Ukraine To Join A NATO Membership Action Plan: Ukrainian President urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to speed up his country’s membership in the alliance. Ukraine hopes to be invited this year to join a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP). Reasons for Ukraine to Join NATO: Ukraine is of the opinion that joining NATO […]
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Russian Legislation in News : Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the legislation that may be able to keep him in power until 2036, when he will be 83 years old. Putin, a former KGB officer who is now 68, completes his ongoing six-year tenure his fourth as President in 2024. He has already run the country either as […]
17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meet
17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meet: 17th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Ministerial meet, chaired by Sri Lanka, was held recently. The meeting drew participation from all the seven-member States, including Myanmar which is witnessing a large-scale crackdown against anti-military protesters. BIMSTEC: In an effort to integrate the region, the grouping […]
The India-Mauritius CECPA
The India-Mauritius CECPA: The India-Mauritius CECPA will enter into force on 01 April 2021. India and Mauritius signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) on 22 February 2021. The CECPA is the first trade agreement signed by India with a country in Africa. The India-Mauritius CECPA provides for an institutional mechanism to encourage […]
25-Year Strategic Cooperation Pact : China And Iran
25-Year “Strategic Cooperation Pact: China And Iran: China and Iran have signed a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact” which includes “political-economic and strategic components”. The agreement comes amid a major push from China to back Iran to deal with the continuing weight of sanctions reinstated by the US after its withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal. […]
World Immunisation And Logistics Summit
World Immunisation And Logistics Summit: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally participated in a panel discussion on vaccine production and distribution across Asia at the “World Immunisation and Logistics Summit”. The HOPE Consortium’s World Immunisation & Logistics Summit opened on March 30, 2021 to enhance collaboration in the world’s approach […]
Exercise Vajra Prahar 2021
Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR: Special Forces of India and the USA conducted the joint military exercise ‘VAJRA PRAHAR 2021’ in Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, India and the USA navy had carried out a two-day Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the eastern Indian Ocean Region. The joint exercise by the Special Forces of both the countries is conducted alternatively […]
India-Korea Friendship Park
India-Korea Friendship Park: Indian Defence Minister and his South Korean counterpart inaugurated the India-Korea Friendship Park in a ceremony at the Delhi Cantonment. Later on both the ministers concluded a bilateral meeting and explored different areas of cooperation. Earlier in February 2019, the Prime Minister of India visited South Korea (Republic of Korea). The park […]
Indian Beamline Project: Third Phase
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 […]
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 […]
