China objects to India’s bid to blacklist senior JeM leader at the UN Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation Concept : India’s proposals to blacklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) were objected to by China. Abdul Rauf Azhar has been involved in planning […]
Sahel Region Subject: International Relations Section: Regions in news Concept: The ongoing fighting in Sudan is forcing thousands to flee. The humanitarian emergency is spreading, creating a dangerous security situation in the Sahel region. About Sahel Region The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition in Africa between the Sahara to […]
WTO IT Agreement Subject : International Relations Section: International Organization Concept : The WTO’s IT Agreement has done little for India’s IT services. India’s hardware sector was hit instead. Information Technology Agreement India is a signatory to the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) (now also known as ITA-1), a plurilateral agreement of WTO. As […]
Persona non grata Subject : International Relations Section: International conventions Concept : A day after Canada announced it would expel a Chinese diplomat over allegations of involvement in a campaign to intimidate a Canadian politician, China on Tuesday (May 9) declared a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai as persona non grata. Persona non grata […]
Title 42 Subject : International Relations Section: International conventions Concept : The COVID restrictions, known as Title 42, will expire at the US-Mexico border; it was initially enacted by the former President of the United States Donald Trump in March 2020. Details of Title 42 Law “Title 42” is a public health order […]
Arab League Subject: International Relations Section: International Organization Concept : The Arab League voted to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago, underlining the thawing relations between Damascus and other Arab countries. Background Syria was ousted from the Arab League in 2011 following President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on […]
Indian prisoner dies in Pakistan a week before repatriation Subject: International Relations Section: International Convention Concept : An Indian prisoner, who was to be repatriated next week, died in a hospital in Karachi, civil society activists revealed on Sunday. The deceased, Zulfiqar, was expected to enter India along with 199 fishermen set to […]
Pakistan and China vow to press ahead with CPEC Subject :International Relations Section: Groupings Context: Pakistan and China held their fourth edition of the Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue on Saturday where both affirmed to continue their commitment to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a day after India criticised the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project. What is […]
King Charles III Coronation Subject : International Relations Section: International Events Concept : Britain’s King Charles III will join the long list of British queens and kings who have been crowned at the Westminster Abbey church in London, when his coronation will take place. Since 1066, when the monarch William the Conqueror invaded […]
Bastille Day Parade Subject : International Relations Concept : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit France on 14th of July to attend this year’s Bastille Day Parade as Guest of Honour in Paris. France’s Bastille Day parade July 14 is marked as France’s National Day. One of the revolutionary days in Paris and […]