipatory bail to offenders under the SC/ST Act. Modi govt removed this through amendments.

Supreme Court allows govt’s review petition against dilution of SC/ST Act

ANI -
Setting aside the 2018 order, a three-judge bench said that the Supreme Court should not have ventured to frame guidelines as it falls within the domain of legislatures.

High courts are diluting SC/ST Act, ignoring Modi govt’s amendments

Debayan Roy -
Petitioners in Supreme Court accuse high courts across the country of weakening the stringent clauses of SC/ST Act that Modi govt had restored in 2018.

Modi govt’s inclusive growth plan for India has turned social justice on its head

D. Shyam Babu -
The current phase of the quota system is geared to benefit those who are not the victims of caste discrimination, but its perpetrators.

Forget about Dalit voters. Tell us why upper caste Hindus voted for BJP like never before

Dilip Mandal -
India’s upper caste analysts have held Dalits & backwards responsible for Modi’s return to power, keeping their own group away from scrutiny.
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BBC is Britain’s only imperial legacy with purpose, UK must value it to remain in soft-power war

Mihir Sharma -
It’s deeply worrying that the Johnson govt, filled with defenders of the country’s imperial past, seems intent on rendering this last great British asset valueless.
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Joe Biden’s first year as US president has been disappointing

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Netflix’s outlook is disappointing. And it will need more than price hikes to win over investors

Economy

Mahindra expects strong recovery in auto sales as supply chain constraints ease

Ragini Saxena -
According to Mahindra, the auto industry is poised for a very strong rebound because it has been buffeted by a number of factors over the last 2-3 years.

Defence

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Won’t be silent if rules-based order challenged, envoy Lindner says as German warship visits

Nayanima Basu -
In an exclusive interview, the German ambassador to India said port call of the German warship Bayern in Mumbai shows the significance of the Indo-Pacific region.

National Interest

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Read my lips, I’m hurting, says Pakistan’s National Security Policy. What it means for India

Shekhar Gupta -
The new policy is mostly chaff, but it reveals the most inward-looking Pakistan in 3 decades. It needs breathing space, and is realising loss of stature and friendship with US.

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