CAATSA Waiver: With tensions escalating between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis, India, which has major defence cooperation with Moscow and also with Kyiv, faces uncertainty over timely deliveries in the near future in addition to the lingering threat of U.S. sanctions under CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) over the S-400 […]
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Operation Ganga: Important Points
Operation Ganga: The Government of India has launched a ‘multi-pronged’ initiative named ‘Operation Ganga’. A dedicated Twitter handle ‘OpGanga Helpline’ to assist Indian evacuation from Ukraine has also been announced. The tensions between Russia and Ukraine are currently heightened, with war erupting in Ukraine after the Russian military launched a series of attacks recently. Operation […]
NATO Membership
NATO Membership: Finland and Sweden have dismissed Russia’s warnings that their potential NATO membership would have “serious military-political consequences” for the two countries. Russia has put forth two draft agreements that seek explicit, legally binding security guarantees from the United States and NATO, respectively: The draft calls for NATO to end its eastward expansion, […]
Council Of Europe: Important Points
Council Of Europe: Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe has been suspended after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia has launched a full-blown attack on Ukraine, with Russian forces entering the Obolon district, which is less than 10 km away from Central Kyiv – the government’s seat of power. India abstained on a US-sponsored […]
Issue Between Russia And Ukraine
Issue Between Russia And Ukraine: Russia has launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, in what is being seen as the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. Ukraine, a democratic country of 44 million people with more than 1,000 years of history, is […]
India-France External Affairs Ministers Meet
India-France External Affairs Ministers Meet: The External Affairs Minister of India held talks with his French counterpart. The two leaders discussed several regional and global issues including the India-EU relationship, Afghanistan situation, Indo-Pacific Strategy, South China Sea Dispute, Iran nuclear deal and the Ukraine crisis. The two Ministers agreed to jointly launch the Indo-French […]
Abraham Accords
Abraham Accords: This week, in what is being called a historic first, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett undertakes a two-day official visit to Bahrain, one of the seven Gulf countries whose relations with Israel have been sour on account of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The visit signals the growing ties that are developing between Israel […]
India-Maldives: Defence Cooperation Dialogue
India Maldives Bilateral Relations: India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar visited the Maldives on February 13-14, for discussions with the Maldives National Defence Force as part of the second Defence Cooperation Dialogue. The Defence Cooperation Dialogue is one of India’s policy-level frameworks that aims to strengthen long-standing and mutually beneficial bilateral defence ties. The first […]
India-Kenya Ties
India-Kenya Ties: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Amolo Odinga who is currently in India on a private visit. The two leaders share friendly personal relations going back decades. Mr Modi expressed his happiness at being able to meet Mr. Odinga after almost three and half years. He recollected […]
Falkland Islands Issue: Important Points
Falkland Islands Issue: Britain rejected a statement from China that affirmed it’s support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. Earlier, China and Argentina issued a joint statement that said China “reaffirms its support for Argentina’s demand for the full exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands),” using the Argentine name for […]
