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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

China – Russia Relation: Impact on Quad Grouping

What Is Quad grouping?   With China and Russia coming closer, the US has planned to “enhance cooperation, engagement, strategic and economic ties” with its Quad partners. To further bolster ties between their countries at all levels of government while finding creative and holistic ways to manage national security risks. To facilitate better coordination on […]

Second Phase Of CPEC

Second Phase Of CPEC:   Pakistan signed a new agreement with China to begin the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Earlier, Pakistan had discussed Taliban-led Afghanistan joining the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure project. The second phase primarily revolves around Special Economic Zones (SEZs) development and industrialisation. CPEC […]