India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal visited Saudi Arabia from 18th to 19th September 2022 to attend the Ministerial meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. The Strategic Partnership Council was instituted in October, 2019 during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to the […]
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77th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly
77th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in New York to participate in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of the 77th UNGA is ‘A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges’. In keeping with India’s strong commitment to reformed multilateralism, the Minister […]
7th Eastern Economic Forum
7th Eastern Economic Forum: Russia hosted the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at Vladivostok. The forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into Russia’s Far East (RFE). The EEF was established in 2015 to encourage foreign investments in the RFE. The EEF displays the economic potential, suitable business conditions and investment opportunities […]
Indo-Pacific Trilateral Development Cooperation
Indo-Pacific Trilateral Development Cooperation: External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said India and France have agreed to work towards the establishment of Indo-Pacific trilateral development cooperation. Indo-Pacific trilateral development cooperation would facilitate development projects, especially in the framework of the International Solar Alliance. The Indo-Pacific trilateral would also provide a platform for Indian innovations and […]
G7’s Price Cap On Russian Oil
G7’s Price Cap On Russian Oil: The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine, a plan analysts say could work in the long term but might boost oil prices in coming months. The G7 wealthy nations […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Indo-Pacific Economic framework (IPEF) ministerial summit concludes. IPEF is the US-led economic grouping of 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific region, intended to counter Chinese aggressive and non-transparent trade and economic policies. Members: Four QUAD countries, South Korea, New Zealand, Fiji and seven out of the ASEAN members The IPEF framework has four […]
Kushiyara River Treaty Between India And Bangladesh
Kushiyara River Treaty Between India And Bangladesh: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on sharing of the waters of the Kushiyara river which flows through Assam, and then on to Bangladesh. Under the agreement, Bangladesh will be able to withdraw 153 cubic feet per second of water from the Kushiyara which will solve the […]
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference which was held in New York ended without adopting a substantive outcome due to Russia’s objection. Nuclear Proliferation Treaty is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to foster the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to […]
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the mechanism of consultations between India and the GCC. The External Affairs Minister is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September. This is his first trip […]
India-US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting
India-US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting: India-US 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting was held in New Delhi where the senior officials vowed to further strengthen the strategic partnership between both nations. The officials also reviewed the outcomes of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue which was held in April 2022. The India-US 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting was led by senior officials from […]