International Solar Alliance :Germany Became The 5th Country To Sign: Germany became the 5th country to sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January 2021, opening its Membership to all Member States of the United Nations. Membership to the ISA was earlier limited to 121 countries, which […]
Category: Important Organisations
SCO Defence Ministers Meeting 2021
SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Defence Minister of India addressed the grouping and said India is committed to working within the SCO framework for helping create & maintain a secure & peaceful region. Major Highlights of Defence Minister’s Address: Terrorism is the […]
G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting
G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Italy hosted the G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting to discuss the fight against Covid-19 and how to speed up the recovery of the global economy and boost sustainable development in Africa. Currently, Italy holds the presidency of G-20. The G-20 summit is scheduled to be held in Italy in October, 2021. India […]
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF): The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided to retain Pakistan on “increased monitoring list’. “Increased monitoring list” is another name for the Grey List. The FATF had issued the 27-point action plan after placing Pakistan on the ‘Grey List’ in June 2018. The action plan pertains to curbing money laundering […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has proposed an action plan against Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) NSAs meet. LeT and JeM have been responsible for many terror attacks in India, especially in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. JeM, […]
Special Procedures Branch Of The Human Rights Council
Special Procedures Branch Of The Human Rights Council: Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva has responded the concerns raised by Special Procedures Branch of the Human Rights Council regarding India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The term ‘special procedures’ refers […]
China As A Security Risk : NATO
China As A Security Risk: NATO: The recently held North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit for the first time has explicitly described China as a security risk. The other two threats identified by the NATO ‘declaration’ are Russia and terrorism. North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO): Formation: NATO was established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also […]
Antonio Guterres : 2nd Term UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres: 2nd Term UN Secretary-General: The United Nations General Assembly appointed Antonio Guterres as the ninth UN Secretary General (UNSG) for a second term beginning 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st 2026. India had expressed its support for the re-election of Guterres as UN Chief. About Antonio Guterres: Guterres took oath of office […]
8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus
8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus Was Held Recently: It is being hosted by Brunei as it is the chair of the ASEAN grouping this year. Consistent with the ADMM guiding principles of open and outward-looking, the 2nd ADMM in Singapore in 2007 adopted the Concept Paper to establish the ADMM-Plus. The ADMM-Plus is […]
United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD): PM Modi delivered the keynote address at the UN ‘high-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought’. He spoke at the Opening Segment in his capacity as the President of the 14th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). […]
