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US court lets Pannun serve his civil lawsuit on NSA Ajit Doval; India calls it fabricated and malicious
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Who controls R&AW? The Cabinet Secretariat, not MHA: intelligence-agency facts behind the Pannun case
A US court allows service of Pannun's lawsuit on Doval; India rejects it.
Why it matters: GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A US federal judge in the Southern District of New York has permitted Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve his civil lawsuit on National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and a former chief of R&AW.
India has rejected the suit as fabricated and malicious.
R&AW is India's external intelligence agency and functions under the Cabinet Secretariat.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- A US federal judge in the Southern District of New York allowed Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve his civil lawsuit on NSA Ajit Doval and a former R&AW chief.
- India has rejected the suit as fabricated and malicious.
- R&AW (Research and Analysis Wing) is India's external intelligence agency and functions under the Cabinet Secretariat.
- Ajit Doval is India's National Security Adviser, an office that supports the Prime Minister on security matters.
- Service of process on foreign officials raises questions of sovereign and official-act immunity in US courts.
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- R&AW is India's external intelligence agency and functions under the Cabinet Secretariat, not the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The National Security Adviser advises the Prime Minister on national security and strategic affairs.
- A civil suit filed in a US federal court does not bind Indian authorities automatically; its reach depends on jurisdiction and immunity rules.
- The Southern District of New York is a US federal trial court.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 2 (International Relations) and GS Paper 3 (Internal Security). Issue: a US civil suit targets senior Indian officials over alleged transnational activity against a separatist. Provision/policy: sovereign immunity and official-act protections, India's stance that the suit is baseless, and legal oversight of intelligence agencies. Implication: strain on India-US ties and the diaspora security agenda; way forward is robust diplomatic and legal engagement, with clear legal frameworks for intelligence bodies.
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ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾದ ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಗುರುತಿಸಿದ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರಿರುವ CSIR-ಕೋಶೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆಣ್ವಿಕ ಜೀವವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ (CCMB) ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
- ಪುಣೆ
- ಲಖನೌ
- ಚಂಡೀಗಢ
- ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್. CCMB ತೆಲಂಗಾಣದ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ CSIR ಪ್ರಯೋಗಾಲಯ.
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