हाल ही में, संविधान (130वां संशोधन) विधेयक, 2025 लोकसभा में प्रस्तुत किया गया और बाद में विपक्ष के तीव्र विरोध के पश्चात इसे संयुक्त संसदीय समिति को भेज दिया गया।
130वें संशोधन विधेयक में क्या प्रस्ताव है?
विधेयक गंभीर अपराधों के लिए जेल में बंद मंत्रियों को हटाने की व्यवस्था प्रस्तुत करता है:
यदि किसी मंत्री को पाँच वर्ष या उससे अधिक कारावास की सजा वाले किसी अपराध के लिए गिरफ्तार किया जाता है और लगातार 30 दिनों तक हिरासत में रखा जाता है, तो वह अपना पद खो देगा।
प्रमुख परमाणु कानूनों में प्रस्तावित संशोधनों, जिनका उद्देश्य आपूर्तिकर्ता दायित्व और परमाणु ऊर्जा में निजी क्षेत्र की भागीदारी से संबंधित दीर्घकालिक मुद्दों का समाधान करना है, ने संसद में परिचर्चा शुरू कर दी है।
In her book, India’s First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire, Rosinka Chaudhuri highlights Henry Derozio’s role in India’s independence movement.
About
In 1826, Henry Derozio, a 17-year-old Anglo-Portuguese poet, became a lecturer at Hindu College, Calcutta.
He was Dismissed in April 1831 for “propagating atheism,” Derozio died soon after, but his students continued his legacy.
According to the Department of Defence Production, the private sector contributed ₹33,979 crore (22.56%) to India’s total defence production of ₹1,50,590 crore in FY 2024-25.
Defence Production in India
Sectoral Contribution: In FY 2024-25, defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) accounted for 57.50% of the total defence production, while Indian ordnance factories contributed 14.49%, and non-defence PSUs 5.4%.
Defence Budget Growth: Increased from ₹2.53 lakh crore in 2013-14 to ₹6.81 lakh crore in 2025-26.
In 2024-25, India achieved its highest-ever defence production of ₹1.50 lakh crore, more than three times the ₹46,429 crore recorded in 2014-15.
Surge in Indigenous Defence Production: 65% of defence equipment is now manufactured domestically, a significant shift from the earlier 65-70% import dependency.
The Ministry of Finance released the Draft Framework of India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy which is aimed to create a unified classification system for climate-aligned investments, ensuring transparency, credibility, and alignment with national and global climate goals.
Classification Approach (Three Categories)
Mitigation: Projects that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions;
Adaptation: Initiatives that enhance resilience to climate impacts;
Transition: Measures that enable high-emission sectors to shift toward sustainability;
In August 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on imports from India, including a 25% penalty related to India’s oil purchases from Russia.
India’s vulnerabilities in the global system.
U.S. tariffs averaged 2–3% for two decades until April 2024 but the new hike marks a sharp departure.
In return for tariff relaxation, the U.S. is demanding greater market access, especially for agricultural and dairy products, which could hurt Indian farmers.
Despite being a U.S. ally, India faces steeper tariffs than China (now reduced to 30%).
The tariff war highlights India’s vulnerabilities in the global system.
Recently India-China held the 24th round of India-China Special Representative talks.
Way Ahead
Advance Border Dialogue: Prioritise early progress on boundary delimitation and phased de-escalation at the LAC to ensure lasting peace and stability.
Balanced Economic Cooperation: Trade and investment flows should be mutually beneficial, avoiding over-dependence.
Transparency on Rivers: Build trust through open data-sharing and cooperation on trans-boundary water projects to safeguard ecological and security interests.
Strengthen Multilateral Cooperation: Leverage forums like SCO, BRICS, and G20 to promote multipolarity, global governance reforms, and the interests of the Global South.
