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 […]
Category: Important Organisations
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 […]
What Is The Opec+?
What Is The Opec+? Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave a “positive assessment” to their cooperation on the OPEC+ producers group to stabilize the world oil market. Saudi Arabia and other major Persian Gulf oil producers have so far resisted U.S. calls to increase output as prices have surged […]
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC The students of the country have been allowed to pursue two degrees simultaneously by the University Grants Commission. From the academic session of 2022-23, the students can start applying for these dual degree programmes. Both the degrees can be pursued either from different universities or from the same university. […]
25 Years Of BIMSTEC
25 Years Of BIMSTEC: BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) completes 25 years of the journey this year that began in Bangkok in June 1997. The fifth summit of BIMSTEC will be held in Colombo on March 30. BIMSTEC: In an effort to integrate the region, the grouping was formed in 1997, […]
Bucharest Nine (B-9): Important Points
What Is Bucharest Nine? The Bucharest Nine (B 9) rejected the Russian claim about the eastward “expansion” of North-Atlantic Treaty Alliance organisation (NATO). They underlined that NATO is not an organisation that “expanded” to the east”, rather, these countries as the independent European states that decided on our own to go west. The B 9 […]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said it was putting on hold and reviewing all projects in Russia and Belarus. The move comes amid sweeping sanctions and other financial measures aimed at Russia from a number of countries over its invasion of Ukraine. AIIB is a multilateral development bank […]
Russia – Ukraine Issue: Update
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Russia has said it is pulling out its forces surrounding Ukraine. But, NATO and the U.S. have said that they are yet to be convinced the pullout was real. Fears have been mounting of a major escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have battled separatists in […]
