Countries of Particular Concern: US Subject – IR Context – U.S. designates Pakistan and China as countries of particular concern for religious freedom violation Concept – The United States designated several nations, including Pakistan, China, Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom. US also announced […]
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Subject – IR Context – Telangana’s Pochampally Recognised By UNWTO among World’s Best Tourism Villages Concept – The UNWTO’s Best Tourism Villages Pilot initiative aims to recognise and reward villages that are great examples of rural tourism and demonstrate best practices in each of the nine evaluation […]
One Sun One World One Grid declaration Subject – IR Context – The declaration was jointly released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the COP26 Climate Meet in Glasgow. Concept – The declaration was jointly released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Helmsman Subject – IR Context – China’s Communist Party hails ‘helmsman’ Xi after ‘historic’ meet Concept – A day after the Communist Party passed a “historical” resolution elevating the status of Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a par with its tallest past leaders, China’s ruling party referred to Mr. Xi as its “helmsman”, […]
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Subject – IR Context – NAM at 60 marks an age of Indian alignment Concept – The Non-Aligned Movement was formed during the Cold War as an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to […]
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Subject – IR Context – Xi warns against Cold War in AsiaPacific Concept – Established: 1989 Members: 21 India is not a Member. Member Nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese […]