El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin City’ Subject – IR Context – El Salvador, the only country to recognise Bitcoin as a legal tender, is planning to build an entire city based on the largest crypto currency Bitcoin, President Nayib Bukele announced to a gathering of Bitcoin enthusiasts on Saturday at Bitcoin Week in El Salvador. […]
Minsk Accord Subject – IR Context – Russia and Ukraine must abide by their commitments in the Minsk accord Concept – The Minsk Protocol is an agreement which sought to end war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. It was written by the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, consisting of Ukraine, the Russian […]
Chabahar port Subject – IR Context – The crisis being faced by India’s strategic port project at Chabahar in Iran has deepened after crane-makers failed to turn up for a tender to supply four new ship-to-shore cranes to the port. Concept – Port Location Bordering Countries Chabahar port In south-eastern Iran, on the […]
Manama Dialogue Subject – IR Context – U.S. ‘committed’ to West Asia security Concept – The Manama Dialogue is annually held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Dozens of government officials, businessmen, international figures, economists and political and strategic thinkers from Asia, Africa, North America, Latin America and Europe meet in the Bahraini capital Manama to exchange views on […]
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Subject – IR Context – In a veiled dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said “some irresponsible nations” with their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of […]
Japan Unveils Stimulus Package Subject – IR Context – Japan PM Kishida unveils $490bn stimulus package Concept – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled a record-breaking stimulus package worth approximately 56 trillion Japanese yen ($490bn). The government will compile an extra budget by the end of this year to fund the stimulus […]
ASEAN Subject – IR Context – ASEAN objects as China wants Myanmar junta to join summit Concept – It is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation. It was established on 8th August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and […]
Magnitsky Act Subject – IR Context – Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the ₹3,600 crore VVIP chopper scandal seeks sanctions against India. Concept – The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in […]
The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill 2021 Subject – IR Context – New Pak. law allows Jadhav to file appeal Concept – The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill, 2021 is aimed at fulfilling the obligation under the verdict of the ICJ. The law allowed Mr. Jadhav to challenge his conviction in the […]