The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 3 April 2023

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• Religious leaders across different faiths have joined hands to oppose the plea for recognition of same-sex marriages in the Supreme Court.
• Some have filed an application in the Supreme Court opposing petitions in favour of same-sex marriages, while others have written to the President seeking her intervention.
• The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Communion of Churches, and the Akal Takht, along with representatives of the Ajmer dargah and Jain gurus, have raised concerns about a legal sanction for same-sex marriages, claiming that it is against the natural family order apart from being in contravention of their differing scriptures. Several leaders reiterated the sentiment that marriage is an institution for procreation, not recreation. The RSS also opposes same- sex marriage, though it has accepted same-sex relationships, holding a position in line with the Centre.
• The issue is a sequel to Navtej Singh Johar (decriminalising Section 377 of IPC) (2018) and K S Puttaswamy (right to privacy) (2017) judgements.
• The Special Marriage Act of 1954
• All marriages in India can be registered under the respective personal law Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Muslim Marriage Act, 1954, or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
• The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India with provision for civil marriage for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrespective of religion or faith followed by either party.

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• Japan’s new policy focuses on the numerous challenges facing the Indo-Pacific such as the Ukraine war, food security, and cyber space in addition to issues such as ensuring the freedom of the seas, and connectivity among others.
• Another challenge which has been highlighted is the lack of a united stand on “what the international order should be” — the differing position of countries on the Russia-Ukraine war has brought this issue to the fore.
• vulnerable countries usually suffer the most if there is an erosion in the rule of law.
• A Japan deeply invested in Indo-Pacific stability and prosperity is good news indeed for India and the wider region.

• India wants to be a $1-trillion tourism economy with 100 million international visitors by 2047, the centenary year of its Independence, the government said on Sunday.
• In order to achieve this, the focus is being put on various government-led initiatives in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy said, addressing the second G-20 Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting in Siliguri, West Bengal.
• Reddy said that the vision of the second G-20 TWG meeting was to project domestic tourism in a mission mode.
• “It will also make India maximise its potential in the tourism sector,” he added.
• In order to give an impetus to the tourism sector this year, the government is observing ‘Vision India-2023’, a programme which invites the entire world to explore India, the Union Tourism Minister said.

• In October 2021, Bhutan and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a “three-step roadmap” to expedite border resolution talks. The discussion centres on two valleys to
• Bhutan’s north and the Doklam area to the west of Bhutan, close to the trijunction with India, which was the site of a stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces in 2017.
• India has been particularly watchful of any possibility of a “swap agreement” between the two countries that could affect its security at the trijunction.
• The Bhutanese PM’s comments on discussing the Doklam trijunction dispute “trilaterally”, with Bhutan, India and China as “equal” interlocutors, set off a storm in Delhi, including with the Opposition Congress, which said that “Bhutan and India’s so-far unshakeable relationship is facing a challenge from an aggressive China”.
• At least two persons have died of the H3N2 subtype of seasonal influenza, which has infected rising numbers of people since mid-December last year, the Health Ministry has confirmed. After a nationwide surveillance exercise, the Ministry said it had found at least 451 confirmed cases of H3N2 virus since the beginning of this year.
• H3N2 patients display symptoms similar to COVID-19: fever, cough, breathlessness, wheezing and pneumonia. The Health Ministry has advised social distancing and mask wearing to prevent the spread of the virus.
• “Young children and old age persons with co-morbidities are the
• most vulnerable,” the Ministry’s statement said.

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