UK SUSPENDS HK EXTRADITION TREATY, BLOCKS SALE OF ARMS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The UK escalated its ennui with China following Beijing’s recent enactment of a security law for Hong Kong by suspending the extradition treaty with it “immediately and indefinitely” and banned the export of items related to suppressing riots. This action follows: Recent ban on Chinese company Huawei, High-profile […]
US & INDIA CONDUCT JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? A US carrier strike group led by aircraft carrier USS Nimitz conducted a “cooperative” exercise with Indian warships in the Indian Ocean. Details The USS Nimitz, along with guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, missile destroyers USS Sterett and USS Ralph Johnson, participated in what the US described as a […]
INDIA IDEAS SUMMIT
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Indian Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit. India Ideas Summit The India Ideas Summit is being hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC). The theme for this year’s India Ideas Summit is ‘Building a Better Future’. The Summit will witness discussions on […]
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTION PLAN: INDIA – U.S. SEP
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction India and the US have a long-standing energy collaboration, which was reinforced through the announcement of a new US–India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP). The India–US Strategic Energy Partnership has four pillars: Oil and Gas, Power and Energy Efficiency, Renewable and Sustainable Growth. The Sustainable Growth pillar is being co-chaired by […]
INDIA CHINA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later in 2020. While no decision was reached, it appears a green signal to Australia could soon be given, making it the first time since 2007 that all […]
G20 FMCBG MEETING
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs participated in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting. Details and Highlights The G-20 FMCBG meeting was held to discuss the global economic outlook amid evolving COVID-19 pandemic crisis along with other G20 Finance Track priorities for […]
INDO-US STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
Focus: GS-II International relations, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? India and the United States have announced new areas of research on: Transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). U.S. – India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) review meeting co-chaired by […]
CHINA HAS CROSSED ITS 1960 CLAIMS ALONG THE LAC
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Chinese troops are currently present on the north bank of Pangong Lake in Ladakh in an area that is beyond what even China described as its official boundary during talks with India in 1960. Details The records contradict China’s current claims of where the Line of Actual Control […]
UN DRAFT DECLARATION AND INDIA’S DEMAND FOR REFORM
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The final draft of the Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the U.N. favours a softer approach to the process of the expansion of membership. The Declaration is a powerful reiteration of the U.N.’s founding principles that brought a new world order 75 years ago […]
A NUCLEAR ACCORD, 15 YEARS AGO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction The visit of Indian Prime Minister to U.S. in 2005 was heralded as a new beginning in the US-India partnership by both the countries. The highlight of the summit was an agreement to cooperate in civil nuclear power. It upended the US (and international) focus on rolling back India’s nuclear […]