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On a new keel : Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit

Netanyahu in Gujarat,Taj Mahal
Fully normalising the bilateral relationship
Began in 1992 when India established diplomatic ties with Israel,
With major milestones in 2003 when Ariel Sharon became the first Israeli PM to visit India,
In 2015 when President Pranab Mukherjee visited Israel, and
In 2017 when Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel
25•year timeline in which to realise the potential of the strategic partnership.
Support for an early resumption of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
India‟s vote at the UN against the decision of the United States
Mr. Modi visit Palestinians.
China, Pakistan, Iran & Suadi Arabia

A poor prognosis

National Medical Commission Bill is unlikely to provide a dynamic new thrust to medical care in India- UPSC

A regulatory body should be expected only to regulate and not to formulate policy,
Which is the function of Parliament and requires inputs from a number of sources
Medical Commission is the lack of clarity on its function
Commission should only be expected to monitor and regulate the training of health•care personnel and maintain professional standards
What type of medical practitioners should the country train?
This is a matter that the government should decide.
Failure of successive governments to promote scientific medicine & integrate the best of indigenous systems into one unified system has led to unhealthy competition among the various
streams of medicine in India.- Ratio Dr & Citizen – move to just one scientific system of medicine
“Allopathy” is a term coined by Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy,
Present method of election, where potential candidates have to spend quite a large amount of money and time to get elected
The election process should be reformed, not replaced.
Having an almost entirely nominated commission, as the present Bill provides, is unhealthy.
Proposal to have sections of society other than medical professionals in the commission is laudable
Medical education –Should private initiative be allowed in medical education?
Such policy decisions should not be left to the Commission.
To start a medical college, State governments •first issue a certificate of essentiality.
The MCI then decides whether the proposed college has enough facilities to start the •first year.
Subsequently, inspections are done every year till the •first batch of students has completed the final year
Council finds that some colleges are unable to meet the requirements and withdraws recognition.
This leaves students in a lurch and they then approach the judiciary to solve their unhappysituation.
The proposed Commission has no mechanism to prevent this from happening.
Present Bill is unlikely to provide a dynamic new thrust to medical care in India.
On the one hand the Commission is expected to formulate policy, but on the other it is to decide fee structure.
In the end, policy decisions should be decided by policymakers, and not bureaucrats.

Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis

Page-1,8 Office of profit: EC wants 20 AAP MLAs disqualified
setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government
in Delhi, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday recommended to President Ram Nath Kovind that 20 of its MLAs be disqualified for
holding offices of profit.
EC‟s counsel(सलाह) is binding on the President.
Kejriwal must resign, say opponents
Page-1: Doklam- China repeats claims on territory

Page-1: India admitted to Australia Group

India on Friday joined the Australia Group
Established in 1985- After the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984
Aims to prevent proliferation of biological and chemical weapons, would ensure a more secure world
India as its 43rd participant.
Its entry would contribute to international security and non•proliferation objectives
India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2016 and
Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) last year.

Page-1: Soon, you can make calls while •flying

TRAI recommends facility
Flyers in India, as well as those •flying over the country, may soon be able to make voice calls and remain connected to the Internet even when on board an aircraft, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
About, 83% of passengers would prefer to•ywith an airline offering in••flight connectivity and over half (55%) of all in••flight connectivity users have connected more than one device to in- flight Wi•Fi, according to
annual In••flight Connectivity Survey 2016.

Page-5: Navy confident of commissioning aircraft carrier Vikrant in two years

After several delays, the Indian Navy is confident of commissioning Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC•1) Vikrant, currently under construction
at Kochi, by October 2020,

Akshay postpones release of Padman

U.S. asks Pakistan to prosecute „terrorist‟ Saeed
U.S. to beat Saudi in oil production
U.S. is set to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world‟s number two oil producer after Russia year
„Agri, rural focus likely in Budget‟