6 June 2024, The Indian EXPRESS
Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah
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GS2- Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests
- Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five sources in the groups indicate, but the meetings highlight that the Islamist group is likely to retain influence after Israel's war in Gaza.
- The talks between Hamas and the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be held in China in mid-June, according to officials from both sides.
- They follow two recent rounds of reconciliation talks, one in China and one in Russia. China's foreign ministry declined to comment.
You don’t need to know
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GS3- Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life
- TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who stopped the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP’s juggernaut in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, had come to Delhi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections were announced.
- He wanted meet PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about a possible electoral alliance.
- “He waited to even get a call. That was the kind of treatment he got the last time he was here,” said a close aide of Naidu.
At arm’s length, for corporate health
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GS4-Corporate Governance
- The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irdai) has directed insurance companies to take prior approval for the appointment of board chairperson.
- The regulator said the present board chairperson can continue up to March 31, 2026 or till they complete their current tenure.
- To promote checks and balances, it is good practice for the chair of the board to be a non-executive board member and not serve as chair of any board committee, Irdai added.
India’s tech manufacturing map may get a makeover with TDP as key NDA player
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GS3- Changes in Industrial Policy and their Effects on Industrial Growth
- With the TDP’s support crucial for the BJP-led NDA to stake claim at forming the next central government – after the latter failed to secure a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections – Naidu’s party is believed to be staking a claim for one of its elected MPs to potentially lead the IT Ministry, among others.
- If that were to come true, BJP leaders expect that a number of centrally subsidised manufacturing projects could land in Andhra Pradesh – significantly changing the country’s tech production map.
Special category question
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GS2-Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have locked horns over the central assistance ever since the Union Budget was presented, with the latter alleging that the Centre ignored its demand for special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
- State Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has said that after the state’s bifurcation, it has been given a raw deal and remained short of resources.
- In a statement, Naidu had said, “It is the responsibility of the Centre to implement the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, and fulfil the promises made, including giving the Special Category Status to AP.”
- The demand for the special category status for the southern state has been a constant issue ever since the inception of Telangana in 2014.
