7th India-Canada Joint JSTCC Meeting: Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were renewed at the 7th India-Canada Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee (JSTCC) meeting. The MoUs were signed by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and National Research Council Canada (NRC), respectively, under […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
4th Quad Leaders Summit
4th Quad Leaders Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his official visit to Japan for the 4th Quad leaders summit in Tokyo. This was the second in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad. They announced the formation of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), which will build a “faster, wider, […]
India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement
India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement: The Government of India and the Government of the United States of America has signed an Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) at Tokyo, Japan. This IIA supersedes the Investment Incentive Agreement signed between the two sides in 1997. Significant developments have taken place since the signing of the earlier IIA […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): India’s Prime Minister participated in an event in Tokyo to launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). This economic initiative came a day before the second in-person summit of the Quad leaders (India, the US, Australia and Japan) in Tokyo. It is a US-led initiative that aims to strengthen economic partnership among […]
BRICS High Level Meeting On Climate Change
BRICS High Level Meeting On Climate Change: The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change participated in the BRICS high-level meeting on Climate Change where he highlighted the relevance of the forum to jointly address climate change, to explore approaches to accelerate low-carbon and resilient transition, and to achieve sustainable recovery and development. The […]
Shri Ram Nath Kovind Visit To Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Shri Ram Nath Kovind Visit To Saint Vincent And The Grenadines: After completing the state visit to Jamaica, President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Kingstown, the capital city of Saint Vincent and Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the […]
International Migration Review Forum
International Migration Review Forum: The First International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is being held under the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA. It started on May 17th and will end on May 20th. In the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)”, it was decided that the IMRF will act as […]
China – Tibet Issue: Recent Developments
China – Tibet Issue: U.S. Special Coordinator on Tibet Uzra Zeya met with the ‘Sikyong’ or leader of the self-styled Central Tibetan Administration Penpa Tsering and other officials and representatives of the Tibetan community on a public visit to Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh). The visit is being seen as a strong message from the Indian government […]
Finland And Sweden Submitted A Joint Application To Join NATO
Finland And Sweden Submitted A Joint Application To Join NATO: Finland and Sweden submitted a joint application to join NATO as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces a dramatic reappraisal of security in Europe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European states, the United States, […]
La Reunion Island
La Reunion: The navies of India and France recently conducted their second joint patrolling in the French island of La Reunion in the South-Western Indian Ocean. Objective: To demonstrate “joint surveillance and patrolling operations” capabilities. La Reunion: is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is […]
