Daily Reading List: 25. 11. 2017

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Article 1: The new bipolarity in Asia

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-new-bipolarity-in-asia/article20723195.ece

Article 2: Do we need an anti-superstition law?

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/do-we-need-an-anti-superstition-law/article20724256.ece

Article 3: The hungry nation

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/global-hunger-index-india-ranking-the-hungry-nation-4951570/

Article 4: Reaching out to neighbours

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/reaching-out-to-neighbours/article20723198.ece

Article 5: Partnership of ideas

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/digitisation-partnership-of-ideas-4951582/

Hindi Articles

Article 6: मुगाबे के पतन में चीन की भूमिका

Link: https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/latest-blog/story-role-of-china-in-the-fall-of-mugabe-editorial-article-of-hindustan-hindi-newspaper-24th-of-november-by-harsh-v-pant-1661521.html

Article 7: बदलते मौसम का भारतीय भूगोल

Link: https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/latest-blog/story-akhilesh-gupta-opinion-indian-geography-of-changing-weather-opinion-1657819.html

Article 8: न राजनीति सुधरेगी, न पुलिस

Link: https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/latest-blog/story-editorial-article-of-hindustan-hindi-newspaper-by-vibhuti-narayan-rai-21st-of-november-2017-1655909.html

Que 1: ‘Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people. Discuss.

'लोकसभा और राज्य विधानसभाओं के साथ-साथ चुनाव में चुनाव में खर्च किए गए समय और धन की सीमा को सीमित किया जा सकेगा लेकिन इससे लोगों की तरफ सरकार की जवाबदेही कम हो जाएगी। चर्चा करें।

Que 2: How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?

दबाव समूह कैसे भारतीय राजनीतिक प्रक्रिया को प्रभावित करते हैं? क्या आप इस दृष्टिकोण से सहमत हैं कि हाल के वर्षों में अनौपचारिक दबाव समूह औपचारिक दबाव समूहों के मुकाबले ज्यादा शक्तिशाली बन गए हैं?