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भारत का यह विश्वास था कि पंचशील समझौते ने चीन के साथ सीमा-विवाद का समाधान कर दिया: CDS

संदर्भ

  • चीफ़ ऑफ़ डिफ़ेन्स स्टाफ़ (CDS) ने उल्लेख किया कि भारत का मानना था कि 1954 का पंचशील समझौता उत्तरी सीमा प्रश्न का प्रभावी समाधान करता है, यद्यपि चीन का दृष्टिकोण भिन्न था।

    • पंचशील समझौता 

  • 1954 में भारत ने तिब्बत को चीन का भाग स्वीकार किया और दोनों देशों ने पंचशील समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
  • पंचशील समझौते में पाँच सिद्धांतों का उल्लेख किया गया था

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    News In Short 13-02-2026

    Context

  • The Prime Minister paid tributes to Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary.

    • About Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

  • He was born on February 12, 1824, in Tankara, Gujarat, as ‘Mool Shankar’ into a Brahmin family. He later became a disciple of Swami Virajananda.
  • He founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 to counter social inequities and promote social reform. 

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    SHANTI Act and the Nuclear Liability Debate in India

    Context

  • The SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing of Advancement of Nuclear Technology for India) Act 2025, have triggered concerns regarding safety standards, victim compensation, and long-term energy strategy.

    • About

  • Traditionally, nuclear power plants in India have been owned and operated only by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and its fully-owned subsidiary Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (BHAVINI).
  • The SHANTI Act opens the nuclear power sector to private entities and alters the liability framework under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA), 2010.

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    Indian IT Sector at a Crossroads Amid ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Fears

    Context

  • The recent stock market volatility, triggered by ‘SaaSpocalypse’ fears, has reflected investor anxiety over AI-led disruption to India’s traditional IT services model.

    • Importance of the IT Sector in India

  • The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) sector has been a pillar of India’s economic transformation. It contributes around 7–8% of India’s GDP, with employment over 5 million people directly and supports millions indirectly.
  • It is a major source of services exports and foreign exchange earnings, strengthening India’s position as a global digital services hub.

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    Simultaneous Polls Do Not Violate Constitution’s Basic Structure

    Context

  • Former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai said that the Simultaneous elections do not violate the basic structure of the Constitution or its federal framework.

    • About

  • He told this to the Parliament’s Joint Committee reviewing the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024.
  • Former CJI Argument: 
  • The legislation brings “only a change in the manner of elections once”, which does not breach the basic structure doctrine. 

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    Safeguarding Women at Work

    Context

  • The Government highlighted that it remains committed to effective enforcement of the SH Act and to empowering every woman with a harassment-free work environment.

    • Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

  • Aim: To provide a safe and secure working environment for women.
  • Definition of Sexual Harassment includes physical contact, demands for sexual favors, making sexually colored remarks, showing pornography, and any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct.

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    Re-evaluating India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy

    Published on: 13 February, 2026

    India’s Neighbourhood First Policy (NFP) has completed one decade recently. This milestone has triggered debates on whether the policy has strengthened India’s regional leadership or whether structural and geopolitical challenges have limited its success.

    समकालिक चुनाव संविधान की मूल संरचना का उल्लंघन नहीं 

    संदर्भ

  • भारत के पूर्व मुख्य न्यायाधीश बी.आर. गवई ने कहा कि समकालिक चुनाव संविधान की मूल संरचना अथवा उसके संघीय ढाँचे का उल्लंघन नहीं करते हैं।

    •  परिचय 

  • उन्होंने यह बात संसद की संयुक्त समिति के समक्ष कही, जो संविधान (एक सौ उनतीसवाँ संशोधन) विधेयक, 2024 की समीक्षा कर रही है।
  • यह विधेयक “केवल एक बार चुनाव कराने की पद्धति में परिवर्तन” करता है, जिससे मूल संरचना सिद्धांत का उल्लंघन नहीं होता।

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