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 […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
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 […]
First International Migration Review Forum
First International Migration Review Forum: Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will lead the Indian delegation for the First International Migration Review Forum being held under the auspices of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York from 17th to 20th of May. It will serve as the primary inter-governmental global […]
India International Cruise Conference 2022
India International Cruise Conference 2022: The first Incredible India International Cruise Conference 2022 was held. India is working on a national tourism policy to give an impetus to the Tourism industry. The conference has been jointly organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). […]
Second Global Covid Virtual Summit Of The WHO
Second Global Covid Virtual Summit Of The WHO: The Prime Minister addressed the Second Global Covid Virtual Summit of the World Health Organisation (WHO), where he emphasized WHO Reforms. The Indian government has repeatedly raised the need to reform WHO at multilateral forums such as the G20 and BRICS this year (2021-22). India’s calls for […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terror Structure Meeting
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terror Structure Meeting: Counterterrorism teams from Russia, China, Pakistan and Central Asian countries will gather in Delhi ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terror Structure (SCO-RATS) meeting hosted by India from May 16 to 19. While both India and Pakistan have no bilateral engagement at present and have not attended […]
Second Global Summit On Covid-19
Second Global Summit On Covid-19: The Second Global Summit on COVID-19 was recently held virtually. The summit was co-hosted by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal. Theme of the Second Global COVID Summit: Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness. Objectives of the Second Global Summit on COVID-19: To accelerate efforts to increase global […]
Association Of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA)
Association Of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA): India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the recently held meeting of the Executive board and General Assembly at Manila, Philippines on May 7, 2022. Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA. The […]