Japan protests after Chinese ship enters its territorial waters Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Japan has voiced protest and concern over the entry of a Chinese naval ship into its territorial waters. About the incident: A Chinese naval vessel was spotted near the southern Kuchinoerabu islandand exiting southwest of Yakushima Island. […]

    China reasserts its claims in regional disputes, pushes rivals’ limits Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: China in recent years has asserted its claims in the long-running disputes far more boldly as its military strength has grown. Chinese action in recent times: China has taken confrontational action in its claims across the […]

    Pacific Islands leaders back Australia-funded joint policing plan Sub: IR Sec: Int groupings Context: Pacific Islands states have backed an Australian-funded regional policing plan to improve training and create a multinational crisis reaction force. The decision was made during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Tonga. Details of the plan: Under the […]

    India and Russia sign working plan to handle emergencies Sub : IR Sec: India and World Context: India and Russia signed the working plan of the Joint Russian-Indian Commission on the Cooperation in the Field of Emergency Management for 2025-2026. The plan was signed during the second meeting of the commissionin Moscow. Details of […]

    On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: On 6th August this year, Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s southwestern province of Kursk, in the first ground invasion of the country or the erstwhile Soviet Union since World War II. Implications of the attack For Russia: […]

    The two new US-India agreements signed as part of growing defence ties Subject: IR Sec: India and world Context: India and the US have signed two new agreements, the latest in a series of bilateral military agreements that have enhanced defence and security cooperation between the two countries over the past decade. The […]

    Japan scrambles jets after Chinese aircraft ‘violates’ airspace Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Japan’s Defence Ministry said that a Chinese aircraft violated its territorial airspace off the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The incursion lasted for two minutes. Japan deployed fighter jets and issued warning in response. Also, China recently had […]