3 July 2025 : Daily Current Affairs
1. BRICS will help create a ‘multipolar’ world: Modi
Source: The Hindu, Page 1 , july 3, 2025
| Topic: GS Paper 2: International Relations (India and Multilateral Groupings) |
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Summary of the Issue:
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The BRICS summit will be held in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.
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Modi’s itinerary includes Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Namibia, and Brazil.
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This strategic visit focuses on enhancing cooperation among emerging economies and strengthening India’s role as a leader in the Global South.
Key Developments:
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Modi highlighted BRICS as a vital platform to foster peace, justice, and a democratic multipolar world.
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Ghana will honor Modi with its highest state award: Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana.
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Discussions include investment, healthcare, energy, and especially vaccine production in Ghana.
Implications:
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Strengthens India’s geopolitical clout and its role in global South-South cooperation.
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Vaccine diplomacy bolsters India’s image as a development partner.
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Helps counterbalance Western-dominated institutions by promoting multipolarity.
Relevant Frameworks:
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South-South Cooperation
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India’s Foreign Policy Vision: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”
Way Forward:
India must institutionalize partnerships through bilateral frameworks and regional groupings like BRICS, IBSA, and G77 to shape a fair global order.
Practice Question:
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“Discuss the significance of India’s engagement with BRICS and the Global South in the context of a multipolar world order.” (250 words / 15 marks) |
2. Bring perpetrators of terror attack in Pahalgam to justice, say Quad Foreign Ministers
Source: Page 1 & 12, The Hindu, July 3 2025
| Topic: GS Paper 2: International Relations – India and Global Groupings |
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Issue Summary:
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The attack occurred on April 22, 2025, in the Baisaran meadow.
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Quad members (India, USA, Australia, Japan) demanded swift justice under international frameworks.
Highlights from the Meeting:
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A renewed focus on Indo-Pacific security and counterterrorism.
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Emphasis on critical technologies, economic prosperity, humanitarian aid, and maritime cooperation.
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No mention of Russia-Ukraine or Israel-Gaza conflicts, showing a strategic geographic realignment.
Key Facts:
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The joint statement invoked UNSC resolutions.
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Quad foreign ministers met in Washington, hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Governance Implications:
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Enhances India’s strategic deterrence against cross-border terrorism.
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Boosts counterterror cooperation in Indo-Pacific.
Legal Frameworks:
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UN Security Council Resolutions on terrorism.
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India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.
Conclusion:
India should leverage multilateral partnerships to globalize its counterterrorism agenda and institutionalize cooperation.
Practice Question:
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“Evaluate the role of Quad in addressing regional security threats, with reference to India’s strategic interests.“ (250 words / 15 marks) |
3. Away from the edge: Bhopal toxic waste incineration finally completed
Source: The Hindu, Page 6, July 3, 2025
| Topic: GS Paper 3: Environment, Sustainable Development |
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Issue Summary:
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Waste transported to a treatment facility in Pithampur.
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Over ₹126 crore spent for the operation.
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Over 800 tonnes of ash generated, requiring scientific landfill.
Key Concerns:
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Remaining soil contamination and groundwater toxicity at Union Carbide site.
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Delayed justice and lack of compensation for survivors.
Governance Lapses:
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Court-appointed committees have been inactive.
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Public hospitals lack specialists to treat victims.
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Dow Chemical still not held accountable.
Legal and Institutional Gaps:
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Environment Protection Act, 1986.
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Weak enforcement by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Conclusion:
A statutory body is needed to address compensation, rehabilitation, and environmental remediation holistically.
Practice Question:
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Critically analyze India’s approach to long-term environmental remediation with reference to the Bhopal disaster. (150 words / 10 marks) |
1. BRICS will help create a ‘multipolar’ world: Modi
Source: Page 1, The Hindu
| Topic: GS Paper 2: International Relations |
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Analysis of the news:
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BRICS Members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
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BRICS Goal: Promote multipolarity, equity, and sustainable development.
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Location of 2025 Summit: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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India’s Strategic Vision: Balanced multipolar world order and Global South cooperation.
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State Honour in Ghana: PM Modi to receive “Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana.”
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India’s vaccine diplomacy: Ghana seeks to be “Africa’s vaccine hub” with Indian collaboration.
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India’s engagement in Global South: Emphasis on investment, energy, health, and development partnerships.
2. Bring perpetrators of terror attack in Pahalgam to justice, say Quad Foreign Ministers
Source: Page 1 & 12, The Hindu
| Topic: GS Paper 2: International Relations – Global Groupings |
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Analysis of the news:
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Quad Members: India, USA, Japan, Australia.
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Host of 2025 Foreign Ministers Meet (FMM): U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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April 2025 Pahalgam Terror Attack: 26 civilians killed in Baisaran meadow (Anantnag district).
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Quad’s New Agenda:
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Maritime Security
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Economic Security
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Emerging Technologies
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Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
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Key Resolution Reference: United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) invoked.
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Shift in Focus: No reference to Russia-Ukraine or Israel-Gaza in 2025 FMM—focus now on Indo-Pacific.
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First formal FMM under Trump Administration.
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