Category: International Relationship Current Affairs

The 23rd Session Of The UN Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues: The 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recently commenced in New York, United States. UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) was created in 2000 as an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a […]

India-Mauritius Tax Treaty: India and Mauritius amended their double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) to include a principal purpose test (PPT) aimed at curbing tax avoidance. However, the amended protocol has not been ratified or notified by the Income Tax Department. There were concerns that investments through Mauritius might face increased scrutiny by tax authorities, potentially […]

Overseas Citizenship Of India : Expansion India has been contemplating extending the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Card privileges to overseas Indians in Fiji and other nations after relaxing the rules for Suriname. In 2023, India announced an extension of the eligibility criteria for OCI card of the original Indian immigrants in Suriname, from the […]

Mid-Day Meal Scheme And Digital Inclusion : Indonesian Delegation Visits India An Indonesian delegation led by Mochammad Firman Hidayat, Deputy Coordinating Minister of Maritime Resources, Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment, visited India last week to explore collaboration in various sectors and learn from India’s best practices in the mid-day meal scheme and digital […]

AUKUS: The U.S., Britain and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members into their AUKUS security pact. AUKUS is a trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia agreed in 2021. It is intended to strengthen the ability of each government to support security and defense […]

Sierra Leone : Declared a National Emergency Sierra Leone’s President recently declared a national emergency on substance abuse to crack down on the rising use of synthetic drugs known as kush. Sierra Leone is a tropical country in West Africa. It is bordered on the north and east by Guinea, on the south by Liberia […]

Unite Aware Platform : New Database India launched a new database (Unite Aware platform) to record crimes against UN peacekeepers and monitor progress in holding perpetrators accountable. It was launched by the India-led Group of Friends (GOF) initiative in its second meeting to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers. The database will serve as an […]

White Rabbit Collaboration: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, recently launched White Rabbit Collaboration. White Rabbit Collaboration is a membership-based global community whose objective is to maintain a high-performance open-source technology that meets the needs of users and to facilitate its uptake by industry. The WR Collaboration will provide dedicated support and training, facilitate […]