G-20 Summit 2022: The 17th annual summit of G-20 was hosted by the Indonesian G20 presidency in Bali under the theme ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’. Now, India has assumed the charge of the G20 presidency and the 18th summit will be held in India in 2023. Member countries adopted a declaration deploring Russia’s aggression in […]
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Meeting Of The SCO Council Of Heads
Meeting Of The SCO Council Of Heads: China hosted a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government The SCO Heads of Government meet is held annually to focus on the trade and economic agenda of the organisation and approves the SCO’s annual budget. India has taken over as Chairperson of the SCO […]
7th Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Governors Of AIIB
7th Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Governors Of AIIB: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB via video conference. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting was “Sustainable Infrastructure Toward a Connected World”. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is […]
77th Anniversary Of The United Nations
77th Anniversary Of The United Nations: The World has celebrated the 77th anniversary of the United Nations(UN) on 24th October 2022. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945. It has currently 193 Member States. Its mission and work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter […]
India To Take G20 Presidency
India To Take G20 Presidency: India would be taking over the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency at “a time when there are so many challenges”, the Finance Minister said. The Common Framework: 2020 G20 initiative for debt sustainability, was not performing as much as expected, she said. Monetary tightening in the U.S.: It has created […]
19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting
19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting: India and Cambodia co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting in Cambodia. The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries attended the meeting. Highlights of the Meeting: The Ministers noted that trade and economic relations between ASEAN and India are starting to recover from the impact […]
SCO Summit 2022
SCO Summit 2022: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Samarkand declaration was signed by the member states. India takes over Presidency of the SCO for 2023. The Samarkand declaration advocated “commitment to peaceful settlement of differences and disputes between countries through dialogue and consultation”. They stress that the […]
48th G-7 Summit
48th G-7 Summit: At the 48th G7 Summit, Indian Prime Minister invited the G7 Nations to tap into the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country. Germany holds the presidency of the G7 in 2022. The German Presidency has invited Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G7 Summit. Highlights […]
Regional English Language Office (RELO)
Regional English Language Office (RELO): Recently, a workshop was organised for English teachers under the supervision of the Regional English Language Office (RELO), Washington DC. RELO is a wing of the US Embassy in India that was established in 2005 as a part of its Public Diplomacy Section. Aim: To strengthen India-US ties by supporting […]
India’s Response to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
India’s Response to Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation: India has responded at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam. India’s strong response came while several countries, including India’s crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security partners Oman and […]
