Deteriorating India -Canada Relations

 

          Canada has not yet offered any definitive evidence of India complicity in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia in June. Prime minister Justin Trudeau's recent parliamentary statement noted credible "allegations" of a "potential" Indian link to the assassination. But putting aside the veracity of Canada's claims, the downturn in Indo-Canadian relations points to signs of a more assertive Indian foreign policy.

   The Canadian government expelled a Senior Indian Diplomat shortly after Trudeau's comments; India swifty retaliated by issuing a statement that denied any involvement in Nijjar's death and expelled an unnamed Senior Canadian diplomat.

    "Today's allegations have dealt a major blow to the relationship; the damage to the relationship will be easily repaired", says Brahma Chellaney on 19 sept., a former adviser to India's National Security Council, based in New Delhi.

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar -

           Nijjar was an outspoken supporter of the creation of a Separate Sikh Homeland known as Khalistan, which would include parts of India's Punjab state. 

     The Khalistan movement is outlawed in India and considered a national security threat by the government. A number of groups associated with the movement are listed as "terrorist organizations" under India's Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act (UAPA).

     Nijjar's name appears on the Home Ministry's list of UAPA terrorists and in 2020, the Indian National Investigation Agency accused him of "trying to radicalize the Sikh community across the world in favor of the creation of "Khalistan", adding that he had been "trying to incite Sikhs to vote for secession, agitate against the government of India and carry out violent activities." 

     Gurpatwant Singh Pannun told CNN that Nijjar was asked to be careful and avoid giving "big talks" or he would be targeted. CNN has reached out to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Punnun, who faces multiple charges from the Indian government, runs a New York- based outfit called "Sikhs for Justice", which has held referendums for a separate Khalistan state. The Organization is considered Unlawful in India, where its website is not accessible.

   Canadian police have not arrested anyone in connection with Nijjar's murder. But in an August update, police said they were investigating three suspects and issued a description of a gateway vehicle. 

      Current PM Justin Trudeau has failed to take action against a newwave of Khalistani activism in Canada. This is all about "Vote Bank" Politics. Trudeau heads a minority government which is backed by the New Democratic Party(NDP), headed by Jagmeet Singh, an arch-Khalistani. After the 2019 elections, Singh and Trudeau signed what has been dubbed as the confidence-and-supply agreement. 

     Recently when attacked by the opposition which wanted a probe into China's suspected interference in Canada's elections, Singh's NDP backed Trudeau. Confident of his backing from Trudeau, Singh has gone more aggressively in support of the Khalistani cause. For instance when the heat turned on Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh in Punjab, Jagmeet knocked on Trudeau's door for support.

     Today the Khalistan movement is not about popular support, it is about geo-politics. Countries like China and Pakistan can well tolerate, subsidize and assist in various ways the Khalistan movement. However, as a new generation of Sikhs grows up in foreign shores with little personal memory of India, the movement is likely to further.

     Canada and India have several common interests, particularly the G-20 summit provides them a sustainable platform. Although in the 18th G-20 summit held in India, Canada didn't have any bilateral relationship or talk with India. The strong, open, deep diplomatic relation between Canada and India is the need of hour in order to expand their cooperation & coordination in all spheres of matters, particularly the India-Pacific issue & free navigation in the South China Sea against China's influence.

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Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women’s Reservation Bill) 2023

“Stop saluting women, they don't want to be saluted. They don't want to be put on pedestal. They don't want to be worshipped. They don't want to be called mothers, wives and sisters. They only want to be respected as EQUALS. Let them get down from the pedestal and walk as EQUALS.”

The Women's Reservation Bill is the 128 Constitutional Amendment Bill which will reserve one-third of all electoral seats for women in India, in the Lok Sabha, in the state legislative assemblies and in Union territories. The reservation will apply to reserve seats as well. Indian legislatures have seats reserved for backward communities like Scheduled Tribes and Schedule Castes and now one third of these reserved seats will also be reserved only for women from these communities.

 For India, this Women's Reservation bill was mandatory because politics has a gender problem in India. Women make up only 15% of Lok Sabha seats and 14% of Rajya Sabha seats. Indian states have same problem. At least 17 States have less than 10% women in their legislature. How can this problem be rectified in India? In an ideal world, the political parties would do more, they would put up more women candidates and they would cultivate more women leaders. Since this is not happening, India is batting on next best thing i.e. “Reservation”. In fact, we already provide reservations to women in local body elections of Panchayati Raj and Municipal elections and this quota has empowered women. India has around 3.2 million local representatives, 1.4 million of them are woman and 86,000 of them head their local bodies, take decisions on their own, implement and contribute at local level. In fact India is doing better than other countries, at least at local level. Around 44% of our representatives are women which are a much better number as compared to other leading democracies such as France, U.K, Germany and China. So, India's plan at local level has worked but as we grow up in the hierarchy, it hasn't. We have 28 states in India, only one of them has a female Chief Minister “only one in 28 states”. The goal is to correct this by extending the quota to all elected legislatures. “Elected” is the key here because this quota will be applied to Lok Sabha but not to Rajya Sabha; similarly it will apply to state assembly but not to state legislative councils. The bill calls for 3 steps in a particular order. At first census, second delimitation and then quota. India's last census was held in year 2011 the one in 2021 was delayed by the Wuhan Virus pandemic. So, the first step is to do another census and based on that redefine constituencies only then can the women's quota be implemented.

Women's Reservation Bill is a huge step forward and the roots of this proposal date back to the 1970's when it was found in a report that India has failed to ensure gender equality. This triggered a debate; several States began reserving seats for women. They thought it would solve the problem in 1980s. This idea got political backing in 1987 when Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi formed a committee on gender equality. This committee had 353 recommendations; one of them was women's quota. In 1992, this proposal was implemented partially, one third of the seats in the local bodies were reserved for women but state assembly & the Parliament were left untouched. In 1996, Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda actually went one step ahead he table the whole proposal 1/3 of seats in all elected bodies. Now most of the parties agreed to this idea but some hold out remain especially parties representing the OBC communities, the other backward classes and what their objection is that you see seats are reserved for SC and ST community but not for OBC, so fear is that OBC women would lose out. Upper cast women would dominate the quota and so the bill didn’t come into existence. Since then every Prime Minister in India has tried to revive this effort. Atal Bihari Vajpayee tried twice, no luck. On one occasion mp took from the minister’s hand & tore it up. Dr. Manmohan Singh also tried and he had partial luck in 2010, the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha but it never reached the Lok Sabha. So will this time be different, well women's quota was BJP's campaign promise both in 2014 and again in 2019 plus they have a brute majority in Parliament so no collination business which means the proposal will now be a reality & begin a new era of Indian democracy.

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Matt Hancock

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Matt Hancock is an politician of UK based who is handsome as well as brilliant. Since childhood, he was very active in outdoor games and popular among his friend circle. He was not much passionate about politics in his boyhood. Hancock was born in the year 1978 and celebrate his birthday on 2 October. He was born in Chester, England on 2 October, 1978.

He served as Conservative party Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010 as the representative of West Suffolk.  He was also the secretary of state for health and social care in 2018. He is the famous and successful UK politician. He is one of the richest politician who was born in England and ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on 2 October 1978.

25.1 Education and Career:-

When the questions arises  about his education, he did his primary education at Farndon country primary school in Farndon, Cheshire. Later, he studied computing at west Cheshire college.  

He passed his undergraduate degree in philosophy, economics and politics from Oxford University. Later he did his masters in Philosophy from Cambridge University.

25.2 Family background:-

Hancock became a member of the Conservative party in 1999. 

Talking about his parents, Hancock's father name is Michael Hancock and mother's name is Shirley hills. The couple welcomed Matt Hancock on the day of Monday. He has one elder sister and one brother. 

He used to love his family very much and being close to   his family, he celebrates his birthday with his family. He married with Martha Hoyer. He has 3 children. His domestic partner is Gina Coladangelo.

25.3 Matt's Physical measurements :-

The height of Matt Hancock is 5 feet 10 inches and the weight is about 160 pounds which clearly indicates his fitness makes him more handsome, smart and look bold. According to his height and weight, Matt's BMI score is about 23.0m/kg2, which shows him physically fit and leading a healthy and Fabulous lifestyle. He is very  concern about his diet that what he is taking or eating. He always used to consume healthy meal. 

Height (in feet):    5 feet 10 inches

Height (in cm):     178 cm

Weight:                 160 pounds

BMI score:            23.0 m/kg2      

Shoe size:              8

Hair colour:           Brown

Eye colour:            Black

25.4 Net worth:-

After knowing his lifestyle, it is clear to see that he is one of the richest politician in UK.

He earned the money of being a professional politician. After Collecting all the data from online resources, it is estimated that Matt's net income is about $14 million at the of his 40 years old. It's really impressive.

He was from England. Furthermore, Matt's earns descent amount of salary as a politician and the data which is recorded is about $115k-$130k annually. He earn a massive amount of money and it's enough to have a luxurious lifestyle. 

Source of income:       Social work

Salary:                         $115k

Worth in 2019:            $3 million

Worth in 2020:            approx $4    

Worth in 2021:            $4.5 million

Worth in 2022:            $5 million

25.5 Matt Hancock contact, Address:-

Address: House of commons London SW1A 0AA

Phone: 02072197186

E-mail:  matt.hancock.mp@parliament.uk

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattancock

25.6 Facts about Matt Hancock:-

1) Full name of Matt Hancock is Matthew John David Hancock.

2) Matt was born on 2 October, 1978 in Chester, United Kingdom

3) He is UK based politician.

4) He served as the Minister of state for Digital and Culture between 2016-2018. He previously held the minister of state for Energy office between 2014-2015.

5) His birth sign is Libra.

6) The name of his Wife is Martha Hancock.

7) Matt stated, "My children are not allowed on social media".

8) He has one elder sister and one brother.

9) Matt is the first MP in modern times who win a horse race.

10) He is an avid cricketer and plays for the Lords and Commons Cricket Team.

FAQs:-

1. Who is Matt Hancock?

Matthew John David Hancock was a British famous politician who was born on 2 October 1978. He served as Secretary of State for health and Social care since 2018. He was the member of parliament (MP) for west Suffolk since 2010. He has also served as Secretary of State for digital, culture, media and sport in 2018.

2. Is Matt Hancock married?

Yes, Matt Hancock is married. Hancock married Martha Hoyer Millar, an osteopath, in 2006

3. How old is Matt Hancock wife?

There is no official information available on internet about Martha Hoyer's age. But from some sources it is predicted that the age of Matt's wife Martha Millar is about 40 years old.

4. Is Matt Hancock gay?

No, Matt Hancock is not gay. He married with Martha Hoyer and his financial, sexual lifestyle going good.

5. What is net worth of Matt Hancock?

According to Wiki, Forbes, and other online resources, famous politician Matt's Hancock net worth is approx $14 million at the age of 40 years. He is one of the richest politician having Fantabulous lifestyle.

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Border Roads Organization (BRO)

 

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BRO is a modern and transmitted transnational construction organization that is committed to meeting the strategic requirements of the Indian armed forces. The organization plays a vital role in upscaling infrastructural development.

●       BRO was conceived and raised in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern Border regions of the country.

●       Initially, BRO was functional under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, But since 2015, it is being managed and it functional under the Ministry of Defence.

●       The BRO Raising Day is celebrated on May 7, every year and its motto is Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam ( everything is achievable through hard work).

●       The organization headquarters in Seema Sadak Bhawan, New Delhi and its Director General is Lt. Gen. Rajeev Chaudhary.

●       It has diversified into a large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfield, building projects, defense works and tunneling and has endeared itself to the people.

●       The BRO, in more than six decades, has constructed over 61000 kms of roads, over 900 Bridges, four tunnels & 19 airfields under challenging conditions along India's borders and in friendly foreign countries, including Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Tajikistan .

●       The composition of this organization comprises officers and troops who are selected from the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers, Army Service Corps, Military Police and other personnel. Candidates selected through the UPSC IES ( Indian Engineering Services) are appointed to this organization.

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24.1 Some Recent Achievements and Significance of BRO:-

         In 2022-23, the BRO completed 103 infrastructure projects, the most by the organization in a single year.

    These include construction of shyak Bridge of Load class 70 in Arunachal Pradesh and Along-Yingkiong Road.

●       Atal Tunnel: It is located in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang pass. It connects Solang Valley near Manali to Sissu in Lahaul and Spiti district.

●       Nechiphu Tunnel: Foundation stone was laid on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

●       Daporijo Bridge: It is over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh.

●       Kasowal Bridge: It is over Ravi river. It connects Kasowal enclave in Punjab along the India - Pakistan border to the rest of the country.

●       Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road: It connects Leh via the villages of Darbuk and Shyok at southern Shyok River Valley, with the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) post near the northern border.

●       Barsi Bridge (longest bridge on Manali–Leh highway): It is built on Bagga river, which joins with Chandra river at Tandi in Lahaul to flow down into Jammu & Kashmir as the Chenab.

     BRO performs two separate functions during the time of peace and during the war. In peace it's contribute in the social-economic development of border states and developing the infrastructure of operational roads for the staff.

    Not just in India, but in our friendly neighboring countries as well, BRO has had a part to play in the infrastructural development. Project Dantak in Bhutan which is one of the oldest project of the Border Roads Organization.

    Apart from this, it also woks in reconstruction, in case of a calamity or natural disaster.

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