Legal referendum: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently said she planned to hold a legal referendum on independence from Britain despite Westminster’s opposition, as an opinion poll showed a majority would vote yes. The referendum for Scottish independence was held in 2014. Scotland had voted to remain in the UK. The Act of Union between […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
What is The Intergovernmental Negotiations Framework? Its Composition
The Intergovernmental Negotiations framework: India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, said that It has been nearly 13 years since the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) started. The UN Security Council is finding itself unable to act effectively to address issues of international peace and security as it lacked inclusivity. The Intergovernmental Negotiations framework (IGN) […]
FATF Blacklisting – Recent Development
FATF blacklisting: Pakistan might be pushed into the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘blacklist’ next month as it continues to finance and tolerate terrorist organizations. According to a report, terrorist organisations, such as Jamaar-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM), continue to operate with impunity in Pakistan. FATF Blacklist: It is a list of countries that the […]
Taiwan’s de facto Ambassador to the U.S. invited to President Joe Biden’s Inauguration.
Taiwan’s de facto Ambassador to the U.S. was formally invited to President Joe Biden’s inauguration: Taipei’s Foreign Ministry said it was the first time in decades that a Taiwanese envoy had been “invited” by the inauguration committee. China- Taiwan relations: China has claimed Taiwan through its “one China” policy since the Chinese civil war forced […]
Egypt Resumed its Severed Diplomatic and Economic Ties with Qatar.
Egypt resumed the severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar.: Egypt was part of an Arab quartet (other members were Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain) which had accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and being too close to Iran due to which they had imposed a land, air and naval blockade on Qatar in […]
5th Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore
5th Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore: The 5th Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore was successfully held on 20 January 2021 through a video conference. At this 5th DMD, both Ministers witnessed the signing of the Implementing Agreement on Submarine Rescue Support and Cooperation between the two Navies. The Ministers […]
Desert Knight-21 : Indo-French Joint Exercise
Indo-French Joint Exercise Desert Knight-21: Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force will conduct a bilateral Air exercise, Ex Desert Knight-21 at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 20 to 24th Jan 2021. The exercise is unique as it includes fielding of Rafale aircraft by both sides and is indicative of the growing […]
