Social Empowerment

Views on Hate Speech – UPSC GS1

Context: Some hate speech incidents have taken place in Uttarakhand and Delhi. Speakers made statements about killing Muslims to make a Hindu Rashtra, shooting a former prime minister and calling upon the police, leaders and the army to take up arms to indulge in ethnic cleansing. Government has constituted an SIT to look into the matter. Legal provisions: Indian penal code penalises …

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Radicalisation – UPSC GS1

Meaning: The word “radical” refers to change in the fundamental nature of something, thus Radicalism is a set of beliefs or actions of people who advocate thorough or complete political or social reform. Radicalisation refers to the process of an individual’s transformation from a moderate, law-abiding citizen into an active, anti-state, violent extremist. Types of …

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Regionalism – UPSC GS1

 Context: India is witnessing the re-emergence of subnationalism as a political idea. The key issue of contention is regarding a separate State flag for Karnataka. Politics in Karnataka: Karnataka is neither ruled by a regional party nor has shown any significant separatist or secessionist tendencies in the past. Karnataka has had an unofficial yellow-and-red flag for almost 50 years, …

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Cow Vigilantism – UPSC GS1

Context The US State Department noted in its annual International Religious Freedom report that India has recorded a spike in violence related to religious intolerance since 2016 and official apathy against curbing cow vigilantism. Issues at hand Self-proclaimed ‘Gau Rakshaks’ attacking people under the pretext of carrying beef with the slightest doubt. Justification of such …

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