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Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed— Francois de la Rochefoucauld Govt moots digitizing road map in Nagaland PAGE 05

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Manipur & nagaland can ‘rise together as one ship’ Morung Express News Kohima | June 21

The Regional Business Meet 2017, a first of its kind to bring business partnerships and inter-state trade between First Generation Entrepreneurs (FGEs) from Manipur and Nagaland was held on June 21. With the theme ‘Interstate trade and land-linked opportunities’, the meet was organised by the Entrepreneurs Associates (EA), and attended by Entrepreneurs from Manipur and Nagaland at Jubilee Memorial Centre, Kohima. Speaking on the theme ‘Manipur and Nagaland – The land-linked states: opportunities and realities’, Editor of the Imphal Free Press, Pradip Phanjoubam classified the successful businesses in Manipur and Nagaland into three groups. The first category includes successful contractors, bureaucrats and politicians; the second include successful business persons who have achieved and amassed wealth with their own talents and hardwork; and the third are who “transcend the idea of business by building commu-

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nities through business.” EA, he said is one such example. “Success has to be looked in terms of what I contribute and not how I expand my business. We are thinking of one ship, rising together against the tide,” he said and pointed out the main strength of business between Nagaland and Manipur is the commonalities in terms of culture as well as problems. Phajoubam maintained that empathy can be applied in the trade between the two states which can identify with similar tragedies. “Empathy network is essential for us in building strong trade relations. Empathy is built by common awareness and common tragedy. Business deals are struck through empathy,” he said, while citing the example of women vendors in Manipur who come from different backgrounds and communities, where problems are shared and trades are built up through empathy. To create inter-state trade and ensure vibrant highways, Dr. Akum Longchari, Editor, The Mo-

rung Express suggested the need to understand interstate trade through the lens of inter-cultural and cross cultural relations with its shared humanity. The policies of such trades, he stated, will require the promotion of mutual interdependence where both sides benefit and further raise the stakes on achieving peace. He therefore maintained that cross-border trade has a vital role in recovery and reconciliation efforts; however crucial changes to policy and practice are needed to harness its peace-building potential and avoid intensifying conflict. To build vibrant highways, the basic fundamental needs of the people in the Imphal Valley and the surrounding “peoples of the hills” in Manipur are at the center of the process. He called for addressing the hill peoples’ sense of deliberate denial and systematic marginalization and also the constant economic blockades which have drastically impacted the people’s stability and well-being in the valley. He suggested mapping

out the root-causes of the issues that divides the two states and explore solutions together, while also working towards establishing inclusive mechanisms where local communities, civil society and governments can introduce confidence building measures and are empowered to handle incidents before they escalate. He also stressed on the moral responsibility of the media (particularly print media) towards this, and pointed out the essence of disallowing the state to tell “our stories for us and to define the problems for us and to offer solutions that do not meet the basic needs of our circumstances.” Neichute Doulo, CEO, EA, meanwhile said that for a long time, Nagas and Manipuris have allowed others to define them, and being labelled as conflict-torn, insurgent, landlocked states. “We are actually land-linked,” he said. Doulo asserted that opportunities lie in our own lands. Despite decades of armed conflict, the two states have produced Olympians and great musicians, and it is in these

DAN will support NDA candidate, says CM on Presidential election

DIMAPUR, JUNE 21 (MExN): Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu today informed that the NPF led DAN government will vote “without any hesitation” in favour of the candidate proposed by the NDA to be the next President of India. “NPF is a permanent ally of the BJP and NDA, and considering that the NPF is also a principal component of the NEDA,” the CM stated that “the alliance forged with the BJP Awww, let him be, a peg or two after yoga is good for is based on Principles, and not for petty gains or power, the bones and muscle!

and is to ensure maximum benefit, development and good governance to the people of the region.” “The NPF has always been an ally of the nonCongress national party since the late 1970s and this alliance was renewed and strengthened in the early part of 2003 when the non-Congress political parties came together and formed the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland,” he reminded. The alliance has continued to grow from strength to strength with presently the NPF and the BJP, with

the support of the 7 Independent MLAs, maintaining the spirit of healthy alliance, especially after the formation of the North East Democratic Alliance in May last year with the BJP and the NPF being the principal parties in NEDA, the CM noted. He further said that the NEDA saw the relationship extend to the neighbouring state of Manipur where the four NPF legislators are part of the BJP-led Government. “The alliance has come thus far and it shall continue in the years to come,” he added.

New NSCN (K) Chairman Khango Konyak pledges to defend Naga ‘sovereign rights’

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DIMAPUR, JUNE 21 (MExN): Lt Gen (Rtd) Khango Konyak was elected as the Chairman/President of the NSCN (K) on June 20. A press note from the MIP of the NSCN (K) informed that Lt Gen (Rtd) Khango Konyak has “served the nation for the last 54 years under various capacities.” The new Chairman/President of the NSCN (K), after being elected, recalled “many of his comrades getting slain before him, behind him and besides him by the enemy forces on many countless encounters,” the press note stated. It added that despite this, Lt Gen (Rtd) Khango Konyak “managed to survive by hair breadth without any harm and therefore praised the almighty for preserving his life to this day. He also expressed that he never imagined to reach this highest position and attributed all his success to God’s providence.”

He further lamented how “many educated and intellectual Naga leaders for selfish, vested interests had led the Nagas astray causing divisions and factions among the Nagas.” He however pledged to carry forward the “unfulfilled task” envisioned by late SS Khaplang. Lt Gen (Rtd) Khango Konyak assured that he would serve as the NSCN (K) Chairman “solely in the interest of the Naga people and to defend and uphold the sovereign rights, identity, dignity and honour of our people.” He appealed to the younger generation Nagas in particular and the Nagas in general for “cooperation and support from all the Nagas from every walk of life.” He further reiterated that the “sacrifices of thousands of Nagas for many decades shall never be allowed to go in vain but would steadfastly pursue the just cause and aspiration of the Nagas till his last

breath under the banner of NSCN/GPRN with the sacred pledge ‘Nagaland for Christ’.” The MIP meanwhile noted that the new NSCN (K) Chairman/President “refrained from involving in any of the political crisis of 1988, 2011 and 2015 and with clear conscience.” Born on July 17, 1943 at Yangkhao village, the new NSCN (K) Chairman/ President was christened Bechung Khango, and at the age of 20 and joined the Naga national struggle in the year 1963. After completion of basic military training, he enrolled in the Naga Army. Lt. Gen (rtd.) Khango went to East Pakistan on Alee (Foreign) Command in the 1966; in 1976 he was promoted to 2nd Lt and commanded 50 cadres to China under the leadership of Isak Chishi Swu and Th. Muivah. They reached China in 1977. “On both the mission, it was an arduous foot

journey that took them several months trekking hills, mountains, crossing dangerous rivers and lakes evading enemy forces, on many occasion, sometimes for several weeks altogether they had to march day and night without food and water,” the MIP stated. During his long military career from private to Lt General, Khango held many positions both at home and abroad. He also served as commander of various units, battalions, brigades etc, and not only witnessed many crucial battles but “achieved many victories against the enemies and brought laurels to the Naga Army on many occasions,” the MIP press note stated. In 1989, he also served as the Chairman Konyak region and on April 30, 2011 he was appointed as the Home (Kilo) Kilonser (Minister), GPRN and later elevated to the Vice-Chairman/VicePresident, NSCN/GPRN on May 25, 2011.

regions that outsiders have successfully thrived in the field of business and trade, he added. The first step in the process of interstate trade and land-opportunities, according to Doulo, is to identify the bottlenecks of both states. “We think about law and order problem but it is with us for the last twenty years and it might go for another fifty years. We cannot change these external factors. What we can change today is perspective building,” said Doulo. Citing the example of the 2200 truckloads of potatoes that go to Imphal, Doulo suggested if Nagaland can export its organic potatoes to Imphal. Further, instead of importing fish from Andhra Pradesh, Doulo pointed out the possibilities of importing fish from Loktak Lake, Imphal. While some realities and external factors such as AFSPA and negligence of the National Highways are beyond the control of entrepreneurs, Doulo expressed positive outcomes from the entrepreneurs present at the meet who have thrived in spite of such realities.

World Music Day celebrated in Nagaland PAGe 11

Mon firing incident – Contradicting claims • PRO, IGAR (North) claims security forces fired upon by armed cadres • Police say security forces fired after hearing gun shot by a hunter Morung Express News Mon | June 21

A reported exchange of gun fire between the security forces and ‘militants’ in Mon district on Tuesday evening, which was widely reported in the national media, has emerged to be reportedly a case of firing in “confusion and panic.” According to an IANS report, the exchange of fire took place in Choknyu village near Tapi bridge, when suspected NSCN (K) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants fired at the para commandos. "The gunfight lasted for an hour and suspected NSCN-K and ULFA-I militants retreated back to the jungles after intensive firing from the para commandos," IANS quoted a Nagaland police official as stating. The IANS report while quoting intelligence officials claimed that the “militants had sneaked into Nagaland from Myanmar to create terror.” However police officials from Mon district said the security forces (12-para unit), who were patrolling the MonAboi road near the Tapi bridge fired after hearing a gun shot from a hunter. The incident occurred between 9:30 to 10:00pm on Tuesday night at Tapi Bridge area between Totok Chingnyu and Totok Chingkho village. The Mon police team who went to the spot where the reported firing took

place verified that a construction worker engaged in the Tapi bridge construction had gone hunting in the night and had fired his gun, a 12 bore, at a wild cat. Just after he fired the gun, the security forces patrolling in the nearby area started firing, it is learnt. Just around the time, a gypsy with five civilians who were on their way to Totok Chingnyu village and crossing the Tapi Bridge were also caught in the firing. The five civilians, who hail from Totok Chingnyu village, scrambled out of the vehicle and ran for shelter, Mon police who interviewed the villagers reported. Fortunately, the construction worker and the villagers were not injured during the firing, the police informed. Police clarifies social media reports Also contradicting the report on social media, that the construction worker was assaulted by the security forces, the police said he was not beaten up nor assaulted as was being claimed. The Additional Superintendent of Police, Mon told The Morung Express that “as far as our report on the incident, the involvement of the Naga underground have been ruled out.” Meanwhile, the PRO, IGAR (North) Assam Rifles, Kohima in a press note also claimed that security forces were fired upon by a few armed cadres approaching Totok Chingnyu around 9:30 pm on June 20. It did not specify which group the armed cadres belonged to. The press note from the PRO said the security forces retaliated whereupon which the Naga undergrounds fled towards the jungle. Search operations were conducted and called off in the morning on June 21, 2017, it added.

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International Day of Yoga in Nagaland

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): International Day of Yoga was celebrated in different places of Nagaland on June 21. The day aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga. NCC girl cadets: Under the aegis of NCC Group HQ Kohima, 4000 girl cadets of 1 Nagaland (G) Bn NCC participated in the celebration in 17 venues across Nagaland. NCC already has a record for largest yoga performance simultaneously by a single uniform youth organisation at multiple venues in 2015, stated a press release from Col C Konwer, PRO (Defence). The girl cadets performed the asanas as per the protocol given by the Ministry of AYUSH on June 21. Meanwhile, 200 cadets from 1 Nagaland (g) Bn NCC got an opportunity to perform yoga with the Governor of Nagaland at IG Stadium, Kohima. Livingstone Hr. Sec. School: Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School (LFHSS) observed the 3nd International Day of Yoga at its premises in the presence of renowned celebrity yoga guru Vivek Mishra, who led the yoga exercises during the hour long programme. A press release from the school informed that Mishra is not only a celebrity yoga guru but also an actor and model celebrity. He was also one of the contestants of the popular TV reality show BIG BOSS during its Season-7. Mishra elaborated on the concept of yoga and highlighted the importance of yogic postures in maintaining a balanced and healthy life. Yoga, he added, is a way of life and not some ordinary exercise. He im-

parted several yoga asanas to the gathering. Meanwhile, Andrew Ahoto, Chairman cum Principal of Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School highlighted the significance of the day and also spoke about the benefits of yoga. He also advised the gathering not to attach any religion with yoga. Along with the students and teachers of LFHSS, 30 NCC girl cadets from Christian Hr. Sec. School and 10 NCC girl cadets from Eden Hr. Sec. School also participated in the celebration. 78th Battalion of CRPF: 78th Battalion of CRPF set up special yoga camps at the unit headquarters in Zubza as well as in all the sub-units of the Battalion deployed in districts of Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung on International Day of Yoga. Officers, jawans and their families participated in large numbers, according to a press release from the battalion. The participants were briefed about the benefits of yoga in maintaining a healthy body and mind, especially to get rid of tensions and stress in daily life, it added. A team of unit personnel led by Ram Chandra, Second-in-Command also participated in the joint yoga camp organized at Indira Gandhi Stadium, which was presided over by Governor of Nagaland. As part of the initiatives of Govt. of India, the unit is also sending its personnel for training in yoga courses at various training centres of CRPF so that after becoming Master Trainers they can train the other personnel of unit, the release said.

Governor joins International Day of Yoga in Kohima Rudy bats for yoga practice

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya at the International Day of Yoga programme in Kohima on June 21. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | June 21

Nagaland’s governor PB Acharya was among the many who joined the 3rd International Day of Yoga organized by the Department of Youth Resources & Sports here today at Indira Gandhi Stadium under the motto ‘Yoga for harmony and peace.’ The day was observed in pursuance with the directive from the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, UNANI, Siddha and Homoepathy (AYUSH). 173rd Battalion CRPF: The 173rd Battalion CRPF, Airfield Dimapur also organized a “colourful event” in commemoration of International Day of Yoga along with the sister agencies. Around 98 personnel, including CISF unit, participated in the event held under the supervision of Joseph Keishing, Commandant and units officers. Keishing interacted with the personnel and discussed the benefits of yoga and asked them to adopt yoga in their lives, according to a press release. He also emphasized that yoga is not just an exercise but union of

The programme witnessed over thousand participants from National Service Scheme, National Cadet Corps, Assam Rifles, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Bharat Scouts & Guides, National Ayush Mission Nagaland, Patanjali Yog Samiti, Kohima, Indira Gandhi Academy, Kohima and other government officials. State’s Youth Resources & Sports director Linda Solo said the department received a good response with large number of turnout. The participants took an oath that “I commit, to make myself into a healthy, peaceful, joyful and loving human being. Through every action of mine, I will strive to create a peaceful and loving atmosphere around me. I strive to break the limitations of who I am right now and include the entire world as my own. I recognize the kinship of my own life with every other life. I recognize the unity of all there is.” The occasion also witnessed peace prayer which read, “May All become Happy, May All be Free from Illness. May All See what is Auspicious, May no one Suffer. Peace, Peace, Peace.” The day concluded with laughing exercise. Medical research in recent years has uncovered many physical and mental benefits that yoga offers. It is beneficial for physical fitness, musculoskeletal functioning and cardio-vascular health, management of diabetes, respiratory disorders, hypertension, hypotension and many lifestyle related disorders. Yoga also helps to reduce depression, fatigue, anxiety disorders and stress and regulates menopausal symptoms.

soul and body which can be very helpful in a soldier’s life. ICAR-NRC on Mithun: To popularize and publicize yoga, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema put up posters and banners on road and its campus on International Day of Yoga. The celebration started with mass yoga performance by all staffs and their family members which was led by a group of experts from Patajali House, Dimapur. The experts enlightened the participants with elaborate training on common yoga protocol, a press release said. Meanwhile, the

Director of the institute encouraged the gathering for regular practice of yoga and suggested to partner with Patanjali group to organize mass yoga performance once in a month, preferably on every second Saturday. Zakhama Military Station: To commemorate International Day of Yoga, troops of Zakhama Military Station participated in a mass yoga practice following the common yoga protocol issued by Ministry of AYUSH. A press release informed that yoga is regularly practiced in the weekly curriculum at the

Morung Express News Dimapur | June 21

Attributing the UN’s declaration of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga to the efforts of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday encouraged people to practice yoga in their daily lives. Participating in the International Day of Yoga at Exposition Hall, NER Agri Expo Site, Dimapur, Rudy expressed pleasure at the turnout of people even as the programme was organized within a short span of time. He

Military Station. SASRD, NU: International Day of Yoga was also observed at SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus. The Dean, Prof. RC Gupta gave the opening remarks while a brief talk was given by Prof. L. Daiho, Department of Plant Pathology on the importance of yoga and its health benefits. Prof. L. Daiho also demonstrated some yoga exercises. Four professionally trained yoga instructors from Dimapur gave demonstrations and guided the participants in yoga exercises.

80 students get scholarship package from Tata Trust Governor encourages Naga students from Myanmar

Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya with students who received scholarship sponsored by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on June 21. Our Correspondent Kohima | June 21

The Semoma Students Welfare Board Trust (SSWBT) in collaboration with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust today gave stipend and scholarship package to 80 students from different parts of the State. The package sponsored by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust carried an amount of Rs. 9,500 for each student. Nagaland’s governor PB Acharya distributed the same in a glittering function held here at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan. Acharya congratulated both SSWBT and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust for

coming up with such step to help the students carry forward their academic career. He stressed on the need to focus on skill development, adding that degree alone will not work and bring positive result. He also emphasized on the need to put a concerted effort to make Nagaland state a “Golden Nagaland.” SSWBT secretary Kuolachalie Seyie said that SSWBT was formed in January 2000 at Khonoma in Kohima district to promote elementary education to the deserving students in rural areas, especially girl child who gets pressured to

Consultation on ‘role of schools in child protection’ Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) in collaboration with CHILDLINE Dimapur is organizing one day state level consultation programme on ‘Role of schools in child protection’ on June 24, 10:30 am at Holy Cross Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur auditorium. The keynote address will be delivered by Kesonyu Yhome, Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur and Chairperson, CHILDLINE Advisory Board, Dimapur. Esther K. Aye, Legal Aid Counsel and Trainer, Nagaland Legal Services Authority will speak on ‘Child Protection and Child Rights’, Dr. Zavise Rume, Associate Professor & Nodal Officer, Guidance & Counselling Cell, SCERT Nagaland will speak on ‘Importance of Counselling Services in the Schools’, while K. Ela, Collab Director CHILDLINE/Prodigals’ Home, Dimapur will dwell on ‘Role of Schools and Child Protection Policy’. The facilitator for the programme will be Moang Jamir, Assistant Director, Prodigals’ Home.

work at home or in the field rather than studies due to economic circumstances. SSWBT strongly believes that the holistic growth and development of a society begins from its elementary education. As such, SSWBT has been granting stipend and scholarship to about 38 to 43 students each year for the last 15 years from its own contribution, which covers all their admission and tuition fees, till it got the sponsorship from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust in 2016. SSWBT also occasionally gives free tuition to the elementary students during the crucial months

Kohima, June 21 (mexn): The Governor of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, PB Acharya interacted with Naga students from Myanmar on June 21 at Raj Bhavan, Kohima. The students, who were recipients of the SSWBT/Tata Trusts Scholarship, 2017, were invited by Governor Acharya for interaction. The Governor called on the students to be game changers of their society and encouraged them to study and work hard and to be torch bearers of their community. “Your empowerment through education should be for the development of your areas and you should give back to the society,” he stated, according to a press release from PRO to the Governor. Acharya also highlighted various scholarships that colleges and universities offer to students through Indian National Fellowship Centre, Mumbai. He advised the students to avail such opportunities. He also informed that talks were held with the Central Government to open educational institutes each year in the village and carry out community services in the village. Seyie said through Niketu Iralu, a renowned social activist from Nagaland, and senior journalists Neerja Choudhary and Rupa Chinai of Mumbai, SSWBT collaborated with the Tata Trusts. “Today, the Tata Trusts

in border areas so that students need not travel to far away towns and cities for education. Some universities, he said, are keen to enter into Public Private Partnership (PPP) for opening institutions in the border areas which will be beneficial for them. Meanwhile, the Governor expressed concern for the Nagas from across the border for their social uplift and empowerment. Focusing on social issues, he highlighted the need to empower the students through education. He also appealed to the citizens to be local guardians of students who don’t have family or relatives in the towns they study. “One should invite these students, interact with them and make them feel at home. This will strengthen the Naga bonding,” the Governor opined. The students from Myanmar, who were in Raj Bhavan for the first time, thanked the Governor for his invitation, kind gesture and hospitality, the release said. The Governor also presented a Naga muffler each to the students.

is fully sponsoring this distribution of stipend and scholarship as well as sponsoring a girl’s hostel called ‘Rural Area Girl Students Hostel’ in Kohima, for a term of 3 years with effect from 2016,” said Seyie. The hostel houses 33 girl students. Students are given 50% subsidy;

said that the regular practice of yoga helps in promoting fitness of mind and body leading to a beautiful life. “Yoga is a skill of looking good, beautiful, smart and intelligent,” Rudy stated. Talking about the enthusiasm of Naga youngsters, the Union Minister said that the government would set up the best institutes in Nagaland whether it is in the beauty sector, hospitality, wellness etc. Rudy also stated that the government would facilitate sending abled Naga youths across the globe and make name for the nation. Scores of young and old attended the International Yoga Day and practiced yoga lessons.

15 BRTF: The 15 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) organized mass yoga session at High School Junction, Kohima on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. The yoga session was conducted for all the personnel posted at HQ 15 BRTF. Similar sessions were conducted in allied units of the Task Force in various locations like Zubza, Mon, and Maram. During the session held from 7:00 am to 8:00 am, brief introduction of yoga and its benefits were also explained. Col N Joshi, Commander, 15 BRTF further highlight-

ed the importance of yoga in bringing harmony between mind and body and advised everyone to inculcate yoga in daily routine. Hindu Yuva Sangha: In order to promote and encourage yoga, Hindu Yuva Sangha (HYS) organised a yoga camp at K. Sachu Colony, Dimapur on June 21. The president, cultural and media secretary of the Sangha along with other office bearers and members turned it into a beneficial programme with voluntary participation from the people, informed a press release from HYS.

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy visits Women ITI, Dimapur

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy during his visit at Women ITI, Dimapur on June 21.

within which they are offered free tuition in Hindi, mathematics and science, medicines and medical services, modern amenities, occasional exposure trips within Nagaland and games and sports. Seyie said that Tata contributes 80% of their net profit to charities and community development.

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who is in Nagaland, met the women undergoing skill development courses at Women ITI, Dimapur on June 21. He is the first Union Minister to visit the Women ITI and engage with the trainees to discuss their career plans and aspirations. In the course of the interaction, Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “It is true when we say that when we educate or train a man, we train an individual; but if you educate and train a woman, you train a nation. Women in India have made their own stature across industries and civil societies. I am elated to see such immensely talented and pas-

sionate women in Nagaland supporting the dream of our New India.” He mentioned that almost 1.35 lakh women were trained from the country’s ITI ecosystem alone in 2015-16 sessions. Rudy further said that his Ministry is working closely with the industry to create linkages for jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth of Nagaland and the State will soon see dreams of many come true. The Union Minister also visited the newly set up Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in Dimapur to see its performance and response that it has received from the local people. Till date, 162 PMKKs have been established across the country and another 322 are underway to be set up.

Human-animal conflict mitigation campaign reaches Tening

peren, June 21 (mexn): Forest Department, Nagaland organised its humananimal (wildlife) conflict mitigation awareness campaign in the council hall of Tening village in Peren district on June 19 with sponsorship of the MoEF&CC, GoI. Around 250 persons, officers from the district administration, agri and allied departments, chairmen/members of councils of villages affected with human-animal conflict in Peren district attended the programme. K. Caroline Angami, IFS, Wildlife Warden, Dimapur gave a brief background of the existing problem in the State. Heuneilung, DCF, Intanki National Park, gave a brief introduction of par-

Officials from Forest Department, district administration, agri and allied departments with participants of HAC mitigation awareness programme at Tening, Peren.

ticipants. DK Zeliang, retired PCCF & Principal Secretary (Forest Department), Nagaland and chief guest of the programme deliberated on constitutional provision of Article 371(A) in the matter of land and its resources for the people of the State. “They are owner/ proprietor of land and for-

ests. The State Government of Nagaland and the Government of India can play role of facilitator,” he said, informed a press release from Satya Prakash Tripathi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland. Zeliang emphasised on the need to declare Community Conservation Areas to Community Reserves and its

funding on the pattern of government owned protected areas. He briefly stated how local people hunted deer by constructing Machang. He appealed to the villagers to ban fishing using poison and hunting instead prepare action plan for plantation of fruit trees for wild animals so that wildlife can be protected

and conserved. He further stated that purchased land owned by the government should be converted into protected areas, sanctuaries for integrated development of wildlife habitats. Holohon Yepthomi, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Tening and guest of honour lauded the Forest department for organising the programme involving communities affected with human-animal conflict. He asked the communities to think causes for an action before doing it, while emphasising the need for justification of an action. He stated that the communities have more to play for conservation of forest resources and appealed for conservation

of forest and wildlife. Satya Prakash Tripathi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland, in his keynote address stated the genesis of the human-animal conflict prevalent in the State. He highlighted the policies of the State Government and the MoEF&CC, GoI, New Delhi for addressing the problem. He appealed to the people for protection of forest and wildlife and contact forest officials immediately in case of damage of their crop/ properties/ human life. The release informed that the chairmen/members of the village councils made a resolution to ban fishing and hunting in their respective areas.

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N-E states celebrate International Yoga Day

Mizoram sees low key yoga day

NFR Staff, officials and families participating at the International Yoga Day celebration at N.F Railway Indoor Stadium, in Maligaon, Guwahati on June 21. The event got underway with the lighting of lamp by NFR General Manager Chahatey Ram where he appealed the employees to practice yoga for good health. A mass yoga session was held with instructors from Art Living Foundation Guwahati, an NFR press release informed.

The Headquarters Directorate General Assam Rifles celebrated the International Yoga Day by organising a mass yoga session for all the Central Armed Police Forces in Meghalaya at AR Sports Complex, Shillong on June 21, where over 750 soldiers of AR, BSF, CISF and CRPF performed various breathing exercises and yoga asanas guided by Patanjali Yogpeet volunteers. IYD was also observed at all AR Units and Headquarters across the Northeast, AR Press note informed

Guwahati, June 21 (Pti): The northeastern states of the country today celebrated the third International Day of Yoga with thousands of school children and people from all walks of life enthusiastically performing yoga asanas. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, his government would extend facilities for yoga to all school children, panchayat offices, tea gardens and interior char areas. This was being done as yoga was an integral part for maintaining good health, the chief minister said.

of the people. For sound health and mind, we need to incorporate Yoga as part of our daily life In Tripura, two Union Ministers Faggan Singh Kulaste and Babul Supriyo participated in yoga camps. More than 50,000 students joined yoga camps in different part of Tripura. Mizoram Governor Lt. General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma today inaugurated the Healthy Mizoram Campaign and joined yoga enthusiasts at the Assam Rifles ground. Certain misconceptions about yoga must be dispelled, Sharma said, adding

Senior Assam minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said, the state government has decided to set up 100 block level yoga training centres with the help of Patanjali Yoga Kendra of yoga guru Ramdev In Arunachal Pradesh, the main function was organised at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Naharlagun by the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in which more than 1000 people participated. State Governor P B Acharya in his message said, “Yoga provides physical and mental well being

that yoga does not adhere to any particular religion, belief system or community. In Manipur, the main function was held at held at Khuman Lampak Main Indoor Stadium here today in the presence of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. "Yoga brings a balance between the mind and body and enables an individual to go along a right track," he said. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren said, "performing yoga also improves the overall health condition of a person reducing stress and other form of ailments."

aizawl, June 21 (ianS): The International Yoga Day was observed on Wednesday on a low key in predominantly Christian Mizoram after an influential civil youth group asked people to refrain from doing yoga exercises.The main event was held at the Assam Rifles Ground in Aizawl where the Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma as the chief guest tried to dispel "certain misconceptions" that yoga is a "religious activity impinging on other faiths" by saying it wasn't so. But the Young Mizo Association (YMA) refused to take part in the yoga day events, describing it as "detrimental to Christian belief and not in line with Mizo culture". It urged people to stay away from any event related to yoga.

Arunachal CM asks departments NCW seeks report on crime to have dedicated pages on Facebook against women in Tripura itanaGar, June 21 (Pti): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today asked the state government departments to have dedicated pages on Facebook. "I believe 90 per cent of our urban citizens are on Facebook and can avail information on the programmes, policies and schemes offered by the government through its departments on Facebook far better than through meetings, seminars, workshops or the traditional media. Through Facebook we can reach individuals who can benefit from such programmes and schemes but are not aware of it," Khandu said. "We, however, have very little knowledge about Facebook and its usage that would benefit us in good governance. It is for this reason that I feel government machineries need to be educated with variety of tools that makes communi-

"I have spoken to the aGartala, June 21 (Pti): The National DGP, A K Shukla, and asked Commission for Women him to submit a report on Affidavit (NCW) has expressed con- crime against women in the Regd. No. 91 cern about the "high rate" state to the commission im- I Smti. Leihaule D/o Diekevi of Dungki Village, PO & of crime against women mediately. If he fails to sub- Zeliang PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland in Tripura and asked the mit the report, he would be hereby declared that: director general of police summoned to the commis- 1. That I am the deponent of this affidavit. to submit a report on it. A sion in Delhi," Sahu told re- 2. That the name Leihaule and Pema Khandu (File Photo) three-member delegation porters here last night. Leihaule Nda is of same person. Sahu said, "The comof NCW led by its member cating easy," he said while Sushma Sahu yesterday mission recently received 3. I hereby declared that my correct name is LEIHAULE opening a special training visited the state and talked 15 cases of heinous crime and shall be use for all official programme here for gov- to many victims and their against women (from Tripurposes in the future. Deponent ernment officials. pura)." family members. 1st Class Magistrate The chief minister expressed optimism that the deClArAtIon training will empower and Regd. No: 53/17 Dated: 06/06/17 enable departments to leI, Shri. T. Kahoto S/o. Tokiye R/o. Atoizu Town Dist. Zunheboto Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as under: verage their presence on 1. That I am bonifide citizen of India belong to Sumi (Naga) community resident of above mentioned the address. Facebook and meet organ2. That my name is inadvertently recorded as: a) Kahuto in my document BANK PASS BOOK A/C .NO. 20146987206. But my actual name is T. Kahoto isational objectives. 3. The above mentioned name T. Kahoto and Kahuto are one same person which is referred to me. 4. That, from the date of this declaration, my name shall be used by the name as T. Kahoto for all official purpose Nitin Saluja, Facebook and legal proceeding an at all time and occasions. Policy Programme Manag5. That the statement made in para 1-4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein. er, India & South Asia, said Deponent Solemnly affirm and declare before me by the deponent. that it has been Facebook's Magistrate/ Notary Public Zunheboto: Nagaland mission to make the world more open and connected by providing a platform deClArAtIon oF ACtUAl nAMe for direct interactions beRegd. No: 622/17 Dated: 20/06/2017 tween governments and its I, Shri. G. KIYEHO SUMI S/o. GHUISHE SUMI permanent resident of Shothumi Village and presently residing at South Point West Colony, Dist. Zunheboto state Nagaland do hereby solemnly citizens.

Flood situation in Assam remains critical in four districts Guwahati, June 21 (Pti): Flood situation in Assam remain critical in four district with 38,000 people still affected in the deluge, even as some areas showed signs of improvement. According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1,01,809 people are reeling under flood waters in Lakhimpur and

Karimganj districts. The ASDMA said 100 villages are under water, while 783 hectares of crop land have been damaged. Authorities are running 16 relief camps and distribution points, where hundreds of people are taking shelter at this moment. Currently, Jia Bharali and Kopili rivers are flowing above normal level.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMWNT (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT) The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment invited e-Tender from qualified organizations for undertaking evaluation study on functioning of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers, Old Age Home and Day Care Centers in India latest by 12th July, 2017. For details please see CPP’s website https://eprocure.gov.in/ eprocure/app and Ministry’s website: socialjustice.nic. in, nskfdc.nic.in, ndcfdc.nic.in and nsfdc.nic.in. No manual bids will be accepted.

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Regd. No: 924/17 Date: 20/06/17 I, Subolila, W/o I. Tiatemjen, R/o. H/No: 202, Mongsenbai Ward Mokokchung: Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows:1. That I am citizen of India 2. That my name is recorded as Subalila in my marriage certificate due to inadvertent clerical mistakes in place of my actual and correct name Subolila. 3. That the name Subolila and Subalila are my name, i.e the name of one and same person. 4. That I hereby declared that my correct name is Subolila and shall be use for all official purposes in the future. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. Notary Public, Nagaland

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Regd. No: 619/Tsg Date: 18/08/1994 I, Smti. CH. TEDAR MARING (Old Surname) alias Tedar Sangtam (New Surname assumed) aged about 24 yrs, wife of Mr. T. Yanger Sangtam of Tuensang town do hereby solemnly declare on oath as follows:1. That for and on behalf of myself and my parents, brothers, sisters, husband, relatives and others wholly renounce and relinquish and abandon the use of my former surname as Maring and assume from this day the surname as Sangtam. 2. That for the purpose of evidencing of my such determination I further declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds, writing in all others dealing and transaction shall sign and affix my assumed surname as Smti. Tedar Sangtam. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. st 1 Class Magistrate Tuensang: Nagaland

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affirm and declare an oath as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to SUMI Community resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That my name is inadvertently recorded as KIYEHO SUMI in my PAN Card bearing no. FPWPS0247K, but my actual name is G. KIYEHO SUMI which is record in my all other official documents. 3. That the above mention names KIYEHO SUMI and G. KIYEHO SUMI are one and same person which is referred to me. 4. That, from the date of this declaration, my name shall be used by the name as G. KIYEHO SUMI for all official purpose and legal proceedings and at all times and occasions. 5. That the statement made in para 1-4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing material is concealed therein. DEPONENT Solemnly affirm and declared before me by the deponent on this 20th day of June 2017 at Zunheboto: Nagaland. 1st CLASS MAGISTRATE, ZUNHEBOTO: NAGALAND

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ICFAI UnIversIty nAgAlAnd resUlts oF MAy exAMs 2017

The following Students of ICFAI University Nagaland has qualified for the Degree of MA (Englsih), MBA, BBA, BCA, BA (Honours), BA, B.Com (Honours) and B.Com. The details are given below, in the order of merit. MBA (2015-17) Batch Sl.No. University ID 1

171500200004

2 3 4

171500200003 171500200001 171500200002

Name of the Student CGPA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ALOTO T ACHUMI 7.64 FINANCE KHEKUTO V SUMI 8.14 IMLIKOKBA 7.21 CHIYANG KONYAK 6.78

MA (English) (2015-17) Batch Sl.No. University ID

Name of the Student

171500300009

TEMJENKALA YADEN

8.62

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

171500300036 171500300002 171500300016 171500300004 171500300007 171500300031 171500300010 171500300028 171500300006 171500300034 171500300005 171500300003 171500300013 171500300017 171500300027 171500300038 171500300014 171500300025 171500300021 171500300037 171500300020 171500300018 171500300022 171500300015 171500300032 171500300035 171500300024 171500300023

SUNGJEMMENLA LONGKUMER KEVIBEINUO NGUZHÜLIE TAKOSUNEB JAMIR KEVINEINUO SEMOU J KIM ROSE N PONGSHA KONYAK IMTISANGLA T LONGCHAR VILEKHONO THORIE POKYIMSENLA JAMIR TEMSUJUNGLA I LONGCHAR KALIBO AYEMI RHONBENI SHITIRI THSAPONGLA SANGTAM IMLIKALA SUTHEM LINOKA G ZHIMOMI VIBINUO ANGAMI LIMHATHUNG R YANTHAN T HONGTHEI PHOM NUNGSHIZENBA NGINYING KONYAK K MOILUNGSANGLA PHOM NGAUDAILE MUGHAKAVI AYETOLI P ZHIMO HULIKA T CHISHI W CHINGSHEI KONYAK JULIN ZHIMOMI

8.32 8.25 7.61 7.60 7.53 7.52 7.40 7.31 6.94 6.81 6.73 6.58 6.57 6.55 6.48 6.44 6.35 6.25 6.06 5.95 5.88 5.75 5.74 5.71 5.66 5.64 5.53 5.51

171410900005

Name of the Student E HAMTUK PHOM

8.10 7.34 7.05 7.00 6.69 6.61 6.32 5.71 4.77

Division I DIV GOLD MEDAL I DIV I DIV I DIV I DIV I DIV I DIV I DIV I DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV II DIV

I GOLDMEDAL I I I II II II II II With Held*

CGPA Division

171410600003

BENCHUMO MURRY

8.68

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

171410600005 171410600014 171410600006 171410600001 171410600007 171410600009 171410600012 171410600004

K TOKA KITS SUBIJOY ACHARJEE KATOKA ASUMI ALBERT TUNGOE KONATHUNG T MURRY MENANGSOSANG PONGEN SAMZAIGUMBE QUBUING BENDANGAKUM

8.17 7.53 6.40 6.38 5.63 5.32 5.32 5.10

I GOLD MEDAL I I II II II II II II

Overall Honour CGPA CGPA KUHUSEYI VENUH 5.64 Honours in Accounting & Finance

Sl.No

University ID

171410800014

171410800009

KAMAL CHETRI

9.18

9.48

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

171410800001 171410800028 171410800021 171410800020 171410800004 171410800006 171410800029 171410800007 171410800027 171410800032 171410800035 171410800025 171410800013 171410800003 171410800008 171410800034 171410800024 171410800016 171410800002 171410800030 171410800012 171410800031 171410800005 171410800018 171410800019

ABHISHEK DALI SANDIP GUPTA NIDHI TIWARI MONTU PRASAD GUPTA HANAH POU JAY SHANKAR TIWARI SHEETAL BHADOLA JITENDRA PRASAD GUPTA SAGAR KUMAR CHOUDHARY THRONGLIVA THONGRU VINOKALI SWU ROSHAN KUMAR KISHAN KUMAR DAIKHO LOLI JOHN KAHAU LUNG VETIKA SUMI RENTHUNGLO NGULLIE MANIKA DAS BRIJ BHUSHAN SURESH GURUNG KEVILHOULIE RUTSA THRITONGCHUM SANGTAM I KATOSHE SUMI MENESELIE MIASALHOU MHABEMO LOTHA

8.93 8.30 7.85 7.60 7.93 7.58 7.35 7.42 6.60 6.75 6.63 6.48 6.37 6.17 6.32 6.12 5.95 5.62 5.60 5.78 5.92 5.78 5.60 5.87 5.20

9.19 8.59 8.3 7.85 7.7 7.7 7.63 7.56 7.11 6.81 6.81 6.52 6.37 6.07 6.07 6.07 5.93 5.63 5.48 5.48 5.33 5.33 5.04 5.04 5.04

171410800010

KARIPONG AIER

5.25

4.74

171410800026

R S NGAMPA MARAM

5.00

4.74

171410800033

TINUAKUM AO

4.57

4.59

BA (2014-17) Batch

I I II

CGPA Division

2 171410900014 TABASSUM KAUSAR 3 171410900003 ALOTOLI SEMA 4 171410900009 MANOJ KUMAR ARYA 5 171410900012 SALHOUVINO 6 171410900010 PRAMOD S 7 171410900006 JUZULU PURO 8 171410900011 R ROUBILU CHAKHESANG 9 171410900001 ATOKIVI T CHISHI 10 171410900004 CHULODE RITSE * With held due non completion of SIP-II BCA (2014-17) Batch Sl.No. University ID Name of the Student

B.Com (2014-17) Batch

CGPA

BBA (2014-17) Batch Sl.No. University ID

Division

Name

Overall Division CGPA PETENEIZO YHOME 6.13 II T DANIEL PHOM 5.93 II PIYESU A ASSUMI 5.93 II KEKHRIESILIE RICHA 5.82 II LIMAJUNGLA L PONGEN 5.67 II TINGMONG P 5.58 II TALIENLA 5.56 II TITHONO K ZHIMO 5.42 II LANUMENLA S 5.40 II IKAPLU ZELIANG 5.29 II AVINUO 5.27 II ABOTOLI K AWOMI 5.20 II ANGULIE YHOME 5.09 II JENENYA APON 5.07 II NEHEMIAH E KONYAK 5.07 II THEINGAYI JAJO 4.98 II R SENTISANGLA 4.73 II OZUKUM Honours in Political Science

Sl.No

University ID

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

171410500032 171410500010 171410500033 171410500014 171410500021 171410500045 171410500043 171410500046 171410500020 171410500011 171410500005 171410500002 171410500004 171410500013 171410500029 171410500044

171410500034

171410500019

L WOCHAMO YANTHAN

7.75

7.7

171410500015 171410500036

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

171410500001 171410500008 171410500027 171410500038 171410500042 171410500006 171410500012

KETOUVILIE POJAR REBECA KAKUGHA ZHIMO ABI SECHU EYENELO LOHE N WIPIBOU RUULHOUTUONUO NAGI SUMITRA RAJBAR BENJONGTEMSU JEINHEI PHAUMEI

7.23

171410500035

RAVIHU DZUVICHU

Division II DISTINCTION GOLD MEDAL DISTINCTION I I I I I I I I II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II Without Honours II Without Honours II Without Honours

Name

6.89

I GOLD MEDAL II

6.22

6.3

6.95 6.15 6.40 5.82 5.6 5.97 5.55

6.22 6.07 5.85 5.7 5.7 5.56 5.41

5.05

4.37

II II II II II II II II Without Honours

6.43

7.11

Honours in History 29

171410500018

L PISALIBA SANGTAM

30 31

171410500040 SEYIENEINUO SHUNYU 6.02 6.67 171410500003 AKUMYALA 5.87 6.44 Honours in Library and Information Science

171410500037

RUOVITSO MEZHU

7.65

8.59

33 34 35 36

171410500023 171410500024 171410500009 171410500022

MAONGLEMLA JAMIR MARIAWI ZELIANG G GAIPUIPHUN RONGMEI LIRENTHUNG NGULLIE

6.68 6.67 5.87 5.37

7.11 7.11 6.52 5.7

I GOLD MEDAL II II I GOLD MEDAL I I II II

Controller of Examination Dr. V.T. Vasagan

ThursdaY 22•06•2017

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Oil firms could waste trillions if climate targets reached: report lONdON, JuNe 21 (ReuTeRs): Energy giants including Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell risk wasting more than a third of their budgets on projects that will not be needed if climate targets are to be met, a thinktank report shows. More than $2 trillion of planned investment in oil and gas projects by 2025 could be redundant if governments stick to targets to lower carbon emissions to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to a report by the Carbon Tracker thinktank and institutional investors. It compared the carbon intensity of oil and gas projects planned by 69 companies with

requirements needed to meet the warming target set by the 2015 Paris agreement, which will require curbing fossil fuel consumption. It found Exxon, the world’s top publicly-traded oil and gas company, risks wasting up to half its budget on new fields that will not be needed. Shell and France’s Total would see up to 40 percent of their budgets misspent. Fossil fuel producers have come under growing pressure from investors to reduce carbon emissions and increase transparency over future investment. Sweden’s largest national pension fund, AP7, one of the

Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains set for revamp New delhi, JuNe 21 (iANs): They are the premium trains in India. Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express were started to move people who could afford to pay more for a somewhat luxurious travel. But after years of service, the trains have lost their sheen. The service has deteriorated, the cleanliness is missing, quality of food has suffered. After years of complaints by the travelling public, the premium trains are now set for a makeover. The Railway Ministry is to launch “Operation Swarn” to improve services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains. In the first phase, the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express have been selected for upgradation. Work will start from September 26. More trains will be identified in a phased manner. A senior Railway Ministry official, who did not wish to be named, told IANS: “The railways have decided to launch Operation Swarn (or ‘gold’) to refurbish its services after several complaints by passengers like delay in train arrival, sanitation and quality of food.” Under the project, the Indian Railways will focus attention on 10 key areas -- punctuality, cleanliness, linen, coach interiors, toilets, catering, staff behaviour, security, entertainment, housekeeping and regular feedback. The Ministry official also said the plan will be upgraded in future with services like Wi-Fi, infotainment screens (that were first provided in Tejas Express) and coffee vending machines. The modified trains will also have improved coach interiors, better furnishing and new comfortable seats. The official said an amount of Rs 50 lakh will be allotted to each Rajdhani and Shatabdi train on various routes for the revamp. To monitor the work, two committees will be formed. In May, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the first high-speed premium train Tejas Express between Mumbai and Karnali in Goa. Earlier this year, the railways launched a new series of fully air-conditioned express trains like Humsafar, Mahamana and Gatimaan for overnight travel.

authors of the report, said last week it had wound down investments in six companies, including Exxon, which it said had violated the Paris agreement. Top energy companies have voiced support for the Paris agreement reached by nearly 200 countries. Many of them have urged governments to impose a tax on carbon emissions to support cleaner sources of energy such as gas. U.S. President Donald Trump said this month he would withdraw the United States from the Paris accord which he said would undermine the U.S. economy. The report found five of the most expensive projects, in-

New delhi, JuNe 21 (PTi): The government has permitted banks and post offices to deposit junked Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes with the Reserve Bank by July 20. This is the second window the government has provided to banks, post offices and cooperative banks for depositing the junked notes with RBI. The earlier window was open till December 31, a day after the 50-day period of demonetisation of high value currency. “Such specified bank notes

Sebi eases norms for acquisition of distressed assets of listed companies

MuMbAi, JuNe 21 (PTi): Markets regulator Sebi today relaxed takeover norms for acquisition of stressed assets to help the government and the RBI in their efforts to tackle bad loans. After a board meeting here today, Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi said the regulator has decided to ease norms for acquisition of distressed assets of listed companies. The board also approved a proposal to tighten the rules for participatory notes through imposition of a regulatory fee on issuers of such instruments. Tyagi, however, said there is no proposal to completely ban these instruments as they can be useful for new foreign investors looking to test the Indian markets. “Sebi would want foreign investors to come directly but P-notes also have their usefulness,” Tyagi told reporters here. Besides, Sebi would issue discussion paper for easier registration of foreign investors. Another discussion paper would be floated for ways to help develop equity derivatives markets. Sebi said it is examining NSE’s response to show-cause notice in co-location case and that it will engage forensic auditor in the case. “Sebi will probe if brokers made unfair gains in connivance with exchange or by any District Central Cooper- officials,” Tyagi said. ative Bank from November 10-14, 2016 should be deposited within Historic Apple-1 computer bought for $365,000 30 days, the notification said. They should also cite valid rea- New YORk, JuNe 21 (iANs): Apple-1 -- the Cupertino-based sons for non-deposit of the speci- tech giant’s first computer which debuted in 1976 and kicked off fied bank notes within the period, what would eventually become the world’s most profitable comit said. Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 pany -- has been bought by an unidentified person for $365,000. notes were junked from Novem- According to a Fortune report, auction house Christie’s sold the ber 8, 2016. As per the last official original and working Apple-1 computer at an auction at its New count released by RBI on Decem- York City office last week. Although there were similar computers ber 13, banks had garnered Rs on sale from other manufacturers, Apple-1 came with a pre-as12.44 lakh crore in banned notes sembled motherboard, which “put Apple far ahead of its competitill December 10. tors”, according to Christie’s auction listing. It is speculated that the recent Apple-1 sold at a lower price as it wasn’t a “pure” machine with extras like a green case and a different computer chip. In previous autions, one Apple-1 sold for as much as $905,000 and another for $671,400. According to Christie’s, nearly 50 historic Apple-1 computers still exist, with many being displayed at mument that came at a time when the seums around the world like at the Smithsonian American Art company was dealing with a series Museum in Washington, DC. of workplace scandals. Kalanick’s decision to step aside came afWith 250 mn users, Instagram ter an internal investigation conadds Live video replay to ‘Stories’ ducted by former US Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder said that Uber should “review and re- sAN FRANciscO, JuNe 21 (iANs): Photo-sharing app Instaallocate the responsibilities of gram has announced it will introduce an option to share a replay Travis Kalanick” and search for a of a user’s Live video to ‘Stories’ feature for 24 hours. “We’re also chief operating officer who would celebrating 250 million daily users on Instagram ‘Stories’, up from work closely with the new CEO to 200 million announced in April,” the company said in a statement. improve Uber’s corporate culture. Previously, all Live broadcasts disappeared once finished. That San Francisco-based Uber, the made them feel raw, spontaneous and urgent to watch. Starting world’s largest ride-hailing app, June 21, “we’re introducing the option to share a replay of your has already fired 20 employees Live video to Instagram ‘Stories’. Now, more of your friends and - including some in senior posi- followers can catch up on what they missed”, Instagram said. tions - after evaluating more than When your broadcast has ended, you’ll be able to tap “Share” at 200 claims of sexual harassment, the bottom of the screen to add your replay to Instagram ‘Stories’ discrimination, bullying and un- for 24 hours. You can also tap the toggle and choose “Discard” and your Live video will disappear from the app as usual. professional conduct.

may be deposited by such bank, post office or district central cooperative bank, as the case may be, in any office of the Reserve Bank, within a period of 30 days from the commencement of these rules,” said a government notification. It further said that they should get the exchange value by credit to the account of such subject to the satisfaction of the RBI of the conditions specified. RBI will accept deposits collected by any bank or post office by December 30, 2016

Investors force Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to quit sAN FRANciscO, JuNe 21 (iANs): After facing over 200 complaints from his staff, including serious allegations of sexual harassment, global ride-hailing service Uber’s embattled CEO Travis Kalanick has finally stepped down following a strong pressure from investors, media reported on Wednesday. According to a report in the New York Times, Uber’s five major investors had sought that the chief executive resign immediately and made their demand clear in a letter that was also delivered to Kalanick. “I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal life I have accepted the investors’ request to step aside so that Uber can

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go back to building rather than be distracted with another fight,” Kalanick told NYT in a statement. The problems for Kalanick started earlier this year after a former Uber engineer alleged sexual harassment at the company. Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer, levelled numerous allegations of sexism against her former superiors in a lengthy blog post. Her blog was widely shared online and prompted the company to launch an internal investigation. This led to further allegation from other employees, prompting the company to conduct internal investigations. Last week, Kalanick said he was taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, an announce-

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The report’s authors said their discussions with oil companies had shown the companies wanted to remain flexible to respond to future developments and possible changes in the oil price. Companies including Shell and BP have rejected the idea that assets could end up redundant, saying the reserves they hold are too small to be affected by any long-term decline in demand. “We believe our business strategy is resilient to the energy transition. We are convinced there is a role for gas to help with the transition to a lower carbon world,” Shell said in response to the report.

New delhi, JuNe 21 (iANs): With Kerala approving the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Act on Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir remains the only state yet to pass the legislation ahead of the July 1 launch of the pan-India tax regime.“All states and union territories, except Jammu and Kashmir, have approved the SGST Act and are ready for the smooth roll-out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) with effect from July 1,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement here. Kerala issued an ordinance on Wednesday approving the State GST Act while West Bengal had issued the relevant ordinance on June 15. “Thus, almost the entire country, including 30 states and union territories, is now on board and ready for the GST,” the Finance Ministry said.

Banks can deposit banned Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes with RBI by July 20: Govt

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All states pass SGST Act, except J&K

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NAGALAND

‘Khaplang was a luminary Govt moots digitizing road map in Nagaland among Naga patriots’ Our Correspondent Kohima | June 21

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): The Overseas Naga Association and the Kuki National Organisation have mourned the demise of Chairman SS Khaplang who passed away on June 9 at Taka. Overseas Naga Association The Overseas Naga Association (ONA) has stated that it shares the Naga people’s loss of the passing of SS Khaplang, Chairman of NSCN (K). “Khaplang was a luminary among the generation of Naga patriots who devoted their entire lives to the Naga people’s struggle for freedom from colonial domination and outside interference,” a condolence note appended by Visier Sanyü, President, and Paul

Pimomo, Secretary General, on behalf of the association stated. “He was there fighting against impossible odds at every turn, from the height of the struggle to the day he died on June 9, at age 77. An unflinching lifelong dedication, like Khaplang’s, to the cause of human rights and dignity deserves universal admiration. And he richly deserves the Naga people’s gratitude for making all the Nagas in Myanmar part of the Naga struggle to become a nation - his unique contribution,” the message read. Joining “our people” in honoring Chairman Khaplang’s life and legacy, the Overseas Naga Association prayed for his soul to rest in peace.

Kuki National Organisation The Kuki National Organisation (KNO) also mourned the demise of Chairman Khaplang stating, “The ethnic people of Northeast of India and Northwest Myanmar (Burma) have lost an eminent revolutionary leader.” “That Khaplang passed away at this juncture is highly unfortunate,” a condolence message from KNO President PS Haokip stated and added, “Our prayers are for the Naga people to persist in the unification process, that the Almighty will bless and bring to fruition the efforts that began in the lifetime of Khaplang.” The KNO further prayed for comfort to the bereaved family members and for his soul to rest in eternal peace.

Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges) Y. Vikheho Swu today stressed on the need to have a digitized road map for which discussion is going on at the government level. “We want to have a digitize road map,” he said adding that pressing of a button would show different kinds of roads and bridges in the state. “I think we have come to a stage where we need to have such kind of facility and information system,” he said while addressing the seminar cum workshop on “Application of new materials in the infrastructure development” here at Hotel de Oriental Grand. He said every R&B division in Nagaland should have on their finger tips the total length of roads in their respective jurisdiction and also other road construc-

Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges), Y. Vikheho Swu addressing a workshop on ‘Application of new materials in the infrastructure development’ in Kohima on June 21. (Morung Photo)

tion related activities. Challenging the engineers to pull up their socks on the line of management, he regretted that management on the part of what had been built and what we have is one area the R&B

Department has failed in. He also called for improvement of the Detailed Project Reports. Stressing on the need to maintain old roads and building, he expressed the need to construct new roads

WAYO condemns alleged assault Kohima, June 21 (mexn): The Western Angami Youth Organisation (WAYO) has strongly condemned the alleged assault on a volunteer of the Kiruphema Youth Organisation by “gun toting antisocial elements” on June 15 along the National Highway 29 at Peducha. WAYO in a press release stated that it made an enquiry on the incident and found that two miscreants in a “big dark SUV” with no registration plate refused to co-operate with the volunteer who was on duty to ease traffic in the landslide area. “They also verbally abused the volunteer and later one of them brandished a pistol, pulled the volunteer aside and assaulted him, hitting him in the head several times with the pistol butt,” WAYO stated. Insisting that the volunteers have been Participants of the Regional Business Meet 2017, which was held in Kohima under the giving their best for the welfare and comtheme ‘Interstate trade and land-linked opportunities’ on June 20. (Morung Photo) mon good of all travellers along the land-

slide areas on NH29, WAYO termed the assault “senseless” and called for condemnations from all. The youth organisation asserted that it will not tolerate such “senseless attack” on any of its members and demanded that the concern authority take appropriate action against the culprits. The youth body further stated that it would be best for the culprits to confess their crime and seek apology “lest they are apprehended sooner or later on NH 29”. It claimed that there are eyewitnesses who happened to see the two miscreants in the SUV and added, “They can recognise the faces and positively identify the two goons if they ever come across them again.”. WAYO wished the victim a speedy recovery and also urged the Kiruphema Youth Organisation to continue their selfless service for the welfare of the people.

Teachers posted in 2016 at Sotokur C-Edge College holds workshop village yet to submit joining report on Academic and Business Projects

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): The Village Education Committee (VEC), Sotokur village and Sotokur Students’ Union (SSU) on Wednesday lamented that two teachers posted to GHS, Sotokur under Tuensang district in October, 2016 are yet to submit their joining reports. In a representation addressed to the Principal Director, Department of School Education, the chairman of VEC, M. Kiukhum and SSU president Akila stated that the Sotokur Village Council and VEC met the Additional Director & (HoD), Department of School Education in the middle part of 2016 and informed of the non existence of Science and Maths teachers at GHS, Sotokur under DEO, Tuensang. Accordingly, the department considering the matter and with the approval of the State Government posted one Nukshisenla, G/T (Science), and Bhumvung Phom, G/T (Maths) of GHSS to GHS, Sotokur. However, the incumbent teachers are yet to submit their joining report to the new place of posting till date and the school is running without Science and Maths teachers, it stated. In this connection, the representation sought “immediate intervention” of the concerned authority and also appealed for posting “sincere and responsible teachers” to the school at the earliest in the greater interest of the student community.

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): A one-day workshop on Academic and Business Project organised by the Department of Management Studies, C-Edge College was held on June 21. The workshop was organised with the aim to hone the skills of project making, both academic and business wise, a press release informed. It was attended by the BBA students as well as the BA Honours students from 3rd and 5th Semester. The resource person for the workshop was Toina Yeptho -- an MBA graduate, entrepreneur, and visiting faculty of the college. As students of BBA and BA Honours, project paper is an important part of their academic curriculum. Also in today’s competitive world of entrepreneurial and business motivated environ-

Resource person with faculty and students of C-Edge College.

ment, this workshop will be one of the steps towards preparing the students for the future, for e.g. starting their own ventures, the release stated.

The workshop also comprised of management games and activities on team building, leadership skills, creativity, time management and interpersonal skills.

ChumouKeDima, June 21 (mexn): The Chumoukedima Chamber of Trade and Commerce Association (CCTCA) has reiterated the February 13, 2014 public resolution of “One Government, One Tax”. While stating that it has come to its notice that some shopkeepers in Chumoukedima are paying annual tax to some Naga National Group, the CCTCA in a press release cautioned the shop owners paying tax stating, they will be doing so “at their own risk”. Further, the association reminded shopkeepers not to sell goods above the maximum retail price (MRP). The CCTCA also asked pharmacies of Chumoukedima to keep qualified/ eligible persons as well as proper certificates from the Medical Department of Nagaland.

Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): The Luhevi Village Council has declared the village “Open Defecation Free” and “No Tobacco Zone”. A resolution to this effect was taken during a Public General Meeting comprising village elders, church leaders, students union and others on June 20 at the Village Council Hall, Luhevi Village under Niuland sub-division in Dimapur. With the completion of construction of sanitary toilets in all households, the village was declared as “Open Defecation Free”, the resolution made available to the media stated. The resolution was appended by Head GB

Dr. LK Achumi, Luhevi Baptist Church Pastor Khutovi, and Luhevi Village Students’ Union President Akani Zhimo. Also declaring the village as a “No Tobacco Zone”, the resolution stated that the sale and consumption of tobacco related products is banned within the village jurisdiction. The resolution further stated the Village Council will pursue an environmental-friendly endeavour in all development aspects and maintain the village area as “Green village”. Following the meeting, the gathering planted tree saplings around the village.

KUD delegation meets Chief Minister

Responding to the call of like-minded members of society for a greener and cleaner Dimapur, the NCC Unit of Dimapur Government College took part in a plantation and beautification drive at the Purana Bazar road divider near Zion Hospital junction on June 17. Foxtail palms and golden pine saplings donated by Y. Along Aier were planted during the drive.

Meriema to Niuland has been approved by the ministry and the work order is expected to be out soon. Er. Khupi Natso, Engineer- in- Chief PWD Nagaland meanwhile lamented that road developments in the state do not seem to last one full monsoon season. “This is not only because of bad workmanship provided by the contractors but also compound with unavailability of required quality road materials for base and sub-base courses,” he said. He added that more than 70% of the state’s road length does not have a proper quarry and when it is available the quality does not pass the required impact tests. The seminar also witnessed presentations on the North East from Tenaci Engineering Pvt Ltd, and was attended by officials of Alom Poly Extrusions Ltd.

MEx FILE Revoke transfer of SDO (C): Kuhuboto students’ appeal Dimapur, June 21 (mexn): The Kuhuboto Ghakhu Students’ Union (KGSU) has expressed its support to the Kuhuboto Ghakhu Public Organisation’s (KGPO) appeal to the state government to “immediately revoke” the transfer order of the SDO (C). The KGSU in a press release informed that the union held a meeting to deliberate on the transfer during which it was felt that regular transfers within short periods of time hamper public-government relationship. In this regard, the union “in the interest of the general public” appealed the concerned authority to look into the matter and revoke the transfer.

ENWOK condemns alleged rape Kohima, June 21 (mexn): The Eastern Nagaland Women Organization (ENWO) Kohima Unit has vehemently condemned the alleged rape on two minor girls aged 5 and 7 by one Thunglim Lemba on June 15 at Tuensang. Terming the act “beastly”, the ENWOK called for condemnations from all quarters and called for “stringent punishment” under customary laws. “Regardless of village, community and tribe, crimes such as these should carry stringent punishment under our customary laws so that the menace of rape is contained and existence of such law cutting across communities and tribe will be a deterrent for would be perpetrators,” the ENWOK stated. The ENWOK also appealed the concerned authority to award befitting punishment to the culprit and grant no bail “under any circumstances”. The organisation further stated that it stands with the victims and their families in their pursuit of justice.

Delhi Ao Students’ Union informs

Luhevi Village declared ‘Open CCTCA reiterates ‘One Govt, One Tax’ Defecation Free’, ‘No Tobacco Zone’

The NCC Camp underway in Mokokchung observed International Day of Yoga on June 21. Following that, the cadets attended fire fighting lecture cum demonstration by Fire Brigade, Mokokchung. The SD cadets also went to District Hospital for blood donation. Further, the cadets had display and handling of infantry weapons.

for four years and on the fifth year go back to strengthening and re-building the old roads. He said if such is taken into consideration, then within a span of 5 to 10 years the state’s roads would improve tremendously. Swu also said that in order to maintain efficient use of manpower, work charge workers should be paid on monthly basis. He informed that the 14th Finance Commission has already understood the situation and agreed to the abnormal use of money spent on salary at 65 %. He said this will allow payment to W/C labour salary on monthly basis. The Minister meanwhile informed that the department is in the process of procuring 24 excavators for all 24 divisions in the state. Swu also informed that a new road projectcapital bypass road from

Kohima, June 21 (mexn): A Kewhimia Union Dimapur (KUD) delegation led by its President K. James Vizo met the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu on June 19 at his official residence in Kohima. Various social issues pertaining to the KUD and its members’ welfare were discussed during the meeting. With regard to construction of community building in Dimapur, the Chief Minister assured the delegation of looking in the matter shortly, informed a press release from KUD Joint Secretary, Esabel Solo. Meanwhile, the KUD delegation also met the Kohima Village Council Chairman Dr. Neiphe It was informed that KUD will shortly organKire at his private residence in Kohima and delib- ise a workshop for the youth on the topic of career erated on various social issues in a cordial man- building and awareness on social issues related ner, the release added. to health.

new Delhi, June 21 (mexn): The Delhi Ao Students’ Union has informed that the admission process for undergraduate courses in Delhi University for the 2017-18 session would be starting in the last week of June. The first merit list will be out on June 24, a press release from the union informed and in this regard has asked interested candidates to check the DAKT Facebook page or contact the below mentioned names for any assistance: Yarden Jamir, President – 9582678377; Tiamongla Imchen, Gen. Secy – 9599160772; Tongpangkokba, Asst. Information Secy. – 8527062864; Sentinaro, Asst. Cultural Secy. – 9643744551.

LBC Kohima observes Father’s Day Kohima, June 21 (mexn): Along with the rest of the world, the Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church observed Father's Day on June 18 at their church premises with Liangmai Baptist Association (LBA) Women Department President Akengiu as the resource person. Akengiu in her speech mentioned that fathers are the one friend upon whom we can always rely in times of need. She also said that fathers are a guiding light whose love shows us the way. The women Department of Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church generously presented gifts to all the fathers in attendance.

Meetings & AppointMents Supply Colony Dimapur A combined meeting of Supply Colony Council Executive Committee, Supply Colony Mothers’ Union and youths has been scheduled on June 24, 10:00 am at Children Park to discuss matters relating to the “Clean Election”. Other agendas include forming a “Youth Association” and “Colony Core Group (CCG)”, the council informed in a press release.

Secretariat Drivers' Union The Nagaland Secretariat Drivers' Union will be hosting the 23rd General meeting cum Farewell service on June 24 at the TPT Spl. Pool Workshop. Therefore, all the members of the union are requested to be present on the said date and venue.

Kohima DPDB Special meeting ADC Planning and Member Secretary DPDB Kohima, Ketoho Luho has informed in a circular that the Special DPDB meeting for finalization of LADP -2017-18 Schemes will be held on July 4, 2017 at 10:30 am at DPDB Conference Hall, Kohima. The Member Secretary has requested all Kohima DPDB Members to attend the meeting positively.

Thursday 22•06 •2017

IN FOCUS

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xii issue 169 By inotoli Zhimomi

C O M M E N T A R Y

Bertil Lintner Asia Times

New Cold War in the Indian Ocean

Displacement of Respect Great power competition between the US, India, Japan and Australia on one ‘Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself’- Khalil Gibran

espect elders. Respect leaders. Respect teachers. Respect older siblings. Respect parents. Respect relatives. Respect intellects. As Nagas, we grew up in our revered culture of respecting elders and leaders. We did it well. In fact, we did it so well that we may need to pause and rethink how sweeping handouts of “respect” has led to those who are respected without having to earn it taking us for a ride. We think of politicians who have creamed off benefits meant for building infrastructure for the common good. The deplorable state of our roads, public schools, public hospitals; the absence of effective healthcare system and the widening gap between the rich and the poor are testimony. We think of bureaucrats whose towering mansions and accumulation of wealth scream out about how much has been stolen from the public. We think of male traditional custodians who hold on to their exclusive power. They make barricades around their power in the name of custom and tradition, yet they dare not pay heed any messages from traditional wisdom that contradicts their views. We think of the religious leaders whose alliance with the powerful and privileged corrupts their calling from crying out against injustice and from ministering those in power with moral and ethical counseling. We think of intellectuals who have become selective in their choice of when and what to speak so as not to disrupt allegiances. And we think of egoistic elders who are grateful for the cultural provision of respect because it is a great ground of feasting. Like in other communities, our folklore and poetry are full of adoration and admiration of those who have sought to work hard for the common good at the expense of personal interest. In life and after death, they are remembered and respected. They earned it. Respect is found in its Latin origin, respicere, which means to ‘look back at’ or to ‘regard something’. Its meaning in English is ‘a feeling of deep admiration for someone owing to their abilities, qualities or achievements’. In this sense, no doubt, there are people in our society who have earned respect and are worthy of our respect and regard. However, the cultural wisdom of ‘respect your elders and leaders…’ has created a sense of entitlement that breeds corruption. It has given those respected, the protection when their actions involve criminal behavior. We have many stories and incidents where ‘respected’ persons abuse girls and women but due to their “respectable position” in society, the victims are silenced. This dark aspect of our community continues to be pushed under the carpet because the reinforcers of the ‘rule of law’ in our society and the decision makers also happen to be those who are ‘respected’. This has accumulated into a trust deficit in Naga political institutions and governance. It has crippled our ability to question and to hold accountable those who are supposed to look after the common welfare. Several images in the recent past have contributed to this viewpoint. Let us recall these images: old male politicians with young girls on their laps; thousands of people protesting against women’s political participation led by respected male leaders; rapes by the respected elders and leaders going unpunished; road with millions of potholes; expensive cars on those same roads. We continue to respect the prime actors in these images. Our self-fulfilling tradition demands it. As the moral philosopher Albert Camus stated: ‘Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear’. Is it now time to for us to rethink how and to whom we pay our respects? This is part of a series of ‘Guest Editorials’ run by The Morung Express. Comments can be sent to inotoliz@gmail.com

lEfT WING |

Monique Barbut Inter Press Service

Our Land. Our Home. Our Future

e all have dreams. For most of us, those dreams are often quite simple. They are common to individuals and communities all around the world. People just want a place to settle down and to plan for a future where their families don’t just survive but thrive. For far too many people in far too many places, such simple dreams are disappearing into thin air. This is particularly the case in rural areas where populations are suffering from the effects of land degradation. Population growth means demand for food and for water is set to double by 2050 but crop yields are projected to fall precipitously on drought affected, degraded land. More than 1.3 billion people, mostly in the rural areas of developing countries, are in this situation. No matter how hard they work, their land no longer provides them either sustenance or economic opportunity. They are missing out on the opportunity to benefit from increasing global demand and wider sustained economic growth. In fact, the economic losses they suffer and growing inequalities they perceive means many people feel they are being left behind. They look for a route out. Migration is well trodden path. People have always migrated, on a temporary basis, to survive when times are tough. The ambitious often chose to move for a better job and a brighter future. One in every five youth, aged 15-24 years, for example is willing to migrate to another country. Youth in poorer countries are even more willing to migrate for a chance to lift themselves out of poverty. It is becoming clear though that the element of hope and choice in migration is increasingly missing. Once, migration was temporary or ambitious. Now, it is often permanent and distressed. Over the next few decades, worldwide, close to 135 million people are at risk of being permanently displaced by desertification and land degradation. If they don’t migrate, the young and unemployed are also at more risk of falling victim to extremist groups that exploit and recruit the disillusioned and vulnerable. So this year, the Convention is calling for a focus on making the land and life in rural communities viable for young people. As the global population edges towards at least 9 billion, in Africa alone 200 million of the 300 million young people entering the job market over the next 15 years will be living in rural areas. Let’s give young, rural populations better choices and options. We need policies that enable young people to own and rehabilitate degraded land. There are nearly 500 million hectares of once fertile agricultural land that have been abandoned. Let us give young people the chance to bring that natural capital back to life and into production. If we secure access to new technologies and to the knowledge they need, they can build resilience to extreme weatherelements like drought. With the right means at their disposal, they can feed a hungry planet and develop new green sectors of the economy. They can develop markets for rural products and revitalize communities. With the right type of investments in land, rural infrastructure and skills development, the future can be bright. We have to send a clear message that if it is well managed, the land can provide not just enough to get by but a place where individuals and communities can build a future.

side, and China on the other, is raising the strategic stakes in the maritime area

new Cold War is brewing in the Indian Ocean, with an informal alliance of the United States, India, Australia, Japan on one side and China on the other. While tensions in the ocean are not yet as pitched as in the hotly contested South China Sea, the potential for conflict is unmistakably rising in the high stakes strategic theater. More than 60% of the world’s oil shipments pass through the Indian Ocean, largely from the Middle East’s oil fields to China, Japan and other fuel-importing Asian economies, as does 70% of all container traffic to and from Asia’s industrialized nations and the rest of the world. While traffic across the Atlantic has diminished in recent years and that which crosses the Pacific is mainly static, trade through the Indian Ocean is fast growing. Maintaining the security of that trade and other navigation is the ostensible reason for the annual Malabar naval exercises between India, Japan and the United States. For the first time in modern history, China is making its own inroads into the Indian Ocean region to protect its trade routes and energy supplies. Although this may appear innocuous on the surface, it is has put China on what could become a collision course with the US and its regional allies — hence the new informal, anti-China oriented alliance in the region. Strategic ripples are gathering. At Obock in Djibouti, situated on the Horn of Africa and overlooking the southern gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, China has established its first foreign military base, ostensibly to fight piracy. Yet the facility is located next to a key US military facility, also in Djibouti. More importantly, it is also close to other bigger US bases in the region, including a huge facility at Diego Garcia just south of the Equator in the Indian Ocean, as well as US installations in Gulf countries. China’s main regional rival, India, has always considered the Indian Ocean as its “own lake” in South Asian sphere of influence. As such, New Delhi is known to be extremely worried about China’s growing forays into the region, especially as security officials have observed Chinese submarine activity uncomfortably close to its Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2001, India created a new Far Eastern Naval Command (FENC) based on those archipelagos to protect its interests in the region. The plan for its establishment was reportedly hatched in 1995 after a closed-door meeting in Washington between India’s then prime minister P. V. Nar-

A Lynx Helicopter hovers over the Indian Ocean in a file photo.

asimha Rao and US president Bill Clinton. The plan was finalized when Clinton visited India in 2000. As Indian journalist Sudha Ramachandran wrote in Asia Times on October 19, 2005: “FENC will have state-of-theart naval electronic warfare systems that can extend as far as Southeast Asia.” FENC is also India’s first and only joint command that includes the army, the navy and the air force with two naval bases, 15 ships, four air force and naval air bases, and two army brigades. Australia, which controls the strategically situated territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, appears equally concerned about China’s recent emergence in the Indian Ocean. Australia’s signals intelligence facility on the Cocos closely monitors movements in the maritime region. If superpower rivalry between the US and China, or increased tension between China and India, comes to a head in the Indian Ocean, then Australia will be well-placed to defend its interests and aid allies. And then there is France, which does not take part in joint naval exercises but is a US partner in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the least prominent of the regional powers, because of its possession of small islands scattered across the maritime region, its exclusive economic zone in the Indian Ocean measures 2.5 million square kilometers. Apart from its overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion, France controls the huge, non-inhabited is-

land of Kerguelen and nearby Crozet Archipelago and Ile St Paul et Ile Amsterdam, as well as smaller uninhabited islands around and east of the African island nation of Madagascar. There is a satellite tracking facility on Kerguelen and about a hundred “scientists” based on the Crozet Archipelago and St Paul-Amsterdam on a rotation basis. The French military also has an infantry regiment on La Réunion, and the French Foreign Legion is present on Mayotte to help guard its far-flung regional interests, many rooted in its past colonial era. China’s new and highly touted “One Belt One Road” (Obor) initiative, unveiled in October 2013 to extend the region’s infrastructure and promote more trade, underlines Beijing’s intention to become a global power. “The Silk Road Economic Belt” alludes to the old Silk Road, which in ancient times connected the East and the West along trade routes from Europe through Central Asia to China. But given conflicts and political instability in countries along that route, “the Maritime Silk Road” through the Indian Ocean is bound to become the more important of the two initiatives. Not since Zheng He, a Muslim eunuch from China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, sailed his fleets through the Indian Ocean in the 15th century — and then explored and mapped the region in a bid to impose imperial control over trade, win favor with the areas’ peoples, and extend the empire’s tributary system — has China

been as present in the region. That empire eventually fell with wars at home, and in subsequent centuries China was not even remotely a naval power. The republic, which was established in 1912, concentrated mainly on riverine warfare and was no match for the then Imperial Japanese Navy, which fortified Tokyo’s occupation of Chinese territories in the 1930s and 1940s. Until the late 1980s, the navy of the People’s Republic of China, was also a brown-water force, meaning it did not have the deep water reach of the US and other naval powers. It was not until the 1990s, following the fall of the Soviet Union and a shift towards more assertive foreign and security policies, that China’s leaders looked past land border disputes and turned their attention towards the oceans. By then, China was also becoming an economic power that needed a strong military, including a navy, to protect its trade and other maritime interests. Today, as China’s forays in the Indian Ocean and countering joint naval exercises show, potential great power battle lines are forming. While the situation is still far removed from open confrontation, the Obor initiative and China’s new military facility at Obock are threatening to break the calm. And while China is in the Indian Ocean to stay, the emerging alliance designed to counter that influence may not for much longer remain informal and hidden behind joint naval exercises without any officially stated geopolitical purpose.

Why Do International Financial Crises Happen? Jomo Kwame sundaram

Inter Press Service

nternational currency and financial crises have become more frequent since the 1990s, and with good reason. But the contributory factors are neither simple nor straightforward. Such financial crises have, in turn, contributed to more frequent economic difficulties for the economies affected, as evident following the 2008-2009 financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession still evident almost a decade later. Why international coordination? Why is global co-ordination so necessary? There are two main reasons. One big problem before the Second World War was the contractionary macroeconomic consequences of the ‘gold standard’. In 1944, before the end of the Second World War, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt convened the United Nations Conference on Monetary and Financial Affairs – better known as the Bretton Woods Conference – even before the UN itself was set up the following year in San Francisco. After almost a month, the conference established the framework for the post-war international monetary and financial system, including the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or World Bank. To be sure, the Bretton Woods system reflected sometimes poor compromises made among the negotiating government representatives. Nevertheless, it served post-war reconstruction and early post-colonial development reasonably well until 1971. In September of that year, the Nixon

Administration in the US – burdened with mounting inflation and unsustainable budget deficits, partly due to the costly Vietnam War – unilaterally withdrew from its core commitment to ensure full US dollar convertibility to gold at the agreed rate. Thus, the unilateral US action did not involve a transition from the Bretton Woods system to any coherent, internationally agreed alternative. Birth of a ‘non-system’ The pre-1971 post-Second World War period has often been referred to as a Golden Age, a period of rapid reconstruction, growth and employment expansion after the devastation of the Second World War. It was also a period of development and structural transformation in many developing countries. All this came to an end when coordination and multilateralism collapsed following President Nixon’s decision to renege on 1944 US commitments at Bretton Woods which became the basis for the post-war international monetary system. The leading international monetary economist of the post-war period, Robert Triffin, described the post-1971 arrangements as amounting to a ‘non-system’. Now, with the international monetary system essentially the cumulative outcome of various, sometimes contradictory and ad hoc responses to new challenges, the need for coordination is all the more urgent. A strong case for co-ordination has long been made by the United Nations. For example, soon after the global financial crisis exploded in late 2008, the 2009 mid-year update of the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects showed how better coordinat-

ed and more equitable fiscal stimuli would have benefited all parties – developed countries, developing countries, transition economies and, most of all, the least developed countries. Anarchy and fragility Since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, a small handful of currencies – especially the US dollar, the international favourite by far – have been held by others as reserve currencies. This has allowed the issuers of these currencies – especially the US – to run massive trade deficits, contributing to unsustainable global imbalances in savings and consumption. A second underlying cause of international financial crises has been the ascendance, transformation and hegemony of the financial sector – termed ‘financialization’ – over the past three to four decades. Partly as a consequence, many decision-makers are now often more concerned with short-term financial indicators than other key economic indicators, often presuming that the former reflect the latter despite the lack of such evidence. A third factor has been growing ‘financial fragility’, partly due to the global financial ‘non-system’ in place since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. Referring to this ‘non-system’ as an international financial ‘architecture’ is really insulting to architects. The lack of coherence and coordination has been exacerbated by financial deregulation, liberalization and globalization over the past three decades. Finance calling the shots The growing and spreading subordination of the real economy to finance

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in recent decades is a fundamental part of the problem. While finance is indeed a very important, if not an essential hand-maiden for the functioning of the real economy, the subordination of the real economy to finance has transformed macro-financial dynamics, with unproductive, contractionary, even dangerous consequences. So, to address the root causes of crises, much better, including more appropriate regulation of the financial system is needed to ensure consistently counter-cyclical macro-financial institutions, instruments and policies, and to subordinate the financial sector to the real economy. The 2008 financial crisis has catalyzed many debates on these issues – some old, some new – for instance, between Keynesian/Minskyian economists and their opponents; between Anglo-American and continental European worldviews; and between the global North and South. Any sustainable solution will clearly require much better international cooperation and co-ordination. Hence, almost a decade since the 2008 global financial crisis began, there is no shared political commitment to much needed international financial reforms. It took fifteen years from the beginning of the Great Depression, a world war and Roosevelt’s extraordinary leadership before the world was able to reform the international financial system in 1944. But sadly, there is no Roosevelt for our times. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, a former economics professor and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, received the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought in 2007.

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Lacking a Clear Strategic Framework, Modi’s Foreign Policy Is Coming Apart

It is now clear that the heft of the prime minister’s persona alone or the goodwill he enjoys cannot drive India’s external engagement Arun Mohan Sukumar

The Wire

hen Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in the summer of 2014, the government in New Delhi made a somewhat brief but enthusiastic effort to renegotiate the terms of India’s engagement with the world. There were good, intuitive reasons for this exercise: the prime minister rode on the back of a strong mandate, the global appetite to engage with him was – and continues to be – enormous and Modi too made no bones about installing himself in the pantheon of great Indian leaders right alongside Jawaharlal Nehru. Indeed, it would seem the time was appropriate for a soul searching for India’s foreign policy, buffeted as it was against the current of isolationism in the West and the rise of a revanchist China. Above all, the prime minister had won an election that was hailed by those around him as a defeat of the ‘Lutyens’ Liberals’ who had dominated India for seven decades. There was a strong antiintellectual element in this self-image of outsiders having stormed an ‘elite’ citadel. In practical terms, the election was seen as a mandate for Modi to wean India away from the received wisdom on governance in New Delhi, of which foreign policy was a crucial element. A confident start So the prime minister visited Washington DC four times in two years, where in 2016 he proclaimed that the India-US relationship had to shake off “hesitations of history”. During his 2015 trip to China, he projected power and confidence in taking a selfie with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and in asserting publicly that both sides should resume the process of “clarifying” the Line of Actual Control. This was a politically fraught move – the Indian side was well aware Beijing’s appetite to clarify the LAC had diminished concomitantly with its rise as a major power – but reflected the prime minister’s belief that the Chinese would take him to be an credible interlocutor. (Sure enough, China dismissed the proposal). During his bilateral engagement with Russia on the margins of the 2016 BRICS summit in Russia, he cheekily quoted back an old Russian proverb to his counterpart President Vladimir Putin, suggesting that “an old friend was worth two new ones”. Last year he chose to skip the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Venezuela, breaking with both tradition and, possibly, the Congress party’s most prized foreign policy legacy. The prime minister’s decision to give the NAM summit a miss was born out of this anti-intellectual sentiment and from a firm conviction that sustained engagement with all major powers — rather than doctrinal guidance — will help deliver India’s foreign policy goals. Well into the second half of its term, the National

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping in Antalya, Turkey, 2015. Credit: Anadolu Agency

Democratic Alliance believes it is possible to engage and court the US, China and Russia, all on an even footing. This is in line with the BJP and the RSS’s centrifugal worldview and unflappable belief that the international community sees India as a primary, even indispensable, interlocutor. (In contrast, the Congress has come to adopt a more global weltanschauung, shaped by Nehru’s own philosophies and the realism that comes with long years of being in power.) However, as the dismal state of current relations with all three powers suggests, these countries have their own plans for Asia and the world, in which India may only figure marginally. Both by its own design and circumstances beyond its control, the Indian government is unprepared for the crisis management needed as the big powers begin to reorient themselves away from it. A crisis in the making New Delhi was not expecting Donald Trump’s election, but there weren’t a lot of world capitals that saw the writing on the wall either. As the sun set on a stunning presidential election upset, Indian diplomats and policymakers scrambled to establish contacts with the Trump administration without any assessment of how bilateral relations might look like for the next four years. On areas where the Barack Obama administration deepened its engagement with India – climate change, technology transfers and strategic or even military dependencies – the Trump administration appears lukewarm or outright hostile. When Modi visits Trump later this month, he will have to firefight fronts that were considered “dormant”, like H1B visas and climate commitments. When both sides go back to the drawing board, New Delhi would be ill-advised to believe that principle- or norm-

based agreements can dress up visible differences on both sides. India expects the bilateral relationship to serve its interests in at least three ways: first, to provide the benign cover for India’s growing economic and strategic clout, by continuing to underwrite existing international regimes and support India’s inclusion in new ones; second, to check (or at least mediate) the rise of China in areas where New Delhi’s interests clash with Beijing’s; and third, to strengthen technology-based engagement for civilian and military purposes. Not only has the Trump administration shown no appetite to continue stabilising common spaces in Asia, but it also lacks the normative pull to marshall the support of other Asian countries against China. States like Japan and Singapore have thus begun to warm up to China-led initiatives, which is a direct outcome of their perception that they may soon have to fend for themselves. Misreading China and Russia Successive governments in New Delhi since the 1990s have held the belief that India-China relations will improve as long as both sides commit to resolve their boundary dispute through peaceful means. In his 2015 speech at Tsinghua University, Modi broke ever so gently with this consensus, suggesting the bilateral relationship “should do more than settle the boundary question”. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the other hand, had asserted during his 2003 visit to China that “before good neighbours [could] truly fraternise with each other, they must first mend their fences.” If this government believed the concurrent rise of India and China opened up political space for both sides to sustain high-level engagement, that belief lies shattered today. If anything, the conventional wisdom that the

boundary dispute is the major irritant in the relationship has given way to wellfounded concerns about China’s role in Pakistan and its flexing of muscles in norm-setting institutions like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Belt and Road Initiative, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. A few conclusions appear certain: adversarial moments in the India-China relationship will be more frequent in the short term and Beijing’s willingness to leverage its economic clout for strategic gains will make Indian regulators wary of China’s presence in its own markets. Unfortunately, the flagship schemes of the government like “Make in India” and “Digital India” are not prepared to counter the headwinds that may arise from political turbulence in the India-China relationship. It is in Russia’s case that Indian diplomacy has been found most wanting, allowing the relationship to be on ‘autopilot’ for the last two decades and consequently caught unaware as Moscow re-entered Asian geopolitics. For now, Russia may have to play second fiddle to the US, China and Iran in the region, but New Delhi has missed a golden opportunity to be Moscow’s primary interlocutor in South Asia, just as Beijing has in northern and central stretches of the Eurasian landmass. Putin’s flirtation with Pakistan may not go on for long, but the reality is that this government was too busy channeling its energies and efforts into finding common ground with the US for it to pay attention to Russia’s renewed global ambitions. India is struggling to consolidate its relationship with major powers because the prime minister is yet to base his government’s foreign policy on a coherent political or intellectual vision. Articulating that vision would require India to assess why it wants pursue better relations with the US, China and Russia even as their internal priorities have shifted. For instance, it was until the last decade an article of faith that China’s investments in India will bring the two countries together – that assumption has been challenged with Beijing’s newfound appetite to use its market power for regime building. Russia, once assumed to be content with shaping geopolitical outcomes in its ‘Near Abroad’ and spheres of influence, is looking to build bridges with Asian powers. As for the US, India continues to believe that normative engagement will strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership, but the Trump administration has shown no patience for a principledriven foreign policy. The heft of the prime minister’s persona alone or the goodwill he enjoys cannot drive India’s external engagement. It is time to head back to the trenches and evaluate how India’s great power relations can continue to contribute to its economic development and sustain geopolitical stability in Asia. Arun Mohan Sukumar is at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

Demonetisation & India’s Black Economy

While C. Rammanohar Reddy’s Demonetisation and Black Money tries to present a moderate view of demonetisation and its impact, what is missing is the way the impact is estimated and why official data may be lacking Arun Kumar

The Wire

he book is a simple exposition for the lay person of two complicated subjects – demonetisation and black money. This was the first book off the block on the subject. The author needs to be congratulated for producing this lucidly written book in a short time. It covers a vast ground in a short space, even if the author is a bit defensive about the work when he says in the preface that it is neither an academic work nor a journalistic analysis. There are many misconceptions about the two broad topics the author has covered, not only in the minds of lay persons but even among the experts. These confusions have been addressed to a certain extent in the book but more was required. The public interest on these topics has been high and this was the opportunity to clarify some issues. While the book provides a very important service in gathering a large amount of data and presenting it in a readable form, it does have some lacunae which could have been addressed. The book begins by describing demonetisation and then goes on to discuss black money and black economy in India and also some of its global aspects. In the second section, it presents the steps taken to tackle the black economy and situates the policy in that context. In this section, there is also a brief analysis of a ‘less cash’ economy. The third section describes the impact on the common people and the link with politics in India. The fourth

and final section brings in some technical matters about the nature of money, banking in India and the role of the RBI. This section also discusses the link with gold and then talks of ‘what next?’ Lack of clarity of the black economy The black economy component runs through most of the work but is the weakest point of the book. There is a lack of definitional clarity as in what exactly the black economy is. This lack of clarity means that the dynamics of the black economy and its links with the white economy are not clearly spelt out. For instance, there is a need to distin-

guish between the concepts of black incomes and black money. The book does say that these are different (page 27) but in the use of these two terms there is confusion in many places – for instance the mixing up of construction and real estate (page 26). It is not good enough to give the distinction in one place and then mix the two concepts up all through the book. Similarly, there is a confusion between the use of the term corruption and black incomes (page 38). The book sees election financing (page 11), gold and real estate (page 29) as major areas responsible for the generation of black incomes. This is an error commonly made. While the sums used in a general election are large, they have been typically less than 0.5% of the GDP in the year of the election. More importantly, a distinction between transfer and factor incomes is crucial. When counting how much black income is generated in the economy,the latter should be counted but transfers should not because they do not create income. However, tax is evaded on both so when estimating the amount of tax not collected, both kinds of incomes are to be counted. Similarly, when considering consumption, both need to be taken into account. These analytical distinctions need to be kept in mind. In the second chapter, the book lists the various estimates of the size of the black economy at different points of time but does not take a stand as to which may be more appropriate. That requires some analysis. The same is true of the third chapter, which discusses the global concept of shadow economy.

Again a bit of analysis would suggest that the concepts may be different between advanced countries and the developing world so the same method may not apply for both. The book lauds the ‘White Paper on Black Money’ study released by the Ministry of Finance in 2012. Perhaps it also depends on that document for some of the material in the book. However, that document also suffered from the same lack of analytical clarity. Official documents on the black economy or demonetisation are unlikely to be very useful since the government has, for obvious reasons, always underplayed the black economy while playing up its actions in checking its growth. Weak analysis of impact of demonetization Analysis of the impact of demonetisation mentioned in the beginning (page seven) is followed through rather weakly in various chapters, like on the banking sector or the poor. Thus the last chapter, ‘What next?’, has a rather weak conclusion. The impact on the vast unorganired sectors could be presented more clearly. Anecdotal stories are mentioned, like, in the ninth chapter, but that is inadequate to tackle the subject analytically. On the second page it is mentioned that there was pain in the short term and that there was a big shock to the economy. These needed to be followed through more pointedly. For instance, the nature of the shock to the economy could be more clearly spelt out. With that, a more pointed conclusion could have been arrived at.

Are China & US destined for war? Ask Washington Graham Allison’s book asks whether America and China can escape what he calls "Thucydides's trap." His error is to see China through a western lens George Koo

Asia Times

raham Allison’s new book, Destined for War, addresses the question: “Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?” Given the state of tension between the two powers, its publication is timely. Allison’s “Thucydides trap” comes from Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War, in which the Athenian historian records how a rising Athens inevitably came to blows with the incumbent regional power, Sparta. Allison is the founding dean of Harvard Kennedy School and an adviser to the US government on matters relating to defense and national security. He and his students looked at the past 500 years and identified 16 cases of a rising power facing a reigning power. Twelve of those cases ended in disastrous wars. The book is a tour de force in its identification of all the different ways powers can collide in these circumstances, even despite conscious efforts to avoid war. Sometimes the process begins with a trivial misunderstanding that becomes magnified until open conflict becomes unavoidable. Allison devotes a chapter to conjecture about how a war between China and the US might develop. Various scenarios begin with a minor provocation being misunderstood by the other side, leading to a response that is in turn misunderstood. And so an escalating game of thrust and parry leads the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust. The author did not intend his book as a prophecy of doom but rather as a cautionary tale that might alarm leaders in Beijing and Washington sufficiently to help them avoid the trap. As he demonstrates, war between a rising power and reigning power is not a foregone conclusion. Allison suggests China and the US face four “mega threats” that will require their working together rather than in opposition. The first of these is the threat of mutually assured destruction from a nuclear Armageddon. Both sides must be deterred from an all-out nuclear war in which there can be no winners. This is the same deterrent that kept the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union from getting hot. Along the same lines, both powers have the same interest in keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of too many other nations and out of the hands of terrorists. He calls this scenario “nuclear anarchy.” Joint efforts would naturally be more effective in preventing nuclear anarchy than working separately. Both countries also face a terrorist threat based on biological weapons derived from genetic engineering. “Extensive cooperation, through bilateral intelligence sharing, multilateral organizations and the establishment of global standards will be essential,” said Allison at a recent tour event at Stanford. The fourth common mega threat identified by Allison is combating greenhouse gas emissions to stop global warming. The President of the US has said “This is not going to happen.” Oh well, three out of four should be enough for the leaders of Beijing and Washington to focus on collaboration rather than competition. At Stanford, Allison and his moderator and former Harvard colleague, Niall Ferguson, joked that Chinese leaders follow western ideas and thinking closely and would have already read this book even before it was published, suggesting another case of piracy (ha-ha). Both lamented that the Trump White House is unlikely to have read the book and probably never will. I asked whether a model of “one hand clapping” might still incur Thucydides’s trap. I had hoped they might discuss America’s role as provocateur in face of a relatively passive reaction from China. Allison understood my question but said simply that China’s islandbuilding activity in the South China Sea could create lead to the two hands clapping on which the trap theory is predicated. Allison admits that his expertise is in national security and not China. I believe seeing China through a western lens is a significant flaw of his book. While he acknowledges a China as a 5,000year Confucian based civilization, he seems to attribute the country with the same zero-sum mentality of a western nation. All 16 cases of Thucydides’s trap involved western nations. Japan was the rising power in two of those cases, but I would argue that Japan became a rising power after deciding to vigorously adopt all manner of western values and thus should be counted as a westernized nation. As Michael Wood, the award-winning documentary producer, demonstrated in his series on major world civilizations, only western civilizations have gone around killing each other and slaughtering others to extinction. China does not send battleships to the Caribbean nor surveillance planes to the coast of California. China’s presence in the Middle East has been to help restore and rebuild infrastructure. The soldiers China dispatches overseas wear the blue UN helmet and serve as peacekeepers. Washington gasped in alarm when China finally established its first offshore military base outside of China. China justified its base in Djibouti on the horn of Africa as necessary to support its naval ships on patrol as part of multinational efforts to combat piracy. In Djibouti itself, it has laid a freshwater pipeline connect the coastal port with a railroad to Addis Ababa, the capital of landlocked Ethiopia. This is an example of China’s strategy to “dominate” the world by helping other countries build their infrastructure under the Belt and Road Initiative. The author is rightly concerned about global and American national security. However I respectfully submit that the hand doing the clapping, namely the United States, is the reigning power. It is therefore its responsibility to cease and desist aggressive actions and thus avert Thucydides’s infamous trap.

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Benami land deals: Thousands join Modi, hit the Misa Bharti quizzed by IT officials for 5 hrs mat for International Yoga Day Lucknow, June 21 (IAnS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent some 20 minutes out in drizzle here on Wednesday doing yogic 'asanas' as lakhs of enthusiasts in various states stretched, twisted their bodies and performed breathing exercises on the third International Yoga Day. But moderate to heavy rains in several parts of India prevented many more from taking part in mass demonstration events of the ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice. Leading the celebrations at a rain-drenched Ramabai Amedkar Sthal in the Uttar Pradesh capital, Modi described yoga as a binding factor for the global community and underlined its importance towards creating health, wealth and wellness. Addressing a gathering of over 45,000 people, the Prime Minister, wearing a yogathemed white T-shirt and white trouser, said yoga was as important as salt in food and urged all Indians to embrace yoga as a part of life. He said yoga power has had a profound impact on the world. "There are many countries which don't know our language, are not aware about Indian culture or traditions but they too are practising yoga. Much like it connects the mind with the soul, yoga is playing an important role in connecting the world." Modi said since the UN declared June 21 as the Interna-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow on June 21. (REUTERS Photo)

tional Day for Yoga in December 2014, awareness about it was rising leading to a new job market. He said new yoga training institutes had developed and demand for yoga trainers and training institutes had been rising. "Across the globe, the demand for yoga teachers is rising, creating a new job market. Indians are the most preferred choice." Modi then walked over to a yoga mat, did yogic exercises and then flew back to New Delhi. Outgoing President Pranab

Mukherjee attended an event at Rashtrapati Bhawan that drew about 200 employees and family members. In Madhya Pradesh, Congress workers and agitating farmers performed 'shavasana' -- the dead body posture -- to denounce the June 6 killing of peasants by police during protests seeking remunerative prices for farm produce and loan waiver. In Gujarat, BJP President Amit Shah joined yoga expertturned-industrialist Baba Ram-

dev in Ahmedabad. The event was billed as the world's "largest" yoga gathering but a heavy downpour since early morning played spoilsport. In rain-soaked Delhi, Lt. Gov. Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did yogic exercises at Connaught Place. Hundreds attended seven other major events in the city. Celebrities and commoners in Mumbai did yoga on land, water and under water as well. Over 10,000 naval personnel and their

families and Army officers took part in celebrations aboard ships and special yoga camps in the city's military areas. People did yoga on the decommissioned aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, 15 other warships and even underwater in submarines, Defence Ministry spokesperson Rahul Sinha told IANS. In Left-ruled Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan pressed people to be "secular" while embracing yoga. "Yoga should not be mistaken as a religious ritual. It can be practised by all and it is just a physical exercise. But today it has come to light that some have hijacked yoga by reciting hymns. Yoga was in existence even before the hymns came into existence," he said. In Bihar, the ruling alliance led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stayed away from the celebrations. But Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union Ministers, took part in the ceremonies attended by hundreds. It was a low key affair in predominantly Christian Mizoram after an influential civil youth group asked people to refrain from doing yoga exercises. The main event was held at the Assam Rifles Ground in Aizawl. Events were also held in hundreds of other places including in West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh.

new DeLhI, June 21 (IAnS): Income Tax officials on Wednesday quizzed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti for five hours in connection with an over Rs 1,000-crore benami (proxy) land deals case, an official said. After skipping the department's summons twice earlier this month -- on June 6 and 12 -- Bharti appeared before the officials on Wednesday. Her husband, who also skipped the summons on June 7 and 12, accompanied her to the IT office here. Bharti's appearance before the IT officials comes a day after the department attached over 12 properties of her relatives, including husband Shailesh Kumar, brothers Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav, and others under the Benami Transactions Act, 1988. The IT Department had on Tuesday attached two assets of Lalu Prasad's kin in Delhi and several properties in Bihar after the department issued a provisional order under the 1988 act, which came into force on November 1 last year. "She (Bharti) was asked about her company Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd, which is believed to be a shell company. She was also asked about the various loans she had taken, without any collateral security, to buy various companies," the IT officials said. He, however, declined to share any further details. The department's action came in the wake of the May 16 searches at 22 places in and around Delhi in connection with the alleged benami property deals involving RJD chief and his children Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti. Besides Lalu Prasad's residence, IT officials carried out searches at the residence of party MP P.C. Gupta as well as several businessmen and real estate agents in Delhi and Haryana's Gurugram and Rewari. Allegations of corruption against Lalu Prasad's wife former Chief Minister Rabri Devi and their children were raised by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. On May 22, the Enforcement Directorate arrested a chartered accountant, Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, allegedly linked to Misa Bharti and others, from Delhi.

Indian anti-hunger activist to be Aadhaar must for benefits under govt's TB control scheme honoured by Queen Elizabeth II new DeLhI, June 21 (IAnS): Anti-hunger activist Ankit Kawatra, who has been committed to solving hunger and malnutrition in India, is all set to receive the prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award with 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries. Kawatra, 25, will be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony to be held in the Buckingham Palace on June 29. In 2014, Kawatra quit his corporate business job and founded a not for profit organisation Feeding India that works towards solving problems of hunger, malnutrition and food wastage, mainly by redistributing extra food from restaurants, canteens, households, corporates etc. to help people in need. He started working for the cause after witnessing massive amount of extra food being thrown away in a wedding and feels that his mission is to end hunger in his lifetime. "India wastes 67 million tones food every year which is more than the national output of Britain. If no one else was working on it, I had to take the first step to channelise the excess food," Kawatra said in a statement on Wednesday. Starting from a team of five, the NGO today works in 43 cities with 4,500 volunteers and has served more than 8.5 million meals to vulnerable individuals such as children, women, old age citizens, dis-

abled people etc. "Getting the award is a great honour, something that I could not even dream of. I believe that this is a landmark for both countries, especially since UK and India have a shared history on so many fronts," Kawatra said. Earlier this year, the best of British and Indian culture was celebrated by the Queen at a glittering Buckingham Palace reception attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to launch the UK-India Year of Culture 2017. According to Kawatra, an Indian's presence at the Buckingham Palace today "symbolizes the long way the two countries have come, and proves once again, how we can do so much more if we work together peacefully". Kawatra will also participate in a 10 day residential programme before receiving the award. He will stay at the University of Cambridge for the first few days as a part of different learning workshops and exercises and then travel to London to network with some of the world's leading business heads and philanthropists at political events. "Through the residential week, I want to highlight the importance of solving hunger and encourage people to take action towards the 725 million people around the world who do not even have basic food and nutrition," he said.

new DeLhI, June 21 (PtI): People suffering from tuberculosis will have to mandatorily submit their Aadhaar number to avail benefits under a central government scheme. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Union health ministry, which also asked those who do not have Aadhaar card to get themselves enrolled by August 31. "An individual eligible to receive the benefit under the scheme (the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme- RNTCP) is, hereby, required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar

authentication," the notification said. The health ministry will offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for those who do not have an Aadhaar number. In case, there is no Aadhaar enrolment centre located in the respective block or taluka or tehsil, the department in the state government will provide enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the UIDAI. The notification further says that the scheme offers conditional cash assistance as a benefit. Till a patient gets the Aadhaar number, he or she can avail the benefits with the help of Aadhaar enrolment ID slip, a copy of the

No relief for Justice Karnan as SC declines to hear bail plea new DeLhI, June 21 (IAnS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea for grant of bail and suspension of six-month jail term it awarded to former Calcutta High Court judge C.S. Karnan for his contempt of the apex court. A vacation bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said: "We can't suspend the sentence as the order of the sentence was passed by a seven-judge bench." The bench said this as Justice Karnan's counsel Mathew J. Nadumpara urged it to grant bail to the former judge, who was arrested in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu by the West Bengal Police on Tuesday. As he told the bench that "equity demands" his client be granted bail, Justice Chandrachud said: "All equity is subject to law and judicial discipline." Justice Chandrachud asked the counsel to mention the matter before the Chief Justice on the reopening of the court after summer break on July 3. Justice Karnan's arrest by West Bengal Police came 42 days after top court on May 9 held him guilty of contempt and sentenced him to six months imprisonment. The top court, in its order, had said: "We are of the unanimous view that Justice C.S. Karnan is guilty of contempt of court and (he) interfered with judicial process of grievous nature."

request made for Aadhaar enrolment or other government documents such as voter identity card, PAN card, bank passbook, ration card among others. "This notification will come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all the states and Union territory Administrations except Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir," it added. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) under the National Health Mission aims at promotion of universal access to tuberculosis (TB) care with early diagnosis and regular treatment completion.

'Wind, solar projects to lead to 3 lakh new jobs' new DeLhI, June 21 (IAnS): More than 300,000 new workers can be employed in wind and solar jobs and more than one million total employment opportunities can be created in achieving India's ambitious clean energy goals to install 160 GW of renewable power by 2022, a study said on Wednesday. The labour-intensive rooftop solar segment will employ 70 per cent of the new workforce, creating seven times more jobs than large-scale projects such as solar farms, said the study, published jointly by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). It also said it found that strong growth in the domestic solar manufacturing industry could provide fulltime employment for an additional 45,000 people in India. The first-of-its-kind CEEW-NRDC study, "Greening India's Workforce: Gearing Up For

Opposition split wide open, JD-U to back Kovind PAt n A / n ew D e L h I , June 21 (IAnS): The opposition on Wednesday suffered a big blow with JD-U deciding to back the NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind in the President's election boosting the numbers for the ruling side while the rivals made it clear that they will put up a candidate. The setback for the opposition came at a meeting of JD-U legislators and MPs in which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and several MLAs expressed their opinion that the NDA candidate and his credentials are good given that he hails from a Dalit community and has a humble background. With possible support of JD-U, the vote share of NDA in the electoral college go up to almost 63 per cent. "The party has decided to support Ram Nath Kovind. As the party has decided to support Kovind, there is no need for it to attend the meeting of opposition parties being held in New delhi," said JD-U spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan.

He also said his party's decision has been conveyed to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Earlier, JD-U Chief Whip Ratnesh Sada told reporters in Patna that the party has decided to support Kovind. Wednesday's decision yet again confirms Nitish Kumar's style of taking decisions on his own irrespective of his allies' position and his political opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Soon after the BJP had announced Kovind's candidature on Monday, Nitish Kumar had good words to say about the former Bihar Governor on whom, he also made a courtesy call. Nitish Kumar is known to take independent decision like his welcoming the demonetisation decision and surgical strikes last year and the JD-U voting for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee while sharing power with BJP in the state. The JD-U decision came as a shock for the 17-party front led by Congress which is meeting in

New Delhi on Thursday to decide on its strategy in the Presidential election, most probably putting up a candidate in what the Left parties called an "ideological battle". It remains to be seen whether BSP, which has also said that it cannot oppose a Dalit candidate unless the opposition has a more popular Dalit nominee, attends the opposition meeting. For the record, the Congress said the question whether they would be putting up a candidate against Kovind will be known only after Thursday's meeting. However, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury was more clear when he said there would be a "strong candidate" against Kovind. "The question is of a political battle -- whether the basics of our Constitution would be protected or RSS would convert the country into a Hindu Rashtra (nation)," Yechury said. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, whose father

Mulayam Singh Yadav is toeing a different line, said that his party would go with the opposition led by Congress. "There should be no talk about whether a Dalit should be there (be a President)... caste or religion. Whoever would be the protector of the Constitution should be above caste and religion," he said adding that his party would attend the opposition's meeting on Thursday. CPI leader D. Raja acknowledged that the JD-U move, if correct, was a setback to the opposition. "17 paties came together on the issue of Presidential election and if some parties take a different decision...We have a meeting tomorrow. Let us see how many parties are going to attend," he said. The names doing the rounds as possible opposition candidates include former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, both of the Congress and both Dalits.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently said that tuberculosis epidemic in India was "larger" than what had been previously estimated and asserted that the country was one of six nations which accounted for 60 per cent of the new cases in 2015. According to reports, the prevalence of TB in India was at 217 per 1,00,000 population in 2015 as against the previously estimated 127. The government has pledged its commitment to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal to reduce the number of such deaths by 90 per cent by 2030.

The names of Meira Kumar and Shinde have been floated to counter the NDA so that parties like the BSP would have no problem going against the NDA Dalit candidate. The NDA, including Shiv Sena and the PDP of Jammu and Kashmir, which has extended support to Kovind, commands the support of 48.93 per cent in the electoral college made up of MPs and MLAs. With the backing of parties outside the alliance like TRS (2 per cent), AIADMK (5.39 per cent), YSR Congress (1.53 per cent) and BJD (2.99 per cent), the NDA's support would cross the half way mark comfortably to reach nearly 63 per cent in the July 17 battle, with JD-U contributing 1.91 per cent. The Left parties, which were earlier garnering support for former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, are slated to meet on June 22. Among the candidates the Left is looking at is Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of the iconic B.R. Ambedkar.

Expansion of Solar and Wind Power in India," builds on earlier work by both organisations to calculate both the number of full-time jobs that will be created by the solar and wind sectors, as well as the number of workers that will be required to join the sectoral workforce by 2022. The study estimates that India's clean energy goals have the potential to put 34,600 people to work in wind power, 58,600 in utility solar and 238,000 in rooftop solar jobs over the next five years. Solar jobs will be well distributed across India with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh leading in job creation. "Eighty per cent of the new clean energy workforce will be employed during the construction phase. However, despite these being contractual jobs, the large pipeline of renewable energy projects creates enough opportunities for workers to stay employed," said a statement quoting CEEW Programme Associate Neeraj Kuldeep.

Congress workers, protesting farmers perform 'shavasana' in MP BhoPAL, June 21 (IAnS): Congress workers and agitating farmers in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday made their point against the state government by performing 'shavasana' -- the dead body posture -- on the occasion of the International Yoga Day. The protest was led by Congress' Madhya Pradesh state unit chief Arun Yadav in front of the party office in Bhopal, where party members and activists lay down on the road. Yadav said the farmers of the state were going through a very bad phase, and alleged that the peasants are shot dead when they demand their rights. "They are not getting the right prices for their crops. Farmers are committing suicide, but the state government is least concerned about them," he said. Yadav said that 'shavasana' was performed against the state government's apathy towards the farmers and to pay tribute to those killed in police firing. Similar protests were organised in different districts of the state. Beside the Congress, the farmers' association also staged similar protests across the state. In Harda, the Aam Kisan Union on the call of the Bharatiya Kisan Union staged 'shavasan' protest against the anti-farmer policies of the state government. Aam Kisan Union leader Kedar Sirohi, however, said that their protest was not linked with the Congress protest. The protest comes in the wake of the killing of five farmers in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on June 6. Farmers of the state had staged a demonstration against the state government from June 1 to June 10, demanding remunerative prices for their produce and loan waiver. On June 6, five farmers were killed in police firing while another died from his injuries later. In the past nine days, 15 farmers have committed suicide in the state.

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Saudi King ousts nephew, names son as crown prince RIyAdh, JuNE 21 (IANS): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday dismissed his nephew Mohammed bin Naif as crown prince and replaced him with his son Mohammed bin Salman as first in line to the throne. According to Saudi TV news channel Al Arabiya, 31 out of 43 members of Saudi Arabia’s Allegiance Council voted in favour of Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the new crown prince. Mohammed bin Salman, 31, was also appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and will continue to hold his post of Defence Minister, according a royal decree cited by the state media. The royal reordering removed Prince Nayef, 57, both from his place in the line of succession and from his post as Interior Minister. He has pledged allegiance to the new crown prince, news agency SPA reported. Prince Nayef was the kingdom’s security chief for many years and was known for his strong stance against Islamist militants. He was widely respected by Saudis and their foreign allies for dismantling Al Qaeda’s networks inside the kingdom. A young and relatively unknown prince, Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, was named the new Interior Minister. King Salman, 81, acceded to the throne in January 2015 after the

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman waves as he meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 11. (REUTERS File Photo)

death of his half-brother Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. He announced his first major cabinet reshuffle a few months later, appointing Prince Nayef as crown prince and Prince Salman as deputy crown prince, BBC reported. As Defence Minister and deputy crown prince, Prince Salman led Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen

2 Macron allies resign from cabinet amid funding scandal PARIS, JuNE 21 (IANS): Two more ministers in French President Emmanuel Macron’s recently-assembled cabinet on Wednesday handed in their resignation amid an ongoing probe into alleged misuse of European Parliament funds in their centrist party. Justice Minister François Bayrou and Minister for European Affairs Marielle de Sarnez were the latest Democratic Movement (MoDem) cabinet members to quit, following the departure of Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard on Tuesday, EFE news reported. A close ally of Macron, Richard Ferrand, who was until Monday Minister of Territorial Cohesion, also left the cabinet but retained his role as LREM SecretaryGeneral amid a preliminary probe into accusations of nepotism. This slew of resignations came as a blow to Macron, who ran a campaign promising to shake up old, corrupt politics. Prosecutors opened up the preliminary investigation into claims that MoDem had allocated EP money to pay for fictitious parliamentary assistants -- similar claims have hit the far-right National Front (FN). Sarnez has been an intermittent member of the European Parliament since 1999, while Goulard has held a position there since 2009.

Hong Kong’s new leader vows caring, pragmatic rule hONG KONG, JuNE 21 (REutERS): Hong Kong’s next leader said on Wednesday she would work to rebuild “social harmony” and push economic development while announcing a new cabinet with few new faces to govern the financial hub. Carrie Lam, 60, Hong Kong’s first female chief executive, faces various challenges including healing social rifts as public resentment grows over what many see as Beijing’s interference in city affairs and its denial of full democracy. “We pledge to serve the people with pragmatism and build a better Hong Kong for the next generation,” said Lam, who stood before a large sign with the words “We Care, We Listen, We Act” in announcing her new cabinet. Lam and her leadership team will be sworn in on July 1 when the former British colony of 7.3 million people marks the 20th anniversary of its return to China. Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule under promises enshrined in its mini-constitution, the Basic Law, that it would be granted a high degree of autonomy, with full democracy an “ultimate aim”.

Russian defence minister’s plane buzzed by NATO jet - agencies MOSCOW, JuNE 21 (REutERS): A plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was buzzed by a NATO F-16 fighter jet as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was seen off by a Russian Sukhoi-27 military jet, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. The F-16 had tried to approach the aircraft carrying the defence minister even though it was flying over neutral waters, agencies said. Shoigu was reported to be en route to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad for a meeting to discuss how well Russia’s western flank was defended. One of the Russian fighter jets escorting Shoigu’s plane had inserted itself between the defence minister’s plane and the NATO fighter and tilted its wings from side to side to show the weapons it was carrying, Russian agencies said. After that, agencies said the F-16 left the area. The Baltic Sea has become an area of rising tensions between Moscow and NATO. Earlier this month, Russia scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 strategic bomber it said was flying over the Baltic near its border, in an incident that had echoes of the Cold War. The Kremlin referred questions about the latest incident to the defence ministry, which did not immediately comment. It has said in the past that all Russian flights over the Baltic are conducted in strict accordance with international law.

and oversaw the kingdom’s energy policy. He also spearheaded the development of a wide-ranging plan for the country’s future, called Saudi Vision 2030, which seeks to decrease Saudi Arabia’s dependence on oil, diversify its economy and loosen some social restrictions inside the kingdom. Prince Salman visited the US

in March, where he had lunch at the White House with US President Donald Trump. He praised the country’s relationship with the US, saying that without American influence “we would have ended up like North Korea”. Prince Salman also voiced support for “freedom of expression” and “human rights”.

Japan missile defence drill aims to ease concern over North Korean threat tOKyO, JuNE 21 (REutERS): Japan opened a missile defence drill to the public on Wednesday, a move it says will reassure the country it is ready to counter any missile attack by neighbouring North Korea. A PAC-3 Patriot battery drove on to the Asaka Self Defence Forces base near Tokyo, deployed its radar antenna and raised its missile launcher to firing position. The drill is one of four being held across Japan. “Making this public is a way to reassure people about their safety and bring peace of mind,” Akinori Hanada, an Air Self Defence Force major, told reporters. North Korea has pushed ahead with its missile and nuclear weapons programmes in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, and regularly threatens to destroy the United States, Japan and South Korea. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this month North Korea’s advancing weapons programmes were the “most urgent” threat to national security. South Korea has deployed the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to protect against the North Korean threat, angering China, North Korea’s lone major ally. Japan’s PAC-3 batter-

US, China meet on NKorea after Trump points to failed Chinese effort WAShINGtON, JuNE 21 (REutERS): Top diplomats and defense chiefs from the United States and China began a day of talks in Washington on Wednesday looking for ways to press North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile programs. The talks come a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its weapons programs had failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric after the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang. Trump’s statement is likely to increase pressure on Beijing at the Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, which pairs U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with China’s top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and General Fang Fenghui, chief of joint staff of the People’s Liberation Army. The State Department says Wednesday’s talks would focus on ways to increase pressure on North Korea, but also cover such areas as counter-terrorism and territorial rivalries in the South China Sea. ies are the last line of defence against any incoming warheads. With a range of around 15 km (9 miles), they are only able to protect larger cities and key government installations. Advances in North Korea’s ballistic missile programme have raised concern in Tokyo that its PAC-3 batteries and Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan could be overwhelmed. Japan has begun a $1 billion program to upgrade the PAC-3s to extend their range and accuracy, but the first of those will not be

ready until 2020. In addition to public PAC3 exercises, some Japanese prefectures have also conducted missile attack evacuation drills in recent weeks. Japan will follow these up with a series of 30-second public information broadcasts and newspaper ads beginning Friday advising people what to do in the event of a North Korean missile attack, the Yomiuri newspaper said. A Japanese government spokeswoman declined to comment when asked about the report.

South Sudan no longer classified as in famine - UN backed report Philippines says Islamist It has also prevented militants took hostages The Integrated Food Se- new states this year and last JuBA/GENEVA (REutERS): South Sudan is no curity Phase Classification year, splitting existing ones. many farmers from plantTwo years after emerging ing and harvesting their longer classified as being in (IPC) report was based on in retreat from school famine, although 45,000 peo- a survey by a working group as an independent state, the crops. Hyperinflation, which ple in Jonglei and Unity states are expected to remain in famine-like conditions and the situation is still critical, a U.N.-backed food security report said on Wednesday. An estimated 6 million people, half the population, are expected to be severely food insecure this month and next, up from 5.5 million in May, the report said.

including government and U.N. officials. The report said there was no longer famine in counties in the north of the country where it was declared in February. However, there were concerns about another region in the country’s east, bordering Ethiopia, that was once called Jonglei state. South Sudan created

oil-rich country was plunged into conflict in December 2013 as rivalry between President Salva Kiir and his thenvice president, Riek Machar, exploded into violence. Since then, fighting has often taken place along ethnic lines. The conflict has triggered Africa’s worst refugee crisis, with more than 3 million people fleeing their homes.

reached more than 800 percent last year, has put the price of imported food beyond the reach of many. “Even though no county has been classified under famine ... this situation continues to be very critical,” Isaiah Chol Aruai, chairman of National Bureau of Statistics, said in Juba during the report’s release.

Belgian PM says country on alert, but not at maximum threat level BRuSSELS, JuNE 21 (REutERS): Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Wednesday security forces would remain vigilant after a failed “terrorist attack” on a Brussels railway station, but there was no need to raise the nation’s alert level to the maximum. Michel, speaking after a meeting of the country’s National Security Council, said there was no indication that another attack was imminent and the alert status would remain on three, the second highest level. “We will not let ourselves be intimidated,” he said. “We will go on living our lives as normally as possible.”

Brussels Central Station on Tuesday after an abortive detonation of a nail bomb in a bag was a Moroccan national aged 36 who had no history of being a terrorist suspect, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. Eric Van Der Sypt told a news conference that the man’s initials were O.Z. and that his home in Brussels’ Molenbeek district had been searched. He said the man had not been wearing a suicide belt. He shouted “Allahu akbar” -- God is greatest, in Arabic -- before being shot dead by soldiers on patrol. In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said the man entered the Brussels Central Station at 8:39 pm on Tuesday and joined a group of passengers in the Brussels bomber identified Meanwhile, the man shot dead at underground part of the station.

At 8:44 pm he grabbed his suitcase and, shouting, set off a partial explosion which hurt no one but caused the suitcase to catch fire. The man then left the burning suitcase and went down to the platform “in pursuit of the station master”. While he was away, his suitcase, containing nails and gas bottles, exploded for the second time, this time more violently, but still not fully. The man then returned to the hall where he left the suitcase and rushed at a soldier patrolling the station, shouting “Allahu akbar”. The soldier opened fire, hitting the man several times and killing him on the spot. “He did not wear a belt with explosives,” the statement said.

MANILA, JuNE 21 (REutERS): The Philippine military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on Wednesday had retreated after a gunbattle with troops but were holding some civilians hostage. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km (120 miles) south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and pro-Islamic State militants has entered its fifth week. No students were taken hostage at the school, said Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, discounting reports that some children were being held. He said the militants had retreated from the school and troops were chasing them. Another military spokesman, Captain Arvin Encinas, said the militants, who call themselves the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), were holding some civilians hostage, but he was not sure how many. “Definitely, they are holding hostages, that’s why our soldiers are having difficulty because they are using them as human shields,” Encinas said. Police said about 300 armed men stormed the school early on Wednesday. Encinas, however, said later only 30 militants were involved. Abu Misry Mama, a spokesman for the BIFF, told Reuters that the militants had taken civilians to a place safe, away from any crossfire, and did not intend to hold them hostage. Asked if they would be freed, Mama said: “Yes. We’re not kidnappers.” Padilla said the incident at Pigcawayan was not related to the fighting in Marawi. “This has come from a group that has long committed harassments,” he said.

Extreme heat grips Northern Hemisphere on summer solstice SINGAPORE, JuNE 21 (REutERS): Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia’s Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest U.S., and melted tarmac on roads in Britain. As Wednesday marked the summer solstice - the longest day of the year - forecasters said temperatures in Paris were expected to hit 37 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit), Madrid could see 38C, and London was set for 34C with warnings of thunderstorms. Rounding up the record temperatures set in the past two months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the Earth was experiencing “another exceptionally warm year” and the heatwaves were unusually early. “Parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States of America have seen extremely high May and June temperatures, with a number of records broken,” the WMO said late on Tuesday. The trend seen during the past two months has put average monthly global temperatures among the highest ever recorded since data began to be collated in 1880. Even before this month, U.S.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data showed Europe, the United States and Northeast Asia - including eastern China, Japan and South Korea - had experienced unusually warm weather between March and May. In China, the world’s top grain producer, hot and dry conditions in the main corn belt have delayed plantings and stunted crop development, especially in the province of Liaoning where soil moisture levels are at their lowest in at least five years. Thomson Reuters Eikon data shows that precipitation in Liaoning for the past month has been between 40 and 60 percent below the seasonal norm. “The drought that hit parts of China’s northeast is the worst for this time of the year in the past decade, in the breadth of areas it has affected and the length of time it has lasted,” Ma Wenfeng, analyst at Beijing Orient Agribusiness Consultancy, said. The hot, dry weather is a major factor behind forest fires that have killed dozens of people in Portugal, while the Russian news agency Tass reported scores of forest fires, mostly in Siberia and the far east region of Irkutsk. In the U.S. Southwest, flights were cancelled mostly by regional airlines whose aircraft operate at a

A firefighter works to put out a forest fire near Castanheira de Pera, Portugal, June 20, 2017. Portugal’s deadliest forest fire on record so has far killed 64 people and the fire is reportedly fueled by extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere. (REUTERS Photo)

lower maximum temperature. And in Britain, regional media in the southeast county of Surrey reported that the intense sun had melted tarmac roads. The Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine recorded temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were 0.44C (0.8F) above the norm on Tuesday, compared with a global average

of 0.25C above usual. A study published earlier this week found that nearly one in three of the world’s people were already exposed to potentially deadly heatwaves and predicted that number would rise to nearly half by the end of the century unless governments take steps to aggressively reduce climatechanging emissions.

“People are talking about the future when it comes to climate change, but what we found from this paper is that this is already happening … and this is obviously going to get a lot worse,” said Camilo Mora, geography professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and lead author of the study published in the Nature Climate Change journal.

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World Music Day celebrated in Nagaland Nagaland Fashion Week begins today

orld Music Day 2017 was celebrated across Nagaland state on June 21 with events held in several places. The people of Dimapur gathered in hordes to celebrate the World Music Day celebration organised by the music fraternity of Dimapur, promoters and lovers of music in the spirit of unity and love. The concert was a free event where musicians and gear sponsors performed for free. However, as publicized in the media, there was a free will offering collection at the venue for music training of selected underprivileged students. The evening saw musicians from all genres, ages, experienced and amateur perform together on one stage. The musicians who performed were Khochamo Kikon, Samuel Lotha, Muno Shiu, Narola Sangtam, Moatangit Jamir, Meribeni Patton, Nagaland Conservatory of Music, Thunglamo Ngullie, Jano Nyekha, Wal-

uniba Lemtur from Joey Studio, Mountain Music School, Hope Center of Music, Vinika from Soloist Workstation, Alobo Naga and Dj Amar, Gluttones, Renbeni and DJ Sumika, Demon Arch, Brainstorm Island, Abel Assumi, Aria, Nean in House, Yellow Beacon. As a special treat, Gugs Chishi, Director of Music Task Force (MTF) also performed in honour of World Music Day. MLA Azo Nienu was present to congratulate and appreciate the efforts made by the organizers of the World Music Day celebrations in Dimapur. “As a music lover, I truly appreciate the contributions made by the music fraternity, promoters and lovers of music. So, let us enjoy the show,” he said. The event was organised by Sky Entertainment, Crescendo Events, The Institute for Music Education (TIME) and gear sponsored by Crescendo, Shiu Lights, Encore, A.J. Power, Action Powerline, Aiers Enclave. In Mokokchung, the World Music Day at Cosmos Entertain-

ment Hall was organized by the Mokokchung District Musicians Association where music lovers and musicians turned up to celebrate music. As part of the celebrations, MDMA Junior Solo Competition was held for children between ages 8 and 16 years, where Anen Jamir, Imlichila Kichu and Sunepjungla Kichu were adjudged the best three soloists respectively. The top three winners were awarded a “record contract” by Resonate Studio, Mokokchung while gift hampers were sponsored by Chord Music Store, Mokokchung. Guest of Honour of the event and music aficionado, Lolenmayang, Vice Principal of MGHSS congratulated the MDMA for organizing the celebrations and said that music can bring about “change, peace and unity.” He also encouraged the local musicians to try bringing out originals “instead of copying others.” He added that “Ao sangro” can be promoted as a genre of music. He also performed a song he composed during his

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Women's hockey squad named for HWL Semi Final ICC thinking of scrapping NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 against hosts New Zealand the past three weeks at Champions Trophy (IANS): Hockey India (HI) 0-5. They need to start fir- the SAI Centre, Shillaroo, on Wednesday announced an 18-member womens squad for the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final, to be held between July 8 to 23 in Johannesburg. The team will be captained by striker Rani Rampal, while defender P. Sushila Chanu will be the vice captain. The squad features an experienced line-up with the defence formed by Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Monika, Sushila Chanu and Gurjit Kaur who also doubles up as a drag flicker. Savita and Rajani Etimarpu are the goalkeepers. The midfield will be formed by former captain Ritu Rani, Lilima Minz, Navjot Kaur, Renuka Yadav, Nikki Pradhan and Namita Toppo. The forward-line features Rani, Vandana Katariya, Preeti Dubey, Anupa Barla and Reena Khokhar. The team lost the fivematch bilateral series

ing as the HWL Semi Final also happens to be a qualifying tournament for the 2018 Women's World Cup in London. "While our first aim is to do well in the pool stage and do well against opponents like South Africa and Argentina, our big aim at the tournament is to qualify for the World Cup next year," Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne said. "Though the qualifying criteria is top five teams, since England are the hosts, our criteria will be to finish in top 6 to qualify for the World Cup." India are in Pool B along with strong opponents Argentina, South Africa, Chile and the United States. India will begin their campaign against South Africa on July 8. The event will also see participation from Germany, England, Ireland, Japan and Poland. The Indian players have been put through intense high-altitude training over

where the national camp is underway. "While we put in a lot of work in defensive and attacking structure, we have done a lot of work on fitness and speed. I am happy with the team's effort because training in high-altitude can be very challenging," stated the 43-year-old Dutchman. Ahead of their departure at the end of this month, the national squad will train in New Delhi for a week.

The squad: Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu D efenders : D e ep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Gurjit Kaur, P. Sushila Chanu (Vice Captain), Monika Midfielders: Renuka Yadav, Nikki Pradhan, Namita Toppo, Navjot Kaur, Ritu Rani, Lilima Minz For wards : Re ena Khokhar, Rani Rampal (Captain), Vandana Katariya, Anupa Barla, Preeti Dubey

he much awaited Nagaland Fash- of the designers. Tickets will be available at ion Week Season-1 organized by the venue. The participating desingers are the Nagaland Designer Associa- Dosolou, Sanjeev, Yosana & Mephruwestay in Kohima, which was about tion kick starts on June 22 at Hotel Theja u, Inaka & Anitoli, Vilhousa, Hivi & Veshis longing to “return home to Mo- Fort, Dimapur from 5:30pm onwards. The eye, Amini & Anikali, Rosenle, Kathimen, kokchung.” He was based in Kohi- event will present the creative collections Mhayani and Jordina Basu. ma for 17 years. Lolenmayang also formally released the MDMA’s music compilation album containing eight original tracks performed by eight Meanwhile, at the local artistes and bands. The CDs ILkLEy, JUNE 21 (PTI): of the Euro 127,000 grass ATP500 Aegon Champiof the album is priced at Rs.100/- Top seeded Leander Paes court event. and proceeds from the sales of the and Adil Shamasdin came They next face Belar- onships in London, Rohan album will go towards the MDMA from behind to secure a us' Andrei Vasilevski and Bopanna and Ivan Dodig fund. quarterfinal berth at the Chile's Hans Podlipnik- got the better of Kyle EdApart from the MDMA Junior Aegon ATP Challenger Castillo for a place in the mund and Thanasi KokkiSolo Competition and release of while Purav Raja and Divij semifinals. nakis 6-3 6-7(5) 10-7 in the MDMA Compilation album, a Sharan had no problems Raja and Sharan, sec- first round. number of local artistes and bands in progressing to the last ond seeded, humbled VicThey now run into top performed as part of the celebra- eight, here. tor Estrella Burgos and seeded Henri Kontinen tions. Paes and his Canadian Darian King 6-2 6-4 in their and John Peers, who batIn Medziphema, a Facebook pair overcame Australian first round. tled past American team of group, "Medziphema Echoes" also pair of Matt Reid and JohnThey are now up against John Isner and Steve Johnsolemnly acknowledged the day Patrick Smith 4-6 6-3 12- Thai twins Sanchai and son 7-6(10) 7-6(6) in their by organising a mini-show at CYO 10 in their opening round Sonchat Ratiwatana. opener. Hall, Medziphema. A number of voluntary, local artistes participated in the event organised through charity. The music show was a free concert where youngsters as well as veterans took to the stage.

Glimpses of the World Music Day celebrations held in different parts of Nagaland State on June 21. Morung Express News

Designers paricipating in the Nagaland Fashion Week Season- 1.

NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (IANS): Pakistan may not get a chance to defend their Champions Trophy title with the International Cricket Council (ICC) debating the prospect of replacing the tournament with two expanded World Twenty20 events over a four-year cycle. The next edition of the Champions Trophy -- if it does take place -- is scheduled to be held in India in 2021. But the increasing popularity of the shortest format of the game has thrown its future into doubt. "It's always been quite difficult to distinguish or differentiate between the two 50-over global events. With the World Cup becoming a ten-team event, it's almost like the World Cup is becoming more like the Champions Trophy, which I think is a good thing," ICC CEO David Richardson said. "I think it (World Cup)

will still be a longer event. The World Cup format will allow the best chance for the best four teams to get into the semi-finals. So it takes away the risk of maybe a rain-affected game or one poor game having a huge impact on the tournament like it can be in this tournament (Champions Trophy). But still, highly competitive matches hopefully," he added. "And then, whether the Champions Trophy in 2021 stays a Champions Trophy, or we move to two World T20s. It's a possibility, yes. I wouldn't say it is categorically going to happen because, as we've seen, the Champions Trophy on its own is a very good event and very well-supported, particularly in the UK, where you get support for all teams. So let's not be too hasty in writing it off, but to be honest and frank, there is consideration for moving towards two World T20s in a four-year cycle."

NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): Pakistan's participation in the Asian Athletics Championships, to be held in Bhubaneswar from July 6-9, remained uncertain as the government was yet to clear the visas of its contingent. With the deadline of making final entry of athletes having ended yesterday, athletes from neighbouring countries are set to start arriving here in the next few days, but the Indian government is yet to grant visas to the Pakistani athletes. Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla said that the organisers are awaiting a response from the government on the matter. "We have invited Pakistan for the championships. Under International Olympic Committee Protocol, you have to send invitation to all countries. Pakistan has sent their entries and we have forwarded the name of their athletes and their passports to government. We are awaiting a response from the government," Sumariwalla said at a press conference here

today. "India played with Pakistani teams in cricket and hockey (outside India). So, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs will take a call on the participation of Pakistan in Asian Athletics Championships," he added. Reports emanating from Pakistan said that they have sent entries of at least half a dozen athletes for the championships and have applied for visas early this month. Due to the worsening relation between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan could not take part in the Asian Wrestling Championships here and Asian Snooker Championships in Chennai last month as their players could not get visas. India will field 168 athletes, the biggest among the participating countries, while China and Japan will send 96 and 78. India will announce its final entries next week. Asked about India's chances in the championships, he said, "We won 13 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze) in 2015 Asian

Championships in Wuhan, China. We will get more gold, more medals, but I feel we will still finish at third." Sumariwalla praised the Odisha government and its officials for renovating the Kalinga Stadium in a record time of three months, after the original venue, Ranchi, pulled out due to financial reasons. "Ranchi got the hosting rights in 2015 but in March they pulled out. We were thinking where will we hold the event. It was a matter of pride for the country. "Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas suggested we should look at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. We went there but I found there nothing except for a ground without any running track. But on March 30, Odisha government said they will host the championships," the AFI president said. The executive council of the Asian Athletics Association will meet in Bhubaneswar on July 4 and the AAA Congress will be held the next day. The opening ceremony of the championships will be held on July 5.

Lewis Hamilton determined to deliver in Baku DDBA informs LONDON, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): Azerbaijan, a new race last year, is the only grand prix on Formula One's current calendar that Lewis Hamilton has yet to win and the Briton heads back to Baku determined to deliver this weekend. After a dominant weekend in Canada where he led a Mercedes one-two to regain momentum after a stinging defeat to Ferrari in Monaco, Hamilton is on a high and with the praise of team boss Toto Wolff ringing in his ears. "Lewis is in the best place I have seen him during any of the last five years since he joined the team," the Austrian said this week. "Not only because he had a great weekend in Montreal, but because he is coping so well with the difficult days. This is what the very best are made of." Hamilton will also be keen to banish the memory of a disappointing first visit to the anti-clockwise track running along the shores of the Caspian Sea and around the walls of the medieval old town. "Last year I think I was very quick there; I just didn't deliver. So the plan is to make sure I deliver," he

said in Montreal after closing the gap between him and Ferrari's championship leader Sebastian Vettel to 12 points. Hamilton hit the barriers in qualifying in Baku last year, lining up 10th on the grid. He then struggled with engine modes before eventually finishing fifth. His then team mate and

eventual champion Nico Rosberg, who retired at the end of last season, took pole, fastest lap and victory in a race that was designated the European Grand Prix but has since changed name. That means that nobody on the current starting grid is a previous winner in Baku and only Vettel,

who was a distant second will apply the lessons from that day, and Force India's both to the searing heat of Mexican Sergio Perez have Baku. stood on the podium there. "You take each experience and you pile them FIGHTING DISPLAY up. What we learned in Mercedes struggled in Monaco will definitely imMonaco with getting per- pact Baku. It's a much lonformance out of the tyres ger circuit; I think it's very but, after a huge effort at the smooth, a lot more flat," he factory, were back to their told reporters. best in Montreal. Hamilton "Downforce efficiency

is going to be important there." Hamilton and Vettel both have three wins from seven races, with champions Mercedes -- despite trying to portray themselves as underdogs -ahead 4-3 thanks to Valtteri Bottas's win in Russia. Bottas clocked the highest ever recorded speed in a Formula One session during qualifying in Baku last year with Williams, hitting 373 kph on the longest straight of any race on the calendar. Vettel showed all his mettle in Canada, however, when he started on the front row, dropped to last and came back through the field to fourth with a fighting display that earned him the Driver of the Day award. "I wanted to get a trophy. I didn't get one," he said after his first nonpodium finish of the year. He should resolve that on Sunday. Behind the leaders, Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo will be gunning for a fourth successive podium appearance while Force India pair Perez and French youngster Esteban Ocon aim for more solid points.

DImAPUR, JUNE 21 (mExN): The Dimapur District Badminton Association (DDBA) will conduct selection of players to represent the district in the forthcoming 41st Inter District and State Open Badminton Championship to be held from July 11 to 14 at Chumukedima. The association

informed that the selection for veteran players will be held on June 26 at 8:00am while for junior players it will be held on June 23-24 at DDBA indoor stadium, United colony, Nagarjan. All interested players affiliated under DDBA have been requested to report to the venue on time.

Djokovic accepts wildcard entry at Eastbourne BANGALORE, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has accepted a main draw wildcard to play at the Aegon International in Eastbourne starting June 23, the organisers said on Wednesday. This is the first time since 2010 that Djokovic will play a grass court event between the French Open and Wimbledon. "This will be my first trip to Eastbourne, I have heard great things about the tournament," Djokovic, who will be the tournament's top seed, said in a statement. "I am looking forward to fine-tuning my grass court game there ahead of Wimbledon."

The Serb, who turned 30 last month, dropped outside the top two in the world for the first time since March 2011 after a quarter-final defeat to Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros earlier this month. Djokovic will be joined by France's Gael Monfils and American duo John Isner and Steve Johnson at the grass courts of Devonshire Park ahead of the Wimbledon championships starting July 3.

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MUMBAI, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): India's Olympic Association has asked the government for permission to bid for the 2032 Olympics and 2030 Asian Games as part of a drive to put the country at the heart of the international sporting community, IOA President N. Ramachandran has told Reuters. Ramachandran said the IOA also wanted India to host the Asian Beach Games in 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly that year, and the International Olympic Committee session in 2021. The aim, Ramachandran said, was to use the engagement as a catalyst for the growth of Olympic sports in India and to help improve the country's miserable standing in pretty much every sport apart from cricket. As the world's secondmost populous nation after China, Ramachandran said it was time for India to follow its powerful neighbour in showcasing its burgeoning economic muscle through sport. Dismissing concerns about whether India can afford to stage such huge sporting spectacles, Ramachandran said the country was one of the few in the region that did have the means. It was up to the government to set the wheels in motion, he told Reuters in an interview. "From my part, I am telling them if you bid, I will make sure you get it," he added. Ramachandran said he had spoken about India's prospects of hosting an Olympics with IOC President Thomas Bach,

an indication of the early groundwork required for a serious bid. "You cannot take a decision today and say, 'I want to host an Olympic Games tomorrow.' It is an eightyear process. So you have to start now," Ramachandran said. "If you are looking at anything it's 2032. That will give you 10 years to improve the infrastructure and you will have a decision (to make) in the next four to six years." The Indian government had agreed to discuss the proposals in cabinet and revert back to the IOA,

Ramachandran added. ECONOMIC POWER Winning the hosting rights for an Olympic Games is not the hot ticket it once was. Los Angeles and Paris are the only candidates left in the race for the 2024 Olympics after four other cities pulled out over cost concerns. The IOC will award both the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games at the same time and the expectation is that the two cities will host one each. For the 2022 Winter Games, four of six bidders pulled out citing high costs

or lack of support, leaving Beijing to beat Almaty in the final vote. Ramachandran was confident India, which has Asia's third-largest economy, would be capable of meeting the costs. "India is one of the emerging economies," he said. "Even assuming you spend $12 billion on an Olympic event, $6 billion will be given to you by the IOC. "What is $6 billion over a period of eight years for a country which has the size of the economy which India has today? "Not many countries to-

day wish to host the Olympics. China has already had everything possible that can be hosted." In terms of hosting experience, India has successfully staged several global cricket tournaments, and FIFA say they are satisfied with preparations for the Under-17 World Cup in October. But a question mark over the country's ability to host an international multisports event has hung over India since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a $6 billion event billed as Delhi's answer to the Beijing Olympics.

NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): Anil Kumble's departure as head coach despite a successful year at the helm will be regarded as a triumph for player power in Indian cricket, according to several former captains. The country's board took a gamble last June when they put their trust in former captain Kumble, who had no real coaching experience and was not even on the original list of candidates. The former spinner, however, forged a productive partnership with skipper Virat Kohli as India recorded 12 victories in 17 test matches and reached the final of the Champions Trophy. But the cracks that were forming beneath the surface of their seemingly harmonious association were becoming more visible as his tenure progressed. Kumble, whose original contract expired at the end of the Champions Trophy on Sunday but was extended to oversee the team's tour of West Indies this month, stepped down on Tuesday, citing a breakdown in relations with his skipper. "...it was apparent that the partnership was untenable, and I therefore believe it is best for me to move on," the 46-year-old Kumble wrote in a Twitter message posted on Tuesday. "I see the coach's role akin to 'holding a mirror' to drive self-improvement in the team's interest," wrote Kumble, who may not be as expressive as Kohli but is perceived as equally assertive. Former captain Sunil Gavaskar was critical of the circumstances that led to Kumble's demise. "So you want softies. You want somebody to just tell you, 'ok boys, don't practice to-

between Kumble, Kohli'

NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (IANS): Asserting that a new national team coach will be appointed before next month's Sri Lanka tour, former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday said board officials tried to resolve the differences between Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli, but to no avail. "The BCCI tried its level best to resolve the issue. All senior officials, including the acting secretary (Amitabh Choudhary) and the CEO (Rahul Johri), talked to Kumble and Kohli in great detail on the matter. The senior BCCI officials also talked with Chairman of the COA (Committee of Administrators) Vinod Rai regarding the issue," Shukla told reporters here. "The BCCI tried very hard to resolve the issue. But, unfortunately, no outcome was eventually found and Kumble decided to quit the post and move on," he added. Shukla also denied that Kumble's departure means that Indian cricketers, especially skipper Kohli, are being given more importance than the national coach. "All these are speculations. As I said, sometimes there are differences of opinion and BCCI tried its level best to resolve the whole issue but sometimes things don't work. Sometimes it happens that you can't get along with someone," the IPL Chairman said. "It is not that captain is given all the importance. We give importance to everybody. There are differences sometimes. They are also human beings," Shukla added. Wishing Kumble success in his future coaching endeavours, Shukla said the India team will get a new coach before the tour to Sri Lanka. day because you guys are not feeling well, ok take a holiday, go shopping'. You want that kind of a person," Gavaskar told NDTV channel. "If any of the players are complaining, I feel those players are the ones who should be left out of the team," he added. Since Greg Chappell's tumultuous two-year tenure ended in 2007, successors such as John Wright, Gary Kirsten and Duncan Fletcher registered varied degrees of success with the team, confining themselves largely to the background. Former skipper Bishan Singh Bedi said he was not

surprised by Kumble's decision as no self-respecting person could have carried on in such an environment. "Gratitude has obviously been thrown out of window by whoever raising 'revolt'...", tweeted the spin great, calling it a loss for Indian cricket. Gavaskar said the episode would send out the wrong message as the Indian board set about finding Kumble's successor. "This is sending a signal for the next coach -- either bow down to what the players want you to do, otherwise you, like one of India's cricket legends Anil Kumble, will have to step down."

Andy Murray, Wawrinka, Raonic Di Maria strikes deal with Spanish prosecutor in tax case Under Spanish law, a lengthening list of cases of JUNE 21 (REshocked at Aegon Championships MADRID, tax evasion by high-profile UTERS): Former Real Ma- first-time offender is not LoNDoN, JUNE 21 (IANS): Defending champion Andy Murray suffered a shock defeat to World No. 90 Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club here. The world number one lost 6-7, 2-6 to Australia's Thompson, who entered the draw as a late replacement for the injured Aljaz Bedene of Britain, reports Xinhua news service. Second seed Stan Waw-

rinka and third seed Milos Raonic also lost their first-round matches on Wednesday. Wawrinka, the beaten finalist at Roland Garros, Paris,lost to Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-7, 5-7, while Raonic was beaten by another Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7, 6-7. The defeat was Murray's first at the tournament since 2014 and ended his 14-match winning streak on grass, stretching back to 2015.

"It's a big blow, for sure. It has happened in the past where guys haven't done well here and gone on to do well at Wimbledon," Murray said. "There is no guarantee that I won't do well at Wimbledon, but it certainly would have helped to have had more matches," he added. "He played better than me. I didn't create loads of chances. I didn't return particularly well. He served big. He served well."

drid player Angel Di Maria has reached an agreement with Spanish prosecutors over a tax evasion charge related to his image rights, a Madrid-based court said on Wednesday. Di Maria, who now plays for France's Paris St Germain, will plead guilty to two charges of tax fraud, carrying an eight-month prison sentence for each, and pay a 2 million euros ($2.23 million) settlement, the court said.

required to serve time in jail for a sentence below two years. The Argentine midfielder is accused of failing to pay some 1.3 million euros to the Spanish tax authorities in 2012-2013 by giving up his image rights to companies based in tax havens, such as Panama. It was not immediately possible to reach Di Maria's representatives for a comment. The deal comes amid a

players such as Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, whose charges date back to when he coached Real Madrid. Mourinho's agents said he had already dealt with questions raised by tax authorities in 2015, settling issues with his 2011 and 2012 filings and reaching a settlement regarding 2013. Ronaldo has denied any wrongdoing.

Man United cleared in Pogba deal, Mixed day for Indian shuttlers at Australia Open FIFA open proceedings against Juve ZURICH, JUNE 21 (REUTERS): FIFA have cleared Manchester United of any wrongdoing in the transfer of midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus but said on Tuesday they had opened disciplinary proceedings against the Italian side. World soccer's governing body had asked both clubs for information about Pogba's world record 89 million pounds ($112 million) transfer from Juventus, following leaks which claimed to give details about the huge deal. A book titled, "The Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football" alleged Pogba's agent Mino Raiola had made over 40 million euros ($44.54 million) from the deal, 27 million euros of which was paid by Juventus. "We can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Juventus FC. As proceedings are ongoing please understand we cannot comment further at this stage," FIFA said in an emailed statement.

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"We can also confirm that no disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Manchester United". FIFA did not give details of the nature of their proceedings against Juventus but some media reports have suggested it could be

related to breaches of thirdparty ownership rules. In April 2015, FIFA announced the banning of third-party ownership, barring either clubs or players from entering into economic rights agreements with third-party investors. In an interview with

the Financial Times last October, Italian-Dutch agent Raiola said: "In this deal Juventus was not the only owner of the player’s rights". The report also cited both the agent and Juventus as denying there was third-party ownership relating to Pogba.

SyDNEy, JUNE 21 (IANS): It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers as defending champion Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth advanced while Parupalli Kashyap, Ajay Jayaram and H.S. Prannoy bowed out of the $750,000 Australia Open Superseries here on Wednesday. World No.15 Saina defeated fourth-ranked South Korean player Sung Ji Hyun 21-10, 21-16 in a match which lasted only 38 minutes. In another match, Rio Olympics gold medallist Sindhu edged past Japanese Sayaka Sato 21-17, 1421, 21-18 in a 65 minutes gruelling match. In men's singles category, 14thranked Praneeth came back from one set down to oust Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia 10-21, 21-12, 21-10 in 47 minutes while Guntur player Srikanth comfortably brushed aside Kan Chao Yu of Chinese. Among other shuttlers, Jayaram was eliminated by Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong 21-14, 10-21, 9-21 in a match that lasted around 42 minutes. Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the tournament, going

down to top seed Son Wan Ho of South Korea 18-21, 21-14, 15-21 in a match that was very competitive for its entire duration of 65 minutes. Prannoy also put up a dismal performance and bowed out of the meet. The Indian shuttler was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of England 19-21, 13-21 in a 37 minute match. In the mixed doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa were defeated by Hong Kong's Lee Chun Hei Reginald and Hoi Wah 13-21, 17-21. In men's doubles, the Indian duo of Francis Alwin and Kona Tarun was also eliminated by Indonesia-Malaysia pair of Hendra Setiawan and Boon Heong Tan 17-21, 15-21 in a lop-sided match. Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy were also beaten by Japanese pair of Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda 20-22, 6-21 in a 34 minute match. Ashwini Ponnappa and Reddy N. Sikki brought some good news in the women's doubles category defeating the Australian pair of Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen and Jennifer Tam 21-11, 21-13 in 29 minute match.

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