 Sir, I was born in Kochi, basically from Colom in Kerala and that Kerala I want to… Sir, I was born in Kochi, basically from Colom in Kerala. And how long in Kerala? Sir, the family has shifted to Delhi. Two years. Two years. And Bangalore sir, three years. Sir, Kerala, it was for just two years. And Bangalore sir, three years. Did you have a test? No sir, I speak Kerala. Yes. Sir, Indian Coast Guard. Sir, the Indian Coast Guard is a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Defence. It is tasked with the… Sir, the Indian Coast Guard is a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Defence. It is tasked with the ensuring safe, clean and green seas. So, it does many operations to ensure… to combat oil spills, to ensure the protection of our fishermen, to protect the structures which we have created offshore sir. So, these are some of the… Sir, I think… Sir, I am not able to recall the exact… Sir, I think… Sir, it is the director general of the Indian Coast Guard. What level? Yes, sir. Yes. Sir, what level? Like the lieutenant general in the… Sir, it is the director general of the Indian Coast Guard. What level? Equal to the chief of… Sir, level… Sir, maybe… Yes, sir. It is equivalent to the chief of the armed forces, sir. What is equivalent to… Yes, sir. Yes, sir. He is equivalent to Admiral. Admiral. Admiral. He must be equivalent to Vice Admiral also. Okay. I will check it. Now, you are working in… I am sorry, sir. I am not aware. I am not aware. Sir, my designation and assistant executive officer. Okay, sir. I will check it, sir. Sir, my designation is an assistant executive officer. I am posted in the computer management branch of the secretariat and the honorable members. So, we analyze the needs there. Sir, basically it is to interface between the needs of the secretariat and the honorable members. So, we analyze the needs there. If, suppose a new software is to be purchased or created, then we convey it to the national informatics centers. So, that our main job is to analyze and then… You don't need to be big part of the question, sir. No, sir. No, sir. Under Secretary General of… Sir, Sri Uttapal Kumar Singh, sir. Sri Uttapal Kumar Singh, sir. Uttapal. Uttapal, yes, sir. Who was in the morning? Srimati Snehalatha Srivastava, sir. Yes. Sir, one was… Yes, sir. One who… I think I was a bit personal. Sir, one was some… which happened just recently, sir. It was a bit personal. So, if you can allow… Sir, one thing which I can say is, actually, after my post-graduation, I worked for a brief period of time with Larshan and Tubra, sir. So, after that, when I had to quit the job to prepare for the civil services, it put me under a lot of mental stress, what decision I should take. So, that I weighed all my options on the paper. I consulted many people and that is something which I… 15 pages. Sir, I would have written nearly 15 pages. Sir, 15 pages. Yes. I don't write many pages of a diary. Diary, sir. So, and also, not all the recording is done on… Sir, it's not… I don't write like regularly, sir, the folder. So, and also, not all the recording is done on paper, sir. Sometimes, I just click a photo and I save it in my personal folder. So, sir, I am still using as one diary, sir. So, the popular riots in the… which are taking place two years back. Just speak about it. Sir, explain the incident. Sir, in 2000… Sir, in 2000… There were clashes. We witnessed riots in northeast Delhi, sir. There were clashes between people from different religions. Sir, as an essay, I am not able to comprehend and tell it… No, nothing like that. Sir, yesterday it was in news, sir. I am going into a small set of conclusion evidence. And then, who has found out, sir? Sir, yesterday it was in news, sir, that Chandrayaan too has found certain conclusive evidence of… Who has found out? Sir, it is a… It is an orbiter which has found the conclusive evidence of water on moons. So, hydroxyl ions presence were detected. Sir, the important countries of Brazil? Sir, important countries are Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela… Country from its point of view. Paraguay, Paraguay. These are the important countries for India. From the perspective of energy security? Sir, from India's point of view, sir. Especially Brazil is a very important country for India, sir. From the perspective of energy security, from the perspective of food security, as well as we are partners in platforms like BRICS. So, even at the multilateral level, we have a lot of cooperation with Brazilians. With respect to ethanol, sir, they have a program for… Sir, actually we are collaborating with them with respect to ethanol, sir. They have a program for generating energy from ethanol. And India also is looking to lower its dependency on imported fuels. So, in that manner, we are collaborating with Brazil. Sir, I am not able to recall. Yes, sir. Rick Hamas? Ecomas? Sir, that is in… Any significance for your birthday? Amazon, Amazon ring for us. Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. Lal Bahadur Shastri of former PM and of… Yes, sir. Sir, it is the birthday of Lal Bahadur Shastri, a former PM, and of father of our nation, Srimath Madan. Sir, because generally we don't remember it also. We tend to forget that about our former PM, sir. What is the prime minister for a very short period of time, sir? Of Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri. Sir, he was our prime minister for a very short period of time, sir, only two years. But in that period, he gave the slogan of Jai Javan, Jai Kishan, sir. He initiated the Green… He also led the foundation of the Green Revolution and the White Revolution. With respect to the external affairs, sir, he successfully managed the… We had a war with Pakistan in 1965, sir. And he participated in the Tashkent peace process. These were some of… Is the welfare state and are the directive principles place an obligation on the government to always… No, sir. India is a welfare state and are the directive principles place an obligation on the government to always give emphasis to the concerns of the most disadvantaged sections, sir. The role or value of farmers in the society is different. Sir, I would not agree with that, sir. Farmers, in fact, they are the people who provide us… No, sir. I would not agree with that, sir. Farmers, in fact, they are the people who provide us with food, sir. So, their importance historically as well as in our very many festivals which we celebrate, sir. So, the importance of farmers and harvesting is ingrained in our society. The current protests, sir, it is more due to lack of communication of the objectives what the government wishes to achieve and the concerns which the farmers are… they apprehend. That is… that trust deficit is not being able to be bridged, sir. So, I think that is… Sir, we have… we have signed 16 white shipping agreements. We are participating… Sir, we have… we have signed 16 white shipping agreements. We are participating… we have participated in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, Indian Ocean Regional Association. We also have created an information fusion center, sir, in Gurugram. And we are… we are also this Sagar Doctrine, sir, security and growth for all in the region. Under this, we have created and installed coastal surveillance radars in many countries. So, these are some… Sir, the United Nations Convention on Law of Seas… Sir, as per the United Nations Convention on Law of Seas, there is an ambiguity whether if a foreign vessel, a foreign… especially warship enters the exclusive economic zone of another country, should it give prior notification to that country or seek permission from that country? When India acceded to the convention, sir, India had made a clarificatory statement that when a foreign warship enters our exclusive economic zone, it must seek India's permission. But when the U.S. warships are… I think U.S. is John Paul Jones, when it entered our territory, it did not, sir. And to… it further made a media statement that we… we did not seek… they explicitly mentioned that we did not seek… Sir, it might be… Sir, because there has been a new administration has come in the United States. And it… Sir, it might be… Sir, because there has been a new administration has come in the United States. And they might want to show to China that it is not specifically that the… what the U.S. values of freedom of navigation do not exclusively apply to the South China Sea. They also are very vocal about it in other regions also. Sir, trust is a… there is absolutely no relevance for trust in the conduct of international relations, sir. Our main importance should be which alliances or which groupings protect… help us to advance our national interests, sir. So, in case of the quad grouping with like-minded countries, it is helping us to ensure that Asia does not convert into a unipolar Asia which is led by China, sir. Sir, I wouldn't say there has been a decline of parliament. Parliament still continues to hold very… Sir, I wouldn't say there has been a decline of parliament, sir. Parliament still continues to hold very great relevance in our politics, sir. It is a temple of our democracy. Whenever sessions are held, sir, people tune in to the Lok Sabha television, they'll follow the debates. However, sir, off late we are seeing certain concerns regarding to the productivity of the house in specifics, sir. So, I think if we work on the productivity aspect, we can further improve the functioning. But I wouldn't say that there has been a decline in… Sir, the quote had given certain guidelines, sir, that if candidates are being fielded with criminal background… Sir, last year, Supreme Court, the honorable quote had given certain guidelines, sir, that if candidates are being fielded with criminal background, then the political parties have to give a statement on the social media and on their websites telling what are the cases against these candidates. And they should be popularized. And if possible, such candidates should not be fielded in the first place at all, sir. Recently, we have seen the Supreme Court has fined certain parties for not adhering to these guidelines. So, these are the… Currently, Northern Railways. Now, it has been given to ITDC. Sir, it has been given to… Previously, it was being run by Northern Railways, sir. Now, it has been given to ITDCs. So, and the quality of food has improved. Sir, the rates have been more rationalized. The subsidy has… a subsidy element has been scrapped. So, and the quality of food has improved, sir. Sir, the form of foreign secretary… Sir, I recently read a book called India in Asia's Geopolitics by former foreign secretary Shri Shri Shankar Meen. Sir, it is related to… Sir, basically he is telling that the current world order is in a flux as a power transition taking place with… There is a relative decline of the US and a rise of China. In this circumstances, sir, what he advises is we need to focus more on our subcontinent, because it is the subcontinent where we enjoy a natural advantage. And we need to work on being a source of net security provider as well as a net developmental provider in the subcontinent. You are recording everything on social media on Instagram. Recording is happening, but not much development is happening. I agree with you, sir, that we are… it is all more of talk and less of action in that manner. I agree with you, sir, that we are… it is all more of talk and less of action in that manner. But, sir, if we just have a look at the recent second wave which we experienced during the COVID. Social media was a very major player in, first of all, gathering the information, sir, and as well as translating that information into actual help which people needed on the ground, sir. So… Second I read India's way, sir, by India way, sir. Sir, one which I just mentioned, sir. Second, I read India's way, sir, by… the India way, sir. India? By our extended office ministers, Dr. Raj Deshankar. Then I read My Enemies, Enemies. This is by Sri Avinash Paliwal sir. It is on India-Afghanistan relations. How India negotiates again by… Then the books which I… Recently, I have not read, sir. Previously, I read How India Negotiates Again by Former Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar. No, sir. I have my knowledge in the domain. No, sir. I have my knowledge in the domain. It is a vast domain, sir. And I possess not even a fraction of the knowledge. But what I wanted to convey is my genuine desire to learn more and my inclination towards that. Sir, if we look at it right from the… I think from 3000 BC itself… Sir, if we look at it right from the… I think from 3000 BC itself, sir. We have had great trading contacts with the Roman Empire, with the Arabs and as well as with the Southeast Asian Regents, sir. We have had many maritime powers like the Chola Empire. Even in Kerala, the Cheras also were the Seagoing Powers, sir. If we look at the frontier regents in the north, as a land power, India's power extended up to Afghanistan and Central Asia. During the time of Kushanas and Ashoka. Sir, then during the time of the British colonial period, India became as it is referred to, sir, generally that India is the most prized possession of the British Empire because it allows Britain to keep control over all its colonies in the region, right from Gulf to Myanmar, Southeast Asia. And after independence, initial decades were followed by the non-alignment policy. Sir, I am not exactly sure of the details. Yes, sir, it was in news recently, sir. It was proposed by US President Joe Biden. I am not exactly sure of the details, sir. But I think it is a summit which has been proposed by US President Joe Biden, sir, to a summit of like-minded leaders of democracies all across the world. Really, US has recognized China as a revisionist power. And it is going to pose such a... Basically, US has recognized China as a revisionist power and it is going to pose systemic challenges to the US hegemony, sir. So, US wants to mount an ideological challenge to the communist party's legitimacy. So, it is using the democracy and free the liberal... Now, it is a normal subject of the government. I mean, it is a... those boys are not paying. And now the US is finding new one in order, other ways of governing them. Sir, whenever the US has raised such issues like religious freedom or human rights, it was always... Sir, whenever the US has raised such issues like religious freedom or human rights, it was always not in the... out of a moral sense of obligations. It was just to protect its own interests. So, when it found that those strategies were not yielding appropriate results, it has now come on the front foot and the position of China and the World Order. Sir, like in my optionals of political science and international relations. So, Scholar has said that... Sir, like in my optionals of political science and international relations. So, Scholar has said that the future world order is going to be a multiplex world order where multiplex... he has just likened it to a multiplex theater, sir, which we go. In that, there will be many movies which are screening and under the ambit of a common theater. So, he says that we will witness more regional centric orders rather than a global order which was... we saw during the Cold War, sir. Sir, this was said by... This is OPEC, OPEC plus. Tell me the name of the country which are common to all these other countries. Arab League, OIC and MRAH. Sir, Arab League, OIC. OIC and MRAH. Yes. Okay. Sir, Saudi Arabia is there. United Arab Emirates is there. Sir, I think Kuwait is also there. Sir, Qatar is part of OPEC. Qatar is part of OPEC. Qatar is... Sir, Qatar is part of the OPEC, sir. Qatar is part of OPEC. Qatar is other groupings. I don't think it is. I don't think it is part of OPEC. I don't think it is part of OPEC. So, do you think that is there any option also for itself to... to get all the points or... No, I think the Doha peace process which was broken by United States. So, as part of the process, a particular clause related to intra-Afghan negotiations and future government in Afghanistan, sir. So, as part of that, a power sharing agreement was to be reached between the Taliban as well as the legitimately elected government in Kabul. So, I think it was a part of the peace process, ma'am. And it is not which... maybe the government in Kabul which they want to actively... they are actively interested in sharing power. Will the US just be blamed for the entire Afghanistan? Ma'am, definitely a major portion of the blame can be given to the US, ma'am. Because one is that even after staying in Afghanistan for nearly 19 years, ma'am, they have not able to ensure that independent and sovereign government which enjoys legitimacy is installed in Kabul. Democracy has not been able to take root, ma'am, in Afghanistan. Second, the manner of their withdrawal was also... it is not yet completed, ma'am, but the pulling out has happened in a very hasty manner as we have seen in the Bagram Air Base, ma'am. But it is not only the US which is to be blamed, ma'am, because Afghanistan has a border with Pakistan. And even though Afghanistan is made relatively stable, as long as terrorist groups find sanctuary in Pakistan and the Durand line is a very porous border, ma'am. So as long as there are groups which are operating in Pakistan and they enter Afghanistan and create troubles for the government there, we cannot find people. How do you think they have done this differently? Ma'am, I think first of all, immediately after the United States invaded Afghanistan, ma'am, in 2003 they again invaded Iraq. So there was a huge diversion of resources in that sense. They couldn't focus all their energies on Afghanistan. Second one, ma'am, they did not attack the root of the problem which is in Pakistan. They... many groups like the Hakani Network, which were explicitly... they had sanctuary in Pakistan, they were not targeted by the United States. And third, after a period of time, the domestic opinion in US built up in such a manner that they were only focused on making a withdrawal rather than actually installing a proper legitimate government here. Okay. Would you like to comment on the three speech in Kerala? In Kerala, ma'am. Ma'am, in which context, ma'am? Sir, Kerala, is there anything from the government side to try any threats which were shared among the state in Kerala? Please, ma'am. In the recent months? I'm unable to recall ma'am's side. No. There needs to be especially opportunity. There needs to be an action on education, health, and livelihood side. Can you tell the problem people in actions should be taken on this sector or to address the problems? Ma'am, I think first with respect to the livelihood, we can look at a form of urban energy and energy, you know, for meeting the immediate concern and stress which has happened. Second one, we must more focus on the migrant problem, better nationwide database and operation of one nation, one ration card. Such schemes should be further focused on. With respect to health, ma'am, our present concern should be on how to minimize the impact of any third wave if at all it is occurring. So, recently, ma'am, in the announcement by the Honorable Finance Minister, impetus was given to set up pediatric ICU beds and ensuring oxygen supply. This should be more focused. And a long-term measure must invest more in research and development in genome sequencing, in ensuring that such... We get an early warning on any sort of such zoonotic pandemic. With respect to education, it is a major concern. We are seeing huge dropouts among the children and there is a learning deficit which is being reported. Ma'am, to deal with this, one, I think we must... Ma'am, the ICMR has said that opening of the primary schools is of not major concern because children are better equipped to deal with the pandemic. They have said that children have fewer ACE receptors and therefore they are better able to deal with the pandemic. So, I think we must prioritize on opening the primary schools and the provisions of the national education policy which focuses on vernacular education more. Ma'am, definitely this concern, this particular session, ma'am, it has witnessed a very low productivity of only 20%. And it has... Such instances do not lend any glory to the parliament. But if you look at the broad picture, ma'am, like after the 17 Boksava, five sessions have happened. And the average productivity of those five sessions was 122%. And many bills have been passed and nearly 90% of the replies which are sought under rule 377 have been obtained from the ministries. Ma'am, manhandling should not have happened. That is, it cannot be condoned. A committee should be set up, ma'am, to see whether what are the exact events. Anyway, the proceedings are videographed. So, a committee should be set up to look into the exact sequence of events and an appropriate decision should be made.