North Korea Missile Test: North Korea has conducted its biggest missile launch since 2017. North Korea has claimed the missile which it test fired recently is extremely powerful and can travel hundreds of miles, It also has the ability to strike the US Northern Pacific command Guam. The test was an intermediate-range ballistic missile […]
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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 […]
Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream Pipeline: The US has said it will stop the Nord Stream if Russia attacks Ukraine. However, European countries, led by Germany, seemed reluctant initially to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream due to its importance though it has now said sanctions are not off the table. Nord Stream, the longest subsea pipeline, is […]
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. […]
India-Central Asia Summit 2022
India-Central Asia Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format on 27 January 2022, which was attended by Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between […]
EU Case Against Beijing at World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO): The European Union has launched a case against Beijing at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for targeting Lithuania over its stance on Taiwan. Lithuania made waves in July when it allowed Taiwan to open a diplomatic outpost in Vilnius. The move outraged Beijing, which does not recognise Taiwan as a state […]
America COMPETES Act
The America COMPETES Act: The United States has unveiled the ambitious America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act, 2022, which proposes to open up new vistas for talented individuals from across the world with a new start-up visa. It aims to make the supply chains stronger and reinvigorate the […]
First Female Judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court
Ayesha Malik: In a historic moment for Pakistan’s judiciary, Lahore High Court’s Justice Ayesha Malik was sworn in as the Supreme Court’s first female judge The swearing in of the first female judge of Pakistan’s highest court – which was established in 1956 – is noteworthy. Compare this to India, where the Supreme Court (established […]
