SLINEX-22: Bilateral Maritime Exercise The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is being conducted at Visakhapatnam. The 8th edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in October 2020. The exercise is being conducted in two phases, the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam followed by the […]
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FATF Retains Pakistan In Grey List
FATF Retains Pakistan In Grey List: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its ‘greylist’ or ‘increased monitoring list’. The FATF included the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which India signed a free trade agreement in February 2021. There are 17 countries on the grey list of the FATF. Zimbabwe has been […]
India Abstained On A Vote At The UN Human Rights Council
India abstained On A Vote At The UN Human Rights Council: India abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The resolution “strongly condemned” aggression by Russia in Ukraine. Russian troops recently captured Zaporizhzhia […]
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. Concerns faded after Ukrainian authorities announced that the fire had been extinguished, and while […]
Iran’s 2015 Nuclear Accord: Important Points
Iran’s (Tehran’s) 2015 Nuclear Accord: The diplomats from Iran and world powers reconvened in Vienna (Austria) to seek a deal reviving Iran’s (Tehran’s) 2015 Nuclear Accord. The 2015 Iran nuclear deal, signed under President Barack Obama, and dismantled in 2018 by President Donald Trump. The US said it will rejoin the agreement if Iran complies […]
What is a Pandemic Treaty?
What Is The Pandemic Treaty? Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) held the first round of negotiations towards the pandemic treaty on February 24, 2022. The meeting was aimed at agreeing on ways of working and timelines for a “convention, agreement or other international instrument” to prevent further pandemics and to improve the preparedness […]
Fifth Session Of The United Nations Environment Assembly
Fifth Session Of The United Nations Environment Assembly: The Fifth UN Environment Assembly concluded with 14 resolutions to strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The overall theme for UNEA-5 was “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, which was hosted by the UN Environment Programme. The Assembly will […]
Genocide Convention: Important Points
What Is Genocide Convention? Ukraine has filed an application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), instituting proceedings against Russia. Ukraine has accused Russia of falsely claiming that “acts of genocide have occurred in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts of Ukraine”, and of using that as a pretext to recognise the independence of these regions […]
CAATSA Waiver
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 […]
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 […]
