Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Conference in Varanasi
Context: Recently, India mooted an action plan to mark 2023 as the year of tourism development in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) region at the tourism ministers’ conference in Varanasi. “India has assumed the SCO chairship for 2023. Relevance: GS II- International relations Dimensions of the Article: Conference in Varanasi Focuses on Improving SCO Tourism: […]
About McMahon Line
Context: A recent bipartisan Senate resolution in the United States recognizes the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: About McMahon Line: History India’s stand on McMahon Line Current status on the McMahon Line What is LAC? The Line of Actual Control […]
About Doha Political Declaration
Context: Doha Political Declaration was adopted by the head of the states at the recently concluded Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5). Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: About Doha Political Declaration: What is the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA)? Need for the Doha Political Declaration Least developed […]
SIPRI Report on Arms
Context: India remained the world’s largest arms importer for the five-year period between 2018 and 2022 even though its arms imports dropped by 11% between 2013-2017 and 2018-2022, according to the Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: SIPRI’ s report on Arms Imports […]
ASEAN-India Business summit
Focus: GS II: International Relations Why in News? Recently, the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology addressed the addresses 5th ASEAN-India Business summit. About the ASEAN-India Business summit: It is being held as part of the ASEAN-India Year of Friendship to commemorate the more than three-decade-long engagement between India and the 10-member bloc […]
Public Healthcare Infra: India Gets $1 Billion from World Bank
Context The Centre and the World Bank have signed two $500 million complementary loans to support and enhance the country’s health sector development. Relevance: GS Paper-2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests, India and its neighborhood- relations Mains Question How will World Bank loans help and improve India’s health […]
United Nations High Seas Treaty
Context: After more than a decade of negotiations, the countries of the United Nations have recently agreed to the High Seas Treaty. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: About UN High Seas Treaty: What are High Seas? High seas refer to the areas of the oceans that are beyond the national jurisdiction […]
Multilateral Reforms As a Priority in the G-20
Context: India, as the G-20 president in December 2022, aims to prioritize inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented, and decisive global consensus on critical development and security issues. Multilateral reform is one of the top priorities, with the T20 Task Force on ‘Towards Reformed Multilateralism’ (TF7) developing a roadmap for ‘Multilateralism 2.0.’ Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions […]
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Context: India recently rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) “unwarranted references” to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: About the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Why is the region important for India? How much trade does India do with countries in this region? UAE: […]
Need For Restoration of peace along LAC
Context:Recently, the external Affairs minister met Chinese Foreign Minister. He reiterated India’s position and called for restoration of peace on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was required to return to normalcy.Relevance:GS Paper 2: India and its Neighbourhood (relations)Dimensions of the Article: Cooperation between India and China: -Source: The Hindu