2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison held the 2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit during which they reviewed the multi-faceted relationship between the two countries and exchanged views on regional and global developments. Both the leaders expressed satisfaction at the progress made under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
India Japan Summit
India Japan Summit: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India for his first visit to the country as the head of government. He met PM Narendra Modi for bilateral talks. India and Japan set an investment target of “five trillion yen” ($42 billion) in the next five years, the leaders announced after a meeting […]
Extinction Rebellion
What Is Extinction Rebellion? World over activists of Extinction Rebellion are staging protests in various formats. Initially, launched in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2018, as a response to a report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Now, it is a global movement which seeks to “rebel”, and asks groups […]
Webinar On Act East Policy
A Webinar On Act East Policy: A webinar was recently organised on “Act East Policy”. India’s ‘Act East’ policy is a diplomatic initiative to promote economic, strategic and cultural relations with the vast Asia-Pacific region at different levels. It is considered as the modern version of the ‘Look East Policy’ which was launched in 1991 […]
India Canada Have Agreed To Re-Launch The CEPA
India Canada Have Agreed To Re-Launch The CEPA: India – Canada have agreed to re-launch the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations to unlock full potential of bilateral trade. They are also considering an Interim Agreement or Early Progress Trade Agreement (EPTA) that could bring early commercial gains to both the countries. The trade agreement […]
US To Revoke Russia’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations
US To Revoke Russia’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations: US and other members of the Group of Seven (G7) will revoke Russia’s “Permanent Normal Trade Relations (Pntr)” status to punish Russia for war over Ukraine. The move would pave the way for the US to impose tariffs on a wide range of Russian goods, heightening pressure […]
Most Favoured Nation Status : Key Points
Most Favoured Nation Status: Key Points The World Trade Organization’s 164 members commit to treating other members equally so they can all benefit from each other’s lowest tariffs, highest import quotas and fewest trade barriers for goods and services. This principle of non-discrimination is known as most favoured nation (MFN) treatment. There are some exceptions, […]
What Is 1954 Hague Convention?
What Is 1954 Hague Convention? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pitched for protective measures to preserve Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage in light of Russia’s invasion over Ukraine. To avoid deliberate or accidental damages, the agency is marking cultural sites and monuments in Ukraine with the distinctive “Blue Shield” emblem […]
Women in United Nations Peacekeeping
Women in United Nations Peacekeeping Many women soldiers were training to be a part of a United Nations Peacekeeping mission. For more than a decade, the United Nations (UN) has called for more participation from women in conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and peacekeeping. UN Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the UN Security Council authorised the […]
Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA): With Bhutan continuing to sit out the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) of the sub-regional Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) grouping, a meeting of the other three countries was held to discuss the next steps in operationalising the agreement for the free flow of goods and people between them. The original BBIN MVA was signed […]
