United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593: Despite the abstention of two “P5” countries — Russia and China — from the India-led United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593, the Government of India said it was a “matter of satisfaction” that the resolution addressed India’s “key concerns” on Afghanistan. P5 refers to the five permanent […]
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North Korea’s Main Nuclear Complex
North Korea’s Main Nuclear Complex: The UN atomic agency has observed that North Korea might have resumed its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor This observation is based on the resumption of work on the 5-megawatt reactor in Yongbyon — North Korea’s main nuclear complex North Korean leader had offered to dismantle part of the Yongbyon complex at […]
Quad Grouping: Recent Developments
What Is Quad grouping? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday while stating that unexpected Paradigm shifts affects countries globally that the Quadrilateral grouping has been constituted keeping these things in mind. The quadrilateral security dialogue includes Japan, India, United States and Australia. In March 2020, the Quad members held a meeting with representatives from […]
Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP)
Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP) The Maldives government officially signed an agreement with Mumbai-based company AFCONS, for the construction of the Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP). This infrastructure project, the largest-ever by India in the Maldives, involves the construction of a 6.74-km-long bridge and causeway link that will connect the Maldives capital Malé with the […]
Missile Silo Fields
Missile Silo Fields: Satellite images have revealed that China is building at least three missile silo fields in Yumen in Gansu province, near Hami in Xinjiang province, and at Hanggin Banner, Ordos City, in Inner Mongolia. It appears that China is constructing around 120 missile silos at Yumen, around 110 silos in Hami, and 29 […]
UN : Resolution 1988 Committee Meeting
Delisting Taliban From Sanctions: UN: The United Nations (UN) officials claimed that there are no requests from the UN Security Council Permanent members for the delisting of the Taliban’s top leadership from sanctions thus far. They also refuted reports that the next meeting of the Taliban Sanctions Committee also known as the resolution 1988 committee, […]
What is China’s Three-Child Policy?
China’s Three-Child Policy: In a major policy shift aimed at increasing the country’s declining birth rate, China relaxed its previous two-child norm and endorsed a three-child policy mooted by the ruling Communist Party. The resolution was passed along with several others during a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC). Earlier this year, after China’s […]
US-India Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
US-India Bilateral Free Trade Agreement: Recent comment by Minister of Commerce and Industry about the prospects of US-India bilateral free trade agreement being very bleak now Other key highlights of the speech This is the first time the position of the new administration has been made official by both the government Despite this, both the […]
UNITE Aware
UN Peacekeepers: External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar has announced the rollout of a technological platform in partnership with the UN — ‘UNITE Aware’ — to help enhance the safety of UN peacekeepers. The platform has been used in four UN missions. This was announced during the recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on […]
Sanctions On Belarus
Sanctions On Belarus: The UK, the US and Canada have issued fresh trade, financial and aviation sanctions on Belarus, in a bid to increase pressure on the country’s leader Alexander Lukashenko. Europe’s longest-serving ruler, President of Belarus (Lukashenko) took office in 1994 amid the chaos caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. […]
