International Relations & Internal Security

13th Ministerial-level meeting of the India-United States Trade  Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry has participated in the 13th Ministerial Meeting of the India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) held in Washington DC. Major

India Australia Economic and Cooperation Trade Agreement Recently The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between India and Australia has come into force. This is the first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that India has signed

India to assume chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement Recently India has assumed the presidency of the plenary session of the Wassenaar Arrangement for one year. The 42-member Wassenaar Arrangement is a voluntary export control regime that

India and Australia signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) Recently the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the ‘Rules of Origin (RoO)’ for the India-Australia Trade Agreement (ECTA). It has

Russia – China joint naval exercise Recently, Russia and China have started joint naval exercises in the East China Sea. The main goal of the exercise is to strengthen naval cooperation between the Russian Federation

Veer Guardian 2023 Practice Recently Veer Guardian 2023 Exercise will be organized between India and Japan. Veer Guardian 2023 exercise will be conducted from 16 to 26 January next year. Veer Guardian 2023 Exercise This

Group of Friends organization for peacekeepers  Recently India has launched a “Group of Friends” to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers. It was launched during India’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). What

National Defense Authorization Act (NDDA) of the United States passed Recently the United States Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the US$ 858 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDDA). This ‘National Defense Authorization

KAZIND military exercise 2022 concluded Recently the 6th edition of India-Kazakhstan joint training exercise ‘KAZIND-22’ has been organized at ‘Umroi’ in Meghalaya. KAZIND– 2022 It is a joint annual training exercise of India with Kazakhstan

Demand for reform in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)  Recently India has chaired the open discussion meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During this, India has called for an accountable and transparent

Exercise Surya Kiran XVI Recently the 16th edition of Indo-Nepal joint training exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI” is being conducted from 16 to 29 December 2022 at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi (Nepal). Key point In this,

G20 finance track meeting concluded  The first Finance Track meeting of the G20 grouping is being held in Bengaluru for three days from 13 December. The meeting will be jointly hosted by the Ministry of

17th ‘Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting’ of International Labor Organization (ILO) concluded Recently, the 17th Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has been concluded. The 17th APRM has been

SAARC Currency Swap Framework Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an agreement to extend a currency swap facility of up to US$ 200 million to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) under the

International Lusophone Festival Recently, the International Lusophone Festival was held in Goa, India, which has been hosted by India. India will give priority to improve relations with Lusophone countries to harness their potential It is

Price cap restrictions on Russian crude oil by western countries  Recently western countries have imposed price cap (highest price limit) restrictions on crude oil of Russia. Group of G-7 countries, European Union and Australia have

Fire fighter drills  Recently, the 12th edition of the bilateral exercise Agni Yoddha has been concluded between Singapore and the Indian Army at the Field Firing Range in Maharashtra. About Agni Yodha Exercise Exercise Agni

Indo-French partnership on Kaziranga project Recently India and France have agreed to cooperate on Kaziranga project. France’s Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD) has funded the project for 80.2 million euros over a period of 10

No Money for Terror (NMFT) Ministerial Conference Recently, a ministerial level conference on No Money for Terror (NMFT) has been organized in New Delhi from 18 to 19 November. The Union Home Minister has addressed

G-20 Summit Recently the 17th Annual Summit of G-20 has been organized in Bali, Indonesia under the theme ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’. This G-20 summit was addressed by the Prime Minister as well as India

The Virtual Global Skill Summit (VGSS) Recently the first Virtual Global Skill Summit (VGSS) has been organized with Indian Embassies located in ten countries. The meeting has been jointly organized by the Ministries of Education,

illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing Recently, according to the Indian Navy, fishing vessels from outside this region have been sighted in the Indian Ocean. In the year 2021, 392 incidents of Illegal, unreported, and unregulated

ASEAN-India Summit Recently the 19th India-ASEAN Summit was held, in which the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has participated. This conference is organized in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The conference also celebrated the 30th anniversary

India – US Economic and Financial Partnership Meeting Recently the 9th Ministerial Meeting of Indo-US Economic and Financial Partnership has been organized. In this, the Indian delegation is led by the Union Minister of Finance

G20 Presidency: Logo and Theme Unveiled Recently the Prime Minister has unveiled the logo, theme and website for the G20 presidency of India. India will chair the G20 grouping for one year from December 1,

India economic relations with South Africa  Recently, India’s economic engagement with South Africa is being strengthened again. The Import-Export Bank of India (Exim Bank) has issued a working paper. It emphasized the need for a

The 21st meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held Recently, China has organized the 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in a virtual form.

Security Council – Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) Recently, the special meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was held in India. In this meeting the UNSC-CTC has adopted the “Delhi Declaration”.

Centre Notifies IT Amendment Rules 2022 Recently the Central Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022. The Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021 were issued under section

90th INTERPOL General Assembly Recently, the 90th meeting of the Interpol General Assembly was held in New Delhi. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is an intergovernmental organization. It helps the police of all member