Russia suspends START arms inspections over US travel restrictions Subject: International Relations Section: International body START TREATY: It is a treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on measures for the further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms. It entered into force on 5th February, 2011. New START […]
China Taiwan Issue: One China Policy Subject : International Relations Section :(Bilateral relations) CONTEXT: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan, casting aside private warnings from the Biden administration about the risk that her high-profile diplomatic visit could stoke a new crisis in Asia and immediately prompting a sharp response from the Chinese government. […]
IMF Surveillance Subject :International Relations Section: International organization Context: IMF help to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Surveillance is one of three main activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with lending and technical assistance. Via surveillance, the IMF oversees the international monetary system and the policies of all of its member countries […]
Taiwan dominates the world’s supply of computer chips — no wonder the US is worried Subject :International Relations Section: Mapping Context: One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with US […]
India to host UNSC meet on counter terrorism in October Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation Context: In a first, India will host diplomats and officials from all 15 countries of the United Nations Security Council, including China, Russia and the United States, for a special meeting on terrorism, in Delhi and […]
Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh Subject: International Relations Section: Mapping Context: Former Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli has claimed that he was removed from power last year after his government published a new map of Nepal that included Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekha sits territories Concept: The Lipulekh pass is a far western point near […]
The violent conflict in the DRC, in which two BSF personnel were killed Subject :International Relations Section: Mapping Context: Two Border Security Force personnel who were part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]
Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) Subject: International Relations Section: International organization Concept: The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)is a network of 114 central banks and financial supervisors that aims to accelerate the scaling up of green finance and develop recommendations for central banks’ role for climate change. The NGFS was announced at […]
India’s role in UN Peacekeeping Missions over the years Subject :International Relations Section: International Organization Context: Two BSF personnel, who were part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were among five people killed during a protest in an eastern town near the border with Uganda on Tuesday. What […]
The repechage format introduced by World Athletics for the 2024 Paris Olympics Subject :International Relations Section: International World Athletics on Monday announced that they were set to introduce a repechage round in individual track events from 200m to 1500m races for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to World Athletics, the events at […]