Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Subject – IR Context – Pakistan has decided to allow fully vaccinated Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur from next month with strict COVID19 protocols. Concept – Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, also known as the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, is located in Pakistan’s Narowal district across river Ravi. It is one of the most significant historical and spiritual places for Sikhs. According to historians, the first Sikh Guru(Guru Nanak […]
Golden Crescent Subject – IR Context – drugs funded the Taliban’s 20-year war with the US. Concept – The Golden Crescent is the name given to one of Asia’s two principal areas of illicit opium production (with the other being the Golden Triangle), located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia. This space overlaps three nations, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, whose mountainous peripheries define […]
Three-Child policy in China Subject – IR Context – China formally passes three-child policy into law Concept – China’s legislature has formally amended the country’s family planning rules to allow couples to have three children. The amended law calls on the authorities to take supportive measures, including those in finances, taxes, insurance, education, housing and employment, […]
Generalised System of Preferences Subject – IR Context – U.S.is no longer interested in securing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with India. Concept – It was instituted in 1971 under the aegis of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It is aimed at creating an enabling trading environment for developing countries. The countries which grant GSP preferences are Australia, Belarus, […]
Abraham Accords Subject – IR Context – The Abraham Accords as India’s West Asia bridge. Concept – The Abraham Accord between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is mediated by the USA. It is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years. The accords are named after the patriarch Abraham regards as a prophet in both Judaism and Islam The Abraham Accords […]
Hazaras of Afghanistan Subject – IR Context – The Hazaras have long faced violent persecution from the Taliban and Islamic State for their ethnicity and religious beliefs. Concept – The Hazaras are an ethnic and religious minority group largely found in the rugged and mountainous central Afghan region of Hazarajat. They are believed […]
UNITE Aware Subject – IR Context – Tech to help protect UN peacekeepers: Jaishankar. Concept – External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar announced the rollout of a technological platform in partnership with the UN — ‘UNITE Aware’ — to help enhance the safety of UN peacekeepers. The launch of the UNITE AWARE platform came […]
Gurkhas Subject – IR Context – Gurkhas not to be tagged as foreigners. Concept – Impressed by their discipline and ferocity in Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, the British decided to recruit Gurkha soldiers starting in 1815. Since then, the Gurkhas have fought on the side of the British Empire in almost every war, including both World Wars. After the […]
The Taliban Subject – IR Context – The Taliban entered Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, following a week of rapid territorial gains from retreating government forces battling to hold off the Islamist militant group. Concept – The Taliban, which means “students” in the Pashto language, emerged in 1994 around the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. It […]
Tajikistan Subject – IR Context – The rise of Taliban has put Tajikistan in a spot Context – Tajikistan lies on Afghanistan’s north-eastern border, adjacent to the Afghan provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and Balkh. The 1200-km border is also home to the junction between the Hindu Kush and Karakoram Mountains, and is […]