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DECISION MEETING TO TAKE PLACE ON SIDELINES OF BRICS SUMMIT IN KAZAN

Modi-Xi bilateral today, first in 5 years,

2024

● LS loss, rebel threat

see BJP retain 80 MLAs
in first Maharashtra list
after China confirms LAC agreement
Reached a Army chief: Need to first
● No resentment in solution, will
restore trust, assure each
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chairs a security
Rajasthan BJP over ticket review meeting in Ganderbal on Tuesday. ANI
distribution: Rathore work with India
PAGES 3, 6
to implement other on buffer zones After tunnel attack,
plan: Beijing
Plea hearing in
HC today, SC
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 Army chief
General
J&K cracks down
on Lashkar module
IN FIRST remarks on the agree- Upendra
asks UP govt to ment between New Delhi and
Beijing over restoration of pa-
Dwivedi

stay demolition
‘recruiting’ locals
trolling rights along the Line of
Actual Control, Army chief mal management” of the LAC.
in Bahraich General Upendra Dwivedi has
underlined the need for the
Speaking on the sidelines of
the Colonel Pyara Lal Memorial
Chinese President Xi Jinping Indian Army and the Chinese Lecture organised by the United multaneous raids at different lo-
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE in Kazan Tuesday. Reuters PLAtofirst“restoretrust”ineach Service Institution of India in BASHAARAT MASOOD cations in seven districts of the
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 other by “not creeping” into the New Delhi, General Dwivedi SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 22 Valley after inputs about the re-
buffer zones, “go back to the sta- said: “We want to go back to the cruitmentmodule,saidtoberun
THEUTTARPradeshgovernment SHUBHAJIT ROY tus quo of April 2020” — before status quo of April 2020. TWO DAYS after seven persons byaPakistan-basedLashkarcom-
onTuesdayassuredtheSupreme NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 the Chinese incursions in east- Thereafter, we will be looking at were killed in a terror attack at a mander named Baba Hamas.
Court that it would not act ern Ladakh led to the military disengagement, de-escalation, key tunnel construction site in “On the basis of information
against alleged encroachments HOURS AFTER China, without standoff — and then look at “dis- normal management of the Line Gagangir, the Counter and inputs/evidence developed
in Bahraich — where demolition mentioningthepatrollingagree- engagement,de-escalation,nor- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IntelligenceKashmir(CIK),aunit bytheCIK,itwasfoundthatBaba
notices were issued days after ment along the Line of Actual of the Jammu and Kashmir Hamas,aterroristhandlerof LeT,
onepersonwaskilledincommu- Control, confirmed it had Police’s Criminal Investigation is going to float a new terrorist
nal clashes — until Wednesday.
Theassurancecameafterthe
“reached a solution” and would
“work with India” to “effectively Govt looks at options as Department, Tuesday said it has
busted a militant recruitment
organisation by the name of
Tehreek Labaik Ya Muslim, an

business mounts pressure

bench of Justices B R Gavai and K implement” the plan, India an- moduleintheValleywiththede- offshoot of LeT, in conspiracy
V Viswanathan told Additional nounced Tuesday that Prime tention of eight youths. The with OGWs (overground work-
Solicitor General K M Nataraj, Minister Narendra Modi and youths, police said, were part of ers), supporters, facilitators,
who appeared for the state gov-
ernment, to “stay your action till
tomorrow”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping
would hold a bilateral meeting
Wednesday on the sidelines of
for China dealings again a newly floated militant outfit
called the Tehreek Labaik Ya
Muslim, which officials claim is
sympathisers of terrorist organ-
isations operating in Kashmir
valley with the active support of
The Allahabad High Court is theBRICSSummitinKazan,cap- an offshoot of the banned Pakistani agencies with the in-
scheduled to hear a plea filed ital of Tatarstan in Russia. SOUMYARENDRA BARIK BUSINESS AS USUAL Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). tention to further terrorist activ-
against the demolition notices This will be the first bilateral & RAVI DUTTA MISHRA Senior Superintendent of ities,” an official statement said.
on Wednesday. meeting between the two lead- NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 BY UNNY Police, CIK, Tahir Ashraf Bhatti “Itwasfurtherfoundthatter-
The SC bench was hearing a ers in five years — they met for confirmed the detentions. rorist handler Gazi Hamas is
pleafiledbysomeresidents,chal- an informal summit in WHILE THERE has been a grad- Policesaidtheyconductedsi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
lengingthedemolitionnoticesis- Mahabalipuram in October ual reconciliation in India and
sued last week. The counsel for 2019,monthsbeforetheChinese China’stradetiessincetheblock-
the petitioners said the demoli- incursionsineasternLadakhthat ade triggered by 2020 border
tion notices were issued on triggered a military standoff clashes, pressure from New
THE WORLD
October 18, and they were asked along the LAC. They did have Delhi’s business community for
to respond within three days. He pull-aside meetings in Bali goods and specialised man- BLINKEN IN ISRAEL
said the notices were a clear vio- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 power from across the border, AS U.S. LOOKS TO
lation of the SC’s interim order, and its ambitions of becoming a PUSH CEASEFIRE
which directed that no demoli- Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President manufacturing hub have played
tionsshouldbecarriedoutwith- RELATED REPORTS Vladimir Putin in Kazan on Tuesday. PTI a big roleinthe progressive shift. DHAKA PROTESTERS
out its permission. PAGES 5 & 7 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 DEMAND PRESIDENT
Responding to a question OUSTER PAGE 10
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Jyotiraditya Scindia, TMC MP Kalyan smashes bottle at House DAYS AFTER JAISHANKAR VISIT TO PAK
Union Minister, guest committee meeting on waqf Bill, suspended Kartarpur Corridor:
at Express Adda today Chairperson India, Pak renew pact Waqf (Amendment) Bill after he registration of Waqf properties.

for another five years

smashed a glass bottle during a Afterexchangingbarbs,Banerjee
Jagdambika Pal heated discussion with BJP is learnt to have smashed a glass
member and former Calcutta bottle on the table.
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE says bottle was High Court Judge Abhijit Speaking to reporters later,
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 Gangopadhyay. BJP MP Jagdam- Pal alleged that Banerjee aimed
thrown at him bika Pal, who chairs the panel, the bottle at him. “During the SHUBHAJIT ROY
FROM OVERSEEING spectrum later alleged that Banerjee tried meetingtoday,aviolentincident NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22
auction to pushing connectivity “to hit the Chair” with the bottle. Kalyan Banerjee (left) and happened. A bottle was broken
in India’s Northeast, Union ASAD REHMAN Banerjeeislearnttohavesuf- Jagdambika Pal and an attempt was made to hit LESSTHANaweekafterExternal
Minister for Communications NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 feredcutsonhisthumbandafin- the Chair... the way he threw it. Affairs Minister S Jaishankar vis-
and Development of North Communications & DoNER gerwhilesmashingthebottle.He Because of God’s kindness, I was itedIslamabadandmetPakistan
Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia TRINAMOOL CONGRESS (TMC) was provided first-aid, and was AAP MP Sanjay Singh. saved. He then abused me, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Scindia has had an impactful MP Kalyan Banerjee was sus- laterseenbeingescortedbackto Banerjee andGangopadhyay spoke against me outside. I re- and Deputy Prime Minister
four months in the third term of pended for a day from the Joint the meeting room by AIMIM are learnt to have had an ugly peat that this kind of behaviour MohammadIshaqDar,Indiaand
the NDA government. Committee of Parliament on the presidentAsaduddinOwaisiand spat during a discussion on the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Pakistan on Tuesday agreed to The Kartarpur Corridor pact

E
ScindiawillbethefirstUnion renew their pact on the was due to lapse on Oct 24
Minister to be the Express Adda Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for an-
In a first, more farm fires in UP than
EXPLAINED

guest after Prime Minister other five years. The pact was
Narendra Modi formed his The effect due to lapse on October 24. It said the “extension of the
it hason
Haryana in a month; Punjab still at top
Cabinet in June this year for the “It has been agreed between validity of this agreement will
NDA third term. With India aim- India and Pakistan through ensure uninterrupted operation
ing to become the third largest
● Capital air diplomatic channels to extend of the Corridor for use by the pil-
economy, he has his task cut out 15andOctober21thisyear,Uttar their high numbers during the the validity of the agreement on grims from India to visit the holy
given the critical role that tele- MALLICA JOSHI Pradesh recorded 723 farm fires paddy harvest season. STUBBLE BURNING is a SriKartarpurSahibCorridorfora gurdwara in Pakistan”.
com plays as a growth enabler. NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 as compared to 655 in Haryana. The area under paddy culti- key source of Delhi’s air further period of five years... The In view of the continued re-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Punjabremainedatthetopof the vation, however, is higher in pollution in the agreement, signed on October quests of pilgrims regarding the
FOR THE first time since 2020, list with 1,510 cases. UttarPradeshthaninPunjaband October-early 24, 2019 to facilitate the visit of removalof US$20servicecharge
when farm fires began to be Overthelastfewyears,thefo- Haryana together. December period, typi- pilgrimsfrom IndiatoGurdwara levied by Pakistan per pilgrim
tracked centrally, Uttar Pradesh cusonimplementingguidelines According to experts, the cally accounting for 20- Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, per visit, India has once again
has seen more paddy stubble tocurbfarmfires—includingim- peak stubble burning season is 25 per cent of the pollu- Narowal, Pakistan through the urged Pakistan to not levy any
burningincidentsthanHaryana. posing fines, using specialised expected to start by the end of tion, and at times going Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, was fee on the pilgrims, it said.
AccordingtotheICAR-Indian machineryandincentivisingthe next week, and will coincide up to 40 per cent, as per valid for a period of five years,” The 4 km-long Kartarpur
Agricultural Research Institute saleof paddystubble—hasbeen with Diwali. government data. the Ministry of External Affairs Corridor provides visa-free
(IARI) data, between September on Punjab and Haryana due to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 (MEA) said in a statement. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Hockey to wrestling, CWG drops 9 sports, dents India’s medal hopes

PAGE 1 been omitted. This comes after mingandpara-swimming,artis- India don’t figure in the list of hockey have been a part of the citing huge costs. With Glasgow
ANCHOR shooting and archery — the two tic gymnastics, track cycling and disciplines for CWG 2026,” programme since 1998. Table operating on an extremely tight
sports Indians have dominated para-track cycling, netball, Narang said. tennis has featured at every budget, the organisers chose to
historically at the weightlifting and para-power- Badminton legend and na- Games since 2002. The decision restrict the Games to just four
Commonwealth level — faced lifting, judo, 3x3 basketball and tional coach Pullela Gopichand also marks a rare occurrence of venues. In a way, the Glasgow
MIHIR VASAVDA the axe from the 2022 edition 3x3 wheelchair basketball. saidhewas“deeplyappalledand no racquet sport being included CWG will also set a new trend,
MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 held in Birmingham. The decision was met with disappointed by the decision”. in a multi-discipline event. wherein the sports programme
The 2026 edition, featuring fiercebacklashfromIndia’ssport- “It is crucial that we raise our Incidentally,shootingwasin- has been finalised based on the
SIX OF the 12 disciplines in only10sportsandroughly3,000 ing administrators. Former CWG voices and bring this issue to the cluded in the initial programme venues available rather than
which India won a medal at the athletes,willtakeplacefromJuly medallist and Indian Olympic appropriate authorities to en- announced by Victoria, before choosing the sports first and
2022 Commonwealth Games — 23 to August 2. Glasgow will be Association executive council sure badminton continues to they surrendered their hosting then building a venue.
contributing 37 out of the total CWG‘lite’sincethepreviousedi- member Gagan Narang said the thrive and inspire future gener- rightsduetohighcosts.Glasgow The organisers said they will
61 medals— have been dropped tion in Birmingham had 19 move was “disheartening”. ations. We cannot allow such stepped in as a last-minute re- usefourvenueswithinan8-mile
fromthe2026edition,it wasan- sportsandalmost5,000athletes. “I can imagine the disap- shortsighteddecisionstounder- placement and dropped a num- radius in Glasgow to save on
nounced Tuesday. In a statement, the Glasgow pointment for (the) shooters mine the progress we have tire- ber of events to keep the Games transport and security, among
For the 2026 CWG, which CWG organisers said the sports who were preparing for this lessly achieved,” he said. within budget. other things. Athletes and sup-
will be held in Glasgow, bad- programme will include athlet- event. I am also disappointed The closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in While badminton has been Originally, the Australian portstaff willbehousedinhotels
minton, cricket, hockey, squash, ics and para-athletics, boxing, that (a) few more disciplines Birmingham. India won 61 medals in this edition. File/Reuters played in every edition of the state was scheduled to host the instead of a dedicated Games
table tennis and wrestling have bowls and para-bowls, swim- which are medal prospects for CWG since 1966, squash and 2026 edition before it pulled out Village to further save costs.

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options as business mounts pressure
providingseditiousmaterialand
directions to OGWs, supporters,
“This newly floated terrorist
organisation has claimed a few
China confirms LAC pact, Modi and The easing also helps China.
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Xi to hold bilateral today, first in 5 yrs

facilitators, sympathisers incidents in the recent past, domesticconsumptionthrottled, an Indian group of investors led
through various covert/en- whichincludebutarenotlimited andregionssuchastheEuropean by the JSW Group who now col-
crypted social media applica- to a fire incident in Panchayat Union and the United States lectively own 51 per cent of the
tions for radicalisation, and lur- Ghar in Seer area of Pulwama pushing protectionist tariffs automaker.
ing the youths to join terrorist and another fire in a remote vil- (2022)andJohannesburg(2023), under discussion, patrolling, and firmed that “the two sides have vant matters”. He said China will against the country, Beijing’s Chinese apparel-maker
ranksof thenewlyfloatedterror- lageof Doda(thoughnotcorrob- butthemeetingWednesdaywill indeed grazing activities, wher- reachedasolutionontherelevant work with India to implement it trade relationship with India — Shein, which was banned by
ist organisation,” it said. orated on ground). This outfit bethefirstproperandstructured ever applicable, will revert to the matters, which China views pos- but declined to provide details. whichhasabigdomesticmarket New Delhi in 2020, is said to
Police said a case was also remained involved in past- bilateral meeting. situation as… in 2020… As far as itively”.Itdidnot,however,men- The state-run Global Times — becomes all the more impor- makeasecondentryinthecoun-
registered last year in this ingof postersatvariouslocations Foreign Secretary Vikram the disengagement agreements tion the patrolling arrangement. saidtheChineseForeignMinistry tant for them. try after licensing its brand to
regard and search warrants insouthandcentralKashmirand Misri, briefing the media in reached previously are con- At a media briefing in Beijing, spokesperson “confirmed Relations between the two RelianceRetail.Operationsof the
were acquired from an NIA on internet-based social media Kazan, said, “I can confirm that cerned, those agreements were Chinese Foreign Ministry progress”. countries are still far from their venturethoughwillbemanaged
court. On Tuesday morning, platforms,” the statement said. there will be a bilateral meeting not reopened in these discus- spokesman Lin Jian said, “Over a “Currently,thetwosideshave pre-2020reality.Whilethereare by Reliance.
the police raided 10 places in “Thiswasaimedatglorifyingter- between Prime Minister Modi sions. The agreement that was recent period of time, China and reachedasolutionontherelevant signs of easing of ties between But a big part of the change
Srinagar, Budgam and rorismandradicalisingtheyouth and Chinese President Xi Jinping reachedyesterday,veryearlyyes- India have kept close communi- matters, which China views pos- thetwocountries,Indiahasindi- has been driven by lobbying by
Ganderbal in central Kashmir, to join this new terror outfit.” tomorrow on the sidelines of the terday morning, was focused on cation through diplomatic and itively. In the next phase, China cated it will not back down from businesses in the country, who
Kulgam, Anantnag and Police said its investigation is BRICS Summit.” issues that had remained out- military channels on issues re- willworkwithIndiatoeffectively some aggressive non-tariff bar- believeanyChinesealternativein
Pulwama in south Kashmir, aimedat“dismantlingtheterror On the patrolling arrange- standing in the last couple of lated to the China-India border.” implement the solution plan,” it riersithasputinplacetocounter certain sectors is either too ex-
and Bandipora in north ecosystem in the Union ment,Misrisaid,“Whatitwillen- years.” Lin said the two sides have quoted Lin as telling the media the influx of Chinese-made pensive,ornotof asgoodquality.
Kashmir. Territory”. tail is that in the pending areas Earlier in the day, China con- reached a solution on the “rele- briefing. goods in the country. This also extends not just to raw
Government officials indicated materials and equipment, but
there may not be any change in alsohumanresources.AfterIndia
●TMC MP Kalyan smashes bottle at ● Army chief: Need to first restore trust, assure each other on buffer zones that strategy.
Meanwhile,India’sexportsto
imposedstrictvisarestrictionson
Chinese nationals in the wake of
House committee meet on waqf Bill of Actual Control. This normal phaseswillalsofollowthrough.” back to that,” he said. the Depsang Plains and China have remained stagnant the border crisis, there has been
managementof LACwillnotjust The announcement on the This development has taken Demchok region — these are ar- while imports have soared. Last a gradual relaxation in its stance
doesn’t have space in a parlia- theChairperson,JagdambikaPal”. stop there. There are phases in patrolling agreement was made place four and a half years after eas where the problems are month, External Affairs Minister in terms of issuing visas for cer-
mentary democracy.” Pal said that Opposition that also. So this, what I am say- Monday by Foreign Secretary Chinese incursions in eastern called legacy issues, predating SJaishankarsaidIndiangoodsdo tain sectors. This was because
When contacted, Banerjee members are given ample op- ing, has been our stance from Vikram Misri in New Delhi. Ladakh triggered a military the 2020 Chinese incursions. nothavethesamemarketaccess businessescomplainedthatthey
declined to comment, saying he portunities to speak during the April 2020.” China confirmed the pact standoff along the LAC and sent This means that Indian inChinaasChineseproductsen- were struggling to operate or
cannotrevealwhattranspiredat panel’s meetings. “Owaisi Sahab “As of now, we are trying to Tuesday without going into de- bilateral ties south. troopscanpatroluptopatrolling joy in India. While Chinese im- maintain equipment without
the meeting as it is a violation of said he will speak for one hour, restore the trust. How will the tails. The agreement on patrolling point (PP) 10 to 13 in the ports surpassed $100 billion in helpfromtechniciansfromChina.
parliamentary rules. and I let him. No chairman has trust get restored? It will get re- AlsoMonday,ExternalAffairs arrangementsisexpectedtolead Depsang Plains, and in Charding FY24, India’s exports barely While the electronics sector
Following the incident, held deliberations like this. I sit stored once we are able to see Minister S Jaishankar, during an todisengagement,de-escalation Nullah of Demchok. crossed $16 billion in the last fi- remains a touchy issue for India,
Banerjee was suspended for a here from morning to evening. each other and we are able to interaction at the NDTV World and de-militarisation in areas Sources said certain mutual nancial year and have remained where it has ambitions of be-
day — whenever the next meet- This is the first time they are lev- convince each other. Look, the Summit, called it a “positive and where 50,000 to 60,000 troops agreements have also been at that level for a long time. coming a major manufacturing
ing takes place — after the panel elling allegations to hide their buffer zones which have been good” development. are stationed on either side. made for the eastern theatre, es- A working paper by the hub, there is also acknowledge-
took up a motion moved by BJP crimes. I don’t stop anyone from created, we are not creeping (in “I think it creates a basis… Officials said this process is ex- pecially in the sensitive sectors Economic Advisory Council to ment that those dreams would
MP Nishikant Dubey. speaking.Wehaveregularmeet- there)... both have to reassure peace and tranquillity, which pected to begin in the next week of ArunachalPradesh.Othersec- the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) be difficult to materialise with-
“ThisconcernsParliament.We ings. Has any member alleged each other. Patrolling gives you should be there in the border ar- to 10 days. tors in the east will come up in statedthatexportersfacearange outmaterialsormanpowerfrom
have made (Lok Sabha Speaker) that Jagdambika Pal doesn’t let that kind of advantage... As we eas, which was there before It is learnt that patrolling discussions later between the of non-tariff barriers in China, China.Andinthisspacetoo,there
Om Birla aware about the inci- them speak. There are parlia- restore the trust, the other 2020, we will be able to come rights are also being restored in two sides. limitingmarketaccessforIndian are winds of change.
dent.Becauseitwassuchabigin- mentarians from the minority exports, particularly in agricul- An inter-ministerial panel
cident. We had to adjourn the groups there. I care for their sen- tural and pharmaceutical prod- earlier this year cleared a joint
meetingforthefirsttime.Because
the way the incident happened
timents as well. If any member
says I don’t let them speak, I will
● In a first, more farm fires in UP than Haryana in a month; Punjab still top ucts.
While China is actively seek-
venture between Bhagwati
Products (Micromax) and
andthebottlewasbroken...every- resign from the chairmanship.” Meanwhile, Delhi's 24-hour paddy stubble burning data by ing to prevent a loss of invest- HuaqinTechnologyinwhichthe
onewasshocked.Thereweretwo
witnessesfromOdisha,including
The 31-member committee
— tasked by the Lok Sabha to
averageAQIonTuesdaywas327,
inthe‘verypoor’category.Itisex-
INSTANCES OF PADDY STUBBLE BURNING* environmental research group
Climate Trends showed a clear
ment due to its domestic hous-
ing crisis, combined with
Chinesecompanywillownami-
nority stake. Some of Apple’s
aformerJudgeandaseniorIASof- scrutinise the Bill to amend the pectedtoremainverypoorinthe Uttar Haryana Punjab declining trend in Punjab and Western multinationals’ goal of China-headquartered suppliers
ficer.Whatmessagehasbeensent lawgoverningWaqfboards—has coming three days as meteoro- Pradesh Haryanabetween2019and2023 de-riskingtheirsupplychainsby have also opened operations in
10,791

tothecountry?Theirparty(TMC) witnessed stormy scenes since logicalconditionsfordispersalof across the Kharif and Rabi sea- seeking alternative destinations India. And most importantly,
4,327

shouldalsoconsiderwhatkindof the first meeting on August 22. pollutants are unfavourable. sons. underthe‘Chinaplusone’policy, India depends on China in a big
3,114

behaviour is this? Where is there OnTuesday,itwasscheduled However, according to the Data compiled by the re- economists within the govern- wayforcomponentimportsthat
1,764
1,510
1,368
1,326

placeforviolenceinaparliamen- to hear the views of Justice in Ministry of Earth Sciences' deci- search group showed that farm ment have also acknowledged are needed to assemble finished
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tary democracy,” Pal told re- Reality, Cuttack, Panchasakha sion support system on air qual- fires decreased from 95,048 in thatdecouplingfromChinaisnot electronics in the country.
porters. Bani Prachar Mandali Cuttack, ity management, the contribu- 2020to52,722in2023inPunjab, easy for India or the rest of the “The near term strategy is to
Asked about Banerjee’s alle- and five IUML MPs. tionof stubbleburningtoDelhi's 2020 2024 2020 2024 2020 2024 and from 14,122 in 2019 to 7,959 worldandIndiafacesachoicebe- allow Chinese suppliers and
gation of bias, Pal said: “If the Last Monday, several AQI is only around 3.2% at pres- in 2023 in Haryana. tween Chinese investment and companies to set up shop in the
Chairman’s attitude is biased, Opposition MPs had walked out ent. But a spike is expected, with Top 5 districts in Uttar Pradesh Farmfires,primarilyresulting Chinese imports. country, but in a partnership
thenthereisaprocess.Theyhave of thepanel’smeetingafterafor- the forecast stating that by from agricultural practices such A senior government official with an Indian partner. We
written against me to the mer office-bearer of the Thursday, the contribution of Aligarh Sambhal Mathura Barabanki Sitapur as crop residue burning, intro- said there could be a gradual would like that the Chinese
Speaker.” Karnataka State Minorities stubble burning will rise to ducesignificantquantitiesofpar- openinguptoChina,primarilyto company is not a majority
On October 15, Opposition Commission and BJP leader around15%.Inthepast,farmfires
138 85 62 59 42 ticulate matter (PM 2.5 and make it easier for companies shareholder in the entity, but
members had written to Birla al- made a comment on Congress have been responsible for up to *September 15 to October 21 PM10) in the atmosphere, the from the mainland to invest in those decisions will be made on
legingthatthe“proceedingsofthe president Mallikarjun Kharge, 40% of the pollutants in Delhi’s Source: Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring study said. “These pollutants, New Delhi along with domestic a case-by-case basis,” one offi-
committee were conducted in a reportedly over allotment of air. and Modeling from Space (CREAMS) Laboratory, ICAR combined with the prevailing partners. cial said.
biased and partisan manner by Waqf land. A senior scientist at IARI ex- wind patterns, travel to Delhi, “Joint ventures between As such, some sectors, which
plained that UP has two paddy- leadingtoasharpincreaseinAQI. Chinese and Indian companies, are considered non-sensitive,
burningwindows.“Thefirstone, Punjab and Haryana. The next present mostly show numbers On days without fire incidents, where the former is a minority could be opened up for Chinese
● Jyotiraditya Scindia at Adda today mostlyfordistrictsinandaround
western UP, starts in September
windowiswhendistrictsineast-
ern UP start burning their stub-
from the areas near Delhi and
Haryana,” the scientist said.
Delhi's AQI averages 175, which
falls in the moderate category,”
shareholder, is something the
governmentwouldbeveryopen
investments first. However, re-
strictions placed on Chinese in-
Amemberof oneof the most Minister of State in the UPA gov- and coincides with the trends in ble. The figures for the state at Meanwhile, an analysis of the study said. to,” the official said. vestments in the telecom space
influential families in India’s po- ernment between 2007 and The Economic Survey 2023- are not expected to change any-
liticalhistory,Scindiawasearlier 2009, Scindia has hit the ball 24 had also called for India to en- time soon.
in the Congress party, where he
held key portfolios in the UPA
rollingsincetakingoverasUnion
Communications Minister in
● Plea hearing in HC today, SC asks UP govt to stay demolition in Bahraich courageinvestmentsfromChina,
whilediscouragingimportsoffin-
With India prioritising in-
vestments from Beijing that
governmentsbetween2004and 2024. from the bench, the petitioners’ The petitioners’ counsel said tures, including 20 belonging to days. As to what number of ished goods, where the scope of could help its domestic manu-
2014. Since joining the BJP in Weeks after he took charge, counsel said the notices were is- the Allahabad HC order does not Muslims. The action came days houses situated on kilometre-38 local value addition is very little. facturing ambitions, it is un-
2020, he has been assigned key he oversaw a spectrum auction sued under the PWD Act. protect the residents. “They (the after the communal clashes on of the Kundasar-Mahasi- “Where we see China, or any likely that some of the decisions
ministries and election strategy which fetched over Rs 11,000 “The Allahabad High Court is authorities) have not been asked October 13 in which one person, Nanpara-Maharajganj district other country, dumping goods in of the past – chief among which
roles for the party. crore to the exchequer. Under seized of the matter, where we to stay their hands,” he said. RamGopalMishra,20,waskilled. road have been duly authorised India, causing injury to our do- is the blocking of the popular
At the Express Adda, he will him, some rules to opera- have said 15 days notice will be The SC referred to the HC’s The notices stated that no for construction is also not much mesticindustry,then,weraisedu- short video app TikTok — would
be in conversation with Vandita tionalise parts of the given,andtheHChasrecordedit,” finding that the unauthorised structure was permitted within evident from the notices, which ties,imposeanti-dumpingduties, come up for a review anytime
Mishra, National Opinion Editor, Telecommunications Act, 2023 saidNataraj,pointingoutthatthe structures are on a stretch of the 60feetfromthecentreofthema- may require clarity.” andintroducesafeguarddutiesto soon, the official said.
The Indian Express, and Rishi Raj, have been swiftly notified, with matter was listed for hearing be- Kundasar-Mahasi-Nanpara- jordistrictroadinruralareaswith- Dealing with petitions which protect our industry. But wher- While in some sectors India
Executive Editor, The Financial a number of other rules cur- fore the HC on Wednesday. Maharajganj district road which out prior approval, and directed alleged that municipal authori- everweneedtheirgoods,thenwe can’t do without Chinese im-
Express. rently being consulted on. The petitioners’ counsel said hadbeenauthorisedforconstruc- theownerstoprovidedocumen- ties in various states were using facilitatethat,”anotherseniorgov- ports, it has taken an aggressive
In 2020, Scindia had an- Scindia has also formed six the matter before the HC was tion, and asked “if the construc- tationofpermissionforconstruc- demolition as a crime fighting ernmentofficialsaid,whenasked stance in some other sectors. In
nounced a shock resignation stakeholder advisory panels for based on a Public Interest tion is on the road?” tion within three days or remove measure by razing properties of whatcouldchangeintermsofthe a bid to limit imports from
from the party, after believing thetelecomsectortounderstand Litigation (PIL), and they had When the petitioners’ coun- the structures on their own. people accused of offences, the two nations’ trade ties. China, India has rapidly in-
that he was “unable to serve the key issues affecting the industry. moved an application for inter- sel said it was a rural area where Hearing the matter on SC, in an interim order on Some of India’s recent per- creased anti-dumping duties on
people of my state, country any- He has constituted commit- vention. municipal law does not apply, Sunday, the Allahabad HC said: September 17, had said: “Till the suasionshavehintedatthemid- Chinese products and has also
more within Congress”. With teesfororiginalequipmentmak- “Anyway, they are aware of Justice Gavai said: “That doesn’t “Leaving all the aspects of the next date of hearing, we direct dle ground New Delhi would be ramped up quality control or-
him, more than 20 lawmakers ers, telecom service providers, the orders of this court. If they permityoutomakeconstruction matteropen,whatpricksthecon- that there shall be no demolition comfortableintakingintermsof ders, which effectively block the
quit Congress which was in the satellite communications wanttotaketheriskoffloutingit, on public road.” science of this court is the is- anywhere across the country Chineseinvestments.Earlierthis import and sale of items in the
power in the state, putting the ecosystem, Internet service it’s their choice,” said Justice On October 18, the PWD no- suance of notices to submit the without seeking leave of this year, Chinese state-owned SAIC country without Bureau of
Kamal Nath-led government on providers,electronics,andanad- Gavai. tices were pasted on 23 struc- replywithinashortspanof three court”. Motors, which owned a control- Indian Standards certification.
the brink of collapse. These exits visory committee of academics
paved the way for the BJP to and research and development
come to power in the state.
Promptly, Scindia joined the
in the telecommunications sec-
tor. They are represented by in-
● Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pak renew pact for another five years
BJP which earned him anational dustry associations, private access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to on October 15-16 to attend the 24hours—thefirstdirectconver- to be thought through” on both his residence. After exchanging tween the two ministers, and no
role, as a year later, he was ap- firms, NITI Aayog, public sector visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the Shanghai Cooperation sation between India and sides, given thatties betweenthe pleasantries and a few words as cricketing ties were discussed.
pointed as the Union Civil undertakings (PSUs) as well as final resting place of Sikhism Organisation (SCO) meeting of Pakistan’sForeignMinisterssince two countries have remained theyshookhands,thetwominis- On October 17, underlining
Aviation Minister. He is also a officials from the telecom de- founder Guru Nanak Dev. Council of Heads of Government 2015—andtherewereindications frozen for years. But the talks do ters had a conversation over din- that India and Pakistan should
member of the BJP Election partment. While the Corridor was — the first visit by an Indian that these talks explored the idea openawindowandapossiblefirst ner,sourceshadsaid.Accordingto “bury the past” and “think of the
Management Committee and WithScindialeadingtelecom openedinNovember2019,move- Foreign Minister after Sushma ofresumingsomeformofcricket- step could be the Champions sources, the ministers decided to future”, former Pakistan Prime
the Core Committee of BJP in and the Development of North ment was suspended in March Swaraj went to Islamabad for the ingtiesbetweenthetwocountries, Trophy being hosted by Pakistan carry forward the conversation Minister Nawaz Sharif had said
Madhya Pradesh. East Region Ministry, the push 2020afterthepandemicstruck.It Heart of Asia meeting in asreportedbyTheIndianExpress. next February. overlunchthenextday,andwere Jaishankar’svisittoIslamabadwas
With prior experience in the towards connectivity in the was reopened later. December 2015. Jaishankar and Sources,however,hadunder- JaishankarandDarhadmeton seated next to each other. a “good beginning” and a “good
telecommunications depart- North-eastern region is widely Thedevelopmentcomesdays Dar,whoisalsoPakistan’sForeign lined that these conservations October 15 evening at the dinner However,theMEAspokesper- opening” and the two countries
ment during his earlier stint as expected to see a renewed push. after Jaishankar went to Pakistan Minister, spoke twice in less than wereverypreliminaryand“need hostedbyPrimeMinisterSharifat sonsaidnomeetingtookplacebe- “shouldmoveforwardfromhere”.

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MEDICAL SERVICES CRIPPLE IN RAJASTHAN RAJASTHAN BYPOLLS

7,000residentdoctorsonstrike,100 No resentment in BJP over

ticket distribution: Rathore
surgeriespostponedatJaipurhospital PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
JAIPUR, OCTOBER 22 Party will
fight the
about a possible tie-up on the
Chaurasi Assembly seat, the BJP
statepresidentsaidthattheparty
will fight the election on its own
strike.Thegeneralwardsandthe “We do not want to tors, he said: “We have de- that they go on strike so fre- RAJASTHAN BJP president elections and if someone wants to join the
PARUL KULSHRESTHA ICU were among the worst-hit continue with the strike manded better security and in- quently?Shouldwestopattend- Madan Rathore said on Tuesday unitedly: party, they are welcome.
JAIPUR, OCTOBER 22 departments of the hospital.
because we know the frastructure arrangements in all ing patients for every small in- that there is no resentment any- Rathore Retaliating to the Congress
ParshuramMeena(56),from medical colleges for doctors’ se- convenience? The state where in the party on ticket dis- statepresident'scommentonthe
MEDICAL SERVICES across Sawai Madhopur, had come to problem the patients curity. Stipend should be in- government had tried to con- tribution for the bypolls and it CM's foreign trip, Rathore said
Rajasthan have been impacted SMS Hospital for a kidney oper- face. But the government creased, because it has not been vince the doctors to call off the will win all seven seats. Rajasthan Chief Minister that CM Bhajan Lal Sharma is
as 7,000 resident doctors from ation, but could not get an ap- has not given us any done for the last four years. Also, strike and even accepted many “There is better coordination Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday working very hard for the state
thestate’sgovernmenthospitals pointment with a doctor. assurances” junior specialists should be re- of theirdemands.Theymusttalk betweenthegovernmentandthe metdissidentBJPleaderfromthe and is constantly engaged in
went on strike demanding bet- “I came to Jaipur on Monday, cruited in all branches in which to the governmentand finda so- organisation.Theparty SalumbarAssemblycon- bringinginvestments.Inthiscon-
ter security, increased stipend, but I still have not been able to DR SAKET DHADHICH, postgraduate degrees are lution to this,” Maheshwari said. will fight the elections stituency Narendra nection, MoUs worth Rs 3 lakh
and revision of the mandatory meet a doctor,” Meena said MEDIA ADVISER, JAIPUR awarded. There are eight total He said the doctors currently unitedly and in an or- Kumar Meena who had crores were signed on Tuesday.
bond policy, among others. Tuesday. “My surgery was sup- ASSOCIATION FOR RESIDENT demands and we want each to working at the hospital are do- ganised manner,” expressedhisdispleasure He said that Congress should
The strike, which has been posedtohappenonWednesday, DOCTORS be accepted.” ing longer shifts to take care of Rathore said at a press after Shanta Devi Meena show a big heart and praise the
going on since October 19, has but looking at the situation, I am Deepak Maheshwari, princi- patients. Government hospitals conference. wasgiventheticketfrom chief minister instead of criticis-
severely affected the Sawai Man thinking of going back and re- pal of SMS Medical College, outsideJaipurhavealsobeenim- Responding to a the seat. ing him.
Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur – turningnextweek.Thisisahelp- adviser of the Jaipur Association however, criticised the doctors, pacted, with resident doctors question about the re- DECISION Respondingtoaques- “The Congress thinks that as
oneof thestate’smostimportant less situation,” he said. for Resident Doctors (JARD), saying the strike was continuing holding strikes in Ajmer, ported“resentment”in 2024 tion on Congress' objec- their government failed to bring
hospitals where people from While the state government said: “We do not want to con- even though the government Udaipur, and Sikar. some Assembly seats RAJASTHAN tion to the Prime investments,theBJPgovernment
across districts come for their has urged the striking doctors to tinue with the strike because we had accepted many of their de- While emergency and aftertheticketdistribu- Minister's proposed visit willalsofail.But,theentiretimeof
healthcare needs. get back to work, they say they know the problem the patients mands. trauma wards of most of the tionfortheby-elections,Rathore to Rajasthan, Rathore said that the Congress government was
More than 100 surgeries have not got any assurances face.Butthegovernmenthasnot “This is the eighth strike in hospitals continue to function, said, “Many times there is hope thisshowsthattheCongresscon- spent in saving the government
were postponed at the hospital from the government. given us any assurances.” one-and-a-half years. What surgeries and routine work have foraticket,butwhenthe ticketis siders itself weak. and no public welfare work was
as of Tuesday as a result of the Dr Saket Dhadhich, media On the demands of the doc- problems do these doctors have been postponed. denied,thereissomedisappoint- “We are going among the done,” he alleged.
mentandresentment.”He,how- people in the by-elections on the Hesaidthatthecompaniesin-
ever, said, “Now there is no re- basis of development and the vesting in the state have full faith

Mewar University sentment anywhere in the BJP. achievements of Chief Minister

Thepartyisunitedanditwillfight BhajanLal'sgovernment,”hesaid.
theelectionsstronglyinanorgan- The BJP has declared candi-
intheBhajanLal-ledgovernment.
“Investment will come here
and reach the ground level and

revokes suspension ised manner”. dates for six of the seven seats
He said that “when the mat- where Assembly by-elections
ter of strengthening Prime will be in the state. The Congress
the people of Rajasthan will get
employment. The government
willalsoprovideallthenecessary

of Kashmiri students Minister Narendra Modi comes has yet not released its list.
up, everyone unites”. Responding to a question
facilities to the companies,” he
said.

discussion with the students to

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
JAIPUR, OCTOBER 22
amicable resolve the issue of
B.Sc. Nursing program.”
After the suspension of 35
Judiciary intervention only when
THE CHITTORGARH-BASED
MewarUniversityonTuesdayre-
voked the suspension of 35
students of B.Sc. (Nursing) 2nd
year on Saturday “for nuisance
and deplorable acts," the JKSA
grey areas in drafting laws: Shah
Kashmiri students of BSc had expressed “deep concern.” Gandhinagar: Union Home objectives into law, the lesser the vision. It means it is not a perma-
(Nursing)whohadbeenprotest- Its National Convenor Nasir Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday grey area. Lesser the grey, lesser nent provision and there is no
ing the lack of approval for the Khuehami had said that these saidclarityis“mostimportant”in the(chanceof)interventionofju- need to amend the Constitution
course.The JammuandKashmir students have been protesting drafting laws so that no grey area diciary…Interventionofthejudi- to remove it,” the Union Minister
Students Association (JKSA) had for the past three days due to the isleftbehind,whichattractsinter- ciary will occur only where there said. “Below, it stated that the
raised the issue with Jammu & university's failure to secure the vention of the judiciary. is a grey area.” President can abrogate entire
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar necessary approvals from the “Interventionof judiciarywilloc- In this context, Shah gave the Article 370 by passing a
Abdullah’soffice,followingwhich RNC and Indian Nursing Council cur only where there is a grey exampleofArticle370,whichwas Constitutional order. It has to be
hisadvisorNasirAslamWanihad (INC) for the B.Sc. Nursing area; lesser the grey area, lesser abrogated from Jammu & passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya
taken it up with the Rajasthan course, and that the absence of theintervention,”hesaidataday- Kashmir in 2019. Sabha by a simple majority. Now
governmentofficialsonTuesday. these crucial approvals jeopar- long training session for govern- “While drafting the Article then, had 370 been made a
An order by the University dises the academic future of ment officials. 370,whoeverdraftedit,theyvery Constitutional provision, we
Registrar Pradeep Dey on these Kashmiri students. Shahsaid,“WhatIamgoingto clearly (stated that) it was a tem- would have needed a 2/3rd ma-
Tuesday said, “Taking into con- On Monday, the University say now is going to create some porary provision of the jority. But the legislators were
sideration the request of the had informed that it had filed a controversy,butIwanttosayit.In Constitution. This one word is quiteclearthatthisisatemporary
Kashmiri students studying in contempt petition against the theskilloflegislativedrafting,the very important: Temporary pro- provision,” Shah added. ENS
MewarUniversityandonthead- RajasthanNursingCouncil(RNC) most impor-
vice of the Government
Administration, University
Administration hereby immedi-
over the delay in granting a No
Objection Certificate (NOC) to
the university and empaneling
DIWALI SHOPPING tant thing is
clarity. The
more clarity
ately revokes the above suspen- the University in the approved People buy decorative items and other essential goods ahead of Diwali at a market in Jaipur's withwhichthe
sion order.” It also said that the list of institutions, and the court Badi Chaupad, Tuesday. Rohit Jain Paras legislature
“University Administration is in case is ongoing. transforms its

Actor Kajol at Expresso: ‘Stardom is dead’

as “Tiger Shroff's heroine” fol- the film as a launch of two fresh
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE lowing their debut in Sabbir faces. I received the quintessen-
Khan’s Heropanti (2014). Tiger, tial Bollywood heroine launch,
FROMWELCOMINGoutsidersto being Jackie Shroff's son, was al- complete with songs.”
going beyond legacy actors, ready famous. Kajol and Kriti Sanon star in
Hindi cinema has embraced so- “In contrast, I had only done the latest Netflix thriller Do Patti.
cial media to such an extent that one Telugu film, Nenokkadine, In the Kanika Dhillon-penned
superstars no longer have a hold prior to Heropanti,” Kriti said. film, Kajol for the first time plays
on the industry. “Stardom is Speaking to Shubhra Gupta, the role of a policewoman. For
dead,”saidKajolinacandidcon- Film Critic, and Vandita Mishra, Kriti Sanon, Do Patti is her pro-
versation at Taj Lands End in National Opinion Editor, The duction debut with Blue
Mumbai on Monday. Indian Express, Kriti said, “It did- ButterflyFilmsaswellasthefirst
Actors Kajol and Kriti Sanon n’t take me long to secure my time she plays a double role. The
wereguestsatthefourthsession first role. During Heropanti, the film will start streaming from
of Expresso, an especially cu- directorandproducerpromoted October 25.
rated six-part series from The
Indian Express.
Ahead of the release of their
filmDoPattionNetflix,theyspoke
fromtwoendsof thespectrum—
Kajol coming from an illustrious
family of film actors and Kriti, an
engineering graduate, entering
the world of films out of passion
and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Speaking about the changes
she has seen in her nearly three-
decade career, Kajol said, it's like ‘familiarity brings con-
“Stardom is dead and gone. Not tempt’. If there is so much of it,
because there aren't stars, there it's not that special anymore. I
aren't talented people or any- say that because I am on social
thing but the advent of social media. I mean that for myself as
media. It (stardom) was such a well,Iputmyself inthatbracket.”
charm, it was a forbidden fruit. If Kriti, who has been lauded
you wanted to see it, you could for her performance in Crew,
see it only on the big screen. spoke about her journey as an
People would buy that video outsider. “As an industry new-
tape,getoutthere,spendmoney comer with no connections, it
and make alittle extra effort. But took me years and several films
if it is suddenly available on your to establish recognition,” she
phone, at the press of a button, said. Shesaid shewasreferredto

Rajasthan signs deal with UAE for

investment in renewable energy
Jaipur: The Rajasthan govern- Investment Minister of UAE
ment hassigned aninitial agree- Mohammad Hassan Al Suwaidi.
ment with the United Arab Thisinvestmentwillbemade
Emirates (UAE) for an invest- forsettingupsolar,windandhy-
ment of Rs 3 lakh crore in the brid projects of 60 GW capacity
field of renewable energy in the in the western districts of the
state. state.
Officials said that the signing Chief Minister Sharma said
of the Memorandum of that the central government has
Understanding (MoU) was done set an ambitious target of pro-
in the presence of Chief Minister ducing 500 GW of solar energy
Bhajan Lal Sharma and in the country. ENS

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SALUTE THE SOLDIER

23 OCT
MAJOR SAJJAN SINGH GAHLAWAT, SC
9 MADRAS (TRAVANCORE)
All ranks of TRAVANCORE TERRORS pay
''IMPORTANT''
homage to Major SS Gahlawat, SC who
made the supreme sacrifice while fighting
Whilst care is taken prior to
terrorists in Surankote (J&K) on this day
in 1997. We salute his brave deeds on the
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back, Shri G.P. Punj, Assistant commandant, L/Nk Dinesh
Kumar Awasthi, and Washerman Ajab Ali made the ultimate beforesendinganymonies
sacrifice, laying down their lives in the line of duty.
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During the General Elections, 120 Battalion of CRPF was

deployed in Tamenlong district, where insurgent groups had
called for an election boycott. Despite these threats, the
troopers ensured peaceful polling. Frustrated by their failure
to disrupt the elections, insurgents attacked a CRPF vehicle
providing communication coverage on 23 October 1999. In
this cowardly assault, Shaheed SI Suraj Singh, Shaheed HC/RO
Namadeo Kashid, Shaheed HC/RO Kamal Singh, and Shaheed
Ct/Dvr Ram Naresh heroically repelled the attackers but tragically
succumbed to their injuries.
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Mithai Lal of 67 Battalion of CRPF were
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To militant activity. Amidst a
crowded scene, a militant
23-10-2005
fired at a picket using a
silencer-fitted pistol and fled
into the crowd. Unable to return fire due to civilian presence,
the troops launched a search but the attacker escaped. In the
attack, Shaheed SI Mithai Lal sustained critical injuries and
later succumbed to them, attaining martyrdom.
BORDER SECURITY FORCE
CT VISHWAS KUMAR
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Bordermen Salute and proudly remember
today their brave comrade, who made
supreme sacrifice while fighting militants in
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BORDER SECURITY FORCE

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15.06.1969 - 23.10.2016
Bordermen Salute and proudly remember
today their brave comrade, who made
supreme sacrifice in counterpart firing in
Jammu area (J&K).

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SECOND BILATERAL MEETING SINCE THE JULY 8-9 SUMMIT IN MOSCOW
DAP shortage
ModitoPutin:IndiabacksearlypeaceinUkraine dampens rabi
PM meets Iranian President,
crop prospects
SHUBHAJIT ROY
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22

UNDERLINING THAT New Delhi West Asia figures in discussions

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“fully supports” the early return
of peace and stability in the re- pressed his deep concern over

EXPLAINED
gion, Prime Minister Narendra SHUBHAJIT ROY the escalating conflict and reit- HARISH DAMODARAN
Modi told Russian President NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 erated India’s call for the protec- NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22
Vladimir Putin Tuesday that the tion of civilians and the preven- Crucial
Russia-Ukraine conflict should ATAtimewhenWestAsiaiswit- tion of harm to civilians. He A SHORTAGE of di-ammonium ● factor
be resolved in a peaceful nessing tension between Israel emphasised the need for dia- phosphate (DAP), a key fertiliser
manner and India is ready to and Iran and there are fears of an logueanddiplomacytode-esca- required at the time of sowing, A GOOD MONSOON, help-
provide all possible cooperation Russian Submarine Ufa docks in Kochi on Tuesday. ANI escalation into a full-fledged late the tensions,” Misri said. is undermining crop production ing recharge groundwater
for it. conflict between the two coun- President Pezeshkian em- prospects for the current rabi aquifers and fill reservoirs,
This is their second bilateral tries, Prime Minister Narendra phasised the need for peace and season. holds out hope for a
meeting since the July 8-9 sum- to our bilateral partnership Meanwhile, on the Russia- Modi met Iranian President harmony in the region and the This, even as high prices, plus bumper rabi crop and an
mit in Moscow. He said his sec- across diverse sectors,” Modi Ukraine war, Foreign Secretary Masoud Pezeshkian for the first Prime Minister Narendra role that India could play in de- a good monsoon (7.6 per cent easing of food inflation.
ond visit to Russia in the last said in a post. Vikram Misri said, “There was a time since he was elected. Modi with Iran President escalating the conflict given its above-average rainfall for the But a shortage of DAP re-
threemonthsreflected“closeco- Putin is gathering more than considerable amount of discus- The Iranian President em- Masoud Pezeshkian in good relations with all the par- country as a whole during June- ported across many states
ordination and deep friendship” 20leadersinKazaninwhatisbe- sion on the subject, the Prime phasised the need for peace in Kazan, Russia, Tuesday. PTI ties involved, the Foreign September)andmajorreservoirs could spoil the party. This
between the two countries. ing viewed as a “show Minister reiterated his views and West Asia and the role that India Secretary said. being filled to over 87 per cent of fertiliser, the second most
“We are in constant touch on of strength” after more than two his understanding that war… could play in de-escalating the “The discussion focused on aggregate storage capacity consumed after urea, is re-
the issue of ongoing conflict be- and a half years of war conflict would not solve or yield conflict given its good relations a very good meeting with the key areas of cooperation, partic- (against below 73 per cent this quired for the crops’ root
tween Russia and Ukraine. As I with Ukraine, and Western any solutions. The battlefield with all the parties, officials said. President of Iran, Mr. Masoud ularly the Chabahar Port and the time last year), have enthused establishment and early
saidearlier,webelievethatprob- sanctions. Russia is seeking to would not yield any solutions. Modi congratulated Pezeshkian. We reviewed the International North-South farmers to plant more area. growth stage.
lems should be resolved in a convinceBRICScountriestobuild There was a need for direct en- President Pezeshkian on his re- full range of relations between Transport Corridor (INSTC) “For wheat, at least one 50-
peaceful manner,” Modi said. analternativeplatformforinter- gagement between the parties cent poll victory and reaffirmed ourcountries.Wealsodiscussed which are crucial for enhancing kgbagof DAPisrequiredperacre
The PM also referred to his nationalpaymentsthatwouldbe mostdirectlyinvolvedinthecon- India’s commitment to deepen- ways to deepen ties in futuristic regional connectivity and eco- and this has to be applied at the thegovernment-fixedmaximum
summit talks with Putin in immune to Western sanctions. flict,soIndiastoodreadytoaidand ingtheage-oldbilateraltieswith sectors,” Modi wrote on X. nomic partnership,” Misri said. time of sowing along with the retail price (MRP) of Rs 1,350,”
Moscow. “Our annual summit Putin said, “Russian-Indian assist in any manner possible.” Iran. He also welcomed Iran into This was their first meeting “Noting that the signing of seeds. Right now, both DAP and saidDoongarSinghChaudhary,a
resulted in strengthening coop- relations are characterised by a He said the PM’s Moscow the BRICS family and invited the after Pezeshkian became the long-term contract of 12:32:16 (complex fertiliser)are cold store owner at Khandauli, a
erationineveryfield,”hesaid.He special privileged strategic part- visit as well as his trip to Ukraine PresidenttovisitIndiaatanearly President in July in snap elec- Chabahar Port is an important in short supply. I hope the situa- large potato-growing belt near
congratulated Putin on Russia’s nership and continue to develop where he met President date. President Pezeshkian ac- tionsfollowing thedeathof then milestone in bilateral relations, tionwillimprove onceplantings Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
successful presidency of BRICS actively. Interaction between Zelenskyy, about which NSA Ajit cepted the invitation, the MEA president Ebrahim Raisiin in a the two leaders reaffirmed its take off in November (post- While high prices – table po-
andsaidmanycountrieswantto legislative bodies is strengthen- Doval later briefed Putin, signi- said. helicopter crash in May. significance for reconstruction Diwali),” said Pritam Singh tatoes are selling from cold
join the grouping now. ing,andourforeignministersare fied “India's attempt to continue The two leaders also dis- The two leaders had a “fruit- and redevelopment of Hanjra, a farmer from Urlana stores at Rs 1,800-2,200/quintal
“Had an excellent meeting in constant contact. Trade is also to remain in touch with key ac- cussedwaystostrengthencoop- fuldiscussion,”ForeignSecretary Afghanistan and enhancing Khurd village in Madlauda tehsil – have made farmers very keen
with President Putin. The bond in good shape. The next meeting tors..and gauge the possibility of eration in key areas, including Vikram Misri said in Kazan. trade and economic linkages of Haryana's Panipat district. to plant this time, they also have
between India and Russia is of the intergovernmental com- path to end the conflict, and also Chabahar Port and the “Both the leaders also dis- with Central Asia,” the Ministry DAP contains 46 per cent to pay more for DAP and seed.
deep-rooted. Our talks focussed mission is scheduled for perhaps look for alternative ap- International North-South cussed the situation in West of External Affairs (MEA) said in phosphorusorP,anutrientcrops “Seedpotatopricesarecurrently
on how to add even more vigour November 12 in New Delhi.” proaches…” TransportCorridor(INSTC).“Had Asia. Prime Minister Modi ex- a statement. need at the early growth stage of Rs2,000-2,500/quintal,whereas
rootestablishmentanddevelop- last year it was only Rs 1,000-
ment. Alternatives to DAP in- 1,200,” added Chaudhary.

Odisha braces for Dana: 6 IAS officers called in, nearly 200 trains cancelled clude complex fertilisers con-
taining nitrogen (N), P,
potassium (K) and sulphur (S) in
According to officialdata, the
all-India sales of DAP, at 45.72
lakh tonnes (lt) during April-
tensify into a cyclonic storm on have previous experiences of The Odisha government has MLAs to remain in their con- equatestocksof drugs,including varying proportions, such as September 2024, were 27.2 per
SUJIT BISOYI Wednesday morning, the India managing cyclones during their directeddistrict administrations stituencies. diarrhoeaandanti-venominjec- 12:32:16:0, 10:26:26:0, cent, lower than the 62.83 lt for
BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 22 Meteorological Department tenure as collectors, have been to start moving residents out. The state governmenthas al- tions. 20:20:0:13 and single super April-September 2023. Imports
said. deployed in these districts to “Priority will be given to shift readydeployedaround20teams Tourists and pilgrims have phosphate or SSP (0:16:0:11). (19.67 lt versus 34.53 lt) and do-
BRACING FOR cyclone Dana, Itwill crossnorthOdishaand help the local administration. pregnant women, children and of the Odisha Disaster Rapid started leaving Puri a day after These have much less P content mestic production (21.53 lt ver-
which is expected to have the the West Bengal coasts between The storm may trigger heavy aged persons first. Besides over Action Force and 10 teams of the the state government urged compared to DAP. sus 23.29 lt) of the fertiliser, too,
maximum impact in the state’s Puri and Sagar Island during the rainfall in other adjoining dis- 800 multipurpose cyclone shel- National Disaster Response them to. The Archaeological While there is still time for were lower for this period rela-
northern parts, Odisha is relying night of October 24 and the tricts. ters, the government has pre- Force. Survey of India has announced wheat sowing, potato plantings tive to last year.
onitspastexperiences totryand morning of October 25. While educational institu- pared500moretemporaryshel- Leaves of doctors have been the closure of all monuments have already commenced. A tu- The shortage of DAP is being
sail through. Maximum impact is ex- tions in as many as 14 districts ters using school and college cancelled and they have been and museums for two days. bercropthatgrowsunderground, blamed on higher global prices,
Thedepressionovertheeast- pected in districts of Balasore, will remain shut from buildings,” the state’s revenue called back to their respective Prices of vegetables, includ- potatorequires3bagsof DAPper aggravated by the government
central Bay of Bengal moved Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Wednesday till Friday, the East and disaster management min- healthcare centres, while the ing potato and onion, have sky- acre.“Farmerswhomanagetoget policy of fixing a low MRP with
west-northwestward with a Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Coast Railway has cancelled ister Suresh Pujari said. Chief health department has directed rocketedinmarketsaspeoplere- DAP are having to shell out Rs inadequate subsidy concession
speed of 6 kmph, which will in- Puri. Six senior IAS officers, who nearly 200 trains. Minister Mohan Majhi urged all district authorities to ensure ad- sort to panic buying. 1,600-1,650 per bag, more than to enable imports.

‘Dissanayake will probably have a relationship

that is on an even keel between India and China’
The former Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary to India, Bernard Goonetilleke, on the recently concluded presidential elections and the way
forward for Sri Lankan relations with India. The session was moderated by Arun Janardhanan, Senior Assistant Editor
would have been the case. Whether we have
room and space to go into those cases is another
question. Or do we look forward to the future
with confidence?
In a statement made by Dissanayake in his
hometown, he rattled off names of his class-
mates and school friends who died during the
1988-1989insurrection.Healsosaidthathehad
been targeted those days and that his teacher
hid him for one month from the army, risking
retaliatory action. I don’t think it will be easy
to erase these memories but he now has to
look forward.
(Left) FormerSriLankanForeignSecretary
On Sri Lanka-India relations toIndiaBernardGoonetilleke;Arun On relations with India and China
IT’S A very interesting story, the journey under- Janardhanan,SeniorAssistantEditor To an outsider, it may seem like different
taken by this revolutionary party called Janatha presidents were pro-India or pro-China. But the
Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) vis-a-vis India. fact remains that a Sri Lankan president will be
In 1971, a year after the election that estab-
lished the free, sovereign and independent re-
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS that this new party and this new man, who
comes from a humble background despite his
firstly pro-Sri Lanka. Whatever measures they
take will be with Sri Lanka in mind. Of course,
public,theJVPwaspartof aninsurrectionagainst policy orientation, will be able to do the right there could be special relations with China, or
the government led by the then Prime Minister On crises in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh On rebuilding SAARC thing for the people and the country. The very with India, depending on the circumstances. I
SirimavoBandaranaike,intendingtogetherand SRILANKAwentthrougharevolutioninJuly SAARChasanimportantrolewithregard fact that Sri Lanka had to go in for a preferential don’t think you can take one president and say
her party out of Sri Lankan politics and install its 2022, with our then-president, Gotabaya totheneedforSouthAsiannationstowork vote means that people’s support is conditional that he is pro-China and this one is pro-India.
leaders as the country’s rulers. That effort failed. Rajapaksa, having to flee. None of the pre- togetherintheregion.Unfortunately,dueto and that they would be looking at his perform- So now we are talking about a political party
IrememberIhadjustjoinedtheforeignmin- vious presidents had to do this. We expect thenever-endingissuesbetweenIndiaand ance. People were not very happy with the JVP which had close relations with China. Like in
istry then. I was in-charge of the foreign min- the situation to continue. Months later, Pakistan, the SAARC became an institution initially and when they voted, they did not vote Nepal, the party was called Maoist Party in the
istry’s communication division. I recall that we Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka. Today he which could not progress. I think India has for the JVP per se. They voted for the National beginning.Youcansaythingsasamemberof the
did not even have bullets for our rifles and other leadsanormallife.Peopledidnotbayforhis wisely decided to focus on the BIMSTEC People’s Power (NPP) alliance led by him. Opposition,butonceyouassumepower,youhave
weapons necessary to defend the government. blood. Today he is described as someone area, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, to act responsibly. I am convinced that President
I also remember sending messages to our High whofollowedfoolishadvicegivenbyhisad- Myanmar and countries in the Southeast On the Tamil cause Dissanayake will also act responsibly,
CommissioninNewDelhi,requestinghelpfrom visors and consequently had to suffer the Asian region. That arrangement appears to If youlookintothevotingpattern bearing in mind relations with both
IndiatorespondtotheJVPattacks.Thatwashow consequences. So this is Sri Lanka. be going quite all right. This is for the time in the island nation,you will find the India and China are important.
it all began. Of course, the party was put down PresidentDissanayake advisedhisparty being. Nothing is permanent in this world. Eastern province and the Northern Idon’tthinkthenewpresidentwill,
quite brutally. The outfit registered as a political members not to conduct any processions The relationship between India and province voting for parties other for example, put his lot in favour of ei-
party and contested elections in 1977 if I’m not afterhewaselected.SoSriLankareturnedto Pakistanneednotnecessarilybeantagonis- than President Dissanayake’s JVP. ther China or India. He will have a rela-
mistaken. They rebelled again in 1988-89 but normal the next day. Perhaps what hap- tic.Wehopethatatsomepointortheother, However, after he was elected tionship that is on an even keel be-
the Sri Lankan administration brutally crushed pened here could be an example to our there will be an opportunity for us to once President, he thanked those who tween the two nations.
this uprising. friendly neighbour Bangladesh where for- again give another opportunity for SAARC voted for him and promised to do
SCANTHECODETO On balancing ideology and
If you remember correctly, the JVP was anti- mer Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the to move on. Until then, it is very clear that justice to all, including those who
WATCHVIDEO governance
Indianatthattime.Theyusedalectureseriesfrom country. If they follow the same kind of ac- weneedtodowhatisnecessaryforregional did not vote for him.
the beginning of 1971 to induct young men, tion,holdingfreeandfairelections,without cooperation involving countries where SobetweennowandNovember PrimeMinisterHariniAmarasuriya
womenandschool-goingchildrenintotheparty. anydisturbancetotheprivatelivesofthein- there is no political animosity against 14, I think his focus will be on these two said the new government had already identified
Theytookactionagainstthosewhowereworking dividual, that will be good. each other. provinces to allow the residents an opportunity trade, investment, education, employment and
with India or importing goods from India and to understand his minority-centric policies. I tourismamongthepriorityareasoftheeconomy.
tried to eliminate them. That spurred the forma- don’tthinkhewillbeoverlyconfidenttosaythat Thisisveryencouraging.Asforforeignpolicy,she
tionoftheLiberationTigersofTamilEelam(LTTE). he will solve the long-standing problems of the said a draft had been prepared.
Now there has been some unhappiness 1980s.ItisadifferentIndiaunderPrimeMinister the people. More importantly, he is the second regionbutIdo feelthathewillacknowledgethis What is important is that when the new
about relations with India. But as we know, in Narendra Modi. revolutionary leader in South Asia – after Nepal region and see what mechanism could be President assumed duties, he did not come and
February, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake So, based on his renewed understanding of – to be elected head of state of the country. The adopted to solve or address the problems there. upset the applecart although the JVP is a revolu-
visited New Delhi and met External Affairs India and whatever feelings he had earlier, it is shareof peoplewhovotedforhimwentupfrom tionary Marxist party. He removed one or two
Minister S Jaishankar and National Security safe to think that he would try to balance his re- three per cent to 42 per cent, and with the pref-
On collective memories of the secretaries of ministries and kept the rest or re-
Advisor Ajit Doval. Among other things, he also lationswith India, knowing very well whenever erential votes, well above 50 per cent. There insurrection appointed the rest.
visited Gujarat, the state where Amul is located. there is a problem in Sri Lanka, India would be must be a very good reason. Therevolutionfailedinthenorthandtheeast So we have reason to believe that at least till
This is significant considering he had expressed the first to come to its aid. I presume he will try Obviously, people felt that the very well- aswellasotherpartsof thecountry.Thefamilies the parliamentary elections, they will be there.
his unhappiness earlier about Sri Lankan in- toaddresshisrelationshipwithIndianowmuch known political parties, which had existed for of those who died, regardless of whether they And he introduced one or two new persons to
volvement with Amul. So his going to Amul was more pragmatically. over 70-odd years since independence, had not are Sinhalese or Tamils, will remember what handle the state’s affairs. This means he does not
an importantstep.Perhaps thisvisitwould have delivered, or failed to deliver what they prom- happened.Butthen,of course,whatcanbedone mean to act with vengeance against the estab-
provided an opportunity for India to assess the On the current electoral mandate ised at the elections to the people. is the question. There was an insurrection and lishedorderbutseesitbettertoallowthevehicle
new president and for him to understand what We need to understand why this particular Basically, the population has rejected the the authorities responded. As for whether ex- to run without deflating several tyres. There
India is. It is not the same India of the 1970s or party,withthispersonatitshead,waselectedby mandate of the old parties and expressed hope cessive force was used, in certain instances it seems to be enough interest and foresight.

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MAHARASHTRA
2024
● JHARKHAND

In ST-reserved seats in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, MAHARASHTRA CANDIDATES

Congress and allies have been gaining ground LSloss,rebel

Numbers show BJP and its allies have been losing ground in tribal areas since 2014, including the recent Lok Sabha polls threatseeBJP
ANJISHNU DAS
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,
the NDA managed to retain all
four ST-reserved parliamentary
ASSEMBLY POLL RESULTS
MAHARASHTRA TRIBAL SEATS
There are 43 Assembly seats
where tribals make up at least
20% of the population and in as
one from the JMM. Like in 2014,
when it marginally led the BJP in
vote share, the JMM won 34.16%
retain80MLAs
initsfirstlist
seats,withtheBJPwinningthree many as 22 seats they make up of the votes while the BJP had a
BOTH MAHARASHTRA and and the Sena one. However, in Party 2014 2014 2019 2019 more than half the population. 33.5% vote share.
Jharkhand that go to polls next that year’s Assembly polls, the won share % won share % In the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- This time, the JMM-led al-
month have a sizable tribal pop- BJP’s tally fell to eight ST seats tions, the BJP won three tribal liance is again looking to repeat
ulation that will play a crucial (from 11 in 2014) while the Sena BJP 11 27.92 8 26.92 seats like five years earlier, while its performance in the tribal
role in determining who won three. The NCP won six Congress 5 21.9 4 18.11 the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha seats, with the arrest of Chief
emerges on top. While 25 of tribal seats and its ally Congress NCP 4 18.65 6 15.71 (JMM) and the Congress won MinisterHemantSorenallowing
Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly bagged four. Smaller parties and
Shiv Sena 3 13.49 3 12.55
one each. In the it to play the sym- Takingamorecautiousapproach,party
seats are reserved for the Independents won the remain- Assembly polls pathy card ahead
Scheduled Tribes (STs), more ing four constituencies. Others 2 - 4 - held months later, of the Lok Sabha hasfieldeditstried-and-testedleaders
than a third of Jharkhand’s 81 In terms of vote shares in the the JMM- polls.TheJMMand
Assembly seats – 28 – are re- tribal seats, the BJP fell margin- JHARKHAND TRIBAL SEATS Congress-RJD al- the Congress won
served for Adivasis. ally from 27.92% in 2014 to JMM 13 30.23 19 34.16 liance came to all five ST-reserved
In the recent Lok Sabha elec- 26.92% while the Congress fell Congress 0 9.78 6 8.81 power after the NUMBER parliamentary
tions,boththeMahayutialliance
of which the BJP is a part and the
from 21.9% to 18.11%. The NCP
andtheShivSenatoodroppedto
BJP 11 30.11 2 33.5
JMM dominated
the ST-reserved
SPEAK seats, while the
BJP-led NDA al-
National Democratic Alliance 15.71%(from18.65%) and12.55% AJSU 2 2.82 0 5.47 seats, winning 19 liance won the
(NDA) in Jharkhand lost ground (from 13.49%), respectively. JVM 0 4.91 1 5.43 of the 28. It was followed by the state’sremainingnineLokSabha
in the tribal constituencies, pos- The state underwent a major Congress that won six, the BJP seats. In the ST-reserved Lok
Others 2 - 0 -
ing a big hurdle to surmount in political realignment after this as whose tally fell from 11 to two, Sabha seats, the JMM led in 10
the Assembly elections. theMahaVikasAghadi(MVA)and Note: In Jharkhand, BJP increased its vote share from 2014 to 2019 andtheJharkhandVikasMorcha Assemblysegments,theCongress
the Mahayuti alliance emerged, despite dropping nine seats as it contested all ST seats independently, (JVM) in one. The BJP that con- in 13, and the BJP in five.
Maharashtra with three parties each in both finishing as the runner-up in 24. Source: Election Commission tested theseelections on its own Adopting political rhetoric to
At 1.05 crore, STs account for camps. In this year’s Lok Sabha wastherunner-upin24STseats. polarisetheelectorate,theBJPhas Statechief ChandrashekharBawankule(left)andDeputyCM
nearly 10% of Maharashtra’s polls, the BJP suffered a major re- The JMM’s marked improve- raisedtheissueofallegedoutsider DevendraFadnavisatapartymeetearlierthismonth. Facebook
population as per the 2011 versal in the tribal seats, falling to Independentledinonesegment. of Jharkhand’s population ac- ment in tribal seats came on the influxintotribalareas,withUnion
Census. There are at least 1 lakh just one, while the Congress TheMVAwilllikelydrawcon- cording to the 2011 Census, backof the partynotonlyretain- AgricultureMinisterShivrajSingh
tribals in 21 of the state’s 36 dis- picked up two seats and the fidence from this performance number at least a lakh in 21 of ing 12 seats it had won in 2014 ChouhanpromisingaBJPgovern- district, the party did not give a
tricts. The largest tribal commu- Nationalist Congress Party while the ruling Mahayuti bloc the state’s 24 districts, illustrat- but also managing to flip six ment would implement the SHUBHANGI KHAPRE ticket to his brother Nilesh, who
nities are the Bhils, Gonds, Kolis, (SharadchandraPawar)wonone. thatislookingtoregainitsground ing their electoral importance. seats that the BJP had won five NationalRegisterofCitizens(NRC) MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 unsuccessfully fought the 2014
andVarliswhotogethernumber Breaking these results down amongAdivasishasaproblemon The most populous communi- years earlier. The JMM also if voted to power. The party has and2019LokSabhapolls,issetto
almost 65 lakh, besides just un- to the Assembly-segment level itshandsastheDhangarcommu- ties are the Santhals, who alone flipped one seat from the All alsomadeseveralotherattempts AFTER THE BJP’s decision to drop jointheSenaandcontestfromthe
der 5 lakh people from three shows that while the BJP led in nityhasreviveditsdemandforST number 27.55 lakh, followed by Jharkhand Students’ Union toreachouttothetribalcommu- half a dozen sitting MPs in nearby Kudal constituency.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal nine ST-reserved segments, the status,triggeringoppositionfrom Oraons (17.17 lakh) and the (AJSU). The Congress flipped nity, from commemorating MaharashtrabackfiredintheLok Similarly,seniorMLAGaneshNaik
Groups (PVTGs). MVA constituents led in 16 (the other tribal communities. Mundas (12.29 lakh). three seats from the BJP, one AdivasiiconssuchasBirsaMunda Sabha elections — it won nine of gottheticketfromAiroliinThane
Intotal,thereare38Assembly Congress in nine, the Shiv Sena The other prominent ST from the AJSU, and two from to launching the Rs 24,000-crore the 28 seats it contested — the district but his son Sandeep who
seats where STs account for at (UddhavBalasahebThackeray)in Jharkhand communities are the Hos, smaller parties. The BJP retained PM PVTG Development Mission party has adopted a more cau- was denied a ticket from Belapur
least 20% of the population. four, and the NCP (SP) in two. An Tribals, who account for 26% Kharwars, Lohras, and Bhumjis. one seat from 2014 and flipped in Jharkhand last year. tious approach in the Assembly inthesamedistricthasjoinedthe
electionsandfieldeditstried-and- NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and

BJP up against Muslim-Maratha consolidation,

testedleaders.Inthefirstlistof99 is likely to get the Opposition
announced on Sunday, the party party’s ticket from the seat. The
retained 80 of its MLAs. BJPhasfieldedsittingMLAManda
“The party decided against Mhatre from Belapur.
making any drastic changes as While some BJP leaders

onion belt unrest in North Maharashtra seats

seen in Gujarat and Haryana, pointed to a “one family, one
wherealmosthalftheMLAswere ticket” norm, others in the party
dropped. Only in certain seats pointedoutthatthepartyhadal-
where the winnability factor of ready fielded brothers from the
for granted given the unrest region, along with alliance part- InDecember2023,theCentre Maratha quota agitation, which “vote jihad” at a rally last month. sitting MLAs is completely ruled same family: Ashish Shelar
SHUBHANGI KHAPRE among farmers and the Muslim- nersShivSenaandNCP,againstits had banned the export of onions has turned against the BJP, led by Party insiders admit that po- out, will it go for fresh faces,” said (Bandra West) and Vinod Shelar
MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 Maratha consolidation against it. rivals in the Maha Vikas Aghadi to tackle domestic supply issues activist Manoj Jarange Patil will larisation is the only way to get a aseniorstateBJPleader.Inthere- (Malad West). “In any election,
In the recent Lok Sabha polls, (MVA)–theShivSena(UBT),NCP and ensure steady prices. Prior to also be a factor to some extent in majority of Hindus on its side. cent Haryana polls, the BJP re- there are always three to four
WHEN IT comes to asserting its the BJP, which leads the ruling (SP), and Congress. the ban, ithad imposeda 40% ex- North Maharashtra. When Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj, tained only 23 of its 40 MLAs. promisingaspirantsforeverycon-
politicalidentity,therulingBJPhas Mahayuti alliance, tookabeating Inthe2019Assemblypolls,the port duty on onions. The export However, state Rural a religious leader, made deroga- ABJPinsidersaidthepartydid stituency. Ultimately, we have to
tended to bet on North in North Maharashtra. Anti-in- BJP had emerged as the leader in banononionscontinuedtillApril- Development Minister Girish tory remarks against Prophet notwanttorockitsownboatand select just one candidate. Those
Maharashtra.DespiteastrongRSS cumbency, coupled with the North Maharashtra’s 35 seats end before being lifted on May 4, Mahajan says, “In Assembly polls Mohammad in August, the gov- get bogged down with fire-fight- left out are bound to get upset,”
network, the party knows that angeramongfarmers,haddented with wins in 13, followed by the during the Lok Sabha polls. Later, we will do much better in North ernment’s response was seen as ing, given that the Opposition is saidaBJPleader,addingtheparty
NorthMaharashtra–comprising theBJP’sdominanceinthisregion. undividedShivSenaatsix,theun- on September 13, the Centre re- Maharashtra. Reducing export soft. CM Eknath Shinde shared a stronger in Maharashtra com- would try and get the rebels to
the Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule and IntheNovember20Assembly divided NCP at seven, the duced the export duty on onions duty on onions and free electric- dais with Ramgiri Maharaj 48 pared to a state such as Gujarat. withdraw before October 31, the
Nandurbardistricts,andaccount- polls,NorthMaharashtrawilltest Congressatfive,andtheAIMIMat from40%to20%,amoveaimedat ity for farmers have given them hours later and praised him for “Wedon’twanttopromoterebels, nominationwithdrawaldeadline.
ing for six Lok Sabha and 35 the BJP’s ability to ride the chal- two,withtheremainingtwoseats diffusingtheunrestamongfarm- major relief.” serving the people. Though FIRs Independents,” said a BJP state Even in seats such as
Assemblyseats–cannotbetaken lenges and retain its hold on the going to Independents. ers and boosting their incomes. In the last six months, the were filed, Ramgiri Maharaj was Cabinet minister. Shrigonda, Phulambri, and
The recent Lok Sabha polls Theflip-flopdecisionononion Mahayuti’s high-decibel notarrested.Caste,too,islikelyto “The sole criteria for giving Chinchwad, where the party
· æØæüÜØ ÂýæçŠæ·ë Ì ¥çŠæ· æÚè °ß´ ¥æØé€Ì Ù»ÚÂçÚáÎ÷, ãÙé×æٻɸ saw the Congress and BJP win exports had turned farmers in Hindutva agenda has also found be a factor, particularly after the ticket is winnability,” state BJP changedcandidates,itdidsowith
·ý ×æ´· - 5641 Üô· âê¿Ùæ çÎÙæ´· - 22.10.2024 twoseatseach,andtheNCP(SP) North Maharashtra against the resonanceinNorthMaharashtra. National Commission for president Chandrashekhar the consensus of the outgoing
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ÂèÜèÕ´»æ SßØ´ °ß´ (2) Ÿæè Üæð·ð àæ Õ´âÜ Âé˜æ Ÿæè Úæ×ÂýâæÎ Õ´âÜ ÁæçÌ ¥»ýßæÜ çÙßæâè ßæÇü Ù´. 18, âêÚ Ì»É¸ ß Ÿæè each.Inthe2019LokSabhapolls, polls. To what extent the correc- Hindu pilgrimage centre for the the addition of 7 new castes and released.“Thepartytakesthede- placed sitting MLA Babanrao
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ÁæçÌ ¥»ýßæÜ çÙßæâè Ÿæè»´»æÙ»Ú Ùð §â · æØæüÜØ ×ð´ Ùè¿ð ©çËÜç¹Ì Öêç× · æ »ñÚ ·ë çá· ÂýØæðÁÙ (¥æßæâèØ ØæðÁÙæ) the undivided Shiv Sena one. verse its losses in the onion belt filiatedoutfitsareusingthe“Hindu Amongtheprominentleaders Inthe2019Assemblypolls,the whileinPhulambri,thepartyhas
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Does madarsa education violate secularism? SC to decide

on October 21. Allahabad HC decision videfreeandcompulsoryeducationtoallchil- FIRST, whether a madarsa imparts “reli- that “to throw out the (Madarsa) Act is to
AJOY SINHA KARPURAM On March 22 a Bench of Justices Subhash dren of the ageof six tofourteen years insuch gious education” or “religious instruction”. In throw the baby out with the bathwater”. He
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 The Madarsa Act, 2004 VidyarthiandVivek Chaudharystruckdown manner as the State may, by law, determine.” Ms. Aruna Roy vs Union of India (2002), the SC saidthatthestategovernmenthasthepower
The Act provides the legal framework for the Madarsa Act in its entirety. The Act was The HC held that the governmentwas vi- drew a distinction between the two. tomakerulesundertheActtoensurethatthe
THESUPREMECourtonTuesdayreservedits madarsa education where, apart from the deemed unconstitutional on three main olating this right by denying “quality” edu- The court held that religious instruction, educationimpartedismoresecularinnature.
verdictinacasethatcouldhaveramifications curriculum of the National Council of grounds: cationinmodernsubjects.“TheState cannot such as compelling attendance for religious The respondents, represented by Senior
for religious education across the country. A Educational Research and Training (NCERT), SECULARISM: Referring to past SC cases, hide behind the lame excuse that it is fulfill- worship, was not allowed in educational in- AdvocateGuruKrishnaKumar,arguedthatthe
BenchheadedbyChief Justiceof India(CJI)D religious education is imparted as well. the HC held that secularism means “equal ing its duty by providing traditional educa- stitutions recognised by the state as per Actisnotdesignedtoensurethatstudentsre-
Y Chandrachud heard a challenge to a ruling The law creates the Uttar Pradesh Board treatment to all religions and religious sects tion on nominal fee,” the court said. Article 28 of the Constitution. But the pur- ceive secular education or enter the main-
bytheAllahabadHighCourt,whichinMarch of Madarsa Education, predominantly com- anddenominationsbytheState, CONFLICT WITH CEN- pose of religious education, or “education stream. He said the Act only cements the sta-
TRAL LAW: The HC held that
struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of
MadarsaEducationAct,2004(MadarsaAct).
prisingmembersof theMuslimcommunity.
The functions of the board are detailed un-
without either identifying itself
withorfavouringanyparticular EXPLAINED the provisions of the Madarsa
aboutreligions”,wastoteachstudentsabout
different religions “for bringing communal
tus quo, wherein mainstream subjects are
optionalandreligiouseducationismandatory.
In April, the SC stayed the HC verdict until
it decided the validity of the UP law. With the
der Section 9 of the Act, and include prepar-
ingandprescribingcoursematerialandcon-
religion, religious sect or deter-
mination”.
LAW Act empowering the madarsa
board to grant degrees was in
harmony...”, the court held.
During the hearing on October 21, Senior Impact of the decision
casepending,theNationalCommissionforthe ducting exams for all courses from ‘Maulvi’ The court found that “... (it conflict with the University Advocate Menaka Guruswamy argued that The impact of the SC decision will be felt
ProtectionofChildRightsissuedtwocommu- (equivalent to Class 10) to ‘Fazil’ (equivalent is) compulsory for a student of Madarsa to Grants Commission Act, 1956 (UGC Act). It “the HC wrongly conflates regulation with directly in UP, but the CJI repeatedly cau-
nications on June 7 and 25 — directing the UP to a Master’s). study in every class, Islam as a religion, in- stated that only universities or institutions religious instruction and thereby says reli- tioned the lawyers that it will likely have
government to investigate recognised mad- According to data presented by the cludingall its prescriptions, instructions and “deemed to be a University” under Section 3 gious instruction violates secularism as pro- wider ramifications on religious education
arsasandadmitnon-Muslimstudentstosch- Centre to Parliament on February 3, 2020, as philosophies... The modern subjects are ei- oftheUGCActcangrantdegrees,and“noother vided for by the Constitution”. across the country. The CJI’s comments ap-
oolsimpartingformaleducation,andrequest- of 2018-19, of the total 24,010 madarsas in ther absent or are optional...”. The court held personorauthority,includinganyMadarsaor SECOND, whether the HC was correct in peared to indicate that all educational insti-
ing the Centre to direct all states and Union India, more than 60% — 14,528 — were in UP. that the government has a duty to provide the Madarsa Board, can confer any degree”. striking down the entire Act, or whether it tutionsthatimpartsomemannerof religious
Territories to inspect madarsas and withdraw These included 11,621 recognised madarsas. seculareducation,andcannot“discriminate” should have limited the decision to specific education (such as gurukuls and convent
recognition of those that were not compliant About 1.69 lakh students sat for the UP by providing education based on religion. Arguments before SC provisions and allowed the government to schools) will be affected by the decision on
with the Right to Education Act, 2009. madarsa education board examinations — RIGHTTOEDUCATION: Article21Aofthe DuringthehearingsinOctober2024,two regulate the functioning of madarsas. how the principles of secularism interact
Both notifications were stayed by the SC equivalenttoClass10andClass12—in2023. Constitution states that “The State shall pro- main questions emerged. OnOctober22,CJIChandrachudobserved with the functioning of these institutions.

EXPLAINED CLIMATE EXPLAINED ENVIRONMENT

WHYINDIAWILLBUILDA‘CLOUD
CHAMBER’UNDERMISSIONMAUSAM The Biodiversity COP
Indian weather and climate. Countries are currently meeting in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on
ANJALI MARAR “Wehavecertainnewideas...Withina
BENGALURU, OCTOBER 22 controlled environment, wherein we can Biological Diversity, which aims to protect global biodiversity and restore natural ecosystems
applyvarioustemperature,humidity,con-
THE GOVERNMENT’S Mission Mausam, vectiveconditions,andotherparameters, ant fish, some of which may bebeneficial for
launched last month,aimsto not just im- weplantomonitorandunderstandclouds medical, commercial, or scientific reasons.
prove weatherforecastingbutalso‘man- toarriveathigh-levelscientificfindingson This also fits in with COP16 discussions,
age’ certain weather events — including howmonsooncloudsbehave,”saidThara where the sharingof benefits fromcommon
enhancing or suppressing phenomena Prabhakaran, senior IITM scientist and an genetic resources is expected to figure
such as rainfall, hail and fog. expert in cloud physics. prominently. Back in 2010, at COP10, coun-
Doing so would require India to im- Over the next 18-24 months, the tries had finalised an Access and Benefit
prove its cloud physics research. To that Indian team will focus on developing Sharing mechanism, also called the Nagoya
end,afirst-of-its-kindcloudchamberwill complex and highly advanced instru- Protocol, that lay down the general princi-
be established at the Indian Institute of mentation and probes that will be de- Amitabh Sinha ples of the rights and claims of countries on
Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. ployed once the chamber is ready. The their bio-resources and rules for their com-
civil construction of the chamber will AHEADOF the annual climate change meet- mercial utilisation.
What is a cloud chamber? happen in the coming months. ing, scheduled in Baku, Azerbaijan, this year At COP16, countries are negotiating the
A cloud chamber resembles a closed “We will need highly advanced in- from November 11, countries are currently sharing of benefits from the use of genetic
cylindrical ortubular drum, inside which strumentation backup, capable of mon- assembled in the Colombian city of Cali for informationof plantsandorganismsthathas
water vapour, aerosols, etc. are injected. itoring the minute properties of the con- the UN Biodiversity Conference that takes been made possible by advances in modern
Underdesiredhumidityandtemperature ditions under investigation. We will also place every two years. science. The genetic sequences, stored digi-
conditions, a cloud can develop inside have to perform seed particle injection The Convention on Biological Diversity tally,arecommerciallylucrative,andareused
thischamber.Thefacilitywillallowscien-
tists to study the seed particles that form
into the chamber, which will offer us a
scenariotolookatdifferentenvironmen-
(CBD) came out of the same 1992 Rio Earth
Summit that gave rise to the UN Framework
EXTENT OF THE THREAT TO NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS bycorporationsformakingavarietyof items,
including high-yield crops, beauty products
cloud droplets or ice particles.
Many countries have basic cloud
tal conditions,” Prabhakaran added. Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
CBD aims to protect global biodiversity, re- 1 million hectares of forests are being lost
every year currently
or medicines.
COP16 is expected to deliver some deci-
chambers with limited functionalities to How can weather be ‘modified’? store natural ecosystems, and ensure that The number of species that are at risk sions on how these digital sequences can be
perform specific studies. With Mission
Mausam, India is building a cloud cham-
InIndia,experimentshavebeendone
on cloud seeding, which helps generate
benefits from the world’s biological re-
sources are equitably distributed.
of extinction in the next few decades
1.44% used, who can use them, and what a fair and
equitable mechanism for sharing of profits
ber with convection properties, as is re-
quired to study Indian monsoon clouds.
rain. Under the CloudAerosolInteraction
and Precipitation Enhancement
This year’s meeting — the 16th
Conference of Parties to CBD, or COP16 — is 75 % only of the high seas is demarcated as
protected area. Almost all of this is
near Antarctica.
would be, particularly for the indigenous
populations who might have been the orig-
Understandingcloudphysicsinvolves Experiment(CAIPEEX)programme,trials the first after a landmark agreement on bio- of world’s land is significantly altered inal owners of the bioresource.
the study of cloud behaviour during nor- were done over a limited geographical diversity was finalised two years ago. This
mal and extreme conditions, intra-parti-
cle interactions inside a cloud, and the
area along the rain-shadow regions of
Maharashtra’sSolapurdistrictfrom2016-
agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework that was concluded
400 million 75-199 mt* Question of finance
Like in climate change negotiations, fi-
formation of rain droplets and ice parti- 2018.Suchregionswitnesslittlerainfall,as at COP15 in Montreal in 2022, lay down four hectares of forests were lost between Estimated volume of plastics in the nance is crucial in CBD discussions as well.
cles, among others. Establishing a con- they lie along the mountain side facing goals and 23 targets to be achieved collec- 1990 and 2020, and about 10 million world’s oceans *million tonnes One of the 23 goals of the Kunming-
vective cloud chamber can improve the away from moisture-laden winds. tively by 2030. Montreal Framework is to mobilise at least
understanding of cloud physics under Analysis of the experiments sug- These include the so-called 30 x 30 tar- EXTINCTIONRATEOFSPECIESISNOW100TO1,000TIMESFASTERTHANNORMAL $200 billion per year by the year 2030, from
conditions commonly affecting Indian gested that under suitable conditions, gets — a commitment to put at least 30% of allsources, for spendingonbiodiversitycon-
weather systems. This knowledge can be cloud seeding was an effective strategy the world’s lands and oceans, especially bio- tracks over the last three decades, their in- NBSAPs. Many more are likely to do so dur- servation. Out of this, developed countries
used for planning weather modification. for enhancing rainfall. Rainfall could be diversity rich areas, under conservation by terlinkages are becoming increasingly evi- ing COP16. mustprovideatleast$20billioneveryyearto
enhanced by up to 46%. However, it has 2030, and to initiate restoration work in at dent. This has resulted in a growing conver- The High Seas Treaty, also known as the developing countries to support their biodi-
How will scientists use the chamber? been widely recognised that cloud seed- least30%of degradedlandormarineecosys- genceinthegoalsandoutcomesof thesetwo agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National versity-related work.
With the establishment of a convec- ing is not a silver bullet to address rain- tems by 2030. negotiations. JurisdictionsorBBNJ,whichwasfinalisedlast This money has to increase toat least $30
tive cloud chamber, scientists will have fall problems. The discussions under CBD, which have year as a separate international agreement billion every year by 2030. Ways and means
the flexibility to tailor physical and at- been extremely low-profile in comparison Momentum for 30 x 30 to maintain the ecological health of oceans, to mobilise these financial resources is one
mospheric parameters to suit environ- (Anjali Marar is a science communicator to climate change negotiations so far, are One of the main objectives of COP16 is to was a major step forward in meeting the 30 of the main items on the agenda at COP16.
mental requirements that influence at Raman Research Institute, Bangalore) slowlygaininginprominencebecauseof the expedite progress on the 30 x 30 targets x 30 targets. Countries are also supposed to ensure
growing realisation of the severity of the is- which are the most immediate. Under the One of the objectives of the High Seas thatperverseincentivesorsubsidiesthatare
sue, and the implications of it being left un- Kunming-Montreal Framework, each coun- Treatyistodemarcateprotectedareasinbio- harmful for biodiversity are phased out,
addressed. tryissupposedtoprepare andsubmitaction diversity-rich parts of the oceans — just like eliminated, or repurposed. These can be in-
your go-to institute for VAJIRAM & RAVI The climate crisis and the threatto biodi- plans to halt and reverse biodiversity loss national parks or wildlife reserves on land — centives that allow over-fishing, encourage
versity are closely linked — both are caused within their jurisdiction. wherehumanactivitiescanberegulatedand deforestation, or subsidise the use of fossil
general studies preparation
Institute for IAS Examination

by indiscriminate extraction of natural re- These National Biodiversity Strategies restricted. fuels. Under the Kunming-Montreal
sources, over-consumption, and unsustain- and Action Plans, or NBSAPs, are similar to Framework, such measures should scale up
able human activities. The two crises also theNationallyDeterminedContributions,or Shared genetic resources to at least $500 billion by 2030.
feed off each other. Climate change has been NDCs, that countries have to submit under Another goal of the High Seas treaty is to CountriesatCOP16arealsoexpectedtodis-
expediting the loss of biodiversity, while the2015ParisAgreementonclimatechange, ensure that the benefits from exploitation of cussthepossibilityofsettingupabiodiversity
changes in land and oceans have been con- mentioning their time-bound goals and ac- geneticresourcesintheoceansoutsideof na- fund,newfinancemechanisms,andbiodiver-
tributing to global warming. tions being taken. tional boundaries of countries, are equitably sity credits on the lines of carbon credits.
While climate change and biodiversity So far, only 32 countries out of the total distributedamongall.Oceanshostamassive LONGER VERSION ON
discussions have taken place on separate 196 parties to CBD, have submitted their variety of life forms fromtiny microbesto gi- indianexpress.com/explained

Hosting the BRICS summit: why Kazan in Tatarstan matters in Putin’s Russia
theRussianpeople,thelargestSlavicethnic tal of the Republic of Tatarstan, the home- broughtTatarstan under Muscovite control
ARJUN SENGUPTA group, who speak Russian as their mother Finland land of the Tatar people, the second largest in1552.Themosquewasrebuiltwith Saudi
SaintPetersburg
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 tongue. Since most ethnic Russians are ethnic group in the country after Russians. and UAE help in 2005.
Baltic Sea

Orthodox Christians, religion too has been RUSSIA The Tatars are a predominantly Muslim
PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModiisinRussia centraltotheimaginationof whoisRussian. Turkic ethnic group with their own lan- Tatars under Putin
for the 16th BRICS summit, which China’s But this definition does not capture the Moscow guage and distinct culture. PresidentPutin has sought to play a bal-
President Xi Jinping and South Africa’s socio-cultural diversity of the world’s The population of Kazan is split roughly ancing game in his dealings with Russia’s
President Cyril Ramaphosa are also attend- largest country. Sprawled from Finland to Belarus KAZAN equally among ethnic Russians (48.6%) and ethnic minorities.
ing,besidesthehost,PresidentVladimirPutin. its west to Alaska to its east, Russia is a Poland ethnic Tatars (47.6%). This makes Kazan a He has tried hard to incorporate ethnic
The host city, Kazan, is among Russia’s transcontinental, multi-ethnic giant strad- Ukraine symbol of the kind of nation Russia is grad- minorities into the mainstream, reconcile
largest and wealthiest cities, dling Europe and Asia, and all ually evolving into: a blend of Europe and differences,andchampionedanationalism
deriving its prosperity from a
robust petrochemicals and
EXPLAINED but touching America.
More than 80 per cent of
Theskylineof Kazan,showing the
famousKulSharif Mosque. Reuters
Asia,ameltingpotof diverseethnicitiesand
religions.
that promotes the greatness of Russia, not
ethnicRussians.Buthehasdealtwithseces-
military industry, as well as a GLOBAL its population is ethnic Commentators have noted evidence of sionist sentiments with an iron hand, as his
fast-growing information Russian, but it also comprises Kazan’s diversity in the neighbourhood of approach towards the Chechens showed.
technology sector. In 2009, it was branded as many as 193 ethnic groups and 21 na- among Muslim ethnicities (2.3), and the ulation decline, Russia is expected to allow the city kremlin, the fortified complex that Putin’spersecutionofCrimeanTatarsfol-
Russia’s third capital after Moscow and the tionalrepublics,which are home to specific share of Muslim ethnic minorities in more migration, with the bulk of new mi- liesattheheartof manyRussiancities.Next lowing the 2014 annexation of Crimea, and
cultural capital St Petersburg. Kazan is also ethnicminorities.Theminoritygroupshave Russia's population could, in coming grants being Muslims belonging to Turkic totheofficialbuildingsstandstheOrthodox the devolution of powers and status from
one of the country’s cities of the future — in been historically sidelined and repressed decades, triple from the current 10%. and Asiatic ethnic groups. Annunciation Cathedral and the Kul Sharif the leader of Tatarstan in 2021 have been
the sense that it already anticipates some by the ethnic Russian majority. Besides becoming ethnically less Mosque — among the largest in Europe — sore points. Bringing the BRICS summit to
of thesignificantdemographicchangesthat But this could be about to change. The Russian and religiously more diverse, East & West city withitsdistinctivewhitetilesandturquoise Kazan has been seen as a conciliatory step.
are contributing to Russia’s evolving na- proportion of ethnic Russians and Slavs in Russia’s population will likely also be Kazan is especially relevant to this dis- dome and minarets. Moscow andTatarstan spentmore than
tional identity. the population has been declining, and this smaller. Official data published last month cussion on Russia’s demography. Located Originallybuiltintheearly16thcentury, 8billionrubles($80million)oncityrenova-
trend will likely accelerate. The birth rate showed the country recorded its lowest roughly 900 km to the east of Moscow at Kul Sharif was burnt down by Ivan the tion projects in the lead-up to “the largest
Russia and Russian among ethnic Russians (1.3 children per birth rate since 1999 in the first six months the confluence of the rivers Volga and Terrible during the Siege of Kazan, which foreign policy event ever held” in Russia,
The country Russia is the homeland of woman) is significantly lower than that of 2024, Reuters reported. To offset the pop- Kazanka, this city of 1.2 million is the capi- led to the fall of the Khanate of Kazan and Russian media have reported.

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THE EDITORIAL PAGE

WORDLY WISE
Things are never quite as scary when
you’ve got a best friend.
— BILL WATTERSON

§ FOUNDED BY
RSS, a century later
§
RAMNATH GOENKA
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
With Hindutva the only game in town, it can now
declare its version of Hinduism as the official one

BREAKING STALEMATE Suhas Palshikar

Delhi has shown patience and fortitude in its engagement
with Beijing. Going forward, it must follow the same template AS THE RSS completes a hundred years of its connotationsbutaparticularimageofthede- tanks, banks, training centres, schools, policy

F
existence,therewillsurelybemultipleanaly- itywaspopularisedasthesymbolofcommon organisationsandsoon.Justasthemuch-doc-
OUR-AND-A-HALFYEARSafterChina’saggressionalongtheLineofActualControl sesof the organisationanditsachievements. religiosity. Thus, Hinduness came to be iden- umentedreliefandsevaworkofHindutva,this
(LAC), and the military stand-off that followed, the first concrete step towards In view of its sudden ascendancy in the last tified with loyalty to this symbolism. intellectual preparation and the social out-
breakingthestalemateiswelcome.IndiaandChinaaresaidtohaveagreedtore- decade, the RSS is bound to appear larger- Hindutva is currently engaged in a more reachrepresentthebroadersocio-culturalas-
store each other’s patrolling rights in Depsang Plains and Demchok in Ladakh, than-life to both its opponents and support- complex project. It seeks to ensure that local sault that Hindutva aimed at.
ers. Therefore, it will be meaningful to note deities and traditions are “nationalised”. Today, when Hindutva is becoming the
hopefullypavingthewayforrestoringthepre-2020statusquoante.Agreementshavealso
two key achievements that may impact Rather than conceding the local flavour and only game in town, it is no wonder that film
been reported in other sectors along the LAC, including in Arunachal Pradesh. The current India’spubliclifeinthedecadestocome.One autonomy of many practices and deities, the stars and sportspersons, scientists and army
disengagement is, of course, just the beginning: It has to be followed by de-escalation and suspects that the RSS itself may not exactly effort is to weave them into a more sanitised personnelarequeuinguptojoinvariouspro-
de-induction, which will be a slow, meticulous process requiring constant monitoring. boastpubliclyabouttheseachievementsbe- and straightforward narrative. This project Hindutvaoutfits.Butitismoresignificantthat
However,thecaveatsnotwithstanding,theforwardmovementwithBeijingissignificantfor cause, for the last hundred years, it has re- involves an unprecedented homogenisation theHindutvaprojectcontinuedtostrivetooc-
Delhi — both in terms of bilateral ties as well as India’s broader geopolitical options. mained taciturn about its actual goalposts of traditions and practices in a manner that cupy the entire social space through its seva
and achievements. Nevertheless, it will disconnects those traditions from their lo- and its “cultural” activities — in both, many
India’sdiplomaticandsecurityestablishmenthasshownbothfortitudeandpatienceover
surely intensify efforts to consolidate these cal meanings and reference points, convert- “publicpersonalities”joinedlendingtheseac-
the last few years, and this must continue to be part of its template in dealing with China. gains. Therefore, students and observers of ing them into regional cogs and facilitating tivitiesacherubicface.Initsefforttowinover
In a broader sense, it also opens up diplomatic space for Delhi as it seeks to find a balance Indian society need to note these achieve- the construction of a new, all-India idea of thesocialspaceandemergestronginthe“war
between Russia and the West. And with the US presidential elections less than a fortnight ments and discuss their effects. the Hindu. of position”, Hindutva did not mind collect-
away, it also gives Delhi more cards to play with as it deals with the next White House oc- Thefirstachievementistotwistandtrans- Thesuccessof thisprojectmeansthatbe- ingcertificationsfromadversaries.Thatiswhy
cupant.AmeetingbetweenPrimeMinisterNarendraModiandChinesePresidentXiJinping form the meaning of Hinduism, the idea of ing Hindu will eventually have a non-local, storiesof GandhibeinginfluencedbytheRSS
Hindu religiosity and the practices adopted non-diverse and uniform meaning that will and Ambedkar being pro-Hindutva abound
onthesidelinesof theShanghaiCooperationOrganisationsummitinRussiacouldprovide
by Hindus. From its early days, the organisa- beeasytoconnecttothestigmatisationofany and instances such as Jayaprakash Narayan
the political imprimatur to the disengagement. The two leaders may also outline the con- tionhasalwaysbeeninaweof itsbêtenoire— divergence. This is no mean achievement. certifying the patriotism of the RSS are
toursoffurtherpoliticalandeconomicengagement.DelhiandBeijingwereunabletomove monotheistic religions. So, efforts to imitate More than constructing an electoral bloc of flaunted.Gettingnon-RSSpersonstoaddress
forwardbecauseof theborderissue.Broadly,whileChinawantedtoplacetheborderissue them in shaping Hindu sensibilities have al- Hindus,thisachievementoftransformingthe RSSgatheringsisafamouspracticethatlured
anditsallegedincursionsonthebackburnerandfocusontradeandtheeconomy,Indiain- waysprovedattractivetoit.Atthesametime, flexible meaning of being Hindu into a regi- even an ex-president, supposed to be a life-
the early 20th-century European idea of na-
Hindutva is currently mented identity acquires significance for long Congressperson. Any national icon is
sistedthattherecouldbenoforwardmovementinthefaceofterritorialaggression.Thisfun-
tionalism as a phenomenon based on the engaged in a more complex bridging regional Hinduisms to a pan-Hindu quickly appropriated — dead or alive — even
damental principle must be kept in mind in the days ahead.
complete oneness of a community has also project. It seeks to ensure conception of Hindutva. This is nothing less without that personality being directly con-
The fact is that the relationship with China, given the militarised nature of an aspect
dominated Hindutva thinking. Combining that local deities and than demoting a civilisation to the status of a nected to the RSS; because by association,
of the border dispute, has become mired in politics, hyperbole and maximalism. It needs, these two urges, Hindutva has sought to in- religion-based nation. Hindutva gains social acceptability.
instead,ahealthydoseof realism.Twoneighbouringstates,withlargeeconomiesandmil- tervene in the bewildering diversity of ideas
traditions are ‘nationalised’. The second achievement of Hindutva has Opponents of RSS may have historically
itary strength and different political systems, are bound to disagree — neither can wish and practices that are adopted by different Rather than conceding the been its clever capture of the entire social ridiculed these practices, but today, they
the other away. It is important that the relationship isn’t politicised, and that political groupsclaimingtobeHindus.Inordertobring local flavour and autonomy space. RSS was never confined to only the re- would do well to take into account the social
space is left open for engagement. At the same time, it is important not to confuse the homogeneitytothischaotic-lookingdiversity, of many practices and many ligious,theculturalorthepolitical.Ithasprac- capital that Hindutva gained from these.
Hindutva has offered two pathways. One is tically been everywhere. In each sphere of Now, the capture of the social sphere
disengagement at the LAC for a “resolution”. India has stood its ground and must con-
that of nationalism based on an identity that deities, the effort is to weave publiclife,Hindutvafloatedparallelorganisa- moves to another level. Sections of the social
tinue to do so. It is also important for Delhi to make it clear to Beijing that as a vibrant isnamedasHinduidentity.Inreality,thisiden- them into a more sanitised tions of its own. Simultaneously, it ensured a sphere that are opposed to Hindutva are be-
democracy, it needs to take the people along, especially the Opposition, Parliament and tityisoftenpredicatedontheideaoftheother and straightforward presenceforitssympathisersandsupporters. ingeasedout—allowingHindutvatobecome
India’s external partners. If India shows the same fortitude and patience it has thus far, it and deep suspicion of that other. The “other” narrative. This project WhiletheformerallowedHindutvatoevolve coterminous with the social sphere in its en-
stands a good chance of pushing its point home, without rancour, and build a better re- is most often identified in terms of followers into a social universe dedicated to the propa- tirety. For the RSS, the awkward relationship
ofChristianityandIslam.Inthissense,theidea involves an unprecedented gationofitsviews—auniversethatwouldre- with Narendra Modi notwithstanding, the
lationship with its neighbour.
of “we” acquires strength from exclusion homogenisation of place pre-existing social organisations when Modi period has offered a golden moment
rather than inclusion. traditions and practices in a opportune power equations would emerge, precisely at a time when Hindutva has al-
Overtime,besidesparochialandreligion- the presence of its supporters in all walks of readypenetratedthesocialsphere.Thisisbe-
manner that disconnects
AN UNCERTAIN OUTLOOK based nationalism, Hindutva has also sought
to redefine the meaning of being a Hindu.
Particularsymbolismshavebeenpopularised
those traditions from their
local meanings and reference
lifemeantthatthroughthem,itsideaswould
continue to penetrate the mainstream and
gain slow legitimacy.
cause, now, under state tutelage, Hindutva
candeclareitsversionof Hindureligionasthe
official version and can preside over the so-
as pan-Hindu. Since the Ram Janmabhoomi points, converting them into Thus, while it continued to have sympa- cialspherewherecompetingviewswillhave
Economic indicators point towards slower growth momentum. movement,aneffortwasundertakentoiden- thisers in the media, among Congress politi- no elbow room.
regional cogs and facilitating
This might tilt balance away from status quo on interest rates tifyaparticularideaofLordRamasthecoreof cians, judges and bureaucrats, RSS also made

I
beingHindu.Geographicallyandacrosssocial the construction of a new, sure that it would be ready with an alterna- The writer, based in Pune,
N RECENT WEEKS, commentary from the Reserve Bank of India has been opti-
hierarchies,LordRammayhavehaddifferent all-India idea of the Hindu. tivesocialspherethroughitsownmedia,think taught Political Science
mistic about the economic growth momentum in the country, underlining its re-
silience. For instance, in his comments on the October meeting of the Monetary
Policy Committee, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, had said that the “fundamental
drivers — consumption and investment demand — are gaining momentum”. The cen-

MEDICINE USE AND MISUSE

tral bank had then pegged the economy to grow at 7 per cent in the second quarter, and
7.2 per cent over the full year. However, some leading economic indicators do seem to
suggest that the momentum might have slowed down.
For instance, on the production side, the index of industrial production actually fell by
0.1 per cent in August. Industrial output has grown at 4.2 per cent in the financial year so
far (April-August), down from 6.2 per cent over the same period last year. Similarly, eight
UN recognition of antibiotic abuse gives India mandate to scale up correctives
coreindustries,includingcementandsteel,havegrownataslowerpacethisyearascom-
pared to last year. Both Coal India’s output and power generation have also been weak. In Rajib Dasgupta
September, GST collections grew by 6.5 per cent. As per FADA, sales of passenger vehicles
have grown at just 1 per cent in the first half of the financial year, while those of commer- LAST MONTH, THE UN General Assembly TheWorldBankestimatesthatthis threat quiredtoprioritiseandfundprudent,respon-
cialvehicleshaveactuallyfallen.However,otherindicatorshavebeenrelativelyhealthy— recognised anti-microbial resistance (AMR) could result in additional healthcare costs of sible, and evidence-based use of antimicro-
two-wheeler output is up, as are non-oil exports and cargo traffic at ports. As per ICRA, as an urgent “global health threat and devel- up to $1 trillion by 2050 and GDP losses per bials in animal health.
value added is expected to grow at 6.4 per cent in the second quarter, down from 6.8 per opmental challenge”. Its high-level meeting year ranging from US$ 1-3.4 trillion by 2030. The environmental dimensions of AMR
centinthefirstquarter.Thestateof theeconomyreport,preparedbyeconomistsattheRBI, ontheissue“demand(ed)immediateaction” Thistranslatestoannualcostsbeingaslargeas include preventing the discharge of antimi-
through solutions that stressed the One those of the 2008 global financial crisis and crobials into the environment and more re-
acknowledges this “slackening of momentum” in the second quarter, but has attributed
Health approach. That’s because UNGA con- could widen the inequality between nations. search to catalyse actions to address key
it to “idiosyncractic” factors such as the heavy rains. It has, however, estimated growth for sidered AMR an imminent threat to human, Given this urgency, the political declara- sources of antimicrobial pollution. As a con-
the second quarter a tad bit slower at 6.8 per cent. But the study expresses confidence animal and plant health. It also rightly recog- tionspeaksunequivocallyof reducingthees- cept, the One Health approach entails estab-
aboutthegrowthmomentumarguingthatprivateinvestment“isshowingsomeencour- nisedthatdealingwiththeproblemisessen- timated 4.95 million human deaths associ- lishing links between humans, animals and
aging signs”, while private consumption “is shaping up” for a revival in the festive season. tial to enabling equitable economic develop- ated with bacterial AMR annually by 10 per the environment through a collaborative ap-
Greaterclarityontheunderlyinggrowthmomentuminthecountrywillemergewhen ment and a healthy environment. centby2030.Ithasadvocatedsustainablena- proach between experts in these sectors.
Antimicrobialisanall-encompassingterm tional financing and $100 million catalytic Thesecollaborationsneedtobebackedupby
theNationalStatisticalOfficereleasesthesecondquarterGDPestimatesnextmonth.This
that includes antibiotics, antivirals, antifun- funding, to help achieve a target of at least 60 politicalcommitment,policies,sustainablefi-
datareleasewillbefollowedbytheDecembermeetingof theRBI’smonetarypolicycom- gals and antiparasitics administered to hu- per cent of countries having funded national nancing, and engagement of civil society.
mittee. A lower than expected GDP estimate for the second quarter might force the RBI to mans, animals and plants. They have been action plans on AMR by 2030. Clear targets TheUnionMinisterofStateforHealthand
revise downwards its growth estimates for the full year. This could perhaps tilt the bal- misused and overused not just to treat dis- havebeensetoutfortherelevantsectorsthat Family Welfare reaffirmed India’s commit-
ance away from the status quo maintained by the committee on interest rates. eases but also as “growth promoters” in in- The World Bank estimates mustbeachievedby2030.Atleast70percent ment at the UNGA meeting. The updated
dustrial-scalefoodproductionsincethe1950s. that this global threat could of antimicrobials being used for human National Action Plan for AMR 2.0 has ambi-
In 2000, the WHO recommended rapidly healthcareshouldbelongtotheWHOAccess tiousgoalsofinter-sectoralcollaborationwith
phasingoutantibioticgrowthpromotersfrom result in additional Group — minimal side effects and lower po- clear monitoring mechanisms. The National

OLD FRIENDS, BOOKENDS the agriculture and animal sectors. AMR can
setbackgainsmadeinthetreatmentofinfec-
tiousdiseasesanddelayordisruptgoalssuch
healthcare costs of up to
$1 trillion by 2050 and GDP
losses per year ranging from
tential to cause AMR. All countries will be
taskedtohavebasicwater,sanitation,hygiene,
and waste management services in health-
OneHealthMission,across-ministerialeffort,
has mapped existing surveillance pro-
grammesandlaboratorycapabilities.Themis-
In the age of virtual connections, the promise of old-school astheeliminationofTBormalariaonaccount care facilities and 90 per cent of them must sion also aims to plug gaps. The UN mandate
of the emergence of multiple drug-resistant US$ 1-3.4 trillion by 2030. meettheminimumrequirementsforWHO’s isanopportunitytorefineandreshapeIndia’s
real-life friendships — to never be adrift strains. It also makes common procedures This translates to annual Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) pro- AMR activities.

C
AN YOU IMAGINE us years from today/ Sharing a park bench quietly?/ How such as surgeries or cancer chemotherapies costs being as large as those grammes. Other commitments include in-
riskier and more expensive. The drivers and vestmentstofacilitateequitableaccesstoand The writer is professor, Centre of Social
terriblystrange to be 70!” sang Simon and Garfunkel in 1968, in ‘OldFriends’.
consequences of AMR are exacerbated by
of the 2008 global financial appropriateuseof antimicrobialsandreport- Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal
There issomethingto besaidfor theconstancyof oldfriends,thosewhohave poverty and inequality, affecting low- and crisis and could widen the ingsurveillancedataonantimicrobialuseand Nehru University, New Delhi and co-
seen the many versions of the person one has been and could potentially be. middle-incomecountriesdisproportionately. inequality between nations. AMRacrosssectors.Theagri-foodsectorisre- investigator, One Health Poultry Hub
Held one’s hair as one threw up in the loo after a wild night out, nursed one’s broken
heart, careful not to roll their eyes and say, “I told you so”. Friends who stood one step be-
hind like faithful shadows through marriage, childbirth, bereavements and milestones,
knowing the script of each others’ lives more intimately than families ever can, even as
youth slips into middle age into dotage. OCTOBER 23, 1984, FORTY YEARS AGO
What does it mean to be friends like these? Six friends walk into a pub. And they do
so every Thursday for 56 years to share a pint and their lives. In these years, their hair has PAK ARMS CONCERN peaceoftheregion,andcalledforurgentsteps
to save mankind from any nuclear holocaust.
Haryana,andSyedMirQasim,oneof thesen-
ior leaders of Bahuguna’s erstwhile
turned to the colour of winter. Theconversationshaveveeredfromtheirlovelivesto their
flagging health, from soccer to pensions. In this age of virtual connections, the story of THEINDIANGOVERNMENTconveyeditscon- During the informal talks that President Zail DemocraticSocialistParty,willbethetwovice
cern to the United States over the report that Singh had with the Mauritian Governor- presidents of the party.
this six-decade-long friendship in the UK’s Yorkshire, reported by the BBC, speaks of the
Washingtonwaslikelytosupplynewsophis- GeneralSirSeewoosagurRamgoolam,thetwo
preciousplatonicintimaciesthatgirdlivesIRL,inwhichconventiondictatesthatmarriage
and family take precedence.
ticated weapons to Pakistan. India’s concern
wasexpressedattheIndianForeignSecretary
countries reaffirmed their commitment to
non-alignment and peaceful coexistence.
EPIDEMIC THREAT
Asinlife,soinfilmsandliterature,friendshipshavedriftedtocentrestagesparingly,the MKRasgotra’stalkswiththevisitingAssistant RESIDENTS OF DELHI Cantonment and
dramaoffortuitousmeetingsandlifelongconnectionsplayingsecondfiddletoromanticre- Secretary of State Richard Murphy.
CHARAN HEADS DMKP Narainavillagearethreatenedwithepidemic
asaresultofthegrosslypollutedwatersupply
lationships.ButfromFarhanAkhtar’scoming-of-ageDilChahtaHai(2001)toSallyRooney’s
millennialNormalPeople(2018),if there’sanythingthecomplicatedyetliberating,solidyet INDIA-MAURITIUS TALKS CHARAN SINGH FORMALLY became the
Presidentof thenewlyformedDalitMazdoor
in the area. Chief engineer of the Delhi Water
SupplyandSewageDisposalUndertakingSA
amorphous world of friendships have shown, it is this: That there is something to be said
INDIAANDMAURITIUSsharedtheircommon Kisan Party (DMKP) and appointed H N Swamy has sent an emergency telegram to
for the largehearted generosity of those who have your back, for the quiet reassurance of concern over the stockpiling of nuclear arms BahugunaasChairmanof theparty’selection theexecutiveofficeroftheDelhiCantonment
growing old together, discovering new eccentricities and feeling secure in the knowledge by the superpowers and increased military campaign Committee to be nominated later. Board asking him to arrange for alternative
of old ones. For friendship promises one thing — the assurance that you’ll never be adrift. activity in the Indian Ocean, threatening the Devi Lal, a former Janata Party leader from supply lines within seven days.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 WHAT THE OTHERS SAY

THE IDEAS PAGE

“[Kamala Harris] should start planning her own alternative vision for the 250th
birthday party now, and lay out plans... She should promise to work with Congress
toward the biggest, best — and most truly inclusive — patriotic extravaganza our
nation has ever seen.” — THEWASHINGTONPOST

An agreement, some questions My knapsack

Delhi-Beijing agreement on patrolling LAC is an achievement of Indian diplomacy. of privilege
India now needs to find out what led to the Chinese incursions in 2020 I am painfully aware that it requires
unpacking. Dismantling entrenched
hierarchies is a moral imperative
challenge religious majoritarianism pro-
vides a pathway to understanding the
mechanisms of privilege. Texts by Dalit,
women and minority writers, thinkers and
activistsofferpowerfulcritiquesof systems
Jabin T Jacob that perpetuate inequality.Thisintellectual
engagement needs to be sustained to fos-
INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY Vikram Misri ter critical reflection.
announced on October 21 that India and Much of the perpetuation of privilege
China had reached “an agreement... on pa-
Manoj Kumar Jha happenswithinfamiliesandinsocialcircles.
trolling arrangements along the Line of Conversationsaboutcaste,gender,andreli-
Actual Control... leading to disengagement OFTEN CELEBRATED FOR its diversity and gious hierarchies must begin within these
and a resolution of the issues that had democratic values, Indiacontinues to grap- intimatespaces.However,thisprocessmust
arisen” following Chinese transgressions “in ple with deep-seated inequalities rooted in not end at discussions. Mentorship and ac-
these areas in 2020”. The question that re- caste, gender, and religion. While diversity tive support for individuals from margin-
mains to be clarified is whether “disengage- isasourceof pride,itisequallyimportantto alised backgrounds can play a vital role in
ment” will cover all extant areas of dispute acknowledge that our social identities are addressing disparities born out of systemic
where patrolling has been blocked on both arranged into hierarchies from birth. Our oppression.Thismentorship,however,must
sides, including the so-called “legacy dis- gender, our parents’ caste and occupation, beapproachedcarefullytoavoidpaternalis-
putes” in eastern Ladakh at Demchok and their religion, and the location of our birth, tic tendencies. It is easy for those from priv-
Depsang or only those areas that came into determine,toalargeextent,theadvantages ileged backgrounds to fall into the trap of
contention in 2020. we have over others. These privileges man- adoptinga“saviour”mindset.Lessonsfrom
BothMisriandExternalAffairsMinisterS ifestinbetteraccesstoeducation,nutrition, global social movements, particularly anti-
Jaishankar,whospokeatanothereventafew healthcareandeconomicresourcesleading raciststruggles,emphasisethattruesolidar-
hours later, were reluctant to answer direct tocomparativelybetterworkprospectsand ity does not involve rescuing those who are
questions on these two areas, repeatedly re- social standing. This is not only an issue for marginalised but standing with them and
ferring to 2020 as the year of consequence. India. Around the world, from South Africa amplifying their voices.
This reluctance might have several reasons. to the United States, addressing the issue of Whileindividualintrospectionisneces-
One easy explanation is that they were privilegehasbeencentraltothedebatesand sary, lasting change must occur at the insti-
deferring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, movementsforsocialandeconomicjustice. tutional level. Educational institutions,
who might make the more substantive In discussions on social movements at workplaces and legal systems are key sites
statement following an expected meeting theuniversity,oneof themanybooksIused whereprivilegeoperatesandisreproduced.
with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the to teach was Peggy McIntosh’s White For meaningful reform, privileged groups
sidelines of the BRICS Summit at Kazan in Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. mustadvocateforpoliciesthatpromotedi-
Russia. But if that were so, why could the McIntosh argues that White people in the versity, equity, and inclusion, not as token
Ministry of External Affairs not have waited C R Sasikumar US receive certain unearned benefits and gestures,butasfundamentalchangestothe
a few more days for him to have done so? privilegesbyvirtueoftheirskincolour.They fabricof institutions.Thiscaninvolvepush-
The other possibility is that this might be the carrythesebenefitsandprivilegesinan“in- ingforthecorrectapplicationof affirmative
extent of information available to the pub- government engagement and that is some- ply not equipped to execute them with the visibleknapsack”thatremovesbarriersand action policies, demanding representative
lic for the foreseeable future since “next thing the patrolling agreement delivers, es- politicalleadership,preferringtofocusonin- opens doors that remain closed to others leadership, and creating curricula that re-
steps” are still pending. sentially drawing attention away from the cremental measures, such as shoring up bor- without a knapsack. flect the reality and plurality of Indian soci-
Another reason might have to do with BRICS summit itself. der infrastructure instead. This, then, raises In Annihilation of Caste, B R Ambedkar ety. Recruitment practices in academia and
the scale of the progress actually achieved. Two, there are now concerns within the the question of why such gaps exist or why it critiqued the caste system as a rigid hierar- other workplaces need to dismantle net-
In September, when Jaishankar declared Indian government about the feasibility of takesacrisistogetcriticalphysicalinfrastruc- chy that not only dehumanises those at the works of privilege that disadvantage mar-
that “roughly... about 75 per cent of the dis- keeping up restrictions on Chinese invest- turedevelopmentmoving.Eitherway,thede- bottombutalsonormalisestheprivilegesof ginalised groups.
engagement problems are sorted out” and ments, particularly when India remains de- bate has not been joined in public. thoseatthetop.Thisprocessiscompounded The suicide of Rohith Vemula in 2016
the Chinese followed up saying “the two pendent on manufacturing supply chains If there hasbeen “forward movement” in by the ways in which caste and gender in- was a stark reminder of how deeply en-
countries have realised disengagement in and technology transfers from that country. India in the wake of 2020, it has been in the tersect to exacerbate inequalities, making trenchedcastehierarchiescontinuetoshape
four areas in the Western sector”, it was pos- Even a limited agreement on the LAC offers sense that like in 1962, the events in eastern certain groups doubly disadvantaged. opportunities and life experiences. Yet, de-
sible to imagine that the older disputes at a face-saving way to move forward on trade Ladakh awakened a generation or two of Dismantling such a system, Ambedkar in- spite occasional moments of national reck-
Demchok and Depsang, where stand-offs and investment from China. Indianstothelong-termchallengethatChina sists,requiresafundamentalshiftinhowwe oning, the introspection necessary to bring
continue, constituted the remainder of the Meanwhile, it is worth noting that the will likely pose to Indian interests. view privilege. about systemic change remains limited.
“disengagement problems” that had to be Army was missing from the scene when the With the benefit of some distance from Understanding how unearned privi- Pointingoutaperson’sprivilegeisnotan
sorted out. News reports since Misri’s an- announcement of the patrolling agreement the events of 2020, Indians should also now leges — both personal and systemic — accusation. It is an opportunity to question
nouncement suggesting that this is the case, was made. Arguments could be made that be asking more questions. shape our lives is the first step towards dis- the structures that perpetuate inequality
will need to be confirmed. thefinalmilehadtobecoveredbydiplomats, Why did China do what it did? What mantling hierarchies and building a more and work towards their dismantling. As
The patrolling agreement is certainly an but for a military aiming at theaterisation, Perhaps, the Army or the might it do next? Why has Indian expertise just society. Upper-caste individuals, men, Ambedkar pointed out, the privileged few
achievementofIndiandiplomacy,butitisalso with the attendant requirement of global- government or both decided been lacking in answering these questions? and those belonging to religiousmajorities musttakeresponsibilityfortheirroleinup-
a limited one, for India has achieved no for- level strategic and diplomatic engagements, Or, if the expertiseis available, why has it not enjoy unearned benefits that shape their holding systems of oppression.
ward movement over the past four years — it it is rather odd that senior military officials that a like-for-like response found greater acknowledgement and public experiencesinwaystheyoftenfailtorecog- As an individual, teacher, and political
hasbeendevotedtothetaskonlyof reversing were missing from the dais. was escalatory, which begs the visibility? Equally important are questions nise.Forthosewhohaveneverexperienced leader, I am painfully aware of the invisible
Chinese transgressions, not punishing them, This is also particularly ironic for if there question why concerns about of accountability surrounding the events of marginalisation, privilege often feels like knapsack I carry. I consider it my duty to
let alone resolving the boundary dispute it- isonestand-outfeatureof India’sresponseto escalation must matter only 2020 itself. What were the lapses on the the norm — the invisible knapsack they do carry out conversations around privilege
self. The idea for now seems to ensure the the Chinese transgressions of 2020, it is that Indian side that caused intelligence on the not see. The challenge is to uncover and within the insular social and institutional
impression of progress and the optics nec- theArmywasnotallowedtorespondinkind to India. Or that despite Chinese build-up to be ignored? Why has confront these hidden privileges. What spaces of our societies. It’s a conversation
essaryfora“successful”BRICSsojournbythe —withtheexceptionof thecaptureandbrief claims of multiple plans to publicaccountabilitynotbeenforthcoming? would it take for Indian society to recog- thatthosewithunearnedprivilegesneedto
Prime Minister. This, then, highlights other occupation of the Kailash Range in August counter Chinese moves, the Without answers to these questions and nise these hierarchies? have with urgency, and I daresay, a sense of
issues and implications. 2020. That, even as it built up along the LAC, more, India will remain unprepared for the Firstly,itrequiresawillingnesstoengage shame.Thedemandforthecastecensusand
Army was simply not
One, that India’s BRICS engagement is a the Army’s primary role of responding to ag- next border crisis with China. with the experiences of marginalised proportionaterepresentationispartofsuch
sensitive matter at this point in geopoliti- gression was curtailed by diplomatic tasks. equipped to execute them groups. Listening without interrupting or conversations.Theoppositiontotherelent-
cal time — Russia’s Ukraine invasion and Perhaps, the Army or the government or with the political leadership The writer is associate professor, underminingthevalidityof theirnarratives less attacks on reservations — carving out
China’s “no-limits partnership” with the bothdecidedthatalike-for-likeresponsewas preferring to focus on Department of International Relations and is essential. The everyday ease with which exceptionsorlateralentries—ispartofsuch
former has drawn such Western opposition escalatory,whichbegsthequestionwhycon- Governance Studies, and director, privileged individuals navigate life — conversations. Vocal and loud protests
that it cannot fail to singe India, too. New cerns about escalation must matter only to
incremental measures, such Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, whether in terms of access to education, against economic inequalities are part of
Delhi needs more than “strategic auton- India.Or,thatdespiteclaimsofmultipleplans as shoring up border Shiv Nadar University, healthcare,orprofessionalopportunities— such conversations. Until these conversa-
omy” as an argument to explain a head-of- tocounterChinesemoves,theArmywassim- infrastructure instead. Delhi NCR needstoberecognisedasasystemicadvan- tions are not commonplace, we must keep
tageratherthanapersonalaccomplishment. checking our privilege.
Second, active learning and unlearning
are required. Engaging with anti-caste lit- The writer is a Rashtriya Janata Dal

Social ill and legal response

erature, feminist critiques, and works that Rajya Sabha MP

SC child marriage verdict is welcome. It shouldn’t lead to wrongful penalisation LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Audrey Dmello and Flavia Agnes PEACE NEEDS WORK litical understanding is not limited to
Muslimsalone.Thepoliticalleadersand
This refers to the editorial, ‘A fragile parties tend to treat Dalits, Adivasis and
ON OCTOBER 18, a Supreme Court Bench 1929. Before this, we had the Age of Consent ily and community are aligned, PCMA is sel- informed the court that she had consented peace’ (IE, October 22). The latest terror OBCs as a block, too. This has been
comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Act, of 1891. dom used. Young girls are unable to stand to the marriage. strikeinKashmir,timedtocoincidewith proventobeanineffectivestrategyelec-
and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra Almost 150 years later, India has one in up to family and societal pressure and sup- A void marriage is when a child under the installation of a newly-elected gov- tion after election. And now, the
delivered an extensive judgment highlight- three of the world’s child brides. Of the port systems offered by the state are not ho- 18 years has been “taken” or “enticed” away ernment,wasmeanttocautionallstake- Supreme Court, by allowing sub-classi-
ing the alarming scale of child marriages in country’s 223 million child brides, 102 mil- listic or adequate. from their lawful guardian and married off. holders that terrorism in the Valley was fication of SCs, has made it clear that
India despite the enactment of the lion were married before turning 15. In Child marriages are not limited to those The marriage is treated like it never existed. far from over. It was a clear indication some SCs are more marginalised than
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006, child marriages in India made up 47 carried out under parental pressure; they A voidable marriage on the other hand is that terrorists and their Pakistan-based others. The challenge is: How do these
18 years ago. Even though it took the Bench per cent of all marriages — almost half of all include marriages by minors against valid until the child approaches the court to handlers intend to intensify and sustain communities get their due?
seven years, the verdict has elaborate girls in India were married before the age parental wishes. “Should both these kinds “nullify the marriage up to two years after militancy while leaving ambers of dis- L R Murmu, New Delhi
guidelines for the effective implementa- of 18, as per the National Family Health of marriages be treated alike?” the Delhi attaining majority”.The states of Karnataka ruption and destabilisation burning in
tion of PCMA.
It starts by quoting Rukhmabai’s plea to
Survey. The prevalence has halved since the
enactment of the PCMA. In some states,
High Court had probed in Jitender Kumar
Sharma v State (2010). When minors exer-
(2016) and Haryana (2020), through state-
specific amendments, have made all child
theregion.Theattackposesasignificant
challenge to the new administration.
LONG BATTLE AHEAD
the Bombay High Court in 1884, “Sir, I am however, it still exceeds 40 per cent, with cise their choice to marry against their par- marriages void ab initio (void from the be- Since law and order now come within THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘A terror at-
one of those unfortunate Hindu women, the highest rates found in West Bengal, ent’s wishes, the tables are turned and ginning). A National Coalition for the jurisdiction of the state’s Lieutenant tack,manysignals’(IE,October22).New
whose hard lot it is to suffer the unname- Bihar and Tripura (UNICEF report). The PCMA is promptly used against them to de- Advocating Adolescent Concerns study Governor,whoisalsooverseeingbroader Delhi has repeatedly made it clear that
able miseries entailed by the custom of problem is worse in rural India as compared clare their marriage void. highlighted the disruptive impact this has anti-terrorism operations, both author- talkscannotberesumedunlessPakistan
early marriage. This wicked practice has to urban areas, with 56 and 29 per cent Courts have given contradictory opin- had and the plight of child brides in ities should collaborate in launching a turnsofftheterrortap.Itisnocoincidence
destroyed the happiness of my life.” prevalence respectively. ions in such cases. In Yunus Khan v State of Karnataka: “What will be the legal status of multifaceted campaign to liberate that the attack took place in Ganderbal,
Rukhmabai refused to join her husband Poverty is the dominant cause of child Haryana (2014), a 16-year-old girl got mar- the girls, their children, their right to matri- Kashmir from the scourge of terror. the constituency of J&K’s new CM Omar
and declared that she would subject her- marriages. Families see it as a way to cope ried against her parents’ wishes. Her father monial property, etc? How will the law Kamal Laddha, Bengaluru Abdullah.Clearly,Pakistan-backedterror
self to the maximum penalty under the with growing economic hardship. Often, filed a case of kidnapping against her hus- tackle abandonment and destitution of girls groupsaresendingamessage—aftertar-
law, rather than live with her husband. The
matter was finally settled between the par-
younger siblings are married along with
the elder ones to save expenses.
band and a writ before the High Court seek-
ing her custody. The girl stated that she had
especially when husbands take advantage
of the void status to re-marry?”
A BIGGER PROBLEM geting the Jammu region in recent
months — that the remarkably peaceful
ties, and Rukhmabai went on to become Displacement breaks down social net- married out of her own free will, and the While the guidelines set out by the THISREFERSTOthearticle,‘Neithervic- pollsintheUTcouldnothavetakenplace
one of the first practising women doctors in works and protection systems, making courts held the marriage valid and not void. Supreme Court are commendable, one will tim nor villain’ (IE, October 22). The without the Pakistan military establish-
colonial India. young girls even more vulnerable. However, in the case of Amrinder Kaur and haveto observe theirimplementation on the writerhascorrectlypointedoutthatop- ment’stacitagreement.OmarAbdullah's
Child marriage is an offence punishable The strong emphasis on the sexual pu- Others v State of Punjab (2015), when the ground. The fact that SC is cognisant of the position parties have fallen prey to the condemnationofthekillingsascowardly
with rigorous imprisonment — which may rity and virginity of brides ensures parents family of the 16-year-old girl opposed the impact that criminalisation has on girls, their RSS-BJP narrative of considering isapositivesign.Unlikeinthepastwhen
extend up to two years — or with a fine of up marry their daughters early. The fear that marriage as the boy was from a different families and communities and has empha- Muslimsaunifiedpoliticalblock—ano- mainstreampartyleadersmaintainedsi-
to Rs 1 lakh, or both, on whoever performs, young girls may be sexually abused, or caste, the Punjab and Haryana High Court sised that these guidelines prioritise preven- tion amplified, to some extent, by lence or blamed the Union government,
conducts, directs or abets child marriage. worse still, engage in consensual sexual ac- held the marriage void on the ground that tion before protection and protection before Muslim fundamentalists too. There are the country must now proactively pre-
Offences under the Act are cognisable and tivity, is daunting. There is also the deep- the girl was a minor and that the man had penalisation, is a welcome relief. differences and disparities within pare for a long battle against terrorism.
non-bailable. The marriage is voidable ex- rooted belief that a daughter’s marriage is a enticed and kidnapped her. In this case, it Muslimsociety.However,thislackofpo- S S Paul, Nadia
cept in certain cases. The PCMA of 2006 re- religious obligation that needs to be fulfilled was the couple who had approached the Dmello is director and Agnes
placed the Child Marriage Restraint Act of above all else. In these cases, since the fam- court to obtain police protection and the girl is founder, Majlis

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DRAFT-DODGING SCANDAL
UKRAINE’S PROSECUTOR GENERAL RESIGNS
Ukraine’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin said Tuesday he had resigned, in the wake of a domestic scan-
dal where dozensof officials are alleged to have abused their position to receive disability status and avoid
military service. Kostin's office has recently been rocked by allegations against dozens of local officials.

TOPOFTHE Gaza shadow over polls, Trump seeks ALSO ON TABLE: ISRAEL PLAN AGAINST IRAN
WORLD
votes for ‘peace’, Harris walks tightrope Hezbollahfiresrocketsas
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 22 Blinkenholdstalkswith
Alejandro Toledo in
court. Reuters
TWO WEEKS out from Election
Day, the crisis in the Middle East
is looming over the race for the
White House, with one candi-
date struggling to find just the
Netanyahutopushtruce
right words to navigate its diffi- REUTERS
PERU cultcross-currentsandtheother TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO,
Ex-president making bold pronouncements
that the age-old conflict can
OCTOBER 22

getsover20 quickly be set right. US SECRETARY of State Antony

yearsinprison Vice President Kamala Harris

hasbeenpainstakingly—andnot
Blinken pressed Israeli Prime
MinisterBenjaminNetanyahuin
always successfully — trying to Latino community leaders pray for Republican presidential nominee and former US talks on Tuesday to capitalise on
Lima: Peru’s former balance talk of strong support for president Donald Trump during a roundtable in Doral, Florida, Tuesday. Reuters the killing of Hamas’ leader by
President Alejandro Israelwithharshcondemnations securing the release of the
Toledo Monday was sen- of civilian casualties among October 7 attack hostages and
tenced to 20 years and six
months in prison in a case
involving Brazilian con-
Palestiniansandotherscaughtup plightofciviliansinGaza,shewas
in Israel’s wars against Hamas in notandwouldnotaccuseIsraelof
Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. genocide. A day earlier, the dy-
Musk delivers cash, ending the war in Gaza.
After repeated abortive at-
tempts to broker a ceasefire be-

conspiracies to voters
structiongiantOdebrecht, Donald Trump insists that namics were reversed when tweenIsraelandHamas,Blinken
which became synony- none of this would have hap- Harristoldreportersthatthe“first was making his 11th trip to the
mous with corruption pened on his watch and that he andmosttragicstory”of thecon- Middle East since the Gaza war At the site of an Israeli airstrike in a densely-populated
across Latin America, can make it all go away if elected. flict was the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. erupted - and the last before a neighborhood in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday. AP
where it paid millions of Both of them are bidding for Trump, meanwhile, in recent REUTERS Republicans presidential election that could
dollarsinbribestogovern- the votes of Arab and Muslim days has participated in inter- PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 22 voteearly upend US policy.
ment officials and American voters and Jewish vot- views with Saudi-owned Al- Blinken was also looking for release of all hostages and end-
others.Authoritiesaccused
Toledo of accepting $35
ers,particularlyinextremelytight ArabiyaandLebaneseoutletMTV, FOR FOUR days billionaire Elon
races in the battle- where he promised Musk toured Pennsylvania, put-
WITH FORMER President
Donald Trump's encour-
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spillover conflict between Israel
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that provides lasting security for FBIPROBESLEAKOF
million in bribes from
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andsaid“thingswill helping Republican Donald
agement, Republicans are
voting early again, flocking
and the Iran-backed militant
group Hezbollah in Lebanon,
Israelis and Palestinians alike,"
the US State Department said in
SECRETDOCUMENTS
allowing the construction Pennsylvania. turn out very well” Trump's campaign to take back to the polls for in-person where overnight at least 18 peo- a statement. In a statement is- Washington: The FBI said
of a highway.Toledo has Harris over the in Lebanon. the White House in November. voting ahead of Election ple were killed, including four sued by his office, Netanyahu Tuesday that it is investigat-
denied the accusations weekend alter- In a post on his Musk made a string of false Day and helping break children, and 60 injured by an said Sinwar's elimination “may ingtheunauthorisedrelease
against him. His attorney, nately drew praise RACE FOR social media plat- claimsaboutelectionfraud,echo- records for ballots cast be- Israeli airstrike near Beirut's have a positive effect on the re- of classified documents on
RobertoSiu,toldreporters and criticism over form,hepredicteda ing those made by Trump. fore November in key main state hospital. turnof thehostages,theachieve- Israel's preparation for a po-
afterthehearingthatthey her comments THE WHITE Harris presidency Musk shocked a crowd of states. The GOP hopes this Blinkenfacedanuphillstrug- ment of all the goals of the war, tential retaliatory attack on
will appeal the sentence. about a pro- HOUSE would only make roughly1,500atanondenomina- will fix a mechanical gleonbothfronts.Hespelledout and the day after the war”. But Iran. White House national
Toledo, 78, was first ar- Palestinian pro- matters in the tionalchurchinthePennsylvania problem that some in the US hopes that the death of there was no mention of a pos- security spokesman John
restedin2019athishome tester. Some took Mideast worse. “If capitalof HarrisburgonSaturday party blame for costing it Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar — sible ceasefire. Kirby said Monday that the
inCalifornia. Hewasextra- Harris’remarkthattheprotester’s Kamala gets four more years, the when he announced he was giv- the 2020 presidential blamed for triggering a year of Hezbollah announced Biden administration is still
dited to Peru in 2022 after concerns were “real” to be an ex- Middle East will spend the next ingaway$1million.Thefirstwin- elections. devastating warfare by planning dozens of attacks against Israeli not certain if the classified
acourtofappealsdenieda pression of agreement with his four decades going up in flames, nerwasJohnDreher,whorushed the deadly militant assault from targets on Tuesday, including information was leaked or
challenge. AP description of Israel’s conduct as and your kids will be going off to to the stage in a signature red Gaza on Israeli territory on Oct. what it said were Israeli military hacked. The FBI confirmed
“genocide.”Thatdrewsharpcon- War, maybe even a Third World MAGA cap. On Sunday, Musk you know, I think they’re used in 7 last year — will provide a new sites near Haifa and Tel Aviv. theinvestigationforthe first
demnation from Israel’s former War, something that will never awardedanother$1millioncheck Philadelphia and in Maricopa opportunity for peace. Beforethetalks,aseniorState time on Tuesday. Marked
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chargedwith
US murderplot
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Pakistan plans Son of Singapore
founder says he
New York: An official with artificial rain as
Iran’sRevolutionaryGuard
has been charged in a plot Mike Jeffries indicted Lahore declared is now political
for sex trafficking
tokillanIranianAmerican
author on US soil, accord- world’s most refugee in UK
ing to a rewritten indict-
ment filed on Tuesday. polluted city
Ruhollah Bazghandi and PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
three other men were REUTERS Indictment SINGAPORE, OCTOBER 22
chargedintheupdatedin- FLORIDA, OCTOBER 22 says Jeffries PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
dictmentagainstthoseac- paid for LAHORE, OCTOBER 22 LEE HSIEN YANG, the youngest
cused of trying to kill MIKE JEFFRIES, the former chief dozens of son of the founder of modern
MasihAlinejad.Bazghandi executiveofAbercrombie&Fitch, men to meet PAKISTAN PUNJAB province on Singapore,thelateLeeKuanYew,
is not in custody. The has been indicted on sex traffick- him for sex Tuesday said it has planned arti- said on Tuesday that he is now a
Iranianoppositionactivist ing and prostitution involving ficialrainstomitigatetheimpact political
andjournalisthasbeenliv- dozens of men. of thesmogafterLahorefacedan refugee in the
ing in exile in New York Thechargeswereunveiledon Italy, Morocco, Saint Barthelemy alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) UK after seek-
City. Her identity is not in Tuesday,adecadeafterJeffriesleft and elsewhere, in the hope it of 394. It would be the second ing asylum
court papers, but she con- the retailer he built over 22 years would advance their careers. time that Lahore, the cultural protection
firmed to the AP that she into a popular clothing brand Relying on their “vast” finan- capitalof Pakistanandoneof the from the
was the intended target. knownforsexuallychargedmar- cial resources and Jeffries' power citiesto regularly face worstpol- Britishgovern-
Alinejad fled Iran follow- keting. Jeffries, his partner atAbercrombie,JeffriesandSmith lution, would carry out cloud Protesters gather to demand the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin after ment “as a last
ingthecountry’sdisputed Matthew Smith, and a third de- ran a business “dedicated to ful- seeding for artificial rain. his comments that he had no documents proving that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resort”. “I re- Lee Hsien
2009presidentialelection. fendant James Jacobson, who al- fillingtheirsexualdesiresanden- Thefirsttimeitwasdonewas had resigned before fleeing the country, in Dhaka on Tuesday. AP main a Yang
Bazghandi is described in legedlyservedasarecruiter,were suringthattheirinternationalsex in December 2023 that cloud Singapore citi-
courtpapersasabrigadier each charged with one count of trafficking and prostitution busi- seedingwasdoneforcombating zen and hope
general who served as sextraffickingand15countsofin- ness was kept secret, thereby hazardous levels of smog and COMMENTS ON SHEIKH HASINA’S RESIGNATION PAPERS that someday it will become safe

Students take to Dhaka streets

chief of the Revolutionary terstate prostitution. maintaining Jeffries' powerful theprojecthadcostanestimated to return home," Lee was quoted
Guard’s counterintelli- According to the indictment, reputation,” the indictment said. Rs 350 million. assayinginaFacebookpost.Citing
gence department. AP between 2008 and 2015 Jeffries Menwerealsorequiredtosign Lahore was declared the the Singapore government's "at-

again, demand President ouster

andSmithpaidfordozensofmen non-disclosure agreements, and most polluted city in the world tacks" against him, Lee, the
GERMANY tomeetthemforsexinNewYork pay damages if they told anyone on Monday with an alarming younger brother of former prime
Firstcaseof and at hotels in England, France, including family what went on. AQI of 394.
The AQI is a measure of the
ministerLeeHsienLoong,saidhe
isnowapoliticalrefugeeintheUK
newmpox concentration of various pollu- Shahabuddin said he does not leader,said. Agroupof protesters afterseekingasylumprotectionin

variantfound China turns up heat on tants in the air and an AQI above
100isconsideredunhealthyand
ANISUR RAHMAN
DHAKA, OCTOBER 22
have any documentary evidence
of Hasina resigning as PM before
under the banner of Shadhinota-
Shorbobhoumotto Rokkha
2022 "as a last resort".
Lee Hsien Yang and his sister

Taiwan with live-fire drills

above 150 “very unhealthy”. she fled the country in August Committee(Committeetoprotect LeeWeiLing,whodiedearlierthis
Berlin: The first case of the “Yesterday Lahore was de- A PROMINENT students' organi- amidststudent-ledmassprotests. independence and sovereignty) month, have been at odds with
new mpox variant has clared the most polluted city in sation, which spearheaded the The Anti-discrimination also staged a sit-in protest at the their brother Lee Hsien Loong,
beendetectedinGermany, Taipei: China is holding live-fire cording to a notice from the the world. We have taken a protests against Sheikh Hasina's StudentMovement,whichspear- Dhaka University campus, de- who was prime minister from
the Robert Koch Institute drills off the coastof itssouthern MaritimeSafetyAdministration. number of initiatives to address government in Bangladesh, on headed the campaign that led to mandingShahabuddin'sresigna- 2004 until May this year, over
(RKI)forpublichealthsaid Fujian province facing Taiwan, Itwarnedshipstoavoidthearea. thematterandnowweareplan- Tuesday staged demonstrations the ouster of Hasina, rallied in tion and calling for the termina- what to do with their father's
on Tuesday, adding that it just a week after a massive air- Taiwan's Defence Ministry ning for an artificial rain in the inDhaka,demandingtheremoval front of the Central Shaheed tion of the Constitution and the homeafterhisdeathin2015.Inan
viewed the risk to the and-sea drill it called punish- saidChina'sdrillswerepartof an city,” Punjab Information of President Mohammed Minar here, demanding formationofa“revolutionarygov- interviewwithTheGuardian,Lee
widerpopulationaslow.In ment for Taiwan's president re- annual exercise. “It cannot be Minister Azma Bokhari told a Shahabuddin over his comment Shahabuddin’s resignation. ernment”. alleged that a "campaign of per-
a statement, the institute jecting Beijing's claims of ruled out that it is one of the press conference here on ontheresignationofthedeposed “Thepresidentisanallyoffas- Theprotestersalsodemanded secution" forced him to seek asy-
saidaninfectioncausedby sovereignty. The live-fire drills waystoexpand the deterrentef- Tuesday. prime minister. cism. He was in favour of geno- thedisbandingofHasina'sAwami luminBritain.TheSingaporegov-
the new variant, which werebeingheldnearthePingtan fect in line with the dynamics in She,however,didnotdeclare In an interview with Bangla cide.Wedemandhisresignation," League party and its allies from ernmentsaidthereis"nobasis”in
hadbeenacquiredabroad, islands off Fujian province, ac- the Taiwan Strait.” AP any date for it. daily Manab Zamin last week, Nasir Uddin Patwari, a protest political activities. PTI the allegations.
was detected on Oct. 18. It
noted close physical con-
tactwasrequiredfortrans-
mission. AP
THE CUDDLE CAP WAS IMPOSED IN SEPTEMBER FOR SMOOTH FLOW, AIRPORT CEO SAYS THERE IS NO HUG POLICE
PAKISTAN
Terroristskill
3labourersin
Hug, make it quick: New Zealand airport sets 3-minute limit on goodbyes
minal,addingthatthoseseeking The signs were meant as an nicer way of saying, you know,
KPK province CHARLOTTE “fonder farewells” should head alternative to those at other air- get on with it.”
GRAHAM-MCLAY to the airport’s parking lot in- ports warning of wheel clamp- A 20-second hug is long
Peshawar: Terrorists WELLINGTON, OCTOBER 22 stead. ing or fines for drivers parked in enoughtoreleasethewellbeing-
killed three labourers in The cuddle cap was imposed drop-off areas. Some in Britain boosting hormones oxytocin
Pakistan's restive Khyber EMOTIONAL FAREWELLS are a in September to “keep things have imposed fees for all drop- and serotonin, De Bono said.
Pakhtunkhwa province common sight at airports, but moving smoothly” in the re- offs — however brief. Anything longer was “really
on Tuesday, police said. travelers leaving the New designed passenger drop-off Dunedin’s airport — a mod- awkward.”
Theincidenttookplaceat Zealand city of Dunedin will areaoutsidetheairport,CEODan est terminal serving a city of But passengers need not
Zaimasht Khoedad Khel have to be quick. A new three- De Bono told The Associated 135,000 people on New worry unduly about enforce-
in Kurram tribal district minute time limit on goodbye Press on Tuesday. It was the air- Zealand’s South Island — pre- ment. “We do not have hug po-
bordering Afghanistan. hugs in the airport’s drop-off port’s way of reminding people ferred a “quirky” approach, De lice,” De Bono said.
The victims were among area is intended to prevent lin- that the zone was for “quick ing basic human rights and how Bono said. Visitors might, however, be
sevenconstructionwork- geringcuddlesfromcausingtraf- farewells” only. darewelimithowlongsomeone Threeminuteswas“plentyof asked to move their lingering
ers kidnapped by the ter- fic jams. The signs had polarized so- A sign at the drop-off area of Dunedin Airport in Momona. can have a hug for,” he said, time to pull up, say farewell to embraces to the parking lot,
rorists recently. PTI “Max hug time three min- cial media users, De Bono said. (Right) The drop-off area of the irport. AP adding that others had wel- your loved ones and move on,” where they can cuddle free of
utes,”warnsignsoutsidetheter- “Wewereaccusedof breach- comed the change. hesaid. “The timelimitisreallya charge for up to 15 minutes. AP

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ACQUISITION AT AN EQUITY VALUE OF `8,100 CRORE FROM CK BIRLA GROUP MERGER TAKING EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 12

Adani Group’s Ambuja buys Orient Air India-Vistara merger:

Systems, tech integration
Cement as consolidation intensifies gathers pace ahead of D-date
which will also include the
GEORGE MATHEW
MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 ADITYABIRLAVSADANIINCEMENTAQUISITIONSASREGULATORYCONCERNSMOUNT SUKALPSHARMA
NEWDELHI,OCTOBER22
merger of their loyalty pro-
grammes, the combined loyalty
programmewillevolveintoanall
CONSOLIDATING ITS position in ADITYA BIRLA ADANI GROUP AS VISTARA’S merger into Air new avatar under the brand
the cement sector, Adani group’s India draws closer, the back-end ‘MaharajaClub’—areferencetoAir
Ambuja Cements on Tuesday ■ UltraTech Cement bought ■ Acquired a 32.72 per cent ■ Adani Group bought acquired Penna Cement systems and technology integra- India’s popular long-standing
announced the signing of a Binani Cement assets for stake in India Cements for Ambuja Cements and Industries Ltd for an tion between the two Tata group mascot. Initially, all members of
binding agreement for the ac- Rs 7,266 crore in March Rs 3,945 crore from N ACC from Switzerland- enterprise value of Rs carriers has gathered steam with the Club Vistara loyalty pro-
quisition of Orient Cement Ltd 2018. Srinivasan in 2024 based Holcim for $10.5 bn 10,422 crore in June 2024 over 2.7 lakh passenger reserva- gramme are being seamlessly
(OCL) at an equity value of Rs ■ Acquired Kesoram ■ Bought cements units of in May 2022 ■ Ambuja Cements signed tionsandover45lakhloyaltypro- transferred to Air India’s loyalty
8,100 crore from the CK Birla Industries’ cement unit in a Jaiprakash Industries for an ■ Ambuja Cements an agreement for the gramme members already mi- programme Flying Returns.

E
group. deal valued at Rs 7,600 crore enterprise value of Rs 5,400 bought Sanghi Industries acquisition of Orient grated to the Air India’s digital Initsnearly10yearsof opera-
The latest Adani move is set from BK Birla group. cr in December 2014 for an enterprise value of Cement Ltd at an equity systems,AirIndia’sChiefDigital& tions,Vistarahadmadeamarkfor
to intensify the competition be- Rs 5,000 crore in August value of Rs 8,100 crore from Technology Officer Satya itself as the premier full-service

EXPLAINED
tween the Adanis and the Aditya 2023. CK Birla group in Ramaswamy said Tuesday. carrier in India that offered a su-
Birla group for supremacy in the October 2024 “The significant effort is to
Focusareas periorproductin amarket domi-
cement sector. UltraTech
■ Ambuja Cements
comprehensivelyaddressVistara forsystems natedbybudgetcarriers.Withthe
Cement of Aditya Birla group re- customers’ experience across all ● migration Tata group deciding to merge
cently acquired 32.72 per cent digital systems post merger,” Vistara into the group’s flagship
stake in India Cement for Rs Ramaswamy said in a select me- THE KEY focus areas for airline Air India—which the Tatas
3,945 crore from N Srinivasan dia briefing at the Air India head- systems migration—being acquiredfromthegovernmentin
and family. quarters in Gurugram. seen as the backbone of January 2022—there were con-
Both the groups were on an All customers who were the merger from a cus- cernsaboutVistara’sproductand
acquisition spree in the cement Ambuja’s acquisition,” said cent on the bourses on Tuesday. sharpen its focus on consumer sion from MPPGCL, Madhya booked on Vistara flights sched- tomer, operations, and service quality after the merger.
sector in the last three years. Karan Adani, Director of Ambuja “OCL’s assets are highly effi- centric, technology driven and Pradesh for setting up a uled for or after November 12— employee point of view— Under government control,
Ambuja will acquire 46.8 per Cements. cient, equipped with railway service-based businesses.” Grinding Unit within the prem- the prescribed date for the include reservation trans- Air India was under financial
cent shares of OCL from its cur- By acquiring OCL, Ambuja is sidings and well supported by OCL has 5.6 MTPA clinker ca- ises of Satpura Thermal Power merger—have been intimated fers, loyalty account trans- stress, and this reflected in its
rent promoters and certain pub- poised to reach 100 MTPA (mil- captive power plants, renewable pacity and 8.5 MTPA cement ca- Plant. Both these complement about the changes in bookings, fers, financial accounts productandservicequality,which
lic shareholders. The acquisition lion tonnes per annum) cement energy, WHRS and AFR facilities. pacity along with statutory the Adani Group’s existing ce- which have now been moved to integrity, aircraft and crew was seen as below the standards
will be fully funded through in- capacity in FY25. The acquisition OCL’s strategic locations, high- clearance to increase the clinker ment footprint, Ambuja Cement AirIndia.Ramaswamyaddedthat transfers, employee pay- expected from a full-service car-
ternal accruals. will help to expand Adani quality limestone reserves and capacity by another 6.0 MTPA said. nearly numerous systems have roll integration, airport rier.Whilethenow-privatisedair-
While UltraTech was also in Cement’s presence in core mar- requisite statutory approvals and cement capacity by another OCL has recently commis- beenintegratedandnearlyallwill systems integration, and line has undertaken a mammoth
talks to buy OCL, the Adanis fi- kets and improve its pan-India present an opportunity to in- 8.1 MTPA. In addition, OCL also sioned a WHRS in Chittapur IU be done by November 12. There flight schedule continuity, fleet modernisation and expan-
nally managed to clinch the market share by 2 per cent, the crease cement capacity in the has a limestone mining lease in and is in the final stage of com- areover140systemsthatneeded among others. sion plan, it still has a large num-
deal. “This timed acquisition Adani firm said. On the other near term to 16.6 MTPA,” Adani Chittorgarh for setting up an missioning 16 MW solar in tobemigratedfortheenlargedAir ber of legacy aircraft that are in a
marks another significant step hand, UltraTech’s cementcapac- said. Integrated Unit (IU) with clinker Chittapur and 3.7 MW solar in India to operate seamlessly after passengers will be maintained rundown state.
forward in Ambuja Cements’ ac- ity is at 146 MTPA. CK Birla, Chairman of Orient of 4 MTPA and a split Grinding Jalgaon. “OCL’s existing dealers the merger. with no significant change to the The wheels for the merger
celerated growth journey, in- While Orient Cement shares Cement and the CK Birla Group, Unit (GU) of 6 MTPA in North will move to Adani Cement’s Additionally,themigrationin- product and crew, at least in the were set in motion in 2022 after
creasing cement capacity by 30 fell by 2.50 per cent, Ambuja said, “the CK Birla Group is con- India, it said. market network, creating formi- volves 3,385 Vistara suppliers, 70 initial months following the theTatagroupacquiredAirIndia.
MTPA within two years of Cements declined by 2.42 per tinuously reallocating capital to It has also secured a conces- dable synergies,” it said. aircraftthatoperateover320daily merger.AllexistingVistaraflights As a joint venture partner in
flights,over3,300crew,and86IT will continue to be operated us- Vistara, Singapore Airlines holds
contracts, among others. Nearly ing Vistara’s existing fleet of air- 49percentstakeintheairlineand
BRIEFLY ‘70 insurance players not enough for 1.4 6,500Vistaraemployeeshavealso
been migrated to Air India.
The key focus areas for sys-
craft and by the existing Vistara
crew,althoughtheflightnumbers
will change to those of Air India.
willhave25.1 percentstakeinthe
enlarged Air India after the
merger.
RelianceInfrato
setup`10,000cr bn population; more companies needed’ tems migration—being seen as
the backbone of the merger from
a customer, operations, and em-
ToenableVistara’s loyal flyers
andpassengersgenerallytoiden-
tify Vistara flights while booking,
Apart from merging Air India
andVistara,theTatagrouphadde-
cidedtomergeitsbudgetcarriers
armsproject ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU
ing an insurance company. Now,
private equity players, institu-
tor has witnessed keen interest
from many global insurance
ployee point of view—include
reservation transfers, loyalty ac-
Air India has decided to use four-
digit flight numbers for Vistara
AirIndiaExpressandAIXConnect
(formerly AirAsia India). That
Mumbai: Reliance MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 tional investors, venture capital- companies and investors to en- counttransfers,financialaccounts flightsbeginningwith“2”,against merger took effect from October
InfrastructureLtd,partof the ists and family offices can be- ter the domestic insurance mar- integrity, aircraft and crew trans- AirIndia’sthree-digitflightnum- 1. Once the Air India-Vistara
Anil Ambani group, on INSURANCE REGULATORY and come investors or promoters of ket, he said. fers,employeepayrollintegration, bers. merger is complete, the Air India
Tuesdayannouncedthe set- Development Authority of India an insurance company, and can On listing, Panda said a large airport systems integration, and “For instance, UK 955 (UK is groupwillhaveafull-servicecar-
tingupof anintegratedproj- (IRDAI) Chairman Debasish also exit easily, he said. number of insurance players flightschedulecontinuity,among thecurrentairlineidentifiercode rier Air India and a low-cost air-
ect for the manufacturing of Panda on Tuesday said there is a The regulator is focussing on should strive to become public. others.Withthemergertakingef- forVistaraflights)willbecomeAI lineAirIndiaExpress.Theconsol-
explosives,ammunitionand needformoreinsurancecompa- speedyapprovalsof applications “Companiesafteraparticular fect on November 12, all Vistara 2955,helpingcustomersidentify idation is a critical part of Air
small arms in Maharashtra. niesinthecountry,astheexisting for floating an insurance com- age should get listed. We have aircraft and flights will be trans- them while booking,” Air India India’s transformation pro-
The company will invest playersarenotenoughtocaterto pany. “We have kept an internal beensoftlynudgingthemthataf- ferredtoandoperatedbyAirIndia. had said last week. gramme Vihaan.Ai, that seeks to
overRs10,000croreoverthe the 1.4 billion population. benchmark that between two terreachingaparticularleveland Even as Vistara will fly into the Air India also announced that build Air India into an airline of
next 10 years, it said.The Highlighting the importance DebasishPanda,IRDAI board meetings, we want the growth,theyshouldgoforlisting. sunset,theVistaraexperiencefor following the airlines’ merger, global repute.
company said it has been al- of public listing, Panda said the Chairman. File proposals to be cleared, which It will bring in more disclosure
lotted 1000 acres of land in regulator will engage with some would be a time gap of 90 days. and transparency, and will bring
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra to
develop Dhirubhai Ambani
insurerstogopublicasitbringsin
value for investors and policy-
The regulator is also making ef-
forts to bring in more capital to
Evenif somebodysubmitsapro-
posalwellbeforethat,wewould
value for policyholders and in-
vestors,” he said. The Chairman
‘Increased Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited
(A Government of Rajasthan Enterprise), Corporate office-4, Meera Marg,
Udaipur (Raj)- 313001, Phone-0294-2428768,2428763-67,Fax-0294-2428768,2428739
Defence City. ENS holders.
“Whatwearecurrentlylook-
the sector because insurance is a
capital-intensive segment. He
be willing to take a call,” Panda
said.
said a few insurance companies
are already in the process of ap- retail presence NIT No. & Date
Corrigendum-04
Description of Work
Date - 21.10.2024

RIL,WaltDisney in derivatives
ing at is how do we have more said there was a need for more He said already new players proachingthemarketsregulator, e-Nit No. 08/2024-25 Corrigendum towards extension of due dates
UBN No. up to 05.11.2024 & 06.11.2024 Tender for Supply of
number of players. Possibly, 70 capital to come from domestic have entered into the insurance the Securities and Exchange
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a matter of
players are not enough for a size resources and foreign direct in- sector, and there were a few Boardof India(Sebi),toseekper- Sacks to our SBU-PC, (RP), Jhamarkotra Mines. Approx
(population)of 1.4billion,”Panda vestmentintotheinsurancesec- more in the pipeline. During re- missionforlistingof theirshares. Qty. As per tender, Bid Security (in Rs.) 5,60,000/-, Tender
channels said while addressing the CII tor. The insurance regulator has cent roadshows held in Japan, FULLREPORTON Document Fees (in Rs.) 1180/-

New Delhi: Reliance

Insurance and Pension summit. removedentrybarriersforfloat- EuropeandAmerica,theregula- www.indianexpress.com concern’ Other terms & conditions have been given in detailed tender for which please visit us at our
website www.rsmm.com or www.sppp.rajasthan.gov.in or www.eproc.gov.in or
DGM(MM) on above address.
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IMF retains India growth estimate for FY25 at 7%

Raj.Samwad/C/24/6834
Industries and Walt Disney
will divest seven TV chan- ENSECONOMICBUREAU
nelsandensure thatthe sale MUMBAI,OCTOBER22
of advertisement slots for ever, is 20 basis points (bps) mists, who have projected of both the US and China had
cricketing events are not ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU lower than that of the Reserve India’s growth to come in at 6.8 grownby2.8percentand4.8per SEBI WHOLETIME Member
bundledaspartof themeas- NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22 Bank of India (RBI). per cent in FY25 in the backdrop cent, respectively. Ashwani Bhatia on Tuesday
ures approved by the “In India, the outlook is for of slowdown in high-frequency “Risks to the global outlook warned against the increased re-
CompetitionCommissionof THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary GDP growth to moderate from indicators. are tilted to the downside amid tailparticipationinthederivative
India (CCI) for the merger of Fund (IMF) has retained the 8.2 per cent in 2023 (FY24), to 7 On the global level, the IMF elevatedpolicyuncertainty,”the segment (futures & options) and
the two groups’ media as- growth projection for India at 7 per cent in 2024 (FY25) and 6.5 has retained its world’s eco- IMF said.Sudden eruptions in fi- other risky products.
sets that will create a Rs percentforthecurrentfiscaland per centin 2025(FY26), because nomic growth projection at 3.2 nancial market volatility—as ex- “Whileitisencouragingtosee
70,000 crore media behe- 6.5 per cent for the next, in its pent-up demand accumulated per cent for 2024, but has cut its periencedinearlyAugust—could increase of retail investors in se-
moth. The CCI on Tuesday WorldEconomicOutlookreport. during the pandemic has been 2025 projection by 10 bps (3.2 tighten financial conditions and curities market, increased retail
publishedthe48-pageorder From FY26 to FY30, the IMF exhausted, as the economy re- per cent). weigh on investment and participation in derivative seg-
that lists the various reme- has forecast that India’s growth connects with its potential,” it It has raised the US’ growth growth,especiallyindeveloping mentandotherriskyproductsisa
dialmeasuresin place toad- will stabilise at 6.5 per cent, said. estimate for 2024 by 20 bps to economies in which large near- matter of concern,” Bhatia said.
dress possible anti-compet- which is lower than what is Despite beinglower than the 2.8 per cent, but has reduced term external financing needs Closeto93percent,or9outof 10
itive post-merger. PTI termed India’s “growth poten- RBI’s estimate, the IMF is more China’s forecast by 20 bps to 4.8 maytriggercapital outflows and individual traders, in the equity
tial.” Theforecast for FY25,how- optimistic than most econo- percent.In 2023,the economies debt distress, it said. FE F&O segment incurred losses,
with aggregate loss exceeding Rs

Markets slip over 1% on continued selling by FPIs

1.8 lakh crore between FY2022
and FY2024, Sebi data shows.
Indiaaccountsforlargestvol-
ume of F&O globally, more than
such as China, especially after November and December. A ba- 50% of F&O volumes globally are
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU the stimulus announcement by sis point is one hundredth of Hyundai Motor doneinIndia.“Thiscrownisworn
MUMBAI, OCTOBER 22 its government to boost its one percentage point. byIndia,andthisisacrownwedo
slowing economy, he said. “Along with sectoral stocks, makes weak not wish to wear,” Bhatia said
DOMESTIC EQUITY benchmark
indices Sensex and Nifty tanked
“The rationale behind FPI
selling is the elevated valuations
mid and small-cap stocks too
bore the brunt (on Tuesday) as
market debut while speaking at the
Morningstar Investment
over 1 per cent each on Tuesday in India and the cheap valua- persistent buying had led to val- Mumbai: Hyundai Motor Conference.
on massive sell-off amid con- tions of Chinese stocks, which uations in several stocks getting India Ltd (HMIL) made a “F&Ocannotbeanationalpas-
cerns over continued outflows the FPIs have been buying ag- expensive and hence the lacklustre debut on time, we need to do serious in-
from foreign portfolio investors gressively since mid September. breather,” Tapse said. bourses, listing at a 1.5 per vestingandinvestorsshouldpar-
(FPIs) and weak corporate earn- This “sell India, Buy China” is The BSE Smallcap index de- centdiscounttotheIPOof- ticipate in wealth that is being
ings during the second quarter most likely to be a short-term clined 3.81 per cent and the BSE fer price of Rs 1,960 per created in the country through
of the current fiscal. tactical trade; but it can run for Midcap fell 2.52 per cent. share.ThescripclosedatRs pooledvehicleslikemutualfunds
The 30-share Sensex slid some more time, given India’s The market capitalisation, or 1,820.4 apiece, down 7.12 or directly,” he said. Sebi had re-
930.55 points, or 1.15 per cent, elevated valuations,” said V K the total value of all listed per cent on Tuesday. It cently released a set of six meas-
to close at 80,220.72. The Vijayakumar, Chief Investment shares, of the BSE-listed firms touched a low of Rs ures to strengthen the equity in-
broader Nifty dropped 309 FPIshaveoffloadedRs72,136 Strategist, Geojit Financial declined by 8.96 lakh crore to Rs 1,807.05 per share during dex derivatives, also known as
points, or 1.25 per cent, to finish croresofarinOctober. File Services. 444.45 lakh crore on Tuesday. theintradaytrades. equity futures & options (F&O),
at 24,472.1. Fund flows to Emerging Of the 30 Sensex companies, 29 HMIL’sIPOisthelargest framework. The norms include
On Tuesday, foreign portfo- been no respite from FIIs selling Markets (EM) have also been af- companies ended in red. shareofferinginthehistory raising the entry barrier by in-
lio investors sold Rs 3,978.61 in local equities in the current fected due to the recent sharp Among the NSE companies, of the Indian capital mar- creasingthecontractsizeandup-
crore worth of Indian equities, month so far, which has been rise in the US Bond yields which firms that declined the most in- ket.Thecompanyfixedthe front collection of option pre-
according to the BSE’s provi- creating uncertainty among the indicates that the US Federal cluded Bharat Electronics Ltd pricebandoftheIPOinthe mium.BhatiasaidSebiisplanning
sional data. So far in October ( domestic investors,” said Reserve may not go for an ag- (3.79 per cent), Mahindra & range of Rs 1,865 to Rs tocomeoutwithadiscussionpa-
till October 22), FPIs have of- Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP gressive rate cut, analysts said. Mahindra (3.63 per cent), Coal 1,960 per equity share of per in a bid to tighten the regula-
floaded Rs 72,136 crore, or (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd. After a 50 basis points (bps) India (3.36 per cent) Adani thefacevalueofRs10,valu- tory framework for IPOs of small
$8.593 billion, the National Also, foreign investors are cut in the interest rate by the US Enterprises (3.29 per cent) and ingthecompanyataround and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Securities Depository Ltd fleeing Indian equities to invest Federal Reserve in September, State Bank of India (2.97 per Rs1.5-1.6lakhcrore. ENS FULLREPORTON
(NSDL) data showed. “There has in relatively cheaper locations analysts expect 25 bps cuts in cent). www.indianexpress.com
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GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
B-09 WESTERN N.H.CIRCLE, SAMBALPUR
E-mail :-senhsambalpur@gmail.com
e-Procurement Notice
IDENTIFICATION No.IFB- 02/ CCE-WNHC-SBP of 2024-25
No. 3400 Dated. 19.10.2024
The Chief Construction Engineer, Western N.H.Circle, Sambalpur on behalf of Governor of Odisha invites
Percentage Rate bids in Double Cover System for the construction of Road/Drain works as detailed in the table
below, from the class of eligible contractors as mentioned in column-5 (five) registered with the State Governments
& Contractors
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WILLIAMSON OUT OF SECOND TEST
Pune: Former skipper Kane Williamson will miss New Zealand's
second test against India starting in Pune on Thursday as he
continues his recovery from a groin strain, New Zealand Cricket
said on Tuesday. PTI

returnforBGT
BRIEFLY
Warnerwillingto

Sydney: Former Australia opener

3 musketeers to tame risk of turner-trick
Jaiswal, Sarfaraz and Pant have their own methods of counter-attacking spinners, meaning team can expect the ploy not to backfire
David Warner on Tuesday said he is
willingto come outof retirementand
play against India in the upcoming SANDIP G Selectors ponder
Reddy for Tests
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, if the home PUNE, OCTOBER 22
team needs him in the opening slot.
The 37-year-old left-handed opener AFTER NEW Zealand finished practice, the
had announced his retirement from
the sport earlier this year following
groundsmen uncoveredthepitch andbegan
to scrub the surface with wire brushes. The
against Australia
the home Test against Pakistan here. smattering of live grass the Kiwis had spot-
While the hosts had won the clash, ted in the morning was now shaved, the de- NITISH KUMAR Reddy is in contention to be
Warner scored 34 and 57 in both in- bris wiped and tied into big brown sacks. By picked for the Indian Test squad for the tour
nings, respectively. "I'm always avail- the time head coach Gautam Gambhir and of Australia. The Indian Express understands
able,just got to pick up the phone. I'm his aides inspected the pitch, the sun blazing that Ajit Agarkar-led five member selection
always dead serious. Let's be honest, over their heads, the track’s visage was dry committeeislookingathimasaseam-bowl-
the guys have played one red ball and abrasive. ing all-rounder Down Under this time.
game since their last Test matches in Predicting pitch behaviour two days be- Reddy has been part of Sunrisers
February, so I've almost had the same fore the match is more speculative than sci- Hyderabad in the IPL and was picked for
preparation,"WarnertoldCodeSports. entific, however there wereamplesigns that India T20I side against Bangladesh at home.
“Honestly, if they really needed my- conditions in Pune could be starkly different Theseniorselectioncommitteeisexpected
self for this series, I'm more than fromthoseinBengaluru.Thebarely-watered tomeetinPuneafterthesecondTestbetween
happy to play the next Shield game 22yardswereunprotectedfromanunrelent- IndiaandNewZealand.TheIndianteamisex-
and go out there and play." PTI ing sun, as though left open to bake it a bit pected to depart for Perth on November 10.
more. The pitch would turn — the only sus- Since this a long tour and involves five Tests,
Indiaeyetopspotin pense is when — as India looked to bounce
back from the first Test shock.
the Indian team will be travelling with a big
contingent including net bowlers.
SAFFshowdown But there have been home games where
the 'turning track' ploy has backfired. Indian
It is understood that selectors will also
discuss the inclusionof ShardulThakur,who
Kathmandu: With a semifinal spot al- batsmenhavemadeitahabitof makingnon- played a key role in the famous Gabba Test
ready secured, India will look to reaf- descriptoverseasspinnersseemworld-class. in2022.Thakurhasreturnedfrominjuryand
firm their dominance when they take Tom Hartley, Matthew Kuhnemann, Shoaib is playing for Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji
on Bangladesh in their final Group A Bashir, Ajaz Patel being a few examples. The Trophy season. He played a crucial role in
match of the SAFF Women's last four of India’s five home defeats have ar- Mumbai winning last season's Ranji Trophy.
Championship here on Wednesday. rived on tracks where the ball has spun It is understood that it could well come
For Bangladesh, a win would hand alarmingly. down to Reddy and Thakur vying for one
themthemthetopspotinGroupA.As In a series-defining match, the turner- spot. Reddy is seen as an all-rounder for the
things stand now, India lead the table ploy is not without risk. India skipper Rohit Sharma inspects the pitch as coach Gautam Gambhir looks on. PTI future, who has the potential to even play
withthreepoints,whilesecond-placed ButIndiawouldbeemboldenedthatthey long format. --DEVENDRAPANDEY
Bangladeshhaveasuperiorgoaldiffer- hold three uninhibited destructors of spin

If Gill gets green light, who between

ence (0) against Pakistan (-3), with bowling in Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan than usual. He hasnimblefeet toothatwhirr
bothteamssittingononepointeach.A andRishabhPant,eachwiththeirmethodsin into balletic patterns when he sashays down
drawwouldleaveBangladeshasgroup chastening the turning ball. the track.
runners-up with two points. PTI Inalleras,Indiahaspossessedexemplary When Sarfaraz steps out, he doesn’t go

Rahul and Sarfaraz will have to sit out?

players of spin, but three counter-attackers full-throttle but just enough to swing his
Ahmedrecalledby is an alignment of rare stars. The snake- arms through the line. A clean, crisp bat-
hippedJaiswalisathrowback swing is the essence of his bat-
EngforfinalPakTest in hisadherenceto the classi-
cal methods of disrupting
ting. He flaunts a strike rate of
80 and an average of 76.6
Rawalpindi: England have included spinners. He uses his long against spinners in his Test ca- SANDIPG BattingcoachsaysShubmanGill,
three spinners in their team for their reach to sweep and slog reer.It’sstilljustsixinningsold, PUNE,OCTOBER22
third and final test match against them, forcing them to pull but it takes only a few knocks whohadaneckstrain,is'goodto
Pakistan in Rawalpindi, with Rehan theirlengthback,whereupon to define the characteristics of THENETbowlersweretiring,thesupportstaff go'forthePuneTest;Sarfaraz
Ahmedbeingrecalled,theEnglandand he scythes them backward of a batsman. Dominating spin is members were busily packing their kitbags, Khaniscomingoff amaidenTest
Wales cricket board (ECB) said on point. certainly one of his strengths. most of his colleagues had retreated. Yet,
Tuesday. England won the first test by A shrewd judge of length, YASHASVI JAISWAL He can be both brutal and so- Shubman Gill refused to leave the nets, driv- century,butRohitSharmahad
aninningsand47runs,beforePakistan Jaiswal steps out and hits phisticated against them, slog- ing throw-downs from 18 yards and lofting saidhewantedtogiveKLRahul
levelled the series with a 152-run vic- them over their heads too. In sweeping one ball, and late- spinnersovermid-onbystandinginthecrease
timeatNo.6.
toryinMultanonasurfacethatoffered 15 innings against spinners, cutting the next. and just extending his arms. Often, one of the
plenty of turn - with spin duo Noman he averages 100.12 and “I have seen Sarfaraz maid- supportstaffwoulddropbyandenquireabout
Ali and Sajid Khan taking all 20 wick- boasts a strike rate of 79.73. aan ke dhool-matti khaate (toil hisneck.Gillwouldgivethethumbsupandon hiscareer,hehasbattedinmostpositions,from
ets. Pakistan are expected to create a The left-hander was the hard in the dust and mud of cue, twist his neck sideways for a paddle opening to No.3, 4 and 6.
similarpitchforthefinaltestmatchand bedrock of India’s Bazball- maidans),” his Mumbai team- sweep, to show that he was ready for Pune. This explains the team management’s ra-
Ahmed will feature alongside fellow dismembering series win. mate Suryakumar Yadav wrote After missing the Bengaluru Test due to a Batting coach Ryan ten Doeschate has tionale on giving him a longer rope.
spinnersShoaibBashirandJackLeach, England’s Bashir explained RISHABH PANT for this daily. To finesse his spin neck sprain, Gill could return to the eleven in indicated Shubman Gill is ready to play He remains an important figure nonethe-
while fast bowler Gus Atkinson was the difficulties of bowling game during the pandemic, he Pune,providedthedoctorscertifyhimasfully in Pune. PTI less—givenhismultitaskinggifts.Hecouldbe
also brought in. REUTERS against him: “He knows a lot travelled to Azamgarh and fit, and straightaway retain his No.3 spot. the emergency-man anywhere in the order,
of ways to hurt, can pick the Kanpur, where he trained ex- Batting coach Ryan ten Doeschate was classi- apart from being the back-up wicket-keeper
OdishahandEB same ball to different parts of
the ground. He plays the ball
tensively with Kuldeep, who callynon-committal:“He'sbattedlastweekin
Jaiswalputthroughthewringer Bengaluru (nets), he had a few nets. He's got a
juries.Hewaslookingtosettledownwhenhe
got a quadricep strain during the Hyderabad
and bringing the experience of three tours to
thecountry.Theteammanagementwouldbe
6thstraightloss late and reads through our
plans.”
in the nets. little bit of discomfort, but I'll think he will be
Among them, Pant is per- good to go for the Test.”
Test. The year before, he had undergone
quadricep surgery while a thigh strain stalled
aversetopackinghimtoAustraliawithanun-
certain mind.
Bhubaneswar: Hosts Odisha FC rolled In the nets, Jaiswal swept haps the strongest through the If Gill is brought in, it will bring a selection his career in 2021. Gill at No.3
past East Bengal FC with a 2-1 victory Kuldeep Yadav into submis- SARFARAZ KHAN off-side, especially in front of dilemma because only one among KL Rahul Since his return from the recent injury he But at the same time, Gill occupies an im-
to register their second win of the sion with a flurry of sweeps. square. He might slog-sweep or Sarfaraz Khan can be fielded. has not looked so much as out of touch as out portant spot in the side, the No.3, the role he
Indian Super League (ISL) here on The wrist-spinner pulled his or reverse-scoop the spinners, After the 150 at the Chinnaswamy, of runs. Ten Doeschate elaborated: “I went to wasgrowingintobeforetheinjurystruck.After
Tuesday. Seasoned stars Roy Krishna length back at first, but the Jaiswal still but he flat-bats them through cover and Sarfaraz’s spot is nearly non-negotiable. KLafterthelastTestandasked,'howmanyballs an uncertain time, where his vulnerability
(22nd minute) and Mourtada Fall reached the pitch of the ball. He bowled drives them through extra-cover. Turners Besides, if the Pune surface turns out to be a didyouplayandmiss?’Hedidn'tplayandmiss against the moving as well as turning balls
(69th) found the back of the net once fuller, and Yashasvi unfurled the paddle. A don’t fluster him. turner,hisgameagainstspinnerswouldprove oneball.Butthattendstohappenwhenyou're wereexposed,hefoughtbackwithahundred
each to overcome the penalty kick distraught Kuldeep resorted to a flatter His second-innings hundred against invaluable. not getting runs. He got the two balls in the againstEnglandinVisakhapatnam.Sincethen,
goal scored by East Bengal FC striker length,butwithlittle relief asJaiswalcontin- England in Ahmedabad, more famous for Thatmakesitastraightshootoutbetween game, one caught down the leg side and one he has compiled a pair of hundreds and a
Dimitrios Diamantakos (45+4) in the ued his merry ways. Raised on bouncing, the reverse-lapped four of James Anderson, Rahul and Gill. Both are traversing a curious that he managed to nick. So there's certainly ninety in nine innings. With only two more
added time of the first half. With this turningandraging redsoil-heavysurfacesof was a manual on attacking spinners on phaseintheircareer.Bothhaveshownample no concern about KL. He is in a good mental Tests before the Australia series, it’s improba-
loss, the Red and Gold Brigade suc- Mumbai, he is the latest inheritor of square-turners. Destroying spinners is his signs of converting talent into consistency, space.” ble that Kohli would continue at No.3 to ac-
cumbed to their sixth successive de- Mumbai’s spin-shredders’ mantle. natural instinct, an expression of joyful- shrugging the troubled trajectory a few In the nets too, he middled most balls. He commodateRahuldowntheorder.Moreover,
feat this ISL season and a second con- ness. Ill-advised captains have tried to bait months ago. began with a bunch of raspy drives off seam- India would want to nail down the top seven,
secutive one under new head coach Middle-order marauders him with spinners, but to little reward. He Rahul failed in both innings in Bengaluru ers,beforeheunboxedreversesweeps,notone before they land in Perth for the first Test.
Oscar Bruzon. The stage for the same So is his teammate Sarfaraz. He is differ- strikes them at 88 runs per hundred balls, — unfortunate according to coach ten of his percentage strokes. Like Gill, he too bat- SoIndiaarecaughtupwiththecontinuity
was set up by the indomitable ent in that he traces more unorthodox areas. maintaining an average of 58.08. Every Doeschateasthoseweretheonlytwoballsthat ted deep into the day, wrapping it up with a fix. Doeschate explained the headache: “We
Krishna in the 22nd minute, as the Aided by delectable wrists, he cuts so fine eighth ball he faces off a spinner ends up troubledhim—buthislastteninningsfeatured pair of glorious pulls. are certainly going to have to fit seven pieces
Fijian forward scored his fourth goal thatevenafinely-placedthirdmancan'tpre- as a six or four. Ask Nathan Lyon or Jack ahundredinCenturionandtwovitalhalf-cen- Besides,TenDoeschateputforththeexam- into six spots for this Test. We will look at the
against East Bengal FC in the compe- vent boundaries. He almost pickpockets the Leach, two of the pre-eminent Test spin- turies.Hundredsoverseas,especiallyoverseas, ple of Sanju Samson, who Gautam Gambhir pitchanddecidewhat'sgoingtobebestforthe
tition. Isak Vanlalruatfela launched a ballfromthekeeper’sgloves,withoutextrav- ners of this era. haveanun-diminishingrecallvalue.Fiveofhis furnishedalongropeandblossomedfinallyin team. But at the same time, it's a competitive
slightly long-ranged through deliv- agant flourishes, neither in his pre-delivery Hence, India wouldn’t fear a turner’s eightTesthundredswerewroughtinSENAna- the third T20I against Bangladesh in environment,” he said.
ery for Krishna who just couldn’t routinesnorthefollow-through.Foraheavy- backlash as much as they have in recent tions. Besides, at 32, this could be his last shot Hyderabad. Rohit Sharma, too, specified dur- Thecompositionofthetop-seveninPune,
miss. PTI set man, he has quick reflexes as he hunkers times. For, at their disposal are three natural at cracking the consistency code that had ing the first Test that he wanted to give Rahul thus, would offer a peep into Gambhir’s bat-
down to sweep, which again travels finer destroyers of spin bowling. eluded his start-stop career, blighted by in- time to bed in at No.6, another pivotal spot. In ting visions for Australia.

3-VS-3 BADMINTON

Ashwini back on court in innovative format at iconic Indonesian venue

teamleague withsomeof the biggestnames Jonatan Christie and Yuta Watanabe respec- on a leisure trip, very different from travel-
SHIVANI NAIK in the sport, and a wildly-innovated playing It's very fast, tively. Besides Ashwini, there's classical ling for tournaments. “My whole life has
OCTOBER 22 format. challenging and favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Nozomi been about training on the court or off, re-
The 3-vs-3 is usually a training drill in entertaining and Okuhara, doubles stars Fajar Alfian and Seo coveringfrominjuries,andstrengtheningto-
ASERIOUS3-vs-3onbadmintoncourts.Each which players let their hair down, but are si- your reflexes Seung-jae, the cream of Malaysian doubles wards tournaments.
match with 4 games, each game lasting 10 multaneously tested on speed. “It's usually have to be on Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, as well as the “When you are playing, it's still about
minutes, in which to score as many points as just to unwind in practice. But at the X-L, it point because the mixed pairing Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei. mindful rest, recovery and refuelling. But in
one can. And a barmy, noisy, shuttle-ob- will be one of the team matches in proper “It will be loads of fun, but there's also the US, we walked around and cycled a lot,
sessed Indonesian crowd at the sport's most competition mode,” Ashwini explains. “It's
shuttle gets returned the absolute elite of badminton playing, and for the first time I wasn't worried about
iconic stadium – the Istora Senayan. Indian very fast, challenging and entertaining and really quickly. It's not a format many Olympic and World champions,” getting tired or not being ready for a match
doubles Olympian Ashwini Ponnappa reck- yourreflexeshavetobeonpointbecause the we've played. You have to be Ashwini says. the next day.”
ons the upcoming X-L, “a fun badminton shuttle gets returned really quickly.” mindful of time, It's not score- She was returning to the continent after
event” around Halloween – starting at the The basketball-style four quarters of 10 based (first to 21). I can International comeback a decade, and as such it was about sight-see-
end of this month - can cure nightmares like minutes each is a completely new format. imagine how much fun it will The Paris Games ended up stressful and ing, something she could never fit into tour-
her Paris outing where she exited in tears, “It'snotaformatwe'veplayed.Youhavetobe unrewardingforAshwini,assheandTanisha nament travel. “
andhelphertunebacktothesportsheloves. mindful of time, It's not score-based (first to
be at Istora.” Crasto failed to win a single match. But a We made the semis in 2013 at the US
Ashwini(33)is excitedandreinvigorated 21). I can imagine how much fun it will be at -ASHWINI PONNAPPA break, overdue, helped and she's readyto hit Open, won Canada, and next year I couldn't
at the prospect of heading to Jakarta for Istora where you can't even hear the shuttle the circuit again. defend points as I got dengue. Never went
Badminton X-L – a glitzy team league taking being struck,” she adds. about players,” she explains. The team for- “I'm taking it slow, but should be back on there after that. So this time, I did the holi-
place from October 31 to November 3. She is Ashwiniwasapproachedtobepartof the mat will have men's and women's singles the Tour in November. I'd definitely like to day stuff - went to New York's High Line (an
eager to soak in the unfettered adoration league even before the Olympics and agreed and doubles and the 3x3 show-stopper. getfitterbecauseIenjoyplayingandmygoal elevated greenway), that I always wanted to
that's extended to anyone at the Istora. immediately. “One big tug for me was Listed on the team promos are Paris iscompetition butwith a changed mindset,” visit. The Natural History Museum, because
The venue is not only known to bring the Indonesia's former Olympic doubles champ Olympics finalists Viktor Axelsen and she says. Ilovedinosaurs,theStatueof Liberty,andcy-
roof downwhenbadmintonishostedinthat Greysia Polii playing. But anything in Kunlavut Vitidsarn and eternally popular It was her first break switching off com- cled all around. Didn't try food much,”
coliseum, but it will also treat fans to a com- Indonesia is fun, Istora is iconic, they love Hendra Setiawan and Lee Yong Dae, as well pletely, in a long time. She travelled to the Ashwini says, adding she will have her fill
pletely new experience in the sport, a four- pure badminton, and crowds are passionate Illustration: Suvajit Dey as Indonesian and Japanese heartthrobs United States with husband Karan, entirely in Jakarta.

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57.97%
of medals India have won at the
CWG have come in wrestling,
hockey, badminton, archery,
shooting, table tennis and
Is CWG lite the future?
Future of team sports like cricket, hockey and rugby uncertain as Glasgow
Messi Mania
drives record
growth for MLS
squash. India have won a total
of 564 medals
2026 opts for fewer sports — 10 in all — as well as athletes and venues ASSOCIATED PRESS
OCTOBER 22

SHIVANI NAIK
OCTOBER 22
Fourvenueswithinan Clashingwithmajor BOOSTED BY the Messi Effect, Major League
Soccer hit record attendance marks and saw
INDIA’S MEDAL-HEAVY POST-COLONIAL realities of the day, eco-
eight-mileradius WorldC’ships,Cups expanded sponsorship revenue this season.
With the conclu-
SPORTS CULLED nomic pragmatism and irrelevance of the THE ORGANISERS said they will use THE SHIFTING of the CWG from March sion of the regular
former Empire, effectively mean the freshly four venues within an eight-mile 2026 in Victoria, the hosts that pulled season, MLS on
SHOOTING proposed 10-sport Commonwealth Games radius in Glasgow to save on transport out, to July 23 to August 2 in Glasgow Tuesday reported a
All-time medals won: 135 will barely draw a nostalgic sigh. and security, among other things. keeping the weather in mind has led 5% increase in atten-
2022: Wasn’t included Glasgow has stepped in to salvage the The Scotstoun Stadium in the west to an overlap of events in a crowded dance over last year
2026 edition, after Australia refused the bur- end of Glasgow will host athletics. In summer window. With the football with a league-wide
den. And the bemused member nations, are 2014, the arena, which has a capacity World Cup set to take place from June totalof 11.45million.
frankly staring at a future where these of 12,500, hosted squash and table 11 to July 19, 2026, the organisers were That's a 14% increase
WRESTLING Games, if they survive the relevance debate, tennis. Scotland’s National Badminton forced to avoid those dates to avoid over 2022.
All time:114 look headed in the direction of becoming Centre is also located within the getting swallowed by the world’s Two matches exceeded 70,000 fans and
2022: 12 budgeted affairs, cutting down not only on Scotstoun campus biggest single-sport five matches exceeded 50,000. In an April
extravagance but also on some staples like premises. However, event. That, match at Arrowhead Stadium, there were
hockey, badminton, squash and TT. to keep a tight lid on however, led to a 72,610 on hand to watch Lionel Messi and
Thebigblowtothequadrennialcamenot the number of clash with the Inter Miami play Sporting Kansas City.
whenDurban pulled out of hosting the 2022 athletes, these World and The average was a league-record 23,234
edition, though it was a sign of things to sports have not continental per match. Ten teams set or exceeded atten-
BADMINTON come. What struck CWG smack in the face found a place in the Championships of dance records and there were a record 213
All time: 31 was Victoria, Australia throwing their hands final list. other sports. The sellouts. Even if Messi's road matches were
2022: 6 up in the air just two years before the 2026 The Sir Chris Hoy men’s and women’s excluded, the average attendance figures
edition,pleadingtheirinabilitytohost.What Velodrome and hockey World Cup would still be an MLS best.
further drove in the reality was that neither Tollcross will will be held from MLS is expecting that close to 12 million
India, Canada nor Malaysia, with some sem- reportedly host August 15 to 30 in fans will attend this season's games through
TABLETENNIS blance of economic fortitude among the cycling and Belgium and the playoffs, which start this week.
All time: 28 Commonwealthnations,volunteeredtotake swimming, The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Netherlands. India There's no doubt the league's superstar
2022: 7 on the responsibility. respectively, while will host cycling at the 2026 will be host the attraction is Messi, the clear front-runner for
South Africa and New Zealand weren’t indoor sports will Glasgow CWG. Reuters badminton World the league's MVP award this season. The
even deliberated, and for the second time, be held at the Championships in eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has 20 goals
UKhasoptedtopickthetab,tokeepthefray- Scotland Exhibition 2026 that usually and 10 assists in just 19 matches this season.
ingfabricof theGamesfromcomingundone. and Conference Centre (SECC), the takes place in August. The cricketers — Inter Miami won the Supporters Shield
ARCHERY Future enthusiasm from the mildly well-off country’s largest exhibition venue. although India tend to send second- for having the best record in the regular sea-
All time: 8 countriesisnotinevidence,though2030will At the 2014 Games, the SECC string teams for these events — have a son with 74 points, one more than New
2022: Wasn’t be an accurate marker. As things stand, hosted weightlifting, boxing, judo, busy July and August as well, with England when it set the record in 2021.
included Glasgowwillhostaseverelypareddownver- wrestling, netball, and gymnastics. tours to England and Sri Lanka. And “He's definitely helped put us in front of
sion, with 4 venues in an 8 mile radius, ath- Given that the Scottish organisers then, there will be the Asian Games a global audience, and he's definitely piqued
letes put up in hotels, and a hugely restricted were firm on having just 10 sports, from September 19 to October 4 that the interest of sports fans in our country,"
HOCKEY number of participants. sports like wrestling did not make the also serves as an Olympic qualifier for said Chris McGowan, head of the club per-
All time: 6 Besides the racquet sports being jetti- final cut. some sports. ENS formance and optimization group at MLS.
2022:2 soned, the immediate disciplines getting “Ourclubshavedoneanunbelievablejob
culledaretheteamsportslikehockey,cricket of taking advantage of that and understand-
and rugby, and they will be left wondering if started on sports like Athletics, swimming, might look miserable, but if it can get started ing that players don't play forever. We have
they can ever return to the fold, given tight gymnastics and cycling in earnest, and use onthesesports,itwillhelpthecountryinthe the best ever playing in our league, so we got
budgets,andathlete-to-medalratiosconsid- the opportunity to scale up these pro- long run. to beon our toes to be able to take advantage
SQUASH ered in this cold calculation. Only netball grammes if it has any serious aspirations to of it.” But, while Messi is certainly a big part
All time: 5 CRICKET found favour, though Glasgow has done well hold the Olympics. Inspiration can be found ■Other sports that were a part of 2022CWG of theleague'sgrowthafterhisarrivalatInter
2022: 2 All time: 1 to try to integrate the para-sports pro- in their BRICS buddy Brazil which raised its but are excluded from 2026 edition: Diving, Miami last year, McGowan cited other fac-
2022:1 gramme into the able-bodied one, with one Athletics, Gymnastics and Swimming pro- beach volleyball, mountain biking, road cy- tors as well, including the fan experience at
eye firmly on inclusion. filefromscratchafterbeing allottedthe2016 cling, rhythmic gymnastics, rugby 7s and the league's stadiums, spurred by enthusi-
For India, the mandate is clear - get Olympics. India's medal standing at 2026 triathlon. astic supporters' groups.
Illustration: Suvajit Dey

Dribble diplomacy brings hockey

back to Delhi as India face Germany WHERE
NEWSMAKERS
DROP IN FOR
VINAYAKK MOHANARANGAN A CANDID Presents
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 22
CHAT.
INDIAN HOCKEY, Germany, Dhyan Chand
— it is a combination that is a significant
part of the sport's history in the country. At
the venue named after the greatest ever to
have played for India, Harmanpreet Singh
and Co will take on reigning World
Champions and Paris 2024 silver medal-
lists Germany in a two-match bilateral se- Co-presented by
ries. Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New
Delhi will witness the return of interna-
tional hockey for the first time since 2014.
While the Indian men's team last played
a match at this venue 3,930 days ago, only
three members of the current squad –
Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Amit
Rohidas – were part of the playing group.
Interestingly, there is one more name in the
Indian set up now who has the experience
of playing there: Head Coach Craig Fulton.
The South African made his interna-
tional debut at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup
in 1995, before going on to represent them
at the Olympics twice. For him to lead India
at the very venue 29 years later, marks a The Indian hockey team during a practice session at the Major Dhyan Chand
full circle moment. Hockey historian K Stadium in New Delhi ahead of the series against Germany. Praveen Khanna
Arumugam actually got Fulton nostalgic
during the pre-event press conference,
when he showed him a printout of a team The series is seen as the curtain raiser A couple of issues — the
photograph that was taken back then. for the 18th Asia Pacific conference of
Fulton then took photos of the image with German business. It is being held alongside scheduling and timing of the
Arumugam. the visit of the German chancellor Olaf matches — stood out about
"In South Africa's final match of the Scholz and vice-chancellor Robert Habeck. playing in Delhi. With the games
tournament against Poland, Fulton scored With the governments also involved in the
the first goal and was declared man of the organisation of this series, and key dele- to be played in the middle of the
match in a 4-1 win. And for that, he was gates expected to attend at least the sec- week at 3 pm, it remains to be
given a colour television set. It used to be a ond match, the pushback times have been
seen if enough fans could be
luxury item back then," Arumugam re- kept in the afternoon on both days. Asked
called, adding he wondered what Fulton about playing in the afternoon instead of compelled into attending,
did with the TV set. prime time under the floodlights, Fulton – despite free tickets. in conversation with
“It’s a special feeling to be back at this fittingly – was diplomatic in his response.
iconic venue, where my international jour- "In terms of behind-the-scenes deci-

Jyotiraditya
ney began nearly three decades ago," sions for the timings, there must obviously the Olympics squad are present, but star Vandita Mishra
Fulton said. "To return here, but this time be a good reason for it. Because of the bi- goalscorer Gonzalo Peillat is not one of
as the coach of the Indian national team, is lateral nature, governments are also in- them. But Fulton underlined that Germany National Opinion Editor
truly remarkable."
For captain Harmanpreet, this will be
the first match in national colours at the
volved with deciding when these matches
take place," Fulton said.
"In terms of the heat, well, we have been
are not just the current World Cup winners
but also reigning junior World Champions
so even a young squad will pose a stiff test.
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Rishi Raj
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national stadium but it still holds a special in Bengaluru the last week for our camp India, too, are without some familiar names Union Minister of Communications &
place. "Back in 2013, I was part of the jun- and it rained pretty much the whole time, with vice-captain Hardik Singh, Jugraj Executive Editor
Financial Express Development of North Eastern Region
ior camp held here, and I spent countless it was really wet. So we are actually quite Singh, and Uttam Singh all out injured.
hours training and honing my skills at this excited about the afternoon heat, to get In terms of the rivalry, India vs Germany
very stadium. It played an important role some sun. But it is a great opportunity to is as good as it gets in the modern context.
in my development as a player, so return- play a world class team in Delhi, it's been a At the Tokyo Olympics, India defeated Associate Partners
ing here to play an international match long time for the national team. What Germany to win a bronze ending a 41-year
feels like a special homecoming," he said. an opposition, should be two great wait. At the Paris Olympics, Germany broke
While every player who interacted with games." India's hearts in the semifinals.
the media spoke about the excitement of Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor of The stakes won't be nearly as high over
playing in Delhi, a couple of issues stood Germany, is scheduled to watch the second these two matches. But hockey will take Coffee Partner Entertainment Partner Beverage Partner Hospitality Partner
out: the scheduling and timing of the game between the two teams on Thursday. centerstage once more in the national cap-
matches. With the games to be played in As for the German squad, it's not the ital at the venue where the statue of the
the middle of the week at 3 pm, it remains same team that won silver in Paris, but greatest ever to play the sport for India will
to be seen if enough fans could be com- India had played a similar group in the Pro welcome diplomats and, hopefully, more
pelled into attending, despite free tickets. League earlier this year. Five members of than a few hundred fans.

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