Mains Question:
Question: “The Judicial Activism in India had played a significant role in the upliftment of Rights of Disabled people”. Justify the statement while highlighting the importance of Judicial Activism and how it helped in making Indian society more inclusive. (250 words)
- Subject: Polity and Governance (GS-II)
- Sub-topic: Functioning of Judiciary and Judicial Review
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- Introduction with the Supreme Court judgment of 2016 on Rights of Disability of people.
- Emphasis on the importance of such judgment in the empowerment of disabled people in India.
- Here highlight the importance of Judicial Activism in India and how it helped in the fast tracking of law making on several social issues making society more inclusive.
- Conclude with the need of equitable and inclusive society which is one of the objective of the Indian Constitution and how Judicial Activism is working for its achievement.
Context:
This article talks about the necessity of a new vision for India in the new world which is based on a harmonious and inclusive society.
‘Foe trade’ and an aggressive China
- Changing Trade Practices: The existing network of global production and consumption appear to be nearing its end. America is more inclined to trade restrictions and ‘free-trade’ has taken a back seat.
- China’s military aggression: The timing and rationale of China’s military threat are intriguing and, purportedly, have a larger motive than just territorial interests across India’s borders.
- Countering China: The counter to the Sino-centric world order is an economically powerful India. The knee reactions such as trade restrictions by the west can only backfire and yield nothing.