A network that enforces nuclear detente Subject :International Relations Section: International Conventions Context: Between 1945 and 1996, the world witnessed as many as 2,000 nuclear explosion tests; since then there have been six tests in all — two by India, one by Pakistan, and three by North Korea. What happened in 1996? CTBT […]
US is planning to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine Subject : International Relations Concept : Cluster Munition Cluster munitions, also called cluster bombs, are canisters that carry tens to hundreds of smaller bomblets, also known as submunitions. The canisters can be dropped from aircraft, launched from missiles, or fired from artillery, naval […]
AIIB says internal review found ‘no evidence’ of China influence Subject : International Organisations Concept : The China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Friday there was “no evidence” it was dominated by Beijing’s ruling Communist Party, as it released a review into explosive claims made by a former executive. Asian Infrastructure Investment […]
In boost to ties, Taiwan to set up office in Mumbai Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : In a significant step aimed at boosting economic linkages, Taiwan on Wednesday announced it would open its third representative office in India in Mumbai, more than a decade after it last expanded […]
U.K., Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court Subject : International Relations Section: International Organization Concept : The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all […]
‘Gender in physics’ meet in Mumbai Subject : International Relations Section : International Organizations Concept : The eighth edition of the International Conference on Women In Physics (ICWIP) will be the first to be organised in India when it happens next week on July 10-14. About ICWIP 2023 The conference is an event […]
What are the risks faced by Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone? Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Context: In June, a Lithuania-based NGO named the Bellona Foundation published a report, analysing the risks associated with the hostilities around, near, or at the Zaporizhzhya NPP, based on the facility’s […]
SCO calls for multipolar world order as Iran joins grouping Subject : International Relations Section: Groupings Concept : The virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), chaired by Mr Modi, addressed the importance of establishing a “more representative” and multipolar world order. The summit witnessed the induction of Iran as the ninth […]
China to stay out of Sri Lanka’s creditors’ platform Subject : International Relations Section: Groupings Concept : China “will not join” the official creditors’ platform negotiating a common debt treatment plan with Sri Lanka, but Colombo is “very confident” of Beijing’s bilateral support to the island’s economic recovery, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said. […]
France riots ‘echo’ in Switzerland Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Concept: Several shop windows and a shop door were smashed in the city of Lausanne in Switzerland over the weekend in what police said was an “echo” of the riots in next-door France, media reports said. Lausanne is in western Switzerland, […]