International Relations & Internal Security

2nd North Sea Summit Recently European countries have participated in the second ‘North Sea Summit’ held in Ostend, Belgium. The North Sea Convention aims to make the North Sea Europe’s largest energy hub by 2050.

Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2022 Recently the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released the ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure’ report, 2022. SIPRI is an independent international institute based in Sweden. It is

Operation Kaveri : India starts evacuating citizens from Sudan Recently, on April 24, the Central Government has started ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate about 3,000 Indian citizens stranded in Sudan. The situation in the capital Khartoum

Suspension of Operations Agreement: Manipur Government Recently there has been a violent encounter between security forces and Kuki Independent Army fighters in Manipur. Earlier, the Manipur government had broken the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement.

Steering committee on Indus Water Treaty meets In the recent Indus Water Treaty (IWT) steering committee meeting, the amendment process has been assessed. India has discussed the ongoing Neutral Expert Proceedings on the Kishanganga Project

Chinese Dual-Use Facilities Raise Security Concerns in India China’s recent dual-use facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka have raised India’s security concerns. China is working on plans to expand its ground stations in the Indian

G20 MACS meeting in Varanasi to feature the MAHARISHI Initiative Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) of G20 countries is being held in Varanasi on 17-19 April. The ‘MAHARISHI Initiative’ has been launched by India

China ends military drills after simulating strikes on Taiwan China’s military exercises targeting Taiwan have concluded after three days in which it encircled the island, simulated missile attacks on cities, and practiced ship-launched strikes from

De-dollarization Issue Recently BRICS countries are working towards developing a new currency. According to the information received, BRICS countries are developing new reserve currency. Due to this, once again the issue of De-dollarization has come

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Recently the United Kingdom has agreed to join the ‘Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)’. CPTPP is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). In 2018, an agreement

India & Bhutan plan to set up first Integrated Check Post along border near Jaigaon Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck have held a bilateral meeting in New

India, Netherlands holds first Ministerial-level meeting of Joint Working Group Recently the first ministerial meeting of the India-Netherlands Joint Working Group (JWG) has been held in New Delhi. In the year 2022, the Ministry of

‘AFINDEX 2023’: Africa – India Joint Exercise Recently, the second edition of Africa – India joint exercise ‘AFINDEX 2023′ was held. Along with this, the first edition of India-Africa Military Chiefs’ Conference was also organized.

Japan to connect landlocked North East with Bangladesh Northeast India will soon get the facility to trade through Matarbari Deep Sea Port of Bangladesh. Japan is assisting Bangladesh through the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth

Government reduces number of places under AFSPA in the northeast (NE) Recently, the Central Government has decided to reduce the number of ‘disturbed areas’ declared under AFSPA in several districts of the Northeast. The Ministry

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 Recently a small group of people raising pro-Khalistan slogans tried to pull down the Indian flag at the Indian High Commission in London. The London Metropolitan Police was absent

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Recently, Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Mrs. Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the 131 kilometer long India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline: IBFP) in virtual mode

India-Italy Relations Recently India and Italy have agreed to elevate their relations to strategic partnership. India and Italy are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their bilateral relations. The two countries have decided to elevate their

START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) Recently Russia suspended the New Start Treaty as Russia has claimed that the United States did not comply with the provisions of the New Start Treaty. Apart from this, Russia

Iran Nuclear Detection of Uranium Enrichment to 84% Purity Recently, inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found uranium enriched to 84% purity in Iran’s nuclear facility. It is noteworthy that the amount

Russia’s membership suspended from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recently, the global anti-money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia’s membership on the one-year anniversary of its alleged invasion of Ukraine. The

India’s disaster relief operation ‘Operation Dost’ in Turkey Recently, ‘Operation Dost’ disaster relief campaign has been launched by India after the devastating earthquake in Turkey. On this, the Prime Minister has congratulated the members of

Indonesia’s plans to restrict palm oil exports  The recent Indonesian palm oil ban has added to the inflation crisis. Indonesia is planning to suspend some export permits to reduce edible oil prices domestically. Indonesia is

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Recently India has organized a special round of talks for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in New Delhi. In this round, IPEF’s second pillar (Supply Chains), third pillar

No Place for Left Wing Extremism in Self-Reliant New India  Recently a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) was held under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister. The Home

India-South Korea completes 50 years of diplomatic relations Recently India-South Korea has completed 50 years of diplomatic relations. Relations between the two countries began in 1962 with bilateral consular relations. Later in 1973, it was

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