a very good evening aspirants i welcome you all to the hindu daily news analysis brought to you by shankar eyes academy today i am going to cover important news articles from the hindu newspaper dated 10th of august 2023 displayed here is a list of news articles that we will be discussing today you can go through it at the end of the video we will also have problems practice question discussions so try to watch the entire video and i kind request to you all those who haven't yet subscribed our youtube channel do subscribe and hit the bell icon button so that you will get regular notifications about our current files videos now let's get into our first news article discussion now take a look at this science page article see recently the government of india made changes to the new drugs and clinical trial rules the amendment is aimed at stopping the use of animals in research mainly in drug testing so in this context only the article here is written in our discussion today we'll see how drug testing is traditionally done then the issues with traditional drug testing then the alternative drug testing methods then about the challenges with alternative drug testing methods and finally we'll see how drug testing is regulated all over the world and this is the plan for the discussion now let us start our discussion by looking at how drug testing is traditionally done see before a drug or pharmaceutical product reaches the human clinical trial phase it goes three stages the first stage is the development stage in this stage the drug is developed next comes the laboratory testing stage during this stage the researchers conduct various tests using cells tissues and sometimes computer models to assess how the potential drug candidate interacts with biological systems laboratory testing is mainly done to assess the efficacy of potential drug okay once a drug candidate shows promise in laboratory tests it moves to animal testing during the stage testing is done on two animal species often a rodent and a non-rodent in this stage in addition to testing the efficacy of the drug its safety is also evaluated once if the drug is declared safe after the animal testing stage then the drug is approved for human trials and this is how drug testing is traditionally done this methodology that we currently follow has some inherent issues associated with it now let us look at the issues with traditional drug testing the first major issue is limited human relevance in traditional drug testing the safety of the drug is mainly evaluated by testing the drugs in other animals the thing is that animals used in testing often have psychological and genetic differences from humans the animal models do not fully capture the complexity of human biology and disease processes this mismatch can result in drugs that appear safe and effective in animal studies but fail in human clinical trials and this is a major issue with traditional drug testing the next major issue is that the ethical concern of using animals for drug testing when drug testing is done on animals it may cause harm or distress to the animals this raises moral questions about use of animals in drug testing to address these issues that is mainly to address the high failure rate associated with traditional drug testing scientists all over the world have been working for some time and they have developed some alternative testing methods now let us look at the alternative testing methods available in the world the first one is the use of organoids in drug testing see organoids are small three-dimensional structures created from human cells that mimic specific organs or tissues organoids provide a more accurate representation of human physiology than animals in addition to this they can be used to study drug effects on specific tissues for example if a study needs to be conducted to address the disease of the liver a liver based organoid can be used this increases the accuracy of drug testing okay so the use of organoids is one of the alternate testing methods then the second alternative is the use of organ on a chip organ on a chip is a device lined with human cells that simulate the functions of organs or tissues they replicate physiological conditions more accurately than traditional cell cultures the organ on a chip can be used to study the effects of drugs toxins and diseases the last alternative is the use of 3d bio printing this technology involves creating complex three-dimensional structures using layer of living cells and bio-ings it enables the creation of tissues and organs that can be used for drug testing and disease modeling okay these are the alternative methods available for drug testing although the alternative methods of drug testing addresses the issues associated with traditional drug testing it has some challenges of its own now let us see the challenges in alternative testing modes the first issue is the need for interdisciplinary expertise developing alternative testing methods require expertise in various fields such as cell biology material science fluid dynamics electronics engineering pharmacology and toxicology so integrating these disciplines is a major challenge then the second challenge is resource limitations many materials and instruments required for alternative testing methods are currently imported from a handful of countries like us and japan so basically it is a suppliers market this increases the cost of these alternative methods the higher cost thereby prevents faster adoption so resource limitation is also a another challenge and lastly there is the issue of standardization since the technology is still in its nascent stage there is variability in protocols and experimental setups among different labs this can lead to inconsistent results okay see all these issues must be addressed so the pharmaceutical industry can safely transition from traditional drug testing methods to alternative drug testing methods as india is planning to move to alternative testing methods through the new drugs and clinical trial rules 2023 it must take some steps to address these challenges the first step in the direction should be establishing standardized guidelines for quality and testing this will address the issue of standardization okay and that's all regarding this discussion this discussion we saw about how drug testing is traditionally done then we saw about the issues associated with traditional drug testing then we moved on to see about alternative drug testing methods then we saw about the challenges with alternative drug testing methods and finally we saw some points about how to overcome the challenges in alternative drug testing methods see this topic is very much important for your main exam so make note of each and every points that we discussed now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion take a look at this news article according to the news article a complaint has been raised by four Rajshaba MPs to the chairman of Rajshaba they made a complaint against member of parliament from Aamadmi party Mr. Raghav Chadha the MP said that Mr. Chadha has proposed their names for a house panel without their consent this is in violation of house rules so they raised a complaint to the chairman of Rajshaba the chairman of Rajshaba has received the complaint and he forwarded it to the privileges committee to examine the complaints and this is the crux of the news article now in this context let us understand about privileges committee in Lokshaba and Rajshaba okay now first let us learn some points about privileges available to the MPs see article 105 of the Indian constitution provides certain privileges to the members of parliament privileges include special rights to the MPs then certain immunities to the MPs and some exemptions to the MPs these privileges are necessary to secure the independence of MPs while performing their works see without these privileges the houses such as Lokshaba and Rajshaba cannot maintain their authority dignity and honour and without the privileges the house also cannot protect its members from any obstacle in the discharge of their parliamentary responsibilities so privileges are necessary for the smooth functioning of the parliament see the privileges does not provided to MPs alone the constitution has also extended the privileges to the persons who are authorized to speak and to take part in the parliamentary procedures or any of its committees for example attorney general of India and union ministers who are yet to become MP can also have privileges when they speak or take part in the parliamentary procedures but remember the privileges do not extend to the president who is also an integral part of the parliament okay now coming to the types of privileges see the privileges can be classified into two broad categories such as collective and individual privileges the collective privileges refers to the privileges that are collectively enjoyed by each house of the parliament and the individual privileges refers to the privileges that are individually enjoyed by each members of parliament okay now with this brief understanding about privileges now we shall see about committee of privileges in Lokshaba and Rajshaba now first let's start with functions of the committees see the main function of committee of privileges in Lokshaba and Rajshaba are to examine every question involving breach of privilege of the house apart from this the committee also examines the breach of privilege by the members of any committee that is referred to it by the house or by the speaker the privileges committee decides whether there is a breach of privilege exists or not based on the facts of each case and after respective studies the committee provides appropriate recommendations through its report the committee also specifies the procedure that is to be followed by the house to put the recommendations of committee into action okay now talking about the composition of privileges committee see the committee in Lokshaba consists of 15 members and all of them are nominated by the speaker and the committee in Rajshaba consists of 10 members and all of them were nominated by the chairman of Rajshaba note that the speaker of Lokshaba nominates the head of the committee of privileges in Lokshaba and in the Rajshaba the committee of privileges is headed by the deputy chairperson of Rajshaba okay except the composition the functions of the committee in both Lokshaba and Rajshaba remains the same okay note this fact now finally let us understand the procedures involved when the question of privileges referred to the committee of privileges see initially a question of privileges referred to the committee by the speaker of Lokshaba or chairman of the Rajshaba after due study the committee submit its report to the speaker or chairman of the house the report is usually submitted by the chairman of the privileges committee and if there is an absence of chairman then any member of the committee can submit the report after receiving the report the speaker or chairman may pass final orders on the question of privileges the speaker and chairman can also direct respective committee to lead its report on the table of the house okay and that's all regarding this discussion in this discussion we saw about the privileges available to the members of parliament and then we saw about the committee of privileges in Lokshaba and Rajshaba see this topic is very much important for your both prelims and main exam so make note of each and every points that we discussed now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion take a look at this article from the text and context page it talks about various aspects of the small modular reactors in this discussion we shall see about what are small modular reactors then about the advantages and challenges associated with small modular reactors now first let us see what is small modular reactor small modular reactor which is in short called as smr is a type of nuclear reactor and it is smaller and simpler than conventional nuclear reactors here the word modular means that the components of a small modular reactor can be transported easily to a different location and it can be installed at different locations these advantages make smr a good option for countries like india as we all know india has set a goal to become net zero emission country by the year 2070 so the small modular reactors will help india to decorbonize its energy production along with addressing climate change okay now with this basic information let us see the difference between small modular reactors and conventional nuclear power plants as we all know nuclear energy is one of the clean sources of energy so nuclear power became the key solution for decorbonizing our energy sector if we take conventional nuclear power plants they have various challenges for example it takes many years to complete the construction of conventional nuclear power plants and the building cost is also very high as it involves the use of high end technologies but if we take small modular reactors the small modular reactors can be a good alternative for traditional nuclear reactors the smrs can be constructed within a shorter period of time and it can be transported easily so they have the potential to replace traditional nuclear power plants this is the main difference between conventional nuclear power plants and small modular reactors now we shall see the advantages of small modular reactors as i said just now the small modular reactors only needs less time for their construction apart from this the construction cost is also very low when compared with traditional nuclear power plants okay this is one advantage secondly the small modular reactors use passive safety factors so they are safer than traditional nuclear reactors then the third advantage is flexibility see the modules of small modular reactors can be independently transported and can be rearranged in any location this is due to the assembly flexibility of small modular reactors as the smrs can be able to deploy it in remote areas it help to improve access to electricity in rural India the fourth advantage is that the smrs can be easily adopted by the countries that are with smaller and weaker grids due to their power efficiency then the fifth advantage is the continuous operation of small modular reactors see the maintenance and refuelling of small modular reactors can be done in one module while the other modules are still in operation this helps in continuous operation of small modular reactors thereby ensuring continuous energy production the sixth advantage is that the small modular reactors need lower amount of cooling water than conventional nuclear reactors this helps us to save precious water resources then the seventh advantage is the enhanced security see the modules of small modular reactors can be partially or completely buried under the ground so there is a less chance of damage by enemy airstrikes and the final advantage is the alternative clean source of energy see the small modular reactors can be used to replace coal fire the power plants okay so they can support the production of energy from renewable energy sources apart from this the small modular reactors can also be used to produce hydrogen which can contribute to the national green hydrogen policy of the indian government okay these are the advantages associated with small modular reactors however there are some challenges associated with establishing small modular reactors in india now let us see the challenges one by one firstly there are challenges regarding safety measures see most of the high-end technologies to build small modular reactors lies in the hands of private individuals so we cannot neglect the private participation to build small modular reactors since the private sector is allowed to set up the small modular reactors we need more stringent safety requirements so the government should enact policy to bring safety requirements and it has to amend atomic energy act to allow the private sector to build small modular reactors this is one challenge then the second challenge is there is no regulatory body to oversee the small modular reactors see the responsibility of ensuring safety security and proper handling of nuclear materials and nuclear waste should stay with the indian government on to oversee all the stages of nuclear power generation the government should create a new independent regulatory body the author of the article suggests that the security measures for small modular reactors should remain under government supervision while handling of nuclear materials must remain with nuclear power corporation okay this is the second challenge the third challenge is lack of public awareness about the nuclear reactors see common people usually oppose a nuclear power project by pursuing that it will endanger their lives so the indian government should try to enhance the good perception of nuclear power among the people in india this can be achieved by effectively sharing environmental and public health information about nuclear reactors operating with international safeguards okay and the final challenge is regarding connecting small modular reactors to the grid see it is hard to the government to integrate each and every small modular reactors with national grid for power supply so the government should encourage local consumption of power rather than connecting to the single grid apart from this the government should enact policies to attract private players into setting up small modular reactors okay these are various challenges associated with setting up of small modular reactors in india see if these challenges are addressed in time the small modular reactors can become a major contributor to india's decarbonisation efforts and it will also help india to achieve a goal of net zero emission country by the year 2017 see recently the union ministry of science and technology has taken steps for development of small modular reactors it can be developed with up to 300 mehawatt capacity to fulfill the commitment to clean energy transition so we have to wait and see what is going to happen in the future and that's all regarding this discussion in this discussion we saw about what are small modular reactors then about the advantages of small modular reactors then we saw about the difference between conventional nuclear power plants and small modular reactors and finally we saw some points about the challenges associated with establishing small modular reactors in india see this topic is very much important for your mains exam you can use these points while writing your mains answers this will definitely enrich your mains answer now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion take a look at this news article the news is that the cb has arrested a bank fraud convict with the help of interpol earlier a red notice was issued against the criminal by the interpol and now he was arrested by the cbi and this is the crux of the news article given here now in this context let us learn some points about interpol and its notices now first let us see the formation of interpol first of all note that interpol stands for international criminal polish organization interpol is an intergovernmental organization and it has 195 member countries and note that india is also a member of interpol the interpol was founded in 1923 at international police congress held in vienna it was formed in response to the growing problem of international crime in the early 20th century the interpol was originally called as international criminal police commission then in 1946 its headquarters were moved to paris and it was renamed as interpol okay this is all about the formation of interpol now moving on to see about the functions of interpol see the interpol's main mission is to help police around the world to work together to fight crime the organization provides a variety of services to help its member countries okay now let us see the functions one by one firstly the interpol issues red notices against important criminals around the world here the red notices are the international arrest warrants for criminals who are wanted by law enforcement bodies okay secondly the interpol maintains a database of criminals and stolen property apart from this the interpol acts as a secure information sharing platform this facilitates criminal investigation of police forces across the globe it also keeps a track on movements of criminals and those under the police radar okay and finally the interpol trains police officers in crime fighting techniques it also helps in sharing best practices between the police forces of different countries okay these are some of the important functions of interpol now let us see about the organization structure of interpol see the interpol is organized into three main bodies they are the general assembly the president and the secretary now first let's take general assembly see general assembly is the supreme governing body of interpol it is made up of representatives from each member country and they meet once a year to set the organization's policies note that india hosted 90th general assembly of interpol in 2022 then the next important organization is the president the president of interpol is elected by the general assembly and he serves for a term of four years the president is responsible for representing interpol at international events and for overseeing the work of secret rate and the final body is secret rate the secret rate takes care of day-to-day operations of interpol it is headed by secretary general who is also elected by the general assembly of interpol the secretary is responsible for carrying out the policies set by the general assembly apart from this the secretary also provides support to member countries in their fight against international crime okay this is all about the three main bodies of interpol see interpol also has a number of specialized direct rates for specific areas of crime the crimes include cyber crime terrorism drug trafficking financial crime environmental crime and human trafficking these direct rates work closely with member countries to develop strategies and share intelligence to combat these types of crimes okay now with this information let us move on to see about the working of interpol see each member country has interpol national central bureau this is to coordinate with interpol the national central bureau is the focal point for all interpol activities in the country note that the national central bureau in india is the central bureau of investigation that is the cbi okay see in order to assess and information from another country first a country's national central bureau must submit a notice to the interpol see these notices are requests for cooperation on alerts see there are five types of notices in interpol now first let us see the notices and then we will see about the working of interpol the first one is red notice as we saw earlier red notice is an international arrest warrant for a fugitive wanted by law enforcement agencies of particular country then comes blue notice see blue notice is a request for information about a person's identity then comes green notice see green notice is a warning to law enforcement about a person then there is yellow notice yellow notice is a request for helping locating a missing person then there is purple notice purple notice is a request for information about mode of operation in solving the crime okay so these are the notices available under interpol see once a notice is submitted the other country's national central bureau will review it and decide whether to cooperate or not if they decide to cooperate they will share the requested information with the country that submitted the notice and this is how notices of interpol okay also note that these notices may also be used by the inverted nation's security council under the international criminal code to locate dangerous criminals around the world okay in conclusion interpol is the largest police organization in the world which helps to catch criminals then to recover stolen property and to prevent crime the organization is committed to making the world a safer place and it has played a significant role in fighting crime for over 100 years and that's all regarding this discussion in this discussion is about the formation of interpol then you saw about the functions of interpol then you moved on to see about the organizational structure of interpol and finally we saw some points about the working of interpol in that we saw there are five notices under interpol that is red notice blue notice green notice yellow notice and purple notice okay now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion take a look at this news article yesterday eight south american countries of amazon cooperation treaty organization agreed to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the amazon forest the summit was called new and ambitious shad agenda and it was hosted by brasil the aim of the alliance is to stop the world's biggest rainforest from reaching a point of no return since it is the first gathering of its kind in 14 years since the group was established now we shall see some points about the amazon cooperation treaty organization see amazon cooperation treaty organization which is in short called as acto is an international organization established to safeguard the amazon basin and to facilitate its sustainable development through international collaboration the amazon cooperation treaty was crafted and signed on july 3 1978 by eight south american countries called bolivia brasil columbia equadar gaina peru suriname and venizula in 1995 these eight countries formalized their commitment by founding amazon cooperation treaty organization to actively pursue the objectives set forth in the original treaty see the acto operates in four official languages the languages include dutch english portuguese and spanish see the founding members of acto are the active members of the organization now talking about the need for acto see the amazon cooperation treaty organization aims to reduce and combat deforestation climate feedback loop illegal logging indigenous land encroachment and forest fires see in climate change a feedback loop is equivalent of a viscous or vitritious cycle it is something that that accelerates or decelerates a warming trend see a positive feedback accelerates a temperature rise whereas a negative feedback decelerates temperature rise this cycle is known as climate feedback loop this loop gets disrupted due to deforestation see deforestation can even disrupt the amazon's role as a carbon sink potentially turning it into a carbon source and exorbitant climate change so to address all these issues the amazon cooperation treaty organization was created now moving on to see about the acto's conservation and development initiatives see the project gef amazonas which is funded by the global environment facility is taken care by acto this program aims to secure agreement on a renewable and integrated water supply for sustainable development then the second main initiative is acto biodiversity program this program focuses on maintaining a harmonious biological equilibrium to prevent fragmentation of amazonian ecosystems apart from this the acto also played a pivotal role in formulating manas declaration in 2004 the declaration coordinated the development of the vast rainforest area covering approximately 2.9 million square miles okay and that's all regarding this discussion in this discussion we saw about the formation of amazon cooperation treaty organization then we saw about the initiatives that are taken under amazon cooperation treaty organization now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion take a look at this news article according to the article china is currently facing deflation due to decline in consumer price index and the producer price index the news article says that china should remove all its direct policy stimulus to reverse the situation and this is the crux of the news article given here now in this context let us see what is deflation and then about its effect on economy now let's start our discussion see actually inflation is the rate at which the prices for goods and services increase in contrast to this deflation refers to the decline in the price of goods and services deflation generally occurs when the rate of inflation falls below zero percentage deflation will take place naturally when the money supply of economy is limited see deflation in an economy indicates deteriorating conditions now talking about the causes of deflation see deflation can be caused by multiple factors first is the structural changes in capital markets see when different companies selling similar goods or services there would be a competition so there is a tendency to lower prices to have an edge over the competition and this causes deflation secondly increased productivity can cause deflation see innovation and technology enable increased production efficiency which leads to lower prices of goods and services some innovations affect the productivity of certain industries and impact the entire economy thirdly decrease in the supply of currency can also cause deflation see decrease in the supply of currency will decrease the price of goods and services to make them affordable to the people okay so these are some of the causes for deflation now talking about the effects of deflation see deflation can have various impacts on an economy firstly reduction in business revenues if an economy faces deflation businesses must drastically reduce the prices for their products or services to stay profitable as reduction in prices takes place revenue begins to drop secondly deflation can lead to lower the wages and layoffs when revenues begin to drop businesses need to find means to reduce their expenses to meet objectives one way is by reducing wages and cutting jobs this adversely affects the economy as consumers would now have to spend less thirdly since the value of depth rises in an deflationary economy it becomes more difficult for current borrowers to pay off their loans okay and finally during a period of deflation the value of stock held by investors and manufacturers is eroded and this causes losses for those parties okay and that's all regarding this discussion in this discussion we saw about what is deflation then about the causes of deflation and finally we saw some points about the impact of deflation on an economy now with these points in mind let us move on to the next part of the video that is to discuss preliminary practice questions look at the first question here five sources are given we have to find how many of these five sources are sources of privileges for members of parliament and state legislature first one constitutional provisions second one various laws made by parliament third one rules of both houses of parliament fourth one parliamentary conventions fifth one judicial interpretations see at present the privileges for members of parliament and state legislature are based on these five sources so the correct answer is option c all five moving on let's take up the second question this question is regarding deflation here four options are given we have to find which of these factors can contribute to deflation option a high consumer demand and spending option b increase in the money supply by the central bank option c increase in the production of goods and services due to technological innovation option d expansionary monetary policy here the correct answer is option c increase in production of goods and services due to technological innovation c increase in production leads to decrease in demand and ultimately causes price of the goods to fall so it contributes to deflation the rest three options contribute to inflation or not deflation so the correct answer once here is option c moving on let's take up the final question this question is regarding the amazon cooperation treaty organization i'll read out the question the amazon cooperation treaty organization is a regional organization aimed at promoting cooperation and sustainable development in amazon basin which of the following countries is not a member of acto option a brazil option b peru option c columbia option d argentina the correct answer for the question is option d argentina see the members of amazon cooperation treaty organization include brazil peru columbia equadar bolivia gaina suriname and veninjula argentina is not a member of acto so once again the correct answer is option d argentina this is a quiz question for you today i will post this quiz question in a community section try to answer it the answer for the quiz question will be posted in the common section of the quiz question itself you can verify the answers and displayed here are the main questions for your practice go through the questions write your answers and post it in the comment section with this we have come to the end of the video if you found our video to be useful do like comment and share it with your friends and don't forget to subscribe to shankarai's academy youtube channel thank you for listening


Everyone talks about the Korean Peninsula as a possible powder keg for conflicts between the major world powers. This usually stems from the fact that North Korea and South Korea generally have completely different allies, caused by the different styles of government both regimes have, which itself is a product of which countries had control over them in recent decades. There's a lot more that meets the eye when talking about Korean geopolitics though, and today I will explain some possible developments that I see as probable. The recent history of Korea has been marked by their occupation under Japan, the USSR, and the United States. Starting in 1910, Japan had complete control over Korea, and this possession gave them the land they needed to start invasions of mainland Asia. Manchuria became a Japanese puppet in 1931. When the Second Sino-Japanese War, partly concurrent with World War II, began in 1937, Japan's holdings in mainland Asia became a major launching point for their invasions of China. The wars ended in 1945 with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. Japan as a whole was occupied by the US, while the Korean Peninsula became split between the Soviet occupation in North and American occupation in the South on the 38th parallel. Both North and South Korea gained nominal independence from their occupiers in 1948, though both the USSR and US kept large military, political, and economic presence in their respective Koreas. Following an invasion by the North in 1950, the Korean War began, initiating three years of violence on the peninsula. The North almost conquered the entire peninsula until the South was able to rebound with the help of the US and its NATO allies. Reaching the Chinese border with North Korea prompted the People's Republic to join in the side of North Korea, ultimately causing the front lines to return to nearly where they were before the war began, creating the modern-day Korean border lines and demilitarized zone. Both countries remained under dictatorships, with the North under the totalitarian rule of Kim Il-sung, while the South remained under a series of military dictatorships until 1987, when it became a democratic republic, but an actual one, not in the sense in which North Korea uses the term. Kim's regime maintained ties primarily with the Soviet Union at first, but also became closer to China as Mao's regime emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil War, and helped Kim stay in power in the Korean War. After the Sino-Soviet split, North Korea tried to keep relations with both countries due to its proximity to both, yet due to this it became part of the competition for influence between China and the USSR. The main ally of South Korea was and still is the United States, due to the massive influence America has over the country. Also, South Korea had no other close allies in the region. The lack of contact between the Eastern Bloc nations and those nations' mutual animosity with the United States removed a lot of potential partners. Arguably, the nation of which South Korea has the worst relations is the other major American ally in the region, Japan. Due to the negative relations between Koreans and Japanese during their occupation of the peninsula, there has been a great potential for dispute between the two countries. This bilateral relationship is very important in understanding what could happen in the region, and I will get to this soon. After the fall of the Soviet Union, North Korea became much more insecure as it had lost one of its major partners. A great famine plagued the country from 1994 to 98, killing an unknown number of people, ranging from just a few hundred thousand to a couple million. North Korea ultimately built a close partnership with China, and though having ups and downs in the decades since, has remained generally strong. Russia's influence in North Korea today is virtually non-existent, and the country's relations seem to be deteriorating also, making a new power balance in the Korean Peninsula. Meanwhile, South Korea has maintained most of the same military allies since the end of the Cold War, though they have also opened up economic ties with China and Russia, with the former's economic relations being particularly strong. Relations with Japan have been deteriorating, with both country's citizens having very negative perceptions of the others. I would say that the American military posts in both countries have been the only thing preventing these countries from outright conflict. Now, let's take some time into looking at how the history of the geopolitics of Korea is bound to affect the future of the peninsula. The first thing I want to discuss is the relationship between North Korea and China. Though both countries remain allies, there is some distrust among the Chinese about North Korea, due in part due to its nuclear program and its aggressive stance in global politics. North Korea serves as a vital buffer state for China between it and American influence in South Korea. However, if American influence is reduced in South Korea, for a variety of reasons that I will explain, or Chinese influence in South Korea has expanded enough, the need for North Korea's existence will cease, and they will just remain a burden for China. In short, once China does not need North Korea to exist anymore, they will gradually absorb the country. But I hear you ask, why don't they just absorb the country right now? Well, America currently cares a lot about its foothold in South Korea, and China must not provoke any action by the United States in their absorption of a country that borders a U.S. ally. South Korea's position is quite different. It does not face any major threats to its status quo, since the United States would defend them from any invasion from North Korea or China, both unlikely, and their position in Japan prevents any conflict between the two adversaries. However, this animosity between Japan and South Korea severely complicates American goals in the region. If Japan is perceived as growing in influence, such as its claim that it wished to defend Taiwan from an invasion from China, South Korea may feel its status quo is under threat. Not wanting to be under Japanese influence, the growing economic partnership between South Korea and China could cause South Korea to take a more neutral position in global geopolitics, as it could acquire a more regional ally that also is an adversary to Japan. It could also take the neutral position taken by Thailand or Singapore to be able to have strong economic and military ties with both the Chinese block and the American block, an ally with whomever fits their interests best. However, South Korea would definitely need to be careful in its friendship with China. If China makes a play on Russia's Far East and annexes Manchuria, their waters would be split in two by South Korea, and the country may quickly become a naval base and checkpoint for China, so its navy does not have to operate in two separate disconnected waters. China could not risk allowing Japan to block their navy from connecting, so making South Korea the hub for their navy would be the smartest move for them. This would put South Korea under deep Chinese influence though, a position they did not necessarily ask for. However, there are other forces at play here. First of all, in a world shaped by the growing rivalry between China and the United States, I doubt that the Americans will leave their very strategic location in South Korea. Also, the South Koreans are not very interested in the Americans leaving at all, due to the strong ties between the countries, which are some of the strongest in the world. This brings me to my second point, which is cultural exchange. South Korea has imported a lot of cultural aspects of the West, including its democratic system and capitalist economy, among others. In turn, in the West, in particular the United States, has seen a massive growth in the popularity of Korean culture. About 2.5 million Koreans live in America, particularly on the West Coast, and have influenced local cuisine, but by far their greatest influences in the media. Korean music, particularly K-pop, has become widely popular in the West, and the new show Squid Game is the latest example of American and broadly Western appreciation for Korean creations. The West also uses Korean technology, like Samsung, and uses Korean cars, like Hyundai and Kia. This cultural binding of South Korea and the West seems to only be growing, and for the connection to break easily seems to be out of the question. My best guess going forward, at least in the foreseeable future, is that if relations are to further deteriorate between South Korea and Japan, the United States will have to find a way to put a halt on that dispute one way or another, as both allies are vital. In conclusion, I do think it is a possibility that South Korea could change its position in global geopolitics to a more neutral stance between China and the US, though I don't think this will happen for many decades, and by that point the geopolitical landscape of the world would be far different. In making this video, I learned two things. First, North Korea is actually a lot less geopolitically significant than the media would like to tell you, because it essentially serves as a small buffer state whose independence is in the balance should China not need it anymore. South Korea is far more geopolitically significant. Second of all, I learned that culture is a far more significant factor in geopolitics than initially meets the eye. Countries with as strong of a cultural exchange in binding as the United States and South Korea are not likely to leave each other's side. So basically what I'm saying is, if America wants to keep its strategic position in South Korea, its people need to indulge in Korean culture.  Obviously, that's not the only factor that will keep the country's allies, but cultural connection is a far larger player in geopolitics than you would first think. Thank you all for watching. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this content with everyone you know. 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Hello there, my beautiful internet friends. Welcome back to my channel. Today, we're gonna be talking about a word that I personally have a vendetta against. We're talking deep-seated animosity, anger, and rage. Yes, I'm working on a therapy that's beside the point. Uh, forgiveness. Forgiveness is a topic that I have struggled so much of my life with. It is a word that has been used against me, caused great harm, but I also believe it is a beautiful concept in theory. But how it is presented so often throughout culture, whether that be in Christianity, in New Age circles, in mental health conversations, I do think there is a major flaw with how we talk about forgiveness, that no one seems to mention. So with that being said, if you have ever struggled with the idea of forgiveness, been confused by it, been angered by it, then this video is for you, my friend. Today's video is made possible by June's Journey, which is a free-to-download mobile game. 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I've already made it to level six, which I'm pretty proud of. Just kidding, level seven. I literally just made it to level seven. So link in the description. Check it out and let me know what you think. And now let us dive back into that f-word. When I say that I hate forgiveness, I think most people's reactions would be, but Joe, forgiveness is a beautiful healing, restorative process. It's a weight being lifted off of you. Good people, forgive people. God, if you believe in God, wants you to forgive people. So what's the problem? Quick point of clarification. I don't actually hate forgiveness. I do think it is a beautiful tool when used appropriately. What I'm talking about specifically is the way that it is often presented and pushed on us to do. With that being said, let's continue. Okay. So for a little bit of context, I was born and raised in a conservative Christian environment and I spent the first two decades of my life completely dedicated to the church. And a lot of what the church taught me about forgiveness, which is what I'm going to talk about is also reflected in culture. So if you didn't grow up in the church, I do think we see this in a lot of self-help books and a lot of popular conversations in quotes that people cross-stitch on things.  God is willing to forgive humanity and anyone of any sin. Therefore, as people, it is our responsibility to fellow man to forgive whatever trespass has been done against us. And going through middle school and high school with this mindset of how important it is to forgive those around us, I think was a beneficial thing. But that definitely changed when I actually had something deep to forgive. When you're talking about people who cut you off in traffic or a friend who's flaky or says something mean to you and the importance of forgiveness and restoring relationships, you know, that's all well and good. But in my early 20s, I was in an abusive relationship that involved sexual assault and was something that wrecked me to my core. The trauma that I experienced in that whole situation was deep and significant. And as I was able to come out of that relationship and began speaking to my close people, you know, mentors, people in the church, even friends about what had happened to me, the number one thing that was on most people's minds was forgiveness in the days and weeks after being sexually assaulted the last time. I can't tell you how many people who knew what occurred talked to me about where my heart was on forgiveness.  Was God working on that with me? The weight of forgiveness was so heavy. It really did seem like people cared more about my ability to be able to forgive someone who had done such a monstrous thing. Then they cared about my mental health and well-being. And it was so confusing to have so many people pushing me towards forgiveness as I was trying to figure out how to live, how to stay alive. The obligation and necessity of forgiveness weighed on me for years after this. I wasn't able to immediately forgive this man. There were days when I thought I have no freaking desire to ever do that. There were other days where I desperately wanted to because I knew that that was the good, right thing to do, but I genuinely felt incapable of even knowing how to start that process. To be honest, it grew into this thing in my mind where I carried deep self-hatred and loathing. I thought I was weak and a bad person and doing a bad thing and committing a similar crime that had been committed against me by not being able to forgive this man. Looking back on that situation and the shame and guilt and self-hatred that I carried with me for not being able to forgive immediately or even as time went on, it was really difficult. I just wish I could go back in time and hug that girl and let her know it's gonna be okay. Here's what I wish I would have been told about forgiveness that it took me a long time to learn and understand. Number one, there isn't a timeline for forgiveness that you are required to be on. Whether you're a person of faith or not, I'll make the same argument in either situation. Forgiveness, if it's something that you want to pursue, is a process. It does not happen overnight. Generally speaking with serious offenses, it's not a light switch where you just forgive and then you're totally good, you're done, you've wiped your hands of it. Check forgiveness done. It's something that is done over and over again in different situations as different emotions arise. It's a long process. But whether that process takes a couple weeks for you or a couple decades, neither is a statement on your value or your goodness as a person. The next thing that I wish people would have told me about forgiveness is that it isn't actually a comment on your worth. Not being sure if you can or you want to forgive someone of something does not make you a bad person. Speaking just from my own perspective, we have linked forgiveness with being a moral and good person. Like you're a better human if you can do it and I just genuinely don't believe that that is true. If right now there's a situation or a person that you're thinking about that you can't forgive or you don't know how to or like I said, maybe you don't want to, that's okay. It's okay to sit on it for a very long time.  Which brings me to the next thing I wish someone would have told me about forgiveness. It is a choice. So often it is spoken about like an obligation, this thing that you have to do, but you don't, especially when we're talking about traumatic things, big moments. You are not required to forgive. This is something that is 100% in your hands, whether you decide to do it or to not do it, to pursue the path, that journey of forgiveness or to close the door now or always and say, no, no one can force you into forgiveness. This is a choice that you hold the power over. I feel like this could be controversial to say, but I'm going to go ahead and put it out there. I genuinely think that forgiveness is pretty low down on the list of things that you need to be concerned about, especially in the immediate aftermath of going through something bad. Very often it is the key that everyone says that's how I got free from my past. I finally was able to forgive things and maybe that's true and maybe that's beautiful good thing, but so often it is pushed as like this first step. Here's the thing that has always puzzled me about forgiveness and the pressure to do it and to do it quickly. In my mind, I can't forgive something that I don't actually understand the hurt of. And when you're talking about serious things like trauma, like deep lasting relational wounds, you generally don't comprehend the weight of it right away. It takes weeks and months and years to understand how this thing has affected you. Though certainly it can be an ongoing process until you are able to feel and acknowledge the actual pain, the hurt that has been caused. It becomes very difficult to forgive someone for it because you don't even know what that is yet. Looking back at my own life and situation, speaking specifically kind of in the spiritual realm, which for me was Christianity, it's so bizarre to me that a lot of people cared a lot more about my capacity and my willingness to forgive someone for something than for the thing that was done against me in the first place. Because things like trauma and deep pain are uncomfortable to be around, I do think that some people rush others into forgiveness and really stress the importance of this to get someone past it, to get them over it, right? Like if you've forgiven something, we think it's done, it's over with and this person is uncomfortable and having a hard time and maybe I don't know how to deal with that. So I'm gonna push for forgiveness because I know that's a good concept and it's a lot easier to instruct someone to do this thing than it is to sit with them in their pain. Speaking specifically about abuse and forgiveness because often those two topics are tied. When I had just gone through something that was so deeply painful, someone had taken a lot of things from me. They had taken my sense of security, my sense of safety, my mental stability. There was deep pain, deep betrayal. Being pressured to extend this mental gift of forgiveness to a person who had taken so much from me was a real mind-bending experience and something that kind of left deep scars because even contemplating this idea of I now owe this person in my head forgiveness. I now owe the person who has done such harm against me. I couldn't wrap my head around that for a very long time. It took years of researching forgiveness, looking into it, talking to people about it, trying to wrap my head around this thing to get to the place where I really understood that it doesn't have anything to do with this other person. At the end of the day, I really do believe forgiveness is a beautiful thing. I think it is a great tool that can be used. I think it is a long journey for most of us anyways. And yes, it is very freeing. There was a different situation in my life recently where pain had been caused. It was something that I felt for years. This relationship was fractured and very recently I was able to, you know, kind of grant that situation forgiveness in my mind. And it feels amazing. It feels great not to have so many negative thoughts, feelings, emotions built up the second I'm thinking about this thing to have peace about it. You know, it's nice, but it took me a long time to get there and it was a choice I got to make for myself and I don't believe that I was a better person for making it. I just think I realized it was a good choice for me to make and a healthy good thing to do and when I was ready to do it, I did it. I really wish that there was more of an emphasis in our culture. On the reality, forgiveness is a tool. Yes, it's a good thing, but it is not the ultimate good. It isn't a moral statement making you a better person and also it doesn't have a timeline attached to it. For so many years, I carried around this weight of failure and guilt and shame and self-hatred for not being able to forgive something that was done against me and it was simply unnecessary. Forgiveness is part of the process of healing from trauma if you want it to be. But that, my friend, is up to you and please don't let anyone else tell you differently. Now, did I ever forgive that person in that situation? I feel like this video wouldn't be complete unless I at least address that, right? I don't have an answer to that. There are many aspects that I have forgiven and to me, the only way I've been able to make peace with that idea in my mind is basically saying, you know what? I am giving up the right to avenge this. I am giving up the right to revenge. I am giving up the active contemplation of that. Whether or not I actually believe in God which I'm still working on, I am trusting this to a higher power of justice. It's not in my hands. For me, it's been recognizing that there was nothing any human could do that would make that situation right anyways. So I definitely feel a lot less emotion towards that situation. There are times where I'm like, yeah, I do feel like I've forgiven it and there are other times where I'm like, no, and I have no intention to. It waffles a lot. It's a difficult thing. Like I said, forgiveness is a journey. I do feel exponentially more free from the pain that that situation caused me than I did even a year ago which honestly feels great. So thank you for attending my Vendetta Ted Talk rant Against Forgiveness. It's not really Against Forgiveness but rather the way that it is presented to so many of us. I know that a lot of people have been hurt by this idea of forgiveness and the way it is pushed upon us. I know I'm not the only one but I am curious how it was presented to you. Do you view forgiveness as a necessary thing? As a good thing? Have you found ways to exercise it in your own life? Do you even want to? Let us know in the comment section down below and start a conversation. I'd love to see you there.  Forgiveness is a difficult topic. These are just my thoughts on it. A big thank you to our sponsor, June's Journey. This is a game I genuinely enjoyed playing. I was playing it last night when I was watching the dogs run around outside. It's really fun and light and happy and could be useful after discussing such a heavy subject. A big thank you also to my patrons for making these videos possible. I so appreciate the community I have over there. Thank you to each and every one of you. You'll see your name, plan the credits here in just a moment. But to you watching this video right now, thank you for spending a few minutes out of your day here with me today. You could be anywhere else in the world doing anything else and you chose to hang out with me for a few minutes and I really appreciate that. I love you guys. 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Good afternoon sir. Good afternoon sir. Good afternoon. Thank you sir. Okay. Yes sir. Vringalakoda. Yes sir. Vringalakoda is temple's core. Sir it is famous for Kudalmanakim temple which is a temple. Kudalmanakim temple which houses the deity Bharata. It is one of the famous temple. I think the only temple. Only temple in the country. Yes. You have visited that temple. Yes sir several times. Yes sir. Have you visited Peechi also? Peechi. Yes I have visited it once. It is quite near to you. Not very near sir because I am a bit far from Peechi. So it is like 40 kilometers from my place. In Delhi even 60 kilometers is a small distance. Yes sir. Is it important? Yes sir. It is comparatively a smaller distance. What is there in Peechi? Sir Peechi is famous for its dam as well as its sanctuary which is there. So that is how it is famous sir. Yes sir. Where did the institute is there? Yes sir. Forest Institute sir. Are you referring to the forest institute sir? Yes. What is the whole name? Sir Kerala Forest Research Institute. And there is another institute there. Some banana, lettuce banana. Sir I am not very much aware of it sir. Atta Padi you did some work? Yes sir. What was that? Sir it was basically a legal aid as well as legal awareness scam that we did in Atta Padi. It was during my third year in law school that we organized it. So it was basically aimed at the ugly part of Atta Padi Taluk. So when we went there we understood that their problems are not just related to law. But there are several socio-economic problems that they face in society. So that is our work in Atta Padi. What are the problems? Sir there are a couple of factors. Firstly there is rampant alcohol addiction in parts of Atta Padi. So the rehabilitation part is a missing link at this point of time. So secondly there is also a gap of health infrastructure that is there in Atta Padi. So there was some external aid in project for Atta Padi? Sir as far as I understand there was a collaboration between Ahards as well as some multilateral institutions like World Bank funded projects for Atta Padi. But with the interaction with the tribal people over there what we understood was that most of the projects are not the demand of the tribal population. Rather it is conceived as a top-down approach which they do not find it very beneficial for them. Lot of money is being poured in that area. Still nothing is happening? Yes sir. I would not say that nothing is happening at that point. Because from 2013 to 2018 if we take the statistics there has been an improvement in terms of infant mortality rate which was at a very high level in 2013. And also in terms of health indicators because of the community kitchen and all there is a significant gap reduction which has happened. But the problem is that any development project should also take people into confidence. What they need? What they really aspire to achieve? I think that has not been the case when it comes to several development aid. Especially in terms of agriculture. Chief Justice of India gave some lecture, memorial lecture. He told something. Sir what are you specifically referring to sir? If I may ask for a clarification. It is specific. It has come in all the newspapers. You would have told one or two specific. That is why I think they are. Sorry sir. So many lectures are there by so many dignitaries. Something about having an independent body for CDI and all. Sorry sir. I am not aware of it sir. I am not aware of it. There should be a body under which the CDI and ED and you know ED what is ED? Enforcement record. And a serious fraud office would come. Yes sir. Which is the biggest article in the constitution? Which is having number of clauses? So number of clauses. Sir I fear I do not know the answer for that sir.  Sir I will definitely check upon that sir. 243. 243. It is about? Sir I fear I cannot recollect at this point sir. I cannot recollect at this point sir. Okay. I am right to education. Yes sir. So it is mentioned in article 21A of the constitution. It was introduced as a part of an amendment in 2009. And even before that it was interpreted as part of article 21 in several cases like Mohini G. As well as Unikrishnan J.P. versus Sandhira Padish. But I think it is still a work in process in India. Okay. There is some law also no? Yes sir. Right to Education Act of 2009. This COVID backlog. You know in the last 5-6 months after this third wave. There is a COVID backlog of deaths from Kerala. Continuous. Yes sir. You know about that? Yes sir. What can be the reason? Sir when it comes to Kerala's handling of COVID. There are two factors which always comes out. Because in the first wave Kerala was able to significantly manage the case lot. It was because of an effective management at the local level which it was able to undertake. But after a point of time there was a pandemic fatigue which happened in the system at the systemic level. So I think that is played as a big factor in terms of COVID management as such. And secondly I think there is a good reporting in Kerala. That is also a factor why most of the deaths was reported even at a later stage as well. So it is also part of being a right conscious society perhaps that Kerala is having that high reporting. So good reporting, delayed reporting also input into good reporting. Sir. It was a deliberate attempt by the government because during election times they did not reveal those figures. And those figures now started coming out continuously for 4-5 months. You know that before this third wave or less than 45,000. Now let us grow 67-60th of it. Certainly sir. But I think it is also attributed as a political reason. But at the same time when from the government's point of view what the government has said is that the criterion in order to report for the death as a result of COVID has changed. So that may be one factor we should have played as a factor. Because when it comes to. That way criteria once it is changed let all the deaths backlog be announced at one time. Why slowly every day 100 out of it is 150 in the whole country 125 will be from Kerala. Yes sir. So daily it was like this. Yes sir. That is a factor. That is a very correct observation that has happened in terms of Kerala. Kerala is and has been having a very good image that the reporting is truthful and all. So now all the image is gone. But sir I would like to clarify that even though it was a delayed reporting. I would say that reporting at any stage is beneficial even for the victims as well. So it is not. Forgot about beneficial but government got the benefit. The same party came in power because of this COVID handling. Yes sir. Which is not true now. Yes sir to an extent I would like to agree with the observation that you made sir. Okay. What do you know about Kerala Gold case? Yes sir. When it comes to Kerala Gold case it was a matter of a diplomatic baggage containing Mbazil Gold. So that was one factor. So it involved several facets of diplomatic immunity as well as mishandling of power even from the CM's office. Those were the accusations which were leveled by the opposition against the rolling party at that point of time. But at this point of time it is still an ongoing investigation and it is also a matter which is subsidized in nature. Now what is the status? Are you aware of that? Yes sir. It has died down politically and in terms of the attention that it gets but it is an ongoing investigation. What happened to those actors in that thing? Who are all the main actors? Sir there were two or three people who were involved. One was the IAEA's officer M. Shiva Shankar. Sir he was one of the involved parties over there who was a point of interest and there was a lady who was involved. She was named Sapna Suresh. But I think it is an ongoing case so nothing is finalized in that case. What do you know about Kofi Persa? Yes sir. It is a legislation which basically attends. It is a legislation which attends to curb all kinds of illegal foreign transactions. Prevention of smuggling. These are the main agendas of that act. What is the main feature of that act? Sir I am not very sure of the details of that act sir but I will certainly check upon that sir. Have you heard of Gundas Act? Yes sir. What is that? So Gundas Act especially in the state of Kerala it was used to curb all kinds of activities. What is the main feature in that? So it enlisted certain people as Gundas who was involved in the illegal use of force against people. And they were targeted and in terms of the measures that were undertaken by Kerala they were asked to flee from that particular place as such. And some people were also incarcerated as a result of the Gundas Act. What do you call that incarceration? So we can call it a preventive detention. So coffee post also? Yes sir. Is for preventive detention for smugglers? Yes sir. So how many people have been booked under a coffee post or in this case? Sir I am not sure of it sir. When you go for preventive detention what is the maximum period one can be kept out of the law? Sir as far as I recollect it is three months and later on it can be extended to six months upon concurrence from a judicial body. But I am not sure of the details sir. Gundas. Okay. What are all the safeguards we have against this preventive detention that excess use of authority in the guise of these acts? Yes sir. So in the case of preventive detention firstly there is a right that always flows from article 21 and apart from that in terms of detention under preventive laws there is a time limit that is prescribed and any further extension of that time limit should be with the concurrence of a judicial finding and judicial body. I think that is the restriction that is attached to it. In a law. What is the recent controversy in Kerala about highways project? Sir can you just clarify? Highways project. Highways project sir. Sir there is a controversy regarding coastal highway and as well as a project that is running along with it that is K rail as well. With regard to coastal highway. What is that called? What is the project name? The coastal highway project is there. In plane or what is that? Sir are you referring to the K rail project? The semi high speed railway project that is there in Kerala. So that controversy is regarding firstly there is a detailed project report that has been submitted. It is construed as being incomplete and secondly the economic viability of that project because it is funded by the Japanese corporation that is also under question because the projection that has been made by the government it is alleged by the opposition of many other independent actors that is unviable in nature and thirdly it is also proposed as not an environmentally sound project but government has an alternate vision regarding that. Government says that it runs on green energy so it is environmentally sound and because Kerala is an urban continuum these projections are valid that is what the government says. Then law right? Yes sir. What is this concept? The rule of law. Sir rule of law is often attributed to the British scholar E.V. Dicey he says that no one is above law no one can no one is above law no one can be punished except by the distinct breach of law and everyone is equal before law. These are the primary concepts with respect to rule of law in our country. Yes sir certainly I do believe. And what is rule by law? So rule by law as far as I understand is ruled upon certain statutory principles like we have a constitution in India upon which this country is being covered so that is what I believe sir. But there are countries say Pakistan you have more than their constitution they have Shari et ala. So what is that? Sir even in terms of that there are several laws which operate a different domain I would say that in a country constitution may be construed as the ground norm upon which all of the laws are based. So even in India personal laws are the personal laws govern different transaction when it concerns individual in the terms of family marriage et cetera so that is also another facet of rule by law itself. Now tell me the difference between judicial activism and judicial overreach take one by one and give one example also. Yes sir. Sir when it comes to judicial activism it is judicially playing an active role in the social economic development of a country in a very positive way but sticking to its own domain expertise. When it comes to the idea of public interest litigation especially in terms of securing the human rights of prisoners in India that was a very positive role which was taken by the judiciary even in terms of providing legal aid in cases like Hussein al-Qathoun, Ahmad Shah Scott that can be construed as an element of judicial activism. But when it comes to judicial overreach here the judiciary steps outside its prescribed limit and it preaches the notion of separation of power. For example when judicially ordered for a ban on sale of liquor in highways that is basically a domain of executive. That is a policy matter that the judiciary should have restrained from. So I think that is called as judicial overreach sir. So this overreach is happening more than once now quite frequently can I say. Yes sir. Specially the Supreme Court. Whether it is pollution or anything like that. Sir I would certainly agree to that statement sir. Yeah that too. No ICJ. Yes sir. What is ICJ? Sir ICJ is International Court of Justice. Overreach. How many judges are there? Yes sir. In International Court of Justice there are 15 judges. 15? Sure. Sir that is what I recollect. Okay. Any Indian at the moment? Yes sir. There is Justice Bandari who wrote that from the Supreme Court. Yeah. Recently you voted on certain issue because totally against our stand anyway. Can you recall that particular thing? Yes sir. It was vote against Russia because Russian action was considered as against international law. But I certainly feel that being a judge he should be objective in nature and need not stick with the national policy as such because I think certain amount of objectivity in terms of his decision should be attributed because we follow that kind of system in India. How effective do you think this ICJ is really? Is it like any other UN agency type? Not effective, positive resolution, etc. Sir when it comes to ICJ, ICJ's effectiveness hinges on nations as such. In terms of very powerful nations like the US. Pakistan has always resisted from following ICJ's orders, especially in Nicaragua kings and all. Even Russia or China is not different. How about Pakistan? We have our case there. And with case I am referring to? Yes sir. You are referring to Kulbushan Jadav case? Yes. Yes sir. In terms of that I feel that in Kulbushan Jadav case Pakistan has at least partially complied with an order. Partially yes. Okay. But still you know it is more than two years I suppose. Only partially. Yes sir. Good. Now let's talk briefly about your budget. You are familiar with the budget? Yes sir. To an extent sir. Okay. Very simple question. What do you understand? The ease of living. Yes sir. Ease of living can be construed as the way in which basic necessities of life are being fulfilled by an individual. So that comes through various methods. Accessibility of food, clothing and also all other basic avenues of life as such. So the affordability factor and the way that you live with dignity all that comes. Good. But finally related to budget. In budget there are some announcements. This could make our life easier. Are you aware of that? Sir I can't recall that. Recall that. Have you heard of faceless assessment? Yes sir. So the only thing that we can believe? Yes sir. Definitely sir. Faceless and painless. Okay last question. What is the ease of doing business? Sir ease of doing business is in fact a concept which is mooted by the World Bank. The way in which a nation opens up to business. How laws are designed. How easily a business corporation can be incorporated in the business. How easily a business corporation can be incorporated in the business. A corporation can be incorporated in that country. And the ease of exit as well. So in terms of India World Bank has always rated India at a very high level at this point of time. I think India was ranked 63. Last time it was conducted. But the problem was always with respect to contract enforcement which made India's rank poor at times. Thank you. Contract. Enforcement. Enforcement. Okay in the beginning you mentioned about legal awareness that is required. So which sections of the society where you feel it is required most? Yes ma'am. When it comes to legal awareness I feel that it should start from schooling itself. Because students should be made empowered first with law. So even from basic schooling law should be taught as a subject. Secondly I think law should be taken to the vulnerable section who are often being kept out of the legal system. That is what I am saying. That is what I am asking. Which is the most vulnerable section where it is required the most? Ma'am I would say the schedule cost, the tribals and women. And women. Okay. Suppose there is a lady who is facing domestic violence. But she is not coming forward because of social stigma. So you, how would you address that problem? Not as a lawyer but as a civil servant. And these are very regular cases in your area. Yes ma'am. Ma'am when it comes to the idea of domestic violence I feel that the primary problem is the notion of patriarchy that exists in the society. So I think the capacity building should start at home when they are children. So I think that should be the primary step. But when a woman approaches me as an administrative. Women is not what I am trying to say. Because of social stigma she is not coming forward. And it is prevalent in the area where you, you know you are working. So how would you address this problem? She will not come to you. But that problem is there. And you know about the problem. How would you address in such a scenario? How will you address this problem? Ma'am I think the system should reach them. So that would be the primary solution. That is firstly we can come up with mobile telephonic numbers which they can easily access. And there should be counsellors who are able to communicate with them. So that there will be easier accessibility and communication that can happen with them. And thirdly even from the system side there should be a kind of an empathy that should be displayed to all kinds of victims. And at a systemic level there should also be a concerted effort within the society to generate awareness that any kind of domestic violence is a crime in itself. And victims should be treated with empathy and not with stigma. And I think that kind of campaign in the society that you know if she comes forward then the situation can get worse. So how does she handle such a situation? What steps would you take in order to ensure about her safety? Yes ma'am. Firstly I will use the avenues that is provided in the Domestic Violence Act itself. That is there are protection orders that can be granted to such women. And they should be rescued and rehabilitated in a place that they should be secure. So I think there should be government run senders for that wherein a person who is out of domestic violence is placed in a very secure environment. And thirdly if they are not economically empowered some kind of financial aid should be given to them and some kind of avenues for employment should also be opened up to them. So that they can live without fear and with independence in such an environment with state support. Okay. What about delaying cases? The cases they start and they never get closed. It takes years and years. So what do you think could be the remedy for this? Yes ma'am. Ma'am delay of cases happens at several level even at the apex court and also at the trial stages. In the apex court I feel that the sheer diversity is the main problem. So the Supreme Court should confine itself to original jurisdiction and constitutional matters. Rather than that we can have appellate courts at different levels at different regional benches. That would be the solution at the highest level. But when it comes to the trial court matter the trial court issues the matter is more grave in nature. So I think there we can pursue the method of alternate dispute resolution at the civil stages wherein it takes years and years to resolve. So ADR mechanism is one. Secondly the infrastructure at the trial court should improve to a great extent and judges to population ratio that should be addressed to a great extent and judicial recruitment at the trial stages has to improve to a at least a level which is manageable in society. And fourthly I feel that there should be an effective case management system that should be instituted in all courts. As a lawyer if you are handling a case what will be your priority? I mean as in like in terms of timelines how would you handle that with your client? Will it be a time bound thing or will it be an ongoing thing? How would you handle such a scenario with your client? Would you actually care would your intention be there to you know close the case within a time limit or since you know the lawyers are handling multiple cases at one time they don't have time. So I mean is there some kind of government intervention required to make it time bound? Certainly I feel that way because there should be government intervention to make it time bound. There are certain problems that is often associated with the idea of litigation in this country that is lawyers often keep the case posted and delayed so that happens as part of provision. Why does it happen? Ma'am exactly the issue that you pointed out that some lawyers take up cases which is not manageable by them. So I think that should change that is there should be a professional code of conduct which makes them or which mandates them to only take up cases which are manageable. Okay what is faster? It was a news fast fast and secure transmission of electronic records. Ma'am I am not aware of it now. Okay fine do you watch Netflix? Yes ma'am. Have you seen suits? No ma'am. You haven't seen? Okay and you watch movies in cinema? Yes ma'am. And this natural anthem, compulsive national anthem. What is your view on that? Ma'am I could term it as an instance of judicial overreach by the Supreme Court because I feel that any kind of patriotism need not be forced in nature. Especially in a movie theater I don't think that it may be the right place to display any kind of patriotism but having said that it was a right it was it was a judgment which came out of the right intention but I do not agree with the recent images provided by the church. Okay fine. Thank you.


This is stock number 10054. We are here at Summit Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin your new and used sports car headquarters. Today we are checking out this extremely clean 2013 Shelby GT500. From this HD video you will be able to tell that this car is extremely clean all the way around. No dents, dings, or cracks on that front bumper. I didn't see any paint chips. We shoot all of our videos in 1080p so if you have HD capabilities on your computer tablet or smartphone device turn them on right now because it is like you're right here looking at the car with me and definitely your best way to check out this car before you actually get here. We saw a lot of these GT500s out of state and they go really fast so we're doing a video right away on this car. It has the painted SVT rims and Goodyear Eagle F1 265 40 ZR19 tires. It has good tread on the front tires and of course it has the Brembo brakes in front. No scuffs or scrapes on that front rim. It has the HID headlights, the LED running lights, the factory fog lights. That front valence piece is in really nice condition. The only thing I saw on this entire car, one tiny little scuff on that front valence piece right there, you can replace those though so that's one good thing about that. Passengers side rim, no scuffs or scrapes on that. Really nice condition and as we go down this side of the car you can see just how clean the body is, how reflective and mirror like that paint is. Deep impact blue definitely my favorite color on the GT500s. It has the red stripe, center stripe and side stripes. No dents, no dings, no scuffs, no scrapes. Very very clean down that side. Back rim is in excellent condition as well and as we come around to the back of the car. No dents, dings or scuffs on the rear bumper. Chrome tipped exhaust. The deck lid is in excellent condition as well. Sequential tail lamps, the stripes are all in excellent condition. This car does have the track package. The only way you can tell on these cars besides the original window sticker is if you look at that rear differential it's got that little cooler line right there. That's the only way you can tell it has a track pack by looking at it. This one does it's 29.95 option and as you come down this side of the car just as clean as that passenger side, no dents, no dings. It does have the capitalist fuel fill and these back rims. This back rim is in excellent condition as well. It has the power mirrors with the built-in blind spot mirrors. Inside this car has the Recaro black, red, suede and leather seats, driver's seat height adjuster, side current airbags. You get the Cobra symbol stitched into the backrest. The back seats are very clean as well. No rips, no tears on them.  You're definitely more than welcome to try. But seats are in excellent condition. There's almost nowhere on that side there. Factory floor mats throughout and this is the 20th anniversary which you get on the silver. It has the launch control, automatic headlamps, the different steering modes and as you can see this car only has 4,699 miles. Instrument cluster is absolutely perfect. You get the leather and suede wrapped steering wheel, audio and Bluetooth controls on the right, cruise controls and information center controls on the left. The Shelby emblem on the steering wheel, AM FM. I believe this one has serious satellite radio capabilities. You have your climate control, six-speed manual transmission, passenger seat and carpentry is in excellent condition. So we have the original window sticker and you can see that this car was originally $63,455. You can pause it right there to see all the options there. The supplemental book has a hot rod magazine book in it as well and then the 2013 pamphlet as well. But the passenger seat, no rips or tears on that. This car has never been smoked in. It smells very clean. The headliner is in excellent condition and it does have the home link buttons for your garage door security systems and lighting systems. We'll take a quick look at the back seats or I'm sorry in the trunk and then we'll check out under the hood. Trunk area very very clean and it does have the tire inflator kit back here as well. Shuts nice and solidly. Personally like to thank you for checking out the video today. Hopefully from this HD video we've been able to tell just how clean this car is inside and out under the hood. We have the 5.8 liter supercharged V8 motor. Engine bay is very clean. Runs very smooth. You can see that was made by Paul Walter and Larry Miyakon. Cold air intake. Engine bay is absolutely perfect and this car is 100% ready to go. To see more pictures of this car, one of our other 450 new and used cars, trucks, SUVs, minivans, Wranglers, sports cars, you name it. We got to go to our website www.summitauto.com. Full pictures and descriptions of every single vehicle on our lot. Videos of every single used vehicle that we have all at summitauto.com and if you want to make this car yours give us a call right now at our final ad location which is<PHONE_NUMBER> or call Beaver Dam at 920-885-350 and make this one yours today. It'll go fast and if you want to check out more HD videos you can go to youtube.com. Remember to like, subscribe and share on this video and all the videos that you see there. In fact in a second you will see a link to subscribe to our YouTube channel on your left. You'll link to more sports car videos like this one on your right. If you have not been to our website on the bottom link to this vehicle on our website, click those, check us out and we really look forward to helping with this super clean 2013 like new Shelby GT500. Thanks again.


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Hi everyone, Joe for jasphyscasebreaks.com here, coming at you with a 2019-2020 Panini Mosaic Basketball Hobby Pack Random Team Number 4. Now there's three different dice rolls that are going to happen here. The first dice roll are going to be the five spots that we're going to give away within the pack break. The second dice roll will be for the break itself. And the third and final dice roll will be for the Chronicles filler spots. It's a filler for the filler. Big thanks to this group for making this happen. So let's do the first dice roll and give away some extra spots within the pack break. Let's roll it and randomize that two and a three five times. So top five after five, one, two, three, four and fifth and final time after five. Top five is going to be Mallory, Evan, Terry, Steven and Patrick. Congrats to you. You got some extra spots. Don't worry, everyone else, don't worry.  Still part of the break and still have a chance to win those spots. But Patrick, Steven, Terry, Evan and Mallory, you got some extra chances now. Slightly better odds. Let's gather everybody's names again. Now let's do the pack break itself. Second dice roll, three and a three, six the hard way. One, two, three, four, five and sixth and final time. Three and a three, six times for the teams, which I have not tried to not pull. There's a list of teams right here. Once again, six the hard way. Good luck. One, two, three, four, five and sixth and final time. Heat down to Mavs. No trade windows in these little filler breaks here, but I just want to get on to the other giveaway part. But here's the first half of the list right here and the second half of the list right down there. And let's just get right to it. Let's print this out, pop open this pack and see if there's any surprises there. There could be. The main point of this is obviously trying to win spots, but there could be some surprises here too. Joe P, what's going on? Oh, look at this. Joe P's on a hot streak. Do you have a pick for tomorrow? Here's the final print out, hot off the presses. Silver John Collins, Torren Prince, not numbered. John Morant and RJ Barrett. That's not bad. We've got an MBA debut insert, RJ Barrett. That goes to Steve H and a rookie John Morant. That's for Ryan and the Grizzlies, Ryan C. Not too shabby for a quick little filler pack. Now let's flip back over here. We've got Mallory down to Matthew and our third and final dice roll. And we're looking for the top seven. That'll get you into the Chronicles contenders filler, a filler for the filler. Third and final dice roll. Let's roll and randomize it two and a four, six times. Top seven after six. Good luck. One, two, three, four, five, and six and final time. So from eight on down, it's no good. It's sad times.  Happy times though for the top five. Terry's happy. So is SKS and SKS again with a spot that he won. Kevin, Evan, Adam and Brandon. There you go. Congrats to you. We'll see you in the next video for the next filler. Bye bye.


the voice of the creature itself. Many of the tapes have been analyzed, including one notable recording that was obtained on October 21, 1972, in California's High Sierra Mountains. That night, investigators recorded a series of moans, wines, growls, and grunts that were coming from the darkness. Two electronic specialists, one from the University of Wyoming and one from Rockwell International, came to the conclusion that the sounds came from more than one speaker, one or more of which is of larger physical size than an average human male. The formant frequencies found were clearly lower than for human data and their distribution does not indicate that they were a product of human vocalization and tape speed alteration. But no matter how convincing the pieces of evidence might be, the real proof of the creature's existence would be not just capturing its footprints, but the creature himself. If someone could find one and bring it back, it would be the ultimate evidence that Bigfoot really exists. Today, there are still many researchers out there hunting for Bigfoot, hoping to bring back remains, tracks, or anything else that will prove these creatures exist. As mentioned already, the reader is asked to judge the existence of these creatures for himself. For short of solid evidence, we can only surmise that the mysterious giants are out there in the forests of the Northwest. Until one is found, though, they have to remain one of the greatest of the mysteries in the annals of the unexplained in America. Also on WeirdDarkness.com, if you have a true paranormal or creepy tale to tell, you can click on Tell Your Story. You can find all of that and more at WeirdDarkness.com. Content of this episode came from the book Cabinet of Curiosities by Troy Taylor. I've placed a link to it in the show notes. Weird Darkness is a production and trademark of Marlar House Productions. And now that we're coming out of the dark, I'll leave you with a little light. Proverbs 15 verse 1, a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. And a final thought, your faith can move mountains. Your doubt can create them. I'm Darren Marlar. Thanks for joining me in the Weird Darkness. Graveyard Cinema, Horrible Henry and Mad Marty are presenting 1950s Quicksand starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Laurie. In the film, a man takes $20 from his employer to go on a date, planning to replace the money the next day. But he falls increasingly into more disastrous circumstances and further in need of more money, and it spirals out of control. Join us Friday, February 9th for Quicksand. It's free to watch online and you can chat along with the rest of us Weirdos as we watch the movie together. The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain and 5 p.m. Pacific. You can watch a trailer for the film and watch horror hosts and schlocky B-movies anytime, day or night on the Weirdo Watch Party page at WeirdDarkness.com. 1950s Quicksand starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Laurie. Friday, February 9th on the Weirdo Watch Party page. Hey Weirdos, be sure to click the like button and subscribe to this channel, and click the notification bell so you don't miss future videos. I post videos seven days a week, and while you're at it, spread the darkness by sharing this video with someone you know who loves all things strange and macabre. If you want to listen to the podcast, you can find it at WeirdDarkness.com.