Subject: IR Context: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced a central global network of laboratories Concept: It helps to assess and compare immunological responses generated by the Covid-19 vaccine candidates. To establish this global vaccine-assessment network, CEPI has announced partnerships with five clinical sample testing laboratories that included India’s Translational Health Sciences and […]
Subject: IR Context: A U.S. Navy P-8A long range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) landed at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the last week of September for refuellingunder the bilateral logistics support agreement Concept: LEMOA stands for Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), a tweaked India-specific version of the Logistics Support Agreement […]
Subject:IR Context: The second edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh “Exercise Bongosagar” began in the northern Bay of Bengal Concept: Ex Bongosagar, whose first edition was held in 2019, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations In this […]
Subject: IR Context: India’s air transport bubble with Germany has been suspended after the European country prohibited national carrier Air India from flying to its airports Concept: Air bubbles refer to bilateral agreements India has struck or is in the process of finalising with specific countries to allow their national carriers to ferry passengers back […]
Subject:IR Context: Over the last one week, military action in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has resulted in the death of at least 100 civilians and Armenian combatants. Concept: Straddling western Asia and Eastern Europe, Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but most of the region is controlled by Armenian separatists. […]
Subject: IR Context: NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy. Concept: The focus of the partnership is on co-creating innovative technological solutions by leveraging the expertise of the two entities. This will be achieved through […]
Subject: IR Context: India will try and keep its taxation laws out of the ambit of all Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and comprehensive economic pacts that it negotiates. In-principle decision was taken some time back to phase out all “unequal bilateral investment treaties” which could see companies like Vodafone, Cairn, etc., seeking arbitration against Indian tax […]