Asian Development Bank Subject – IR Context – India seeks vaccine loans from ADB and AIIB Concept – ADB is a regional development bank established on 19th December 1966. ADB now has 68 members, 49 from within Asia. India is a founding member. The bank admits the members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for […]
US Food and Drug Administration Subject – IR Context – WHO seal: Covaxin may be missing the USFDA ballast Concept – Despite almost 12 crore people in India having been administered Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, the absence of an approval from the US drug regulator could have come in the way of the vaccine’s […]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Subject – IR Context – India needs to bolster its health infrastructure: AIIB Concept – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia. Headquartered in Beijing, it began operations in January 2016 and have now grown to 102 approved members […]
Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea Subject – IR Context – Expedite talks on South China Sea: Beijing Concept – In 2002, ASEAN and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. Year 2022 is the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the […]
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) Subject – IR Context – China’s Foreign Minister meets Taliban in Doha, offers support Concept – An extremist group of native Uyghurs, a Muslim minority in China, the ETIM’s stated objective is to form a sovereign nation of East Turkestan, carved out from the Xinjiang province. Almost 40 years after its founding, around the 1980s, […]
Sudan Mapping Subject – IR Context – Sudan General defends power grab Concept – Country Geographical Location Bordering Countries Capital Sudan North-Eastern Africa North of Equator Egypt Libya Chad Central African Republic South Sudan Ethiopia Eritrea Red Sea Khartoum Climate Major Mineral Unique Features Demography Sudan has a tropical climate characterized by a rainy […]
Rohingya Crisis Subject – IR Context – The Karnataka Government has no plans to deport Rohingyas. Concept – The Rohingya people are stateless, Indo-Aryan ethnic group who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Rohingya are primarily Muslims who live in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine state. There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in […]
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Subject – IR Context – FAA starts fiveday audit of DGCA Concept – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic management, certification of […]