INDIAN AND MAURITIAN PM INAUGURATE SC BUILDING
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Indian Prime Minister and Prime Minister of Mauritius jointly inaugurated the new Supreme Court building in Mauritius through video conference. Details The building is the first India assisted infrastructure project within the capital city of Port Louis to be inaugurated after the Covid pandemic. The landmark project has […]
AIIB ON INDIA’S PROJECT PROPOSALS
Focus: GS-II International relations Why in news? The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said it will function as an “apolitical” institution and will continue to support projects in India. Details India has received the most funding of any country from the bank. India was among the AIIB’s 57 founding members in 2016 and is […]
EUROPEAN UNION TO RESTRICT EXPORTS TO HONG KONG
Focus: GS-II International relations Why in news? The European Union will restrict exports to Hong Kong of equipment that could be used for surveillance and repression after Beijing imposed a controversial new security law. Details The bloc has expressed deep concerned over the new law, which critics say will severely curb Hong Kong’s longstanding autonomy […]
HK EXTRADITION PACTS WITH CANADA, AUSTRALIA, U.K.
Focus: GS-II International relations Why in news? China announced the suspension of Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries over a controversial new security law. Details Western nations have angered Beijing over their responses to the law imposed on Hong Kong which they […]
RIC, A TRIANGLE THAT IS STILL IMPORTANT
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction Recently India decided to attend a (virtual) meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC), amidst the tensions on the Line of Actual Control. Highlights of the meeting The Chinese Minister did not see the irony in his call for opposing bullying practices, rejecting power politics and […]
THE SOUTH ASIAN-GULF MIGRANT CRISIS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The Kerala High Court issued notice to the Central and State governments on a petition seeking to set up a mechanism to assist NRIs who had lost their jobs abroad and had returned to India, to seek due compensation. It seeks the court’s intervention to reclaim unpaid salaries, […]
INDIA AND INDONESIA: BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Republic of Indonesia was held recently. Highlights The long history of mutually beneficial interactions between India and Indonesia countries with a tradition of close political dialogue, economic and trade linkages as well as cultural and people to people interactions was highlighted. The […]
CHINA MEETS AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, NEPAL MINISTERS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? China convened a rare quadrilateral dialogue with the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan. Details China pledged to strengthen cooperation among the four nations in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as boosting their economic recoveries, including through regional connectivity projects. China outlined four proposals at […]
WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT INDIA AND BANGLADESH?
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Speaking on the occasion of handing over 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh – Indian Minister of External Affairs said India-Bangladesh relationship is a role model for good neighbourly relationship in the South Asian region. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister said that the Indian government and society have an obligation […]
NEEDED, A MAP FOR INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction India was the de facto leader of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and was seen as a natural rising power in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region. When it comes to neighbouring countries: India has historical and cultural ties with Nepal, enjoys traditional goodwill and […]