IN HIMALAYAN STAREDOWN, THE DILEMMAS FOR DELHI
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction The growing number of reports about Chinese troops crossing the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India in the Ladakh region — neither acknowledged nor denied by the Indian government as yet — indicate a new age of Chinese territorial aggression against India. The growing territorial aggression China’s growing […]
INDIA TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE IN AREAS ALONG CHINA BORDER
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? To ramp up infrastructure along the China border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to spend 10% funds of a Centrally sponsored scheme only on border projects in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand and Sikkim. Details The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) has been allocated […]
LT. GEN-LEVEL TALKS BETWEEN INDIA, CHINA ON JUNE 6
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? A meeting on June 6 between Indian and Chinese military officials, led by lieutenant generals from both armies, will be a significant step towards resolving the weeks-long row along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Details This is perhaps the first time that lieutenant generals from both sides […]
MULTILATERALISM IN THE NEW COLD WAR
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction In the new cold war, defined by technology and trade not territory, non-alignment is an uncertain option. Developments on the International Stage for India As chair of the Executive Board of the World Health Assembly India can set the global response in terms of multilateralism, not just medical issues. In […]
SEIZING THE MOMENT AT THE WHO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? On May 22, 2020, Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, was elected the Chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) executive board. The elevation affords India an important platform to steer the global public health response to COVID-19. Five elements to India’s policy approach, What can […]
CHINA TO BUILD POWER PROJECT IN POK DESPITE INDIA OBJECTION
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? China under the multi-billion-dollar China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India’s objection to it. Details A tripartite agreement has been finalised among China’s Three Gorges Corporation, the authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the PPIB to implement the 1,124-megawatt […]
CHINA’S DELAY IN RELEASING INFORMATION FRUSTRATES WHO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus and thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately.” However, it is said that Chinese officials sat on releasing the genetic map, or […]
CHINA’S NEW HIGH-SECURITY COMPOUND IN PAKISTAN
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recent satellite images appear to show that several new complexes have been built by China in the last few years and one of them in Gwadar, identified as being used by a Chinese company involved in port development, has unusually high security. Whether the Chinese naval base materializes […]
INDIA SET TO RE-ENTER UN SECURITY COUNCIL
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India is set to re-enter the UN Security Council for the eight time, as it is the sole contender for the Asia Pacific seat, after the General Assembly holds polls for electing the five non-permanent members on June 17. Details UNGA will have new voting arrangements due to […]
HONG KONG BANS TIANANMEN VIGIL FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS
Focus: GS-III International Relations Why in news? Hong Kong police on 1st June 2020 banned an upcoming vigil marking the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the gathering has been halted in three decades. The candlelight June 4 vigil usually attracts huge crowds and is the only place on Chinese soil […]