INDIA, 3 NATIONS CALL FOR UNSC REFORM
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India has joined hands with Brazil, Germany and Japan to call for expediting the process for reforming the UN Security Council, with the four countries saying that inter-governmental negotiations on the issue have dragged on for more than a decade without substantial progress. Details The four countries, also […]
AGGRESSIVE MOVES BY CHINA NEAR PANGONG TSO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? In an escalation of the ongoing standoff on the border in Ladakh, Chinese troops carried out aggressive moves to change the status quo on the South Bank of Pangong Tso and those attempts have been thwarted said the Indian Army. Details PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived […]
AUSTRALIA-INDIA-JAPAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS’ MEETING
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry and other ministers from Australia and Japan held a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting through videoconference on Supply Chains Resilience. Joint Ministerial Statement adopted The Ministers reaffirmed their determination to take a lead in delivering a free, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory, transparent, predictable and stable […]
INDIA’S COVID-19 VACCINE DIPLOMACY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The Union government is working on at least five distinct ways, ranging from free vaccines to guaranteed supply, in which it can help its immediate neighbours as well as countries in West Asia, Africa and even Latin America. The idea is to leverage the country’s standing as the […]
CHINA CALLS FOR ‘IMPREGNABLE WALL’ FOR TIBET
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building a “new modern socialist” Tibet, constructing an “impregnable wall” against separatism in the sensitive Himalayan region and “sinicisation” of the Tibetan Buddhism. Details The Chinese President in his address to the seventh Central Symposium on Tibet Work, said that efforts […]
INDIA DECIDES TO PULL OUT OF KAVKAZ 2020
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India has withdrawn its participation in Kavkaz 2020 multinational exercise in Russia in September 2020 citing logistics difficulties due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are reports that it is mainly due to participation of Chinese troops amid the ongoing standoff in Ladakh. Another reason cited was the participation […]
JAPAN’S COMMITS RS 3,500 CRORE FOR HEALTHCARE IN INDIA
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The Govt. of Japan has committed Official Development Assistance loan of an amount of JPY50 billion (approx. Rs. 3,500 crore) for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support. This programme loan aims to support India’s efforts in fighting COVID-19 and to prepare the health system to manage future epidemics […]
17TH ASEAN-INDIA ECONOMIC MINISTERS’ CONSULTATIONS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultations held virtually on 2020. Details The meeting was attended by the Trade Ministers of all the 10 ASEAN countries. The Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to take collective actions in mitigating the economic impact […]
U.S. BLACKLISTS CHINESE FIRMS AMID SCS DISPUTE
Focus: GS-III International Relations Why in news? The United States blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted a number of individuals it said were part of construction and military actions related to disputed islands in the South China Sea. Details The U.S. Commerce Department said the two dozen companies played a “role in helping the Chinese […]
WHAT IS VACCINE NATIONALISM?
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction Countries are engaging in agreements for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines at an average of more than 1 per person:The United States has entered into multi-billion-dollar agreements with at least six big pharmaceutical companies for assured supplies of vaccines (in development) amounting to more than two doses for every American citizen. […]