AL AQSA MOSQUE Subject : International Relations Context : Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque. Concept : More than 160 people were wounded when Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound late on Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West […]

    INDIA-EU LEADERS MEETING Subject : International Relations Context : At the invitation of the President of the European Council Mr. Charles Michel, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting. Concept : The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU […]

    ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL (ASM3) Subject : International Relations Context : India is participating in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) – the global platform for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic region (8-9 May, 2021). Concept : The first two meetings—ASM1 and ASM2—were held in the USA in 2016 and Germany in […]

    KAREN CONFLICT Subject : International Relations Context : Guerrilla soldiers from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority burned down a government military outpost on Friday after capturing it without a fight when its garrison fled, a senior Karen officer said. Concept : Karen Conflict Marginalised in then Burma’s post-independence political process, the KNU started a […]

    SECOND SCOTTISH REFERENDUM Subject : International Relations Context : Recently, Scotland took to the polls to vote for its next parliament with a third of the results expected to be announced. Concept : Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who leads the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), has described this election as the most […]

    DAHLA DAM Subject : International Relations Context  :The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in its former bastion of Kandahar. Concept : Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, is now under Taliban control. […]