UNSC Resolution 1173 Subject – IR Context – China questions India’s missile project. Foreign Ministry spokesperson refers to UNSCR 1172, adopted in 1998 Concept – United Nations resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion or will of United Nations organs. UNSC resolution 1172 was adopted in June 1998. The resolution, in the aftermath […]

    United Nations children’s agency UNICEF Subject – IR Context – UNICEF report calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit countries Concept – The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, has urged education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms […]

    AUKUS Subject – IR Context – U.S., U.K., Australia form new partnership Concept – a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. (AUKUS) was formed. The security grouping AUKUS will focus on advancing strategic interests in the Indo­ Pacific region A central feature of the partnership […]

    African Union Subject – IR Context – African Union urges India to release supplies Concept – The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African […]

    Lithium Reserves in Afghanistan Subject – IR Context – China’s support to the new Taliban regime in Afghanistan has raised suspicions that Beijing is eyeing Kabul’s mineral wealth, estimated at $1-3 trillion. Concept – According to a 2015 report by the Henry M Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, […]

    Stealthing Subject – IR Context – New California Bill trying to add Stealthing in sexual battery Concept – California State Legislature has passed a bill that makes stealthing — the act of removing a condom during intercourse without consent — a crime. If passed, California would be the first state to criminalise the […]

    Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue Subject – IR Context – India and U.S. to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue Concept – America’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry would travel to India next week, during which the two countries would launch the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue, the […]

    2+2 Dialogue Subject – IR Context – India-Australia hold 2+2 dialogue Concept – A 2+2 dialogue refers to a mechanism between two nations where two appointed ministers from each country met up to discuss their strategic and security interests. The goal is to enhance high-level engagements on bilateral, regional, and global issues. It […]