Subject:IR Context: India and Denmark elevated their relations to a “green strategic partnership” that will focus on expanding economic ties, green growth and cooperation on global challenges such as climate change. Concept: The new “green strategic partnership” will build on an existing Joint Commission for Cooperation, created in 2009, for cooperation in politics, economics and […]
Subject: IR Context: The 4th edition of the biennial India and Japan naval exercise is under way in the North Arabian Sea Concept: The maritime cooperation has significantly increased between the two sides with focus on information sharing and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and Indo-Pacific. JIMEX-20 will showcase high […]
Subject:IR Context: Out of the $20 billion in loans issued by the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), about $6 billion has gone to India. 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 […]
Subject: IR Context: G4 countries call for urgent steps for reform of UN and Security Council Concept: The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan are four countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. G4’s primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council. Each of these four countries have figured among […]
Subject: IR Context: The United Nations completed 75 years this year Concept: In order to commemorate the historic moment, world leaders come together, at a one-day high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. The meeting, themed as ‘’The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism’, is a landmark event, […]
Subject: IR Context: Pakistan is again looking to China, Malaysia and Turkey to help it get off lightly for failing to fully implement an action plan to tackle terror funding when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assesses its case in October Concept: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist […]
Subject: IR Context: Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre is providing Tsunami Services to 25 Indian Ocean Countries Concept: The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) was established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, an autonomous body under Ministry of Earth Sciences which continues to provide timely tsunami advisories to stake holders. […]