Indian Beamline Project: Third Phase: The third phase of the Indian beamline project, a facility for materials research set up under India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation, was initiated on March 23, 2021, with a special focus on industrial application research. The phase would increase the number of young researchers from India to be trained in […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate: President of the United States, Joe Biden, has invited 40 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a US-hosted virtual summit on climate in April 2021. Summit will be organized to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action. The objective of the Summit According to the […]
Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park
Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park: Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister, Suh Wook have inaugurated the “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” in Delhi Cantt on March 26, 2021. Friendship Park has been built to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. India-South Korea Relations India-South Korea […]
UN Human Rights Council : Sri Lanka’s Rights Record
UN Human Rights Council: India has abstained from a crucial vote on Sri Lanka’s rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was, however, adopted after 22 states of the 47-member Council voted in its favor. About the Resolution: It […]
Permanent Indus Commission : Points to Remember
Permanent Indus Commission: After a gap of more than two and half years Indian and Pakistani delegations began the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission. The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan. It was created to implement and manage the goals and objectives and […]
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021: Telecom Minister Sanjay Dhotre represented India at the World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 represents one of the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. It is co-organized by International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, […]
What is US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI)?
US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI): US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) initiative has been launched to scale up the science and technology relationship between India and the United States. US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) is an initiative of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) which was established in March 2000. The Department of Science & […]
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum Meeting
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum Meeting: The Sixth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum meeting was held virtually. India is the current chair of the IBSA Dialogue Forum. Highlights from the Meeting: Recalled that the Year 2020 marked- The 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDFA): The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action […]
What is Act East Policy of India?
Act East Policy: The Union Minister of State Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) said that connectivity is an important element of Act East Policy. The ‘Act East Policy’ announced in November 2014 is the upgrade of the “Look East Policy”. It is a diplomatic initiative to promote economic, strategic, and cultural relations with the […]
What is Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Dispute?
Kenya-Somalia Dispute: Kenya has declined to take part in proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its maritime border dispute with neighbouring Somalia. Direction of Maritime Boundary: The main point of disagreement between the two neighbors is the direction in which their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean should extend. Somalia’s Stand: The […]
