Indians abroad: History, spread, remittances Subject :International relations Context: The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), saying that Indians living abroad are brand ambassadors for the country on foreign soil. History of the Indian diaspora ‘Girmitiya’ arrangement: The Indian diaspora has grown […]
Can the new Alzheimer’s drug, Lecanemab, be effective enough? Subject: International relations Context: The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has granted fast-track approval to an Alzheimer’s medicine which, initial results show, reduces the amyloid beta protein deposition in the brain – a classic symptom of the neurodegenerative disease. Two new drugs […]
Sweden can’t meet Turkey’s demands for NATO’s bid Subject : International relations Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden’s prime minister said. Sweden and Finland broke with decades of military non-alignment and applied to join the U.S.-led defense […]
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Subject :International relations External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday and said that the energies of young India are increasingly visible. The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in partnership with the Madhya Pradesh Government in […]
India sends all-women team for UN peacekeeping missions in Sudan Subject :International relations Context: India is deploying an all-women contingent in Sudan’s Abeyi region as part of its peacekeeping missions under the aegis of the United Nations. It will be India’s largest single unit of female soldiers in a UN mission since 2007. […]
International Court of Justice (ICJ) to take up Israel occupation Subject: International relations Context: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ended 2022 by passing a resolution that asked the body’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) , to render its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian […]
Al-Aqsa Mosque Subject: International relations Context: ISRAEL’SNEW far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir briefly visited Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a site also revered by Jews, prompting fierce condemnation from the Palestinian sand several Arab countries. Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is the […]
About G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (G20-DIA) Subject :International relations Concept: The objective of the G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (G20-DIA) is to identify, recognize, and enable the adoption of innovative and impactful digital technologies developed by startups, from G20 nations as well as the invited non-member nations, which can address the needs of humanity […]
Croatia becomes fully integrated EU member Subject: International relations Context: At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, Croatia switched to the shared European currency, the euro, and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join the world’s largest passport-free travel area More about news: Croatia joined the EU in 2013, but to adopt the […]
India abstains from voting on U.N. resolution on Israel Subject: International Relations Context: India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice for its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s “prolonged occupation” and annexation of the Palestinian territory. More about the news: The resolution […]