13 May 2024 PIB
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1. UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register 2. Exercise Shakti 3. Chabahar Port Latest Developments
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1. UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register
Syllabus: GS-1, Art and Culture
Prelims: UNESCO’s Memory of the World, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, Sahṛdayāloka-Locana
Context:
Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana enter ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
Details:
- The Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
- The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), played a vital role in securing this inclusion.
- During the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Ulaanbaatar where 38 representatives from member states had convened alongside 40 observers and nominees, IGNCA advocated for these three nominations.
Significance:
- This inclusion is a proud moment for India, confirming the country’s rich literary heritage and cultural legacy.
- It signifies a step forward in global cultural preservation efforts, highlighting the importance of recognising and safeguarding the diverse narratives and artistic expressions that shape our shared humanity.
Ramcharitmanas:
- Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written by Sant Tulsidas in the 16th century.
- It is composed in the Awadhi language and is primarily based on the Valmiki Ramayana.
- It belongs to the Bhakti era and greatly influenced cultural traditions chiefly in the country’s northern parts.
- It is considered “the greatest book of all devotional literature” and enabled the common man to sing, meditate and perform the story of Lord Rama, the most significant is the Ramlila tradition.
Panchatantra:
- The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of fables attributed to Vishnu Sharma.
- The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient.
- The Panchatantra is written in Sanskrit and has five parts.
- The stories are chiefly animal fables intended to teach valuable life lessons.
Sahṛdayāloka-Locana:
- It is a significant literary work in aesthetics and literary criticism authored by Kashmiri poet Acharya Anandvardhan.
- It provides insights into the principles of Sanskrit poetics and analyses various aspects of literary composition.
- It has contributed to the understanding and appreciation of Sanskrit literature and aesthetics.
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme:
- UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time and climatic conditions, as well as deliberate destruction.
- It calls for the preservation of valuable archival holdings, library collections, and private individual compendia all over the world for posterity, the reconstitution of dispersed or displaced documentary heritage, and increased accessibility to, and dissemination of, these items.
- It was initiated in 1992.
2. Exercise Shakti
Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations; GS-3, Security & Defence
Prelims: Exercise Shakti
Mains: India – France relations
Context:
The 7th edition of India – France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced at Umroi, Meghalaya.
Details:
- The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 13th to 26th May 2024.
- Shakti is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France.
- The last edition was conducted in France in November 2021.
- An Indian contingent comprising 90 personnel is represented primarily by a Battalion of the Rajput Regiment besides personnel from other arms and services.
- Observers from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force will also form part of the exercise.
- The joint exercise will focus on operations in the semi-urban and mountainous terrain. Objectives to be achieved from the joint training are a high degree of physical fitness, rehearsing and refining drills for operations at the tactical level and sharing of best practices.
- Significance: The joint exercise will facilitate the development of inter-operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between armed forces personnel of the two countries. This will also enhance the level of defence cooperation, further fostering bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.
Read more on Exercise Shakti in the linked article.
3. Chabahar Port Latest Developments
Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations
Prelims/Mains: Chabahar Port
Context:
Long-term Main Contract for development of Shahid Beheshti Port Terminal, Chabahar signed between India Port Global Limited (IPGL) and Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran.
Details:
- The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH visited Iran to witness the signing of the contract.
- The ministerial visit and signing of the Long-term Contract will further strengthen ties between India and Iran.
- This highlights the importance of Chabahar as a gateway for trade with Afghanistan and broader Central Asian countries.
Read more on the Chabahar Port in the linked article.
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