Ukraine Has Filed An Application Before ICJ: Ukraine has filed an application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), instituting proceedings against the Russia concerning “a dispute relating to the interpretation of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide” (the “Genocide Convention”). Ukraine has accused Russia of falsely […]
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Montreux Convention: Important Points
Montreux Convention: Turkey is set to implement an international convention on naval passage through two of its strategic straits, which would allow them to limit the movement of Russian warships between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Turkey said that the situation in Ukraine had become a war, a declaration that authorises Turkey […]
FIFA and UEFA To Suspend All Russian Teams
FIFA To Suspend All Russian Teams: On February 28, 2022, FIFA and UEFA decided to indefinitely suspend all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, from participation in all competitions run by the two football bodies. FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association in French, is the highest global governing body of football […]
Russian Banks Excluded From SWIFT
Russian Banks Excluded From SWIFT: In a move to counter Russia’s war over Ukraine, the US and the European Commission issued a joint statement to exclude some Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) messaging system. The intention behind this action is to further isolate Russia from the international financial system. […]
NATO Membership
NATO Membership: Finland and Sweden have dismissed Russia’s warnings that their potential NATO membership would have “serious military-political consequences” for the two countries. Russia has put forth two draft agreements that seek explicit, legally binding security guarantees from the United States and NATO, respectively: The draft calls for NATO to end its eastward expansion, […]
Council Of Europe: Important Points
Council Of Europe: Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe has been suspended after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia has launched a full-blown attack on Ukraine, with Russian forces entering the Obolon district, which is less than 10 km away from Central Kyiv – the government’s seat of power. India abstained on a US-sponsored […]
Chernobyl Disaster
Chernobyl Disaster: After a brief but fierce battle, Russian troops were able to capture the Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history. The Chernobyl tragedy was the result of a nuclear accident on 26 April 1986 at reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl […]
Munich Security Conference In Germany
Munich Security Conference In Germany: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a series of one-to-one meetings with Ministers from Europe, Asia and other parts of the world on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in […]
India-UAE Virtual Summit 2022
India-UAE Virtual Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a Virtual Summit. They issued a Joint Vision Statement “Advancing the India and UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: New Frontiers, New Milestone”. The Statement establishes a roadmap for a future-oriented partnership between India and UAE […]
AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) Defence Pact
AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.): China has equated the India, U.S., Australia, Japan Quad grouping with the AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) defence pact, calling both “exclusive cliques” part of the Biden administration’s “ill-intentioned” Indo-Pacific strategy. It said, this ‘strategy’ resurrects the Cold War mentality and will only bring division and turbulence to the Asia-Pacific. The […]
