Russian newsprint on its way to Chennai via Iran port Subject : International Relations Section : Msc Concept : The multi-modal transport route will involve train movement through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to reach Iran’s Bandar Abbas port from where it will be take the sea route to reach Chennai. The cargo handled by […]
India, Russia begin manufacturing of AK-203 assault rifles in U.P.’s Amethi Subject : International Relations Section : India ‘s Relations Concept : Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) which is a joint venture between India and Russia, has started producing AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh. The IRRPL was established in […]
UNSC Sanction committee blacklist lashkar’s makki Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation Concept : Pakistan-based leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council. This came after China dropped its technical hold over a proposal to list him under the UNSC’s ISIL (Da’esh) and […]
Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper Subject: International relations Section :Groupings Context: The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region faces severe food safety challenges due to fractured safety control systems, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s working paper. About the report: Report title: Strengthening Food Safety […]
Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment Subject: International Relations Section: India’s neighbouring countries Context: The Sri Lankan government will “fully implement” the 13th Amendment The sharp focus is the 13th Amendment passed in 1987, which mandates a measure of power devolution to the provincial councils established to govern the island’s nine provinces. It is an outcome of the Indo-Lanka Accord of July 1987, signed […]
World Economic Forum Subject: International Relations Sections: Economics/International Organisations Concept : The 53rd annual meeting of WEF is going to start at Swiss ski resort town with thousands of participants, including about a hundred from India set to discuss ‘cooperation in a fragmented world’. The theme of the 53rd Annual Meeting would be […]
Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, widely regarded as a “wolf warrior” diplomat, has been transferred to the ministry’s Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. The posting of Zhao Lijian to a less high-profile Boundary and Ocean Affairs Department has turned the […]
China and Bhutan agree to push forward border talks Subject : International Relations Section: India and neighbours Context : The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the China-Bhutan Boundary Issues was held in China’s Kunming city. After the meeting, both sides announced that a positive consensus has been reached to push forward the […]
‘Aarogya Maitri’ project to provide medical supplies to developing nations in crisis Subject: International Relations Section: India’s foreign policy Concept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project under which India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crisis. India will also […]
Myanmar airstrikes target rebel camp near border, panic in Mizoram village Subject: International Relations Residents of Mizoram’s Farkawn village, within 2 to 5 km of Camp Victoria, panicked when they heard sounds of the bombing. People working on the Indian side of the river Tiau, which demarcates the international boundary, fled to their […]