Context: This is the first time that an Egyptian President (Abdel Fattah El-Sisi) has been invited as chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations i… Continue Reading

Context: India sent written financing assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), becoming the first bilateral creditor of the island nation… Continue Reading

Context: China is constructing a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet, close to the tri-junction of India, Nepal and Tibet, raising concerns si… Continue Reading

Context: The 53rd edition of the annual World Economic Forum summit was held in Davos, Switzerland. Theme: Cooperation in a Fragmented World. Relev… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the 8th India-Oman strategic dialogue was held in India, where both countries have underlined the need to work collectively to fig… Continue Reading

Context: A report was recently released by United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) that stated that world will lose 26… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the US Trade Representative Ambassador co-chaired the 13th Ministerial-le… Continue Reading

Context: The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) has recently come into effect. The ECTA was signed on April 2, 20… Continue Reading

Context: Armenia and India celebrated 30 years of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2022. Relevance: GS2 About: -->Historical Ties been: -Armeni… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the Prime Minister of India spoke to the Ukrainian President to discuss India’s ongoing G-20 Presidency, and Ukraine’s “10-p… Continue Reading

Context: India is entering 2023 with challenges and opportunities staring at it on the diplomatic and military fronts with the Russia-Ukraine war and… Continue Reading

Context: -Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was sworn in as Nepal’s new Prime Minister. It is believed that Deuba’s predecessor - KP Sharma Oli … Continue Reading

Context: Recently, Russia and China have begun a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea. Relevance: GS2 About: Key Points of the Exercises: … Continue Reading

Context: A parliamentary panel has recommended that the ministry of external affairs (MEA) prepare a policy document on India’s soft power projecti… Continue Reading

Context: The recent Tawang skirmish has led to rising demands for severing trade ties with China. However, contrary to the demands, India’s imports… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, India and China troops clashed along the Yangste river in Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh. This was the first such incident in… Continue Reading

Context: As India assumed the G20 Presidency, the External Affairs Minister of India iterated the country’s role as the “voice of the Global Sout… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an agreement to extend up to a USD 200 million currency swap facility to Maldives Monet… Continue Reading

Context: The National Security Advisor (NSA) of India, for the first time, hosted a special meeting with his counterparts from Central Asian countrie… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the External Affairs Minister of India met with the Foreign Minister of Germany in New Delhi. Germany’s minister’s visit coin… Continue Reading

Context: India and France are collaborating on Kaziranga Project. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) of France has committed funding of €80… Continue Reading

Context: According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report “Turning the tide on internal displacement: A development approach to so… Continue Reading

Context: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) new report, The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and triggers for tra… Continue Reading

Context: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) new report, The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and triggers for tra… Continue Reading

Context: On 1st December, India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the second time in its two-year tenure … Continue Reading

Context: On December 1, 2022, India commences its G20 Presidency Relevance: GS2 About: Highlights of the PM’s letter: -The world remains trapp… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the 4th India-France Defense Dialogue was held in India. Relevance: GS2 About: Key Highlights:- -Defence Industrial Cooperati… Continue Reading

Context: Most economists advocate converting all agricultural subsidies into direct income assistance to farmers in the form of per-acre or per-farme… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), held a meeting of the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum in which 19 … Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the fourth edition of Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue concluded in Delhi. Relevance: GS1 - Groupings About: Indo Pacific Region… Continue Reading

Context: India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have agreed to pursue a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two regions and resume the negot… Continue Reading

Context: The 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and F… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the Defence Minister of India participated in the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Relevan… Continue Reading

GS-2 INTERNATIONAL RELATION CONTEXT: The 19th ASEAN-India Summit was held recently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. India was represented by Vice President … Continue Reading

India-Russia Trade-The Hindu-08-11-2022 GS-2 Internatioanl Relation Context : Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released data showing that I… Continue Reading

GS-2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Indian Coast Guard is hosting the 18th HACGAM in coordination with the HACGAM secretariat at New Delhi. It is a … Continue Reading

1. United Nations Security Council-The Hindu-28-09-2022 GS-2 INTER The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of interna… Continue Reading

“India’s relations with Israel have, of late, acquired a depth and diversity, which cannot be rolled back.”Discuss.-150 WORDS Import… Continue Reading

GS-2 INTERNATIONAL RELATION : CONTEXT : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ceremonial reception at t… Continue Reading

GS-2 International Organisation : CONTEXT : Background : What is QUAD? QUAD Known as the 'Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) The Quad is … Continue Reading

GS-2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION CONTEXT: Transport ministers from the UK and Ukraine have signed a joint action plan to help rebuild Ukraine’s tr… Continue Reading

GS-2 International Relation Context : India China relation: Important Political event and visits of india china : 1950: India became t… Continue Reading

GS-2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONTEXT : PRELIM The Group of Twenty - G20 Introduction The Group of Twenty, or G20, is the premier for… Continue Reading

. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-The Hindu-16-08-2022 GS-2 Brief about Conflict : The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflic… Continue Reading

Pelosi lands in Taiwan, and China slams the U.S.-the Hindu-03-08-2022 Gs 2 CONTEXT : U.S. House Speaker and veteran Democratic politician Nancy… Continue Reading

GS-1&2 CONTEXT: The International North-South Transport Corridor, which aims to bring Eurasia closer together, is a laudable initiative. PRELIM AND… Continue Reading

INDIA, UAE, AND FRANCE HOLD THEIR MAIDEN TRILATERAL MEETING The objective of the meeting is to explore the potential areas of trilateral cooperation … Continue Reading

Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping, officials … Continue Reading

China’s overall export performance in June showed a recovery, up 13.2%, with total trade up 14.3% in June India’s biggest imports last year were … Continue Reading

In the Third India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue that took place in Delhi recently, the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for Geo-Spatia… Continue Reading

Stating that it is intended to camouflage the illegal occupation of the region by Islamabad, India slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provinci… Continue Reading

India – U.S.A relations. Trajectory of India- U.S.A relations under President Trump: With the victory of Mr. Trump in the U.S. presidential el… Continue Reading

State of India’s continental strategy India is a country that is traditionally obsessed with a continental approach to war and peace. However, I… Continue Reading

The move to include Australia would mark a major shift for India’s Indo-Pacific plans. Inclusion of Australia would make it the first time since 20… Continue Reading

The conflict can be traced back to the pre-Soviet era when the region was at the meeting point of the Ottoman, Russian and Persian empires. Once Azer… Continue Reading

Gs2- IR Territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region History : 1920: Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous R… Continue Reading

Sri Lankan Prime Minister has promised Sri Lanka’s northern fisher leaders that he would take up their concern over “trespassing Indian trawlers�… Continue Reading

The affidavit, filed by the government before the tribunal said the United National Liberation Front of West of South East Asia (UNLFWSEA), had taken … Continue Reading

Pakistan has moved to give full provincial status to the Gilgit-Baltistan region through an election. The region earlier was known as the “Northern … Continue Reading

China has said that there are enormous divisions and a lack of consensus on taking forward the stalled reforms of the United Nations Security Council … Continue Reading

Abraham Accords: It is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have agreed to establish full diplomati… Continue Reading

The $1 billion World Bank loan comes with a condition of “universal eligibility” in procurements. Background: In April 2020 the World Bank�… Continue Reading

The U.S. is keen that India sign the last foundational agreement, Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA), at the … Continue Reading

What is Queen’s Counsel? Queen’s Counsel is a barrister or advocate, appointed Counsel to the UK Crown on the recommendation of the Lord Chance… Continue Reading

According to a Pakistani media report, Pakistan has decided to elevate the status of Gilgit-Baltistan to that of a full-fledged province with all cons… Continue Reading

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the top diplomats of the UAE and Bahrain are to sign the deals on normalising relations. They have ag… Continue Reading

Five-point course of action: 1. Following the consensus between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping to not allow differences to b… Continue Reading

Israel is in talks with India and China on trade agreements and hopes that border tensions between the two countries would be sorted out peacefully. … Continue Reading

India and Japan signed an Agreement between the two countries concerning the Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Armed Forces of… Continue Reading

Recently, Israel and the UAE agreed to a historic deal normalising relations and are scheduled to sign it at a White House ceremony in September 2020.… Continue Reading

There are fresh tensions between India and China on the south bank of Pangong Tso (lake). Hours after the Chinese Army claimed that Indian troops o… Continue Reading

In the emerging security paradigm, the CDS has emphasized the need to look beyond India’s border security and the need to also focus on the strategi… Continue Reading

Typhoon Maysak had made landfall in North Korea and is said to have caused large scale destruction and fatalities. A typhoon is a tropical cyclone … Continue Reading

The U.S. administration has announced sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans against two officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC)… Continue Reading

UN human rights experts have told China, a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental rights and voiced concerns that it could be… Continue Reading

A group of Special Rapporteurs to the United Nations has written to the Centre expressing concern over the proposed Environment Impact Assessment (EIA… Continue Reading

Indian Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that India has a strategy prepared to fight off the dual-threat posed by neighbours Pakista… Continue Reading

3rd Annual Leadership Summit of the USISPF. The theme of the 5-day Summit is “US-India Navigating New Challenges”. Details: The US-India … Continue Reading

Turkey favours a dialogue with rival Greece that would lead to the fair sharing of resources in the eastern Mediterranean, where the two countries are… Continue Reading

Gaza’s Hamas rulers said that they have reached an agreement through international mediators to end the latest round of cross-border violence with I… Continue Reading

Australia-India-Japan Ministers’ meeting on Supply Chains Resilience held. Details: The Ministers reaffirmed their determination to take a lea… Continue Reading

In the letter, Pakistan’s Ambassador sought to portray Pakistan as a victim of cross-border terrorism. It was claimed that Pakistan is responsible … Continue Reading

The United States has blacklisted 24 Chinese companies. The U.S. Commerce Department said the 24 companies played a role in helping the Chinese mil… Continue Reading

India will approach the UN Security Council President to bring to his notice a series of false claims levelled by Pakistan on terrorism, in one of the… Continue Reading

In an agreement brokered by the U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. Details: For… Continue Reading

China has launched the first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan. Pakistan had signed a contract with the China Shipbui… Continue Reading

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his first address, has declared his intention to repeal the landmark 19th Amendment to the Constitution, a… Continue Reading

Russia has recently announced the world’s first vaccine to combat COVID-19, named Sputnik V. The vaccine is based on the principle of using adeno… Continue Reading

GS2- IR - The need for a new foreign policy roadmap in India Reasons 1.Relations with neighbours are under strain 2.We are losing the strategic e… Continue Reading

NEWS: As a part of Israel-India cooperation to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, AIIMS, Delhi, has received state-of-the-art AI-based technologi… Continue Reading

NEWS: M.K. Narayanan, a former National Security Adviser, analyzes India’s approach to isolate China as a countermeasure to China’s military aggr… Continue Reading

What is Loya Jirga? A loya jirga is a special type of jirga, or legal assembly, in Pashtunwali, the traditional code of laws of the Pashtun people.… Continue Reading

NEWS: India has refused a request by Pakistan to hold a meeting on issues around the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) . DETAILS: According to the terms o… Continue Reading

India-European Union Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation renewed for next five years (2020-2025) In the last 5 years, 73 joint re… Continue Reading

Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting virtually. Details: *Union Mi… Continue Reading

Context: Dharmendra Pradhan & Dan Brouillette co-chaired 2nd Meeting of India-US Strategic Energy Partnership virtually. Details: * Union Mini… Continue Reading

Context:Why is India out of the Chabahar rail project? Details: *State-owned Ircon International Limited was associated with the rail project ev… Continue Reading

Context:India Established Individual Bilateral ‘Air Bubbles’ with France, Germany and US. Details: *India has established individual bilater… Continue Reading

Context:India’s CERT and Israel’s INCD inked MoU to expand cooperation in cyber security. Details: *The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impac… Continue Reading

Context: US formally notified UN of its Decision to Withdraw from WHO,Serves Notice Period till July 6, 2021. Details: *The United States has fo… Continue Reading

Context: Prakash Javadekar Participated in 4th edition of the Ministerial on Climate Action, held virtually. Details: *The fourth edition of the… Continue Reading

Context: India-Afghanistan inked 5 MoUs for development of educational infrastructure in Afghanistan. Details: *The five memorandums of understa… Continue Reading

Context:M.V Asiatic Moon : A New Shipping Service b/w Kolkata Port & Chattogram Begins to Ease Indo-Bangla Trade. Details: * A new shipping serv… Continue Reading

Context:India to accept and abide international tribunal’s ruling. Details: *The 'Enrica Lexie' Incident *The arbitral proceedings were ins… Continue Reading

Context:77.9% Russians Grant Putin Right to Extend His Rule Until 2036. Details: *Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power un… Continue Reading

Context:Union Power Minister R. Singh addresses a virtual conference with Power Ministers of States and UTs on July 3, 2020. Details: *Union Pow… Continue Reading

Context:India will be back in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021 at a critical time in the histo… Continue Reading

Context:India, Japan Hold PASSEX Naval Exercise to Promote Understanding in Indian Ocean. Details: *In order to promote mutual understanding, In… Continue Reading

Context:The 600 MW Kholongchhu project is one of four additional projects agreed to in 2008. Details: *The project’s “Concession agreement,�… Continue Reading

Context: Russia begins discreet moves to defuse India-China tension. Details: *Russian diplomatic sources say that Moscow has “high stakes” … Continue Reading

Context: The deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers, and reports of Chinese soldier casualties in clashes at the Galwan valley in Ladakh. Details: … Continue Reading

Context:About China’s legendary revolutionary leader Mao Zedong’s five finger policy Details: Three-pronged foreign policy approach: Mana… Continue Reading

Context:The solution to the present crisis between the North and the South caused by the incompetence and irresponsibility of the South Korean authori… Continue Reading

Context:What makes the current stand-offs different is China’s readiness to use force in addressing challenges. Details: *This sharp turn mark… Continue Reading

Context: The changing dynamics of the India- Nepal relations and argues for a changed perspective for the relation. Details: *Benaras was a keys… Continue Reading

Context:Elections for five non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council . Details: *India expects to sail through as the 193-member United Nat… Continue Reading

Context:Accusing the Chinese troops of “attempting to unilaterally change the status quo” in the Galwan valley. Details: *Accusing the Chine… Continue Reading

Context:In pandemic crisis, bridging the gulf with West Asia. Details: *India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has said that India… Continue Reading

Context:In pandemic crisis, bridging the gulf with West Asia. Details: *India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has said that India… Continue Reading

Context: Remaining non-aligned is good advice. Details: *Confirmed facts about incursions during May are that Chinese forces came in sizeable n… Continue Reading

Context: India and Nepal need to move quickly to reverse the recent setback to ties. Details: *The Nepal government’s decision to pass the con… Continue Reading

Context: The long border between the two Asian countries has neither been delineated nor demarcated. Details: What is LAC? *The Line of Actu… Continue Reading

context:Nepal unveiled the new map on May 20 after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Darchula-Lipulekh link road on May 8. Details: * Ne… Continue Reading

Context: Beijing think-tank links scrapping of Article 370 to LAC tensions. Details: *The article 370 allowed the state a certain amount of aut… Continue Reading

Details: The next G7 summit, tentatively scheduled in Washington DC in mid-June, has been postponed by the host, U.S . Logic of expansion: Tr… Continue Reading

Details: Its Article 1 states, “The boundary of Sikkim and Tibet shall be the crest of the mountain range separating the waters flowing into the … Continue Reading

Details: Chinese side removed some of the tents and some troops and vehicles have been moved back, and the Indian side too has reciprocated,” off… Continue Reading

Details: The United Nations defines this body of water as the Persian Gulf. There is a commonality of interest among them in being major producers … Continue Reading

Details: Given the domestic political situation inside China, can the leadership afford to go back to status quo, asks Mr. Ranade, a former Additio… Continue Reading

Details: India has firmly conveyed its demand to China for restoring the status quo as existed in April along the border during the senior military… Continue Reading

Details: The Pangong Tso lake in Leh district of Ladakh, where large numbers of Chinese troops have moved in. Indian and Chinese officers meet at M… Continue Reading

Details: India will highlight international terrorism, United Nations reforms and Security Council expansion, streamlining the world body’s peace… Continue Reading

Details: These military to military talks will ensure that there is no escalation on the ground between the two sides. But resolution is not going … Continue Reading

Details: No talks on China: The summit came amidst tensions between India and China over the standoff at the Line of Actual Control, and Austral… Continue Reading

Details: Dismissing the current configuration of the “Group of Seven” or G-7 of the world’s most developed nations as “outdated”, U.S Pre… Continue Reading

Details: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bhutan for cooperation in the field of env… Continue Reading

Details: To benefit from global change, countries must have a bold vision and make the right strategic choice. Britain quickly built the largest mi… Continue Reading

Details: China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India’s object… Continue Reading

Details: President Donald Trump on Tuesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the next G-7 summit to be hosted by the U.S Presidency of the Gr… Continue Reading

Details: Such conditions have meant that Africa’s cycle of chronic external aid dependence continues. Africa needs medical protective equipment a… Continue Reading

Details: In August 1950, one of Australia’s most celebrated jurists, Sir Owen Dixon wrote to his daughter, Anne, in Melbourne that Delhi was “a… Continue Reading

Details: What does it say? They have targeted Republicans, Conservatives & the President of the United States. Trump May 29, 2020 “At the same… Continue Reading

Details: Africa’s rich natural resources, long-term economic potential, youthful demography and influence as a bloc of 54 countries in multi-late… Continue Reading

Details: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared on Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer enjoys the autonomy promised by Beijing, stripping the finan… Continue Reading

Details: A proposed security law could allow Chinese mainland authorities to set up shop in Hong Kong, but their powers would likely be restricted … Continue Reading

Details: Sharma Oli came as the Nepalese government gave more time to the main Opposition Nepali Congress to discuss a proposed amendment to the Co… Continue Reading

Details: In the post-COVID world, countries and tech giants should be obligated to share data in the larger interest of mankind. Underlying most… Continue Reading

Details: China on Monday threatened counter-measures against the U.S. insists on hurting China’s interests, China will have to take every necessa… Continue Reading

Details: Indian, Chinese troops dig in with reinforcements. Deliberations are continuing on a daily basis between military commanders of India and … Continue Reading

Details: Foreign Minister says Beijing is open to international probe led by the WHO. The United States is pushing relations with China to “th… Continue Reading

Details: The map showed Kalapani as part of Pithoragarh district. Nepal protested immediately and drew attention to the lingering issue. On May 8, … Continue Reading

Details: On May 14, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Naravane said incidents at the Pangong lake in Ladakh on May 5 and at Naku La in Sikkim on May … Continue Reading

Details: China has hinted at a shift in how it will pursue its signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) amid growing concerns about debt repayments… Continue Reading

Details: Nepal Prime Minister K. Sharma Oli took New Delhi by surprise this month with an aggressive posture on the issue, especially over the inau… Continue Reading

Details: An official source who did not wish to be named said India had proposed a trilateral response in partnership with Pakistan and Iran to com… Continue Reading

Details: China on Friday introduced the draft of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong in its parliament to tighten Beijing’s contro… Continue Reading

Details: With four incidents along the Line of Actual Control in recent weeks, the India-China border is witnessing the highest tensions since the … Continue Reading

Details: In addition there have been stand offs at Demchok and Galwan Nalah both in Eastern Ladakh, sources said. In the past few weeks, however, a… Continue Reading

Details: China relationship, already strained due to trade disputes, has further deteriorated over U.S accusations of China’s mismanagement of th… Continue Reading

Details: The incidents were marked by “aggressive behaviour by both sides”, which resulted in injuries to 76 Indian soldiers, including serious… Continue Reading

Details: New Delhi says such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted by India. Nepal’s new official map is “artificia… Continue Reading

Details: Pakistan first operationalised this strategy in regard to Afghanistan following the overthrow of Zahir Shah by his cousin Daud Khan in 197… Continue Reading

Details: If Mao Zedong represented the crude face of Chinese communism, then Zhou was the epitome of its refinement. Where Mao preferred to exercis… Continue Reading

Details: health officials said here on Tuesday, listing a number of other ways in which the two countries are working together. “In the context o… Continue Reading

Details: India has upgraded its infrastructure, letting troops beef up patrol in areas where China has established a more frequent presence. A grea… Continue Reading

Details: The language of the resolution reflects the diplomatic tug of war that has taken place since the pandemic began in early 2019 . China has … Continue Reading

Details: On May 15, President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off the whole relationship” with China over the COVID-19 pandemic, which originat… Continue Reading

Details: U.S. is trying to salvage its deal with the Taliban, despite rising violence in Afghanistan, National Security Advisory Board member and f… Continue Reading

Details: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a power-sharing agreement two months after both declared t… Continue Reading

Details: Narendra Modi had announced India’s decision to quit the grouping, which includes the 10 ASEAN nations. As the deadline for a response t… Continue Reading

Details: China opposed any move by Taiwan to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a “pretext” to seek independence, its Embassy in New Delhi said on Th… Continue Reading

Details: We are facing COVID-19 crisis and once societies and governments have dealt with the challenges, we will have these talks. The mixed messa… Continue Reading

Details: The recent incidents of face-off between the troops of India and China are neither “co-related” nor have any connection with other glo… Continue Reading

Details: The recent incidents of face-off between the troops of India and China are neither “co-related” nor have any connection with other glo… Continue Reading

Details: Taiwan has proposed a regular communication channel with India to link up medical agencies to better cooperate in the fight against COVID-… Continue Reading

Details: Significantly, the strictures followed an inquiry into the CDC’s funding of an “unapproved” Indian laboratory in Manipal for work on… Continue Reading

Details: Diplomatic solution: Gyawali said that the leaders sought a diplomatic solution to the crisis that involves the territory of Kalapani t… Continue Reading

Details: Helicopters of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army came close to the border during the face-off with the Indian Army near Pangong Tso… Continue Reading

Details: move to reinstate Taiwan’s observer status at the World Health Assembly or to China’s opposition to it. Jaishankar attended a seven-na… Continue Reading

Details: China on Monday threatened to retaliate against a U.S rule that tightening visa restrictions on Chinese journalists, in an escalating row … Continue Reading

Details: Monday though a social media post from the Embassy of India in Nepal stated that Mr. Nepal disputes India’s claims and maintains that th… Continue Reading

Details: India finds itself in an increasingly dangerous world, one that is fragmenting and slowing down economically. Rapid shifts in the balance … Continue Reading

Details: India should discuss its concerns on terrorism directly with the Taliban, said U. The envoy said India had a “significant role” in Afg… Continue Reading

Details: Expressing “deep concern” about the increase in violence in Afghanistan, Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Doval made a particular mention of the… Continue Reading

Details: Iran's parliament has passed a bill allowing the government to slash four zeros from the rial, Iranian state media reported on Monday, aft… Continue Reading

Details: Gilgit-Baltistan has functioned as a “provincial autonomous region” since 2009. India has issued a demarche to protest what it call… Continue Reading

Details: In the global war against the novel coronavirus, emerging economies, many belonging to BRICS, have reached out to other countries humbled … Continue Reading

Details: Despite a massive 50% drop in oil revenues and a downturn in the economy, Saudi Arabia’s investments in India will not be affected, the … Continue Reading

Details: Remittances to developing nations are set to fall as migrant workers are hit hard by the virus crisis. Mohammad Osman Goni, a migrant w… Continue Reading

Details: The government has unequivocally dismissed the US Commission of International Religious Freedom’s latest report, which ranks India on th… Continue Reading

Details: India was conspicuous by its absence from the meeting on April 16, given its historical and strategic ties with Afghanistan, but not for t… Continue Reading

Details: Structures built on Mekong river altered its natural flow: A new study highlighting the impact of China’s dams on the Mekong river ha… Continue Reading

Details: While India made “meaningful progress” to enhance IP protection and enforcement in some areas, it did not resolve recent and long-st… Continue Reading

Details: India has moved to the seventh position from the previous year’s eighth in the annual Global Terrorism Index 2019. In March, the Cabinet… Continue Reading

Details: Commission on International Religious Freedom has downgraded India to the lowest ranking, “countries of particular concern” in its 202… Continue Reading

Details: *The COVID-19 epidemic has mercilessly highlighted our shortcomings and our failures, even as we pride ourselves on being the world’s la… Continue Reading

Details: The very complexity of the novel coronavirus leads to radical uncertainty. Hence, it it unlikely that the world will ever be the same agai… Continue Reading

Details: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently sought a USD400 million currency swap with the Reserve Bank of India , to boost its foreign reserve… Continue Reading

Details: This is exactly where the pandemic could help BRICS, experts believe. Apart from that, BRICS countries are planning to work on an early wa… Continue Reading

Details: In recent days, China has conducted military drills and deployed large-scale military assets to the maritime area, while officially celebr… Continue Reading

Details: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring certain categories of immigrants from admission to the U.S. This wil… Continue Reading

Details: President Donald Trump has taken his administration’s war on immigration to the next level. What does the suspension mean? Trump h… Continue Reading

Details: The two-stage satellite launch took off from Iran’s Central Desert, says Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard … Continue Reading

Details: SAGAR seeks to differentiate India’s leadership from the modus operandi of other regionally active major powers and to reassure littoral… Continue Reading

Details: In this August 18, 2013 photo, Japanese Coast Guard boat and vessel sail alongside Japanese activists' fishing boat, not in photo, warning… Continue Reading

Details: It has been reduced to under 3,800 in the past 18 months, according to Castellum. About 1,800 of the names have been removed since the beg… Continue Reading

Details: In an April 17 decision, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry imposed restrictions saying companies from countries that share borders wit… Continue Reading

Details: The principal fault is with Beijing and not WHO, which is still a body dependent on member states, says the former U. Had global governanc… Continue Reading

Details: Disruptions in domestic food supply chains are a pressing issue as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, World Bank President David Malpass told … Continue Reading

Details: Beijing denies accusations, says it is committed to a moratorium on tests: China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclea… Continue Reading

Details: Let’s not make it any tougher,” Kristalina Georgieva told BBC radio. , of the EU, the whole world. The transition period is due to end… Continue Reading

Details: The President said the group had promoted China's “disinformation” about the virus that likely led to a wider outbreak of the virus th… Continue Reading

Details: Any offset agreements will be defined in negotiations between India and contractors The U.S. State Department has approved two potentia… Continue Reading

Details: The government is “engaged” in talks with the U.S administration to reconsider President Donald Trump’s orders to impose visa sancti… Continue Reading

Details: Migrants labourers have been among the worst hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Indian migrants in the GCC countries are at the bottom… Continue Reading

Details: Though the market has recovered since and a wider production-sharing compromise is in the works, the general outlook remains bleak. In a r… Continue Reading

Details: Differences over the prisoner release question have been complicating U.S. brokered attempts to create a lasting peace agreement to end mo… Continue Reading

Details: April 9 will mark the 70th anniversary of the ICCR’s foundation. ICCR has a great history and many stalwarts had shouldered this respons… Continue Reading

Details: A tweet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi resulted in the first-ever virtual summit of SAARC leaders on March 15. Solid follow-up: Tho… Continue Reading

Details: Russia-based ultra-nationalist movement is the first such organisation to be given the designation. The Trump administration on Monday … Continue Reading

Details: China’s pivotal role: What is known is that China’s growth rate has further plummeted, even as it was confronting an economic slowd… Continue Reading

Details: The ‘COVID-19 Community Mobility Report’ covers 131 countries and regions, and uses aggregated, anonymised data to chart movement tren… Continue Reading

Details: On April 1, 1950, China and India established diplomatic relations. India was the first non-socialist country to establish relations with… Continue Reading

Details: G 20: The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors. Established in 1999 after a series of major … Continue Reading

Details: Both Ghani and Abdullah claim Afghan presidency. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital on Monday to help break a… Continue Reading

Details: The spark of South Asia: Dhaka’s persistence resulted in the first summit of the seven leaders of the region in 1985. In the nearly 3… Continue Reading

Details: Prime Minister Narendra Modi convenes a meeting of SAARC leaders on the coronavirus pandemic over a video conference, on March 15, 2020. … Continue Reading

Details: Modi politically. As a result, speaking beyond bilateral relations, both leaders paid tribute to the three million people of Indian origin… Continue Reading

Details: All leaders in the 8-nation regional grouping welcomed the PM’s suggestion and agreed to join the conference, except Pakistan PM Imran K… Continue Reading

Details: From the rise of nationalism and India’s place in the emerging world to the need to combat climate change, several subjects were discuss… Continue Reading

Details: The India-U. Military Cooperation Group dialogue, scheduled for later this month, has been cancelled in view of coronavirus outbreak, and … Continue Reading

Details: Putin and Erdogan used personal diplomacy to avoid a direct confrontation in Syria’s Idlib As crisis soared in Syria’s Idlib and th… Continue Reading

News: India has joined as an observer of the Indian Ocean Commission the inter-governmental organisation that coordinates maritime governance in t… Continue Reading

Details: The Freedom in the World 2020 report ranks India at the 83rd position, along with Timor-Leste and Senegal. The annulment of autonomy an… Continue Reading

Details: A week after Delhi’s riots, India and Myanmar were the subjects of discussion at a hearing in Washington organised by an independent bip… Continue Reading

News: The OHCHR plan has been criticised by diplomatic and legal experts here, including one of the 22 petitioners in the case, as an “overreach�… Continue Reading

News: A deal has been signed between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha that has set the stage for America to wind down the longest war in its histor… Continue Reading

The deal signed between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha. Background: The U.S. went into Afghanistan in October 2001, a few weeks after the 9/11… Continue Reading

Abstract: The US (United States) and Taliban militants have signed historic peace agreement in Doha, Qatar to restore peace in Afghanistan to end t… Continue Reading

Detail: The US and the Taliban have recently signed a peace deal in the Qatar capital of Doha, bringing the curtains down on a more than 18-year-ol… Continue Reading

Details: A free trade area can tap into the idea of punjabiyat: India-Pakistan relations have always been viewed through the prism of Kashmir. R… Continue Reading

Background: Britain left the EU on January 31 2020, but both sides agreed to a standstill transition period.The post-Brexit transition period expir… Continue Reading

News: India has been invited to witness the ceremony to seal the peace deal between the U.S. and Taliban in Qatari capital Doha on Saturday, an off… Continue Reading

The Government of Sri Lanka has formally notified the United Nations (UN) that it is withdrawing from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) re… Continue Reading

Context: World Health Organization chief said : Virus cases emerging faster globally. Details: Governments worldwide are scrambling to preven… Continue Reading

India sent the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to the COVID-19-hit Wuhan in China. The heavy-lift military transport airc… Continue Reading

Context: India and the United States have strengthened their partnership with agreements on healthcare and energy, and have issued a joint statemen… Continue Reading

A tectonic shift in America’s relations with China under Donald Trump’s presidency is providing a new impetus to defence, security, trade and tech… Continue Reading

Abstract • With the centre of gravity of geopolitics shifting to Pacific in the recent times from Atlantic in the 20th century, the US is des… Continue Reading

The Paris based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an organization that monitors the financing of international terrorism, gave a 4-month extension t… Continue Reading

Details: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his government will withdraw from co-sponsoring a UN Human Rights Council resolu… Continue Reading

President Donald Trump in Houston. India’s decision ahead of the February 24 visit of the U. The upcoming visit of the U. S President Donald Trump i… Continue Reading

Context: President Donald Trump is set to make his maiden visit to India on February 24-25, 2020. With no headway in the talks for a trade deal, th… Continue Reading

Context: Afghanistan has declared incumbent Ashraf Ghani winner of a disputed presidential election. Afghanistan’s independent Election Commis… Continue Reading

The International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommended that Pakistan be retained on the ‘Grey List… Continue Reading

India-U.S. trade relations. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM): Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM)… Continue Reading

The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the “Torture Convention” or CAT) was adopted by the … Continue Reading

News: President Donald Trump’s visit to India later this month, has led to doubts over the chances of a trade deal being signed between India and… Continue Reading

News: Sri Lanka has taken “strong objection” to the U. In addition to a statement from the U. “The Government reiterates that Lt. Shavendra S… Continue Reading

News: The Pakistani government, which for years tried to protect Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, finally got a conv… Continue Reading

News: Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has put off his trip to India this week, at least two official sources said, amid signs that the India… Continue Reading

News: Initial hopes that his evident venality and incompetence may lead to an early termination of his presidency have gradually given way to a sho… Continue Reading

News: When he visits India for the first time later this month, U.Z.Z.Z.S. President Donald Trump can expect thronging crowds in Gujarat and perhap… Continue Reading

News: Found guilty of being part of a terrorist outfit and for possessing illegal property. Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai … Continue Reading

News: By making New Delhi their first stop abroad, Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who visited in November, and Prime Minister Mahi… Continue Reading

Abstract: President Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ahmedabad and New Delhi. Details: President Donald Trump will visit Ind… Continue Reading

News: The Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has announced that the landmark rail line to connect the northeastern region of … Continue Reading

Context: New Delhi’s third attempt at conflict resolution with Assam’s Bodos came out of the blue. The State had been more in the news for … Continue Reading

Context: Meeting of the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement. Details: Bhutan, in spite of deciding to stay out of the Bang… Continue Reading

Context: Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s official visit to India. Details: Sri Lanka’s concerns: Sri Lanka needs India to permit obligatio… Continue Reading

Context: Ongoing India-U.S. trade negotiations. Farmers groups have previously successfully protested the agricultural and dairy, free trade pro… Continue Reading

Context: Trade deal negotiations between India and the U.S. Indian concerns: The U.S. had revoked India’s Generalized System of Preferences… Continue Reading

At the ongoing Defexpo 2020, Russian Helicopters (RH) signed a road map with Indo-Russian Helicopters Limited (IRHL) for localisation of Ka-226T helic… Continue Reading

Context: India and several African countries have pledged to deepen cooperation to combat the growing threat of terrorism and preserve maritime sec… Continue Reading

Content: The External Affairs Minister has said that, apart from developing trade via the Chabahar port in Iran, India would like to explore settin… Continue Reading

Context: U.S. President Donald Trump, impeached by the House of Representatives, has been acquitted by the Senate, bringing to a close, the impeach… Continue Reading

News: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan signed the 1st ever term contract with Mr. Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) and Chairman of Rosneft (Russ… Continue Reading

• Recently, 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue (IOD) was held in Delhi. • The IOD is a flagship initiative of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). … Continue Reading

Context: Ending decades of free entry to Indian tourists visiting Bhutan, the government in Thimphu has decided to levy a daily Rs.1,200 (USD17) fe… Continue Reading

Context: Pakistan’s Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution expressing unflinching and unwavering support to the Kashmiri people and deman… Continue Reading

Mains Paper- II Prelims: Interpol Facts Mains: Notice details. According to the Interpol “Notices are international requests for cooperatio… Continue Reading

Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level : Jebel Ali gas field Mains level : Energy resources • The United Arab Emirates today announced the d… Continue Reading

Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level : Addu Tourism zone Mains level : Key highlights about the project India and Maldives today sign… Continue Reading

Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level : Commonwealth Mains level : International organisation • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congr… Continue Reading

News: • To mark of 25 years of the adoption of Beijing Platform for Action, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), organized a National … Continue Reading

Context: Union HRD Minister chairs a meeting of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO in New Delhi. About the INCCU: The… Continue Reading

News: • The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to authorise sanctions against Chinese officials who interfere in the process of determining … Continue Reading

• President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People, was recentl… Continue Reading

News: Proposal to include Palestinian State with capital in eastern Jerusalem, recognition to Israeli settlements In exchange, Israel would agree … Continue Reading

* Russia launched a top an intercontinental ballistic missile named Avangard, has been made operational. * Russia claims that this nuclear-armed H… Continue Reading

The story so far The first set of elections in the Democratic Party contest in the United States to decide the Opposition party’s presidential no… Continue Reading

If he goes on to win a second term in November as it now appears, Mr. Trump will have had six overlapping years with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in p… Continue Reading

Context: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Day celebrations. Brazil India Relationship Br… Continue Reading

Abstract: In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’ top court has ordered Myanmar to take all … Continue Reading

• India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger. Key highlights: • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and President o… Continue Reading

Context: United Nations-led talks in Berlin. Background: The Libyan Crisis refers to the ongoing conflicts in Libya, beginning with the Arab … Continue Reading

News: • Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 accident happened in the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between Iran and the United Stat… Continue Reading

Abstract: Sikhs in the US will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census for the first time. What it means for Sikhs to be counte… Continue Reading

Abstract: The United States will begin screening efforts at three US airports to detect travellers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may … Continue Reading

News: We are the best of friends with India, but how do we convey to Pakistan that we can be the best of brothers at the same time, asks the former… Continue Reading

Abstract: The Taliban have offered a brief ceasefire to the U.S., two insurgent sources have revealed. Background: The Taliban and the U.S. h… Continue Reading

Context: The Pakistan Ministry of External Affairs has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be invited to participate in the Heads of Governmen… Continue Reading

Context: China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs unde… Continue Reading

Abstract: Russia at Raisina Dialogue. Details: Indo-Pacific Russia at the Raisina Dialogue questioned the idea of “Indo-Pacific”. It s… Continue Reading

News: Recently, Henley Passport Index was launched. The index was launched based on the data collected from International Air Transport Association… Continue Reading

Abstract: Britain, France and Germany hiked up pressure on Iran to cease its violations of a landmark nuclear deal – Joint Comprehensive Plan of … Continue Reading

News: Taiwan’s pro-democracy President Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election, with a record mandate since the country’s first direct elections of 1996, … Continue Reading

News: In this file photo, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. Later, U.S. President Donald Trump … Continue Reading

News: Raisina Dialogue to kick off with panel of former world leaders on January 14, PM Modi to attend India’s contribution: The title of … Continue Reading

News: Speaking on the sidelines of an official visit to Singapore on Monday, Vadym Prystaiko said the countries would also discuss compensation and… Continue Reading

Abstract: The ‘rickety’ barbed wires along the Pakistan and Bangladesh border are being replaced with meshed fence made of steel and coated wit… Continue Reading

News: The US Department of Defence said in a statement that Iran had launched “more than a dozen ballistic missiles” that “targeted at least … Continue Reading

News: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that no Americans were harmed in the Iranian missile attacks on military bases housing U.S. tro… Continue Reading

Abstract: The U.S. killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, in an airstrike. Overview: On January 3 , Qassem Soleimani, the commander … Continue Reading

Context: The government’s political expediency over the Citizenship Act has landed India in an unenviable diplomatic spot today. Aspect: Ap… Continue Reading

Context Iran’s state television has recently reported that Iran will not meet the terms of the nuclear deal signed with six major powers in 2015.… Continue Reading

A bounty of $80 million has been placed on Donald Trump's head. An unknown Iranian eulogist placed the bounty on the US President after the killing of… Continue Reading

At sermons in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, worshipers chanted, “Death to America!” And in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, where anti-governm… Continue Reading

The Opposition is critical of the changes brought by government in the Accountability Ordinance The Pakistan government brought about changes to th… Continue Reading

Bangladesh shut down telecom services along the border citing security reasons, but revoked it later. Bangladesh shut telecom networks along the bo… Continue Reading

How will the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, in a U.S. drone attack, impact the region? The story so far: Soleimani, who the U.… Continue Reading

Soleimani was also the main architect of Iran’s recent foreign operations, mainly in Syria and Iraq, which were crucial in saving the regime of Bash… Continue Reading

News: The killing by the US of Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack in Baghdad. … Continue Reading

Background In November 2019, India released fresh maps of the newly created Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, along with a … Continue Reading

Context: The year 2019 had many issues that defined global politics. There were protests by students against the establishment in several parts … Continue Reading

News: The Modi 1.0 government made significant diplomatic gains and reaffirmed India’s ties with key global powers and as well as with neighbours… Continue Reading

Context: North Korean leader Kim Jong-­un has expressed deep frustration over stalled nuclear talks with the US, and has warned of unspecified “… Continue Reading

Context: Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed al-Shaabi militants had encircled and vandalised the US Embassy in Bag… Continue Reading

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up leaders of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka and conveyed India’s commitment … Continue Reading

Context The Conservative Party’s victory in the Parliament gives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a clear mandate to take the U.K. out of the… Continue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that ‘Phase One’ of the trade dealwith China would be signed on January 15 at the WhiteHouse, though c… Continue Reading

China has welcomed India’s decision to include telecom major Huawei in the 5G trial. The decision has ended months of speculation over Huawei’s pa… Continue Reading

News: The Taliban’s ruling council agreed to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the US can… Continue Reading

Context China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. Details Chinese navy would deploy its Xining guided-missile … Continue Reading

Context Iraq and Lebanon are in the midst of Political Uncertainty. There is anger, demands for change in political leadership and huge anti-gover… Continue Reading

Context The preliminary announcement of results for the Afghanistan Presidential election is a significant step for the country. Elections Ac… Continue Reading

Context: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the ratify the Tenth Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). … Continue Reading

Context Critics of the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 ask why Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka will not be given citizenship under the new law. Th… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, Russia has stated that it is looking forward to signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Eurasian Economic Union … Continue Reading

Context: China has recently warned that the U.S. was turning the cosmos into a “battlefield”, after Washington announced a new military ar… Continue Reading

Context: The weakening of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body. Background: The Appellate Body was set up in 1995 as a “safety v… Continue Reading

Context: Rally in Hong Kong in support of China's ethnic Uighurs. Background: This is the latest demonstration in over six months of unrest i… Continue Reading

Context: FATF questionnaire to Pakistan. Background: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had kept Pakistan on the Grey List for an extende… Continue Reading

Context: Meeting of the 19th India-Iran joint commission. Background: Iran had expressed that it was disappointed that India had stopped all … Continue Reading

Context: Completion of the 22nd round of the Sino-India boundary talks under the framework of Special Representatives dialogue. Background: T… Continue Reading

Context: The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s chief prosecutor has said that she wanted to open a full investigation into alleged war crimes … Continue Reading

The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) has been recognised officially by the National Department of Regulation of Medicines and Health Products of the Ministry… Continue Reading

Context Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared that the Mattala airport which is near the strategic Hambantota port will be operated … Continue Reading