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21st May 2022

QUIZ - 21st May 2022

5 Questions

5 Minutes

Mains Question:

Q1. The US’s new strategy for the Indo-Pacific identifies strengthened US-India cooperation as a key line of effort. Given India’s close relationships with US, how do you anticipate this new strategy? (150 words)

Approach

  • Introduction - brief about the new strategy (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF))
  • Important components of the framework
    • fair and resilient trade, supply chain resilience
    • infrastructure and decarbonization
    • tax and anticorruption
  • Stakeholder involved (issues related to China)
  • India’s stand,
  • Analyse its pros and cons from India’s perspective
  • Likely impacts on global trade
  • Conclude accordingly

Editorials

On May 10, 2022, a two-judge panel of the Delhi High Court issued a divided decision on marital rape, securing a future hearing before the Supreme Court. The legal fights will undoubtedly continue, but now may be an appropriate time to explore the issues at hand.

Provisions for Marital Rape:

  • Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines rape as any type of sexual assault involving non-consensual contact with a woman.
  • Exception 2 to Section 375, provides a non-criminal status to sexual intercourse without the consent of the wife and immunizes such actions of the husband.
  • The idea of marital rape is the acme of 'implied consent'; a married relationship between a man and a woman indicates agreement to sexual contact on both sides.
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