Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region Subject – IR Context – Netherlands keen on Naval Liaison Officer Concept – The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data. It presently has linkages with 21 partner countries and 22 multi-national agencies […]

    International Year of Fruits & Vegetables 2021 Subject – IR Context – 2021 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) Concept – 2021 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The IYFV is […]

    Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang Subject – IR Context – 43 countries call on China at UN to respect Uighur rights Concept – The Uighurs are a predominantly Muslim minority Turkic ethnic group, whose origins can be traced to Central and East Asia. The Uighurs speak their own language, similar to Turkish, and […]

    Turkey under FATF Grey-List Subject – IR Context – global terror finance watchdog put Turkey under the lens Concept – The global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has added Turkey, along with Jordan and Mali, in its revised list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring”. The FATF is an inter-governmental body […]

    Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Subject – IR Context – Pakistan retained on FATF’s ‘greylist’ again Concept – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan in the ‘grey-list’ yet again, observing that it needed to further demonstrate that investigations and prosecutions were being pursued against the senior leadership of UN-designated terror groups, […]

    New Quadrilateral Economic Forum Subject – IR Context – India, Israel, UAE and U.S. launch quad forum Concept – India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum. The quad builds on ongoing cooperation between the U.S., Israel and the UAE after the Abraham Accords last year, and the […]