SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) Subject : International Organisations Context :The Union Cabinet of India has approved the ratification of an Agreement on “Cooperation in the field of Mass Media” between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Agreement was signed in June, 2019. Concept : The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental […]
PALESTINE QUESTIONS INDIA’S SILENCE AT UNHRC Subject: International Organizations Context: Palestine has conveyed its disappointment after India abstained from voting at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on a resolution against Israel. Concept: About UNHRC The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the […]
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Subject : International organisations Context : India on May 28 pushed for further studies into the origins of the COVID-19 virus, as the World Health Organisation’s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, reviewed the findings of its special team. Concept : World Health Assembly (WHA): The World Health Assembly (WHA) […]
India calls UNGA president comment on Kashmir unacceptable Subject: International organizations Context: India referred to the remarks of the President of United Nations General Assembly VolkanBozkir as “unwarranted” and “unacceptable”, expressing grave opposition to Bozkir’s comments on the Jammu and Kashmir region. Concept: The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative […]
G7 foreign Ministers meet Subject: International Organizations Context: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, in what was their second meeting after they met on May 3 on the sidelines of the G-7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in London. Concept: About G7 It is an intergovernmental organisation […]
UNHRC Subject : International Organisations Context : India skips UNHRC resolution to probe human rights violation in Gaza; Netanyahu condemns UN body probe order. Concept : The UN Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. […]
ICAO Subject : International Organisations Context : International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will hold an urgent meeting in Montreal, Canada, on May 27 to discuss the forcibly diversion of the Ryanair plane, which was flying from Greece to Lithuania, to land in Belarus on May 23 after Western powers called for the UN […]
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) Subject: International Organisations Context: Iran said that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and IAEA has expired and that its access to images from inside some Iranian nuclear sites would cease. The announcement raised further questions about the future of indirect talks under way between the United States […]
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Subject: International Organisations Context : German telecom company Deutsche Telekom, an investor in Indian firm Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd, has filed a petition in a US court against the Indian government seeking confirmation of a $135-million compensation payment to it. Concept: The compensation, which includes interest, was awarded by […]
BAWG Subject : International Organisations Context : 7th BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting recommends networking of existing telescopes. Concept : About BRICS Astronomy Working Group: It provides a platform for BRICS member countries to collaborate in the field of astronomy, recommending that the focal points in each country should present the scientific results […]