MOSCOW SUMMIT Subject : International Relations Context : Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks after Moscow summit. Concept : Moscow hosted the international conference on Afghanistan on Thursday, at which Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan released a joint statement calling on the Afghan sides to reach a peace deal […]
S400 & CAATSA Subject : International Relations Context : US Senator Bob Menendez, has written to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking him to raise concerns about democracy and India’s purchase of the S-400 Russian missile defence system, during his visit to New Delhi. Concept : The S-400 Triumf, (NATO calls it […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RESILENCE INFRASTRUCTURE Subject: International Relations Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the opening ceremony of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure through video conference. Concept: The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI 2021) is an interactive virtual conference which follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure […]
AIR BUBBLE ARRANGEMENT Subject : International Relations Context : Centre to expand air bubble pact with more countries. Concept : External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the government wanted to expand the “air bubble” arrangement with more countries, The priority would be Saudi Arabia, Kuwait in the […]
OIL SUPPLIES TO INDIA Subject : Economy/ International Relations Context : The United States overtook Saudi Arabia as India’s second biggest oil supplier. Concept : India’s imports from the United States – the world’s top producer – rose 48% to a record 545,300 barrels per day (bpd) in February from the prior month, […]
INDO JAPAN SPACE TIES Subject: International Relations Context: Indian and Japanese space agencies reviewed cooperation in earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation, and also agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in “space situational awareness and professional exchange programme”. Concept: This was agreed during a bilateral meeting between the Indian Space Research Organisation […]