Indo-Pak War of 1971 Subject – IR Context – 50 years ago, on the eve of December 3, 1971, Pakistan launched a series of air strikes against Indian air bases in the Western Sector, thus signalling the official beginning of the third Indo-Pak War. This war would lead to the creation of a […]
Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Authority Subject – IR Context – Win for farmers as India revokes PepsiCo’s patent on FL-2027 potato variety Concept – History – PepsiCo, a multi-million-dollar conglomerate, had sued Gujarati farmers asking them to pay ₹1.05 crore each for alleged violation of Intellectual Property Rights. The […]
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Subject – IR Context – The Government on Thursday took strong exception to the UN Human Rights agency’s criticism of the arrest of Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez, accusing the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) of “bias” for […]
Global Gateway Plan Subject – IR Context – EU plans €300 billion infra fund to counter China’s BRI Concept – The European Commission announced on Wednesday a plan to mobilise €300 billion ($340 billion) in public and private infrastructure investment around the world, a move seen as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy. Global Gateway will aim at mobilising […]
G20’s Troika Subject – IR Context – India joins G20’s Troika with Indonesia and Italy Concept – India on Wednesday joined the G20 ‘Troika’. With this move, India has started the procedure for taking over the G20 presidency next year. Troika refers to the top grouping within the G20 that consists of the current, previous and the incoming presidencies — […]
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Subject – IR Context – Govt plans to enact cross-border insolvency framework in Winter Session. The new framework is likely to be largely patterned on the UNCITRAL model law on cross-border insolvency. Concept – It is a subsidiary body of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) […]
Matosinhos Manifesto Subject – IR Context – The European Space Agency (ESA) council on Friday approved a manifesto to accelerate the use of space in Europe “to tackle the urgent and unprecedented societal, economic and security challenges faced by Europe and its citizens.” Concept – The European Space Agency (ESA) council approved a […]