IND 1
supreme court has refused the plea
on deduction in salary amid covet this
service related matter
approached the high court as he has
directed the petitioner
to approach the high court
so the supreme court has uh
turned down a plea on deduction in
salary amid
kuwait the supreme court said and i
quote this is a service related matter
approach the high court and the supreme
court has now directed the petitioner
to approach the high court in this
regard
so petition had been filed in the
supreme court
with regards to deduction in salary amid
the corona virus pandemic
however the supreme court at this point
has turned down
this plea and has advised the petitioner
to approach the high court in this
regard
breaking news coming in on the broadcast
we’re learning at this point that
the supreme court has turned down a plea
has refused a plea on deduction and
salary amid
covert 19 and the supreme court has gone
ahead and said this is a service related
matter
and that the high court must be
approached so the petitioner
has been directed by the supreme court
to approach the high court
in this matter my colleague ashish sinha
joins us on the broadcast ashish
um what exactly are these details that
we’re getting on the broadcast
we’re learning that the supreme court
has refused to play on reduction in
salary amid kovid
and asked the petitioner to approach the
high court tell us more
yes of course supreme court today
refuses to entertain our pil seeking
course intervention
against salary cut during poverty and
says that
and the supreme court said that it’s a
service matter and the writ petition
can be cannot be entertained supreme
court asked petitioner to approach
before high court because it’s a service
petition and you can’t directly fight
in supreme court under article 32
if you want to file that means you can
file it before high court under
22.6 now petitioner has withdraw his
petition before fx code and he will file
petition before high force
okay all right help us understand what
exactly was the plea that was filed and
who exactly had
filed this plea this is a pil which is
filed by one of the individuals
he is seeking court intervention against
salary cut during the poverty pandemic
as we know there
that there are many organization and
many sectors they have
cut their employees salary uh during the
public dynamic and that’s why he filed a
petition before supreme court and
seeking a court intervention but however
supreme court today refuses to grant him
any relief
and also refuses to entertain his plea
but however could ask him to approach
with
a high court and he will definitely
going to file petition before high court
and it remains to be seen whether high
court will entertain this
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IND 2
here is a question that a lot of people
are looking for an answer to
what is the quad or the quadrilateral
dialogue
it dominated the headlines all of this
week nikai asia for example announced
the quad has come of age the diplomat
asked whether india can mould the quad
for its own gain
the voice of america said the quad is
countering china’s vaccine diplomacy
chinese mouthpiece global times called
it a publicity stunt a loose group
but what is this group all about what is
the quad
what are its objectives and why is india
part of this group
we’ll answer all these questions on this
episode of gravitas plus hello and
welcome
i’m palki sharma padhyay on your screen
is the map of the indo-pacific
it is basically a maritime space it
stretches from the indian ocean to the
west pacific ocean
these are the countries in the
indo-pacific australia bangladesh bhutan
brunei cambodia fiji india indonesia
japan laos malaysia
the maldives myanmar nepal new zealand
papua new guinea
the philippines singapore sri lanka
taiwan thailand timor-leste the united
states and vietnam
what’s the one thing most of these
countries have in common
a dispute with china these countries
have trade disputes
and these countries have territorial
disputes
all with china the dragon’s designs have
jeopardized security in the indo-pacific
china has refused to respect
internationally accepted maritime laws
challenged the rules-based order claimed
some islands
built artificial ones basically china
has become a threat to peace in the
indo-pacific and this is where the quad
comes in
its prime objective now is to contain
china the quad began
as an ad hoc grouping in the year 2004.
this was after the indian ocean tsunami
more than two lakh people had died then
across 14 countries it was one of the
deadliest natural disasters in history
india the united states japan and
australia came together to form
the tsunami core group these four
countries contributed over 40
000 troops humanitarian responders
dozens of helicopters
cargo ships and transport planes the
group of four worked toward tsunami
relief and reconstruction
the group did not issue any communique
or create a secretariat
when its purpose was solved the group
was dissolved
this new style of diplomacy impressed
the world cut to 2006
inspired by the success of the
quadrilateral template former president
of japan shinzo abe proposed
an arc of freedom and prosperity a group
meant to promote freedom
and the rule of law soon then indian
prime minister manmohan singh visited
tokyo
india and japan issued a joint statement
the two countries expressed their
eagerness to begin
a dialogue with like-minded countries in
the
pacific region in 2007 u.s vice
president dick cheney signaled interest
in a quad dialogue
in april 2007 shinzo abe visited india
one month later the first meeting of the
initial quad was held
this was on the sidelines of the asean
regional forum in manila
in september 2007 japan and australia
joined the
u.s india malabar exercises china became
uncomfortable
it began voicing concerns about the quad
it was being called
an asian nato protests and hesitations
followed
soon the quad crumbled one decade later
in 2017 the stage was once again set
for the quad to return india and the u.s
had signed the lemur india and japan
had signed the civil nuclear cooperation
agreement
japan had permanently joined the malabar
exercises xi jinping was in power and
under him china was more aggressive than
ever
it had engaged india in the doklam
standoff ticked off japan by increasing
coast guard activity near the senkaku
islands
bribed several australian politicians
and was caught doing so
so in 2017 when shinzo abe returned to
power he wasted no
time in calling for a democratic
security
diamond aka quad 2.0
representatives from four countries met
in manila in november 2017.
this time there was little hesitation in
standing up to china
foreign ministers of the quad met thrice
between 2019 and 2021
and then came the march 12th summit
i would have called it historic but
knowing just how often we misuse that
word
i’ll instead call it a landmark summit
the leadership of india the united
states japan and australia met
virtually on the agenda was development
wuhan virus vaccination cooperation in
the indo-pacific climate change and
technology
and chain management they even released
a joint statement this was a first
it was called the spirit of quad here’s
something interesting
the document not for once mentions china
but it carefully outlines the group’s
plans of containing china
together we commit to promoting a free
open rules-based order rooted in
international law to advance
security and prosperity and counter
threats
to both in the indo-pacific and beyond
we support the rule of law
freedom of navigation and overflight
peaceful resolution of disputes
democratic values and territorial
integrity
every word points at china without
mentioning it
the joint statement goes on to say we
are committed to leveraging our
partnership
to help the world’s most dynamic region
respond to historic crisis
so that it may be the free open
accessible diverse and thriving
indo-pacific
we all seek now the question is
how do they take it beyond words will
the quad be effective against chinese
aggression
militarily speaking it is far more
powerful
just look at the numbers china’s
military personnel 3.36 million the quad
7.78 million this is after taking into
account
the active personnel the reserve and the
paramilitary if you consider just the
active personnel
the numbers look like this china 2.19
million the quad 2.93 million
but it’s not so cut and dried war does
not always have to be fought militarily
trade and commerce today are just as
effective
three out of four quad countries have
already banned chinese telecom giant
huawei from the 5g race
huawei remember was supposed to be
china’s stairway to tech dominance
india has banned more than 220 chinese
apps the ban on tick-tock alone is
expected to cost china six billion
dollars
these are small steps that have a big
cumulative impact
my point is wars today do not
necessarily involve the army
wars can also be waged on a country’s
soft power the quad knows this
way too well why else do you think the
four member countries decided to strike
china’s vaccine diplomacy
during the summit the quad members spoke
about wuhan virus vaccines
they promised to deliver 1 billion doses
to the indo-pacific by 2022.
china wants to buy global support
through vaccine diplomacy the quad is
countering that
they’re pulling in america’s technology
japanese finance
india’s production capacity and
australia’s logistics capability
it is also focusing on new age
technology we know how
china loves that sector so how has china
reacted to all of this
the spokesperson for the chinese foreign
ministry said we hope
that relevant countries will keep in
mind common interests of the regional
countries and uphold the principle
and do things for regional peace
stability prosperity
rather than the opposite right after the
summit
global times published this article it
said the fundamental reason for these
four countries to unite
is not because of their so-called
democratic values but geopolitics
they’re unwilling to see china’s rise
and are afraid of china’s strength
china sees the quad as a threat to its
expansionism and that’s no surprise
but what’s funny is that the dragon was
lecturing india
on democracy in this article add it to
your reading list
under the comedy section we say now you
know what the quad is
so let’s move on to the next question
what’s in it for india
a lot it can secure a permanent seat at
the united nations security council with
the help of the quad
it can upgrade its defense manufacturing
technology
become a major blue economy seek
economic cooperation become atanibar
and shape the changing world order but
india needs to strike a balance
new delhi must keep in mind that its
engagement in the quad does not
jeopardize its standing
in the brics or the sco and china
remember
is a member of both these groupings
there are challenges before the quad too
it cannot reduce itself to being an
anti-china grouping
the challenge before the quad is to get
china to behave itself
without fighting it militarily will it
be able to do so
for now the members seem confident