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China – Russia Relation: Impact on Quad Grouping

What Is Quad grouping?   With China and Russia coming closer, the US has planned to “enhance cooperation, engagement, strategic and economic ties” with its Quad partners. To further bolster ties between their countries at all levels of government while finding creative and holistic ways to manage national security risks. To facilitate better coordination on […]

Who Were the Ghost Army? Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

Ghost Army:   US President Joe Biden on February 2, 2022 signed into law a bill titled, “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act”, essentially providing recognition to the ‘Ghost Army’, a tactical deception unit deployed by the US during World War II. In 1944, this unit was tasked with a mission to put on a […]

India’s Stand At COP-26

India’s Stand At COP-26:   The Government recently highlighted it’s stand at the COP 26 in the ongoing parliamentary session. It said, the announcement to intensify India’s climate action has the potential to bring investment and new technologies to support country’s transition to a clean and climate resilient economy. The Government of India has articulated […]

Winter Olympics 2022

Winter Olympics:   The Russian President, Pakistan Prime Minister and five Presidents from Central Asia will reach China for the opening of the Winter Olympics. The Russian President will discuss the ongoing crisis with Ukraine with the Chinese President. China has close relations with Russia but has been largely silent on the crisis in Ukraine […]

World Heritage Nomination 2022-2023

World Heritage Nomination 2022-2023: The Union Ministry of Culture has nominated Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas temples for consideration as a World Heritage site for the year 2022-2023. The sacred ensembles of the Hoysalas, built in the 12th-13th centuries and represented by the three components of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka. All these three […]

India-Pakistan Joint Protocol On Religious Pilgrimages 1974

India- Pakistan Joint Protocol On Religious Pilgrimages 1974: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that India is “positive” and “willing to engage” in talks with Pakistan on upgrading the 1974 Joint Protocol on Religious Pilgrimages. It will allow air travel as well as increase the number of shrines pilgrims from both countries could visit. […]