Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 27th July, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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Scandalising as contempt | TH
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
A revolution in policy mindset | TH
It’s Gone Past Metros | ToI
Pakistan’s information war campaign | IndExp
NEWS
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Scandalising as contempt | TH
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
A revolution in policy mindset | TH
It’s Gone Past Metros | ToI
Pakistan’s information war campaign | IndExp
NEWS
Scandalising as contempt | TH
?What is the necessity of the contempt of court law?
?It criminalises anything that “scandalises or tends to
scandalise ” the judiciary or “lowers the cour t’ s
authority ”.
?We live in era of social media.
?Mr. Bhushan is no stranger to the art of testing the
limits of the ju dici ary’ s tolerance of criticism.
?What would be more judicious — ignoring adverse
remarks or seeking to make an example of some
principal authors of such criticism to protect the
institution?
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Scandalising as contempt | TH
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
A revolution in policy mindset | TH
It’s Gone Past Metros | ToI
Pakistan’s information war campaign | IndExp
NEWS
Scandalising as contempt | TH
?What is the necessity of the contempt of court law?
?It criminalises anything that “scandalises or tends to
scandalise ” the judiciary or “lowers the cour t’ s
authority ”.
?We live in era of social media.
?Mr. Bhushan is no stranger to the art of testing the
limits of the ju dici ary’ s tolerance of criticism.
?What would be more judicious — ignoring adverse
remarks or seeking to make an example of some
principal authors of such criticism to protect the
institution?
?It was believed in 18th century England that it was
necessary “to be impartial and universally thought so ”, so
that the “blaze of glory ” around judges would stay
undiminished.
?The reason why the concept of contempt exists is to
insulate the institution from unfair attacks and prevent a
sudden fall in the jud iciar y’ s reputation in the public eye.
?Unfortunately, in a system in which judges are not
expected to disclose the reason for recusing themselves,
and even charges of sexual harassment are not credibly
investigated, it is only the fear of scandalising the judiciary
that restrains much of the media and the public from a
more rigorous examination of the functioning of the
judiciary.
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Scandalising as contempt | TH
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
A revolution in policy mindset | TH
It’s Gone Past Metros | ToI
Pakistan’s information war campaign | IndExp
NEWS
Scandalising as contempt | TH
?What is the necessity of the contempt of court law?
?It criminalises anything that “scandalises or tends to
scandalise ” the judiciary or “lowers the cour t’ s
authority ”.
?We live in era of social media.
?Mr. Bhushan is no stranger to the art of testing the
limits of the ju dici ary’ s tolerance of criticism.
?What would be more judicious — ignoring adverse
remarks or seeking to make an example of some
principal authors of such criticism to protect the
institution?
?It was believed in 18th century England that it was
necessary “to be impartial and universally thought so ”, so
that the “blaze of glory ” around judges would stay
undiminished.
?The reason why the concept of contempt exists is to
insulate the institution from unfair attacks and prevent a
sudden fall in the jud iciar y’ s reputation in the public eye.
?Unfortunately, in a system in which judges are not
expected to disclose the reason for recusing themselves,
and even charges of sexual harassment are not credibly
investigated, it is only the fear of scandalising the judiciary
that restrains much of the media and the public from a
more rigorous examination of the functioning of the
judiciary.
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
?In 1982, when they were discussing Hong Kong’ s fate,
Deng Xiaoping said to Margaret Thatcher, “Horses
will still run, stocks will still sizzle, dancers will still
dance. ”
? London’ s 99-year lease over most of the colony was
to expire 15 years later.
?Deng wanted to bring the whole territory under
Chinese control in 1997.
?His line about horses, stocks, and dancers was meant
to convince Thatcher that the city could become part
of the P eople’ s Republic of China (PRC) without losing
its distinctive features.
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Scandalising as contempt | TH
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
A revolution in policy mindset | TH
It’s Gone Past Metros | ToI
Pakistan’s information war campaign | IndExp
NEWS
Scandalising as contempt | TH
?What is the necessity of the contempt of court law?
?It criminalises anything that “scandalises or tends to
scandalise ” the judiciary or “lowers the cour t’ s
authority ”.
?We live in era of social media.
?Mr. Bhushan is no stranger to the art of testing the
limits of the ju dici ary’ s tolerance of criticism.
?What would be more judicious — ignoring adverse
remarks or seeking to make an example of some
principal authors of such criticism to protect the
institution?
?It was believed in 18th century England that it was
necessary “to be impartial and universally thought so ”, so
that the “blaze of glory ” around judges would stay
undiminished.
?The reason why the concept of contempt exists is to
insulate the institution from unfair attacks and prevent a
sudden fall in the jud iciar y’ s reputation in the public eye.
?Unfortunately, in a system in which judges are not
expected to disclose the reason for recusing themselves,
and even charges of sexual harassment are not credibly
investigated, it is only the fear of scandalising the judiciary
that restrains much of the media and the public from a
more rigorous examination of the functioning of the
judiciary.
The fall of Hong Kong | TH
?In 1982, when they were discussing Hong Kong’ s fate,
Deng Xiaoping said to Margaret Thatcher, “Horses
will still run, stocks will still sizzle, dancers will still
dance. ”
? London’ s 99-year lease over most of the colony was
to expire 15 years later.
?Deng wanted to bring the whole territory under
Chinese control in 1997.
?His line about horses, stocks, and dancers was meant
to convince Thatcher that the city could become part
of the P eople’ s Republic of China (PRC) without losing
its distinctive features.