U.S. KILLS TOP IRANIAN GENERAL IN AIR STRIKE
Why in News? The U.S. killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, in an air strike near Baghdad airport, the Pentagon and Iran said Iranian authorities have reacted with predictable vehemence at Gen. Soleimani’s “martyrdom” and vowed vengeance. This tit for tat between the U.S. and Iran could easily go […]
INDIA-NEPAL TO HOLD TALKS OVER KALAPANI
Kalapani Region of the Uttarakhand is the bone of contention between India and Nepal. India has recently released its new political map– released by Survey of India About Survey of India The Survey of India is India’s central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. It is under ministry of Science and Technology and […]
SAUDI KING TO CHAIR G20 VIRTUAL SUMMIT
Focus: GS-III International Relations, Prelims Why in news? Leaders of the G20 group of nations will hold a video conference on 26th March 2020. The virtual summit will be led by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia which is the current president of the economic grouping. Details G20 members will be joined […]
SRI LANKA NOTIFIES UN ABOUT RIGHTS RESOLUTION WITHDRAWAL
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Sri Lanka on 27th February formally notified the UN Human Right Council that it was withdrawing from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation – statement at the High-Level Segment at the ongoing UNHRC session. History of Sri Lanka’s UNHRC Resolution In 2015, six years after Sri […]
J&K ‘WAS, IS AND SHALL FOREVER’ REMAIN ITS INTEGRAL PART: INDIA TELLS PAKISTAN AT UNHRC MEETING
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of India for ever, and the world should act against countries that shelter terrorists, India told the Human Rights Council on 26th February 2020, speaking at the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council. Other Statements: The transformative changes wrought […]
TRUMP RENEWS OFFER TO MEDIATE ON KASHMIR, BUT SKIRTS CAA
India and the United States on Tuesday strengthened their partnership with agreements on healthcare and energy, and issued a joint statement that designated the two countries as “Comprehensive Global Strategic partners The statement followed bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, during which the latter renewed his offer to mediate […]
DONALD TRUMP CALLS MODI A ‘TRUE FRIEND’, LAVISHES PRAISE ON PM
U.S. President Donald Trump, on his maiden visit to India on 24th February 2020, heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “true friend”, and said his rise from a humble background as a teaseller to India’s Prime Minister “underscores India’s limitless promise”. Mr. Trump’s lavish praise, while addressing a mammoth crowd at […]
ENERGY TO DOMINATE INDIA-U.S. RELATIONS
Why in news? Energy could take over from Defence as the strongest link in the Indo-U.S. relationship – with talks over increasing India’s imports of U.S. oil and gas, a clean energy deal including an MoU on building pipeline infrastructure for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) between American oil company ExxonMobil, gas transportation technology company Chart […]
MOST FEARED MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON OFFER
Why in news? While announcing that defence deals worth around $3 billion would be signed during his visit, Mr. Trump offered a range of high-tech defence equipment to India, on 24th February 2020. Details The deals are for 24 MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters for the Navy worth $2.2 billion and six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for […]
CHINA FACES ITS BIGGEST HEALTH EMERGENCY SINCE 1949: XI
Why in news? The COVID19 epidemic that has killed over 2,400 people is communist China’s “largest public health emergency” since its founding in 1949, President Xi Jinping COVID and world economy The deadly COVID19 outbreak could put the recovery of an already fragile global economy at risk, the IMF warned on Sunday, as G20 financial […]