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International Criminal Court

Why in the news-Recently US President has authorized sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) officials involved in investigations into possible war crimes by US troops or those of its allies.

About International Criminal Court

●It is a permanent judicial body created by the 1998 Rome Statute which entered into force on July 1, 2002.

●It has 123 nations are States Parties to the Rome Statute and recognize the ICC’s authority. The notable exceptions being the US, China, Russia and India.

Jurisdiction
It has jurisdiction over four crimes:

•Genocide
•Crimes against humanity
•War crimes
•The crime of aggression.

●The headquarter of International Criminal Court is in The Hague, Netherlands.

Note:

International Court of Justice V/s International Criminal Court

●The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the ICC is not part of the United Nations system, with the UN-ICC relationship being governed by a separate agreement. 

●The International Court of Justice, which is among the UN’s six principal organs, mainly hears disputes between nations. 

●The ICC, on the other hand, prosecutes individuals– its authority extending to offences committed in a member state or by a national of such a state.

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I-LAB Mobile Testing Facility-

Why in News-Recently, the government has launched the country’s first mobile I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic Lab) for last mile Covid-19 testing access.

●It has been created by a team from the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited (AMTZ) under the National Biopharma Mission.

Key Points

●The Department of Biotechnology (DBT - Ministry of Science & Technology) under the Covid-Command strategy has supported building of mobile testing labs (I-Labs) through AMTZ.

●The Lab belongs to the BioSafety Level (BSL-II) category.It will be deployed in interior, iaccessible parts of the country and has the capability to perform 25 RT-PCR tests a day, 300 ELISA tests a day and additional tests for TB, HIV as per CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) rates.

●RT-PCR and ELISA tests have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for Covid-19.

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Global Trends Report :UNHCR

Why in News-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released its annual Global Trends report before the World Refugee Day (20th June).

●Global Trends is published every year to count and track the numbers of refugees, internally displaced people, people who have returned to their countries or areas of origin, asylum-seekers, stateless people and other populations of concern to UNHCR.

Key Points

Displacement in 2019:
●Nearly 80 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2019 — which is nearly 1% of the global population.Half of those displaced were children.
●Of the 80 million people, 26 million were cross-border refugees, 45.7 million were internally displaced people, 4.2 million were asylum seekers and 3.6 million were Venezuelans displaced abroad.
●More than eight of every 10 refugees (85%) are in developing countries, generally a country neighbouring the one they fled.
●Five countries account for two-thirds of people displaced across borders: Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar.
●Syria has been the top country of origin for refugees since 2014.

Reason of Displacement:
◆Persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order were the main reasons behind the forced displacement.

◆80% of the world’s displaced people are in countries or territories affected by acute food insecurity and malnutrition – many of them facing climate and other disaster risk.

Way Forward
●The report underlines that forced displacement nowadays is not only vastly more widespread but is simply no longer a short-term and temporary phenomenon. People cannot be expected to live in a state of upheaval for years on end, without a chance of going home, nor a hope of building a future where they are.
●The refugees should be provided asylum, since it is a human right. Countries should not deny asylum based on race, religion, geography etc. In the aftermath of World War II, most countries agreed to protect refugees through the 1951 Refugee Convention.
●There is a need for a fundamentally new and more accepting attitude towards all who flee, coupled with a much more determined drive to end conflicts that go on for years and that are at the root of such immense suffering.

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Fact: Volkan Bozkir becomes the new president of 75th UN General Assembly

●Recently Volkan Bozkir has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. 

●He will take over from Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the present General Assembly president.

Term of President-A General Assembly president has a one-year term.

Note:United Nations General Assembly Headquarters is in New York, United States. 

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LAC:ITBP sanctions Twin Commands

Why in news:On June 5, 2020, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police propelled twin commands in Guwahati and Chandigarh to oversee its deployment of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

●The ongoing deadlock among India and China in the regions of Ladakh and furthermore in different parts of LAC is the principle purpose behind the initiation commands.
● The western districts of the LAC are to be directed from the Chandigarh headquarters and the eastern from Guwahati, specified to be headed by an Additional Director General (ADG) rank official, proportional to a Lt Gen in the Army.

●The order that was passed said ITBP Inspector General (operations) M S Rawat will assume control over the charge of the western command in Chandigarh with prompt impact "in the limit of ADG". 

●He will keep on holding his charge of IG (operations, intelligence and veterinary) till another occupant is posted.

●Another IG rank official will correspondingly head the Guwahati-based eastern command, they stated, including, the force is presenting more authorities there to completely enact it.

Functions 
◆The command deployed will regulate development of ITBP staff. The command will likewise smooth out deployment, operations, insight and regulatory developments of ITBP staff in the region.
◆ It is to be noticed that the ITBP being deployed is prepared for mountain warfare. The soldiers were additionally present with the Army during the ongoing deadlock with the Chinese in the Ladakh territory.

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Russia-India-China Grouping (RIC)

Why in News-Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced that it will participate in the virtual meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) grouping scheduled to be held on 23rd June, 2020.

Key Points
●Special Session: This special session of the RIC has been called by the current Chair- Russia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory in the second world war over Nazism and creation of the United Nations (24th October, 2020).
●It will also discuss the current situation of the global pandemic and the challenges of global security, financial stability and RIC cooperation in that context.

◆India’s Stand: The Indian decision to go ahead with the ministerial level exchange has created an opening for de-escalation of tension along the Line of Actual Control.
◆China’s Stand: While confirming the participation in the meeting, China has also agreed to control the situation in the border areas.
◆Russia’s Stand: Russia indicated that it would support “constructive dialogue” over the tension in eastern Ladakh as Russia is trusted by both India and China.

●Regional Connectivity:
Regional connectivity projects such as the International North South Transport Corridor involving India, Russia and Iran are expected to figure in the agenda.

●No Bilateral Issues: However, the focus of the meeting will be on global coronavirus pandemic and no bilateral issues will be discussed.

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RIC(Russia-India-China)Group-

●RIC is a strategic grouping that first took shape in the late 1990s under the leadership of Yevgeny Primakov, a Russian politician as “a counterbalance to the Western alliance.”
●The group was founded on the basis of ending its subservient foreign policy guided by the USA and renewing old ties with India and fostering the newly discovered friendship with China.
●Together, the RIC countries occupy over 19% of the global landmass and contribute to over 33% of global GDP.

Relevance of RIC for India
●Strategic Balance: Along with JAI(Japan-America-India), India would do well to give RIC the same importance. The groupings like the Quad and the JAI essentially revolve around the Indo Pacific and will confine India to being only a maritime power when it is actually both a maritime and continental power.
●Forum for Cooperation: Even though India, China and Russia may disagree on a number of security issues in Eurasia, there are areas where their interests converge, like, for instance, on Afghanistan. RIC can ensure stable peace in Afghanistan and by extension, in Central Asia.
●Regular RIC interactions could also help the three countries identify other issues where they have congruent views like the volatile situation in West Asia.
●Creation of New Order: Contribute to creating a new economic structure for the world. The US apparently wants to break down the current economic and political order. While the existing structure is not satisfactory, the RIC could offer some suggestions which could be acceptable to the US.
●Governance over Arctic: With the Northern Sea Route opening up due to climate change, the RIC has a common interest in ensuring that it is not left to the West and Russia alone and that India and China also have major say in rules governing the Arctic route.
●Other Aspects: They could work together on disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.

Concerns
◆India has traditionally avoided taking sides in international politics, especially between the great powers, preferring its traditional nonalignment. ◆However, China’s hostile attitude towards India in recent years is increasingly forcing India to confront.
This makes it difficult to see how engagements through platforms such as RIC, are going to alter the basic conflictual nature of relations between India and China.
◆Even though Russia has remained an old friend for India, it is increasingly under stress to follow China’s dictates. E.g. earlier, it openly opposed the Indo-Pacific concept at the Raisina Dialogue.
◆On issues such as Jammu and Kashmir, which China raised at the UN Security Council, Russia preferred taking a middle position, not supporting India’s stand entirely.

Way Forward
◆India is committed to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the border areas and RIC would give the platform for resolution of differences (along the Indo-China Border) through dialogue.
●Moreover, the RIC forms the core of both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the BRICS as greater cooperation between China, India and Russia would lead to strengthening of both SCO and BRICS.
◆The RIC is a significant multilateral grouping, because it brings together the three largest Eurasian countries which are also incidentally geographically contiguous.
●RIC, hence provides a worthwhile platform to discuss issues like West Asia, Afghanistan, climate change, terrorism, regional connectivity, tensions on Korean Peninsula, etc.

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