INDO-US STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
Focus: GS-II International relations, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? India and the United States have announced new areas of research on: Transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). U.S. – India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) review meeting co-chaired by […]
CHINA HAS CROSSED ITS 1960 CLAIMS ALONG THE LAC
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Chinese troops are currently present on the north bank of Pangong Lake in Ladakh in an area that is beyond what even China described as its official boundary during talks with India in 1960. Details The records contradict China’s current claims of where the Line of Actual Control […]
UN DRAFT DECLARATION AND INDIA’S DEMAND FOR REFORM
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The final draft of the Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the U.N. favours a softer approach to the process of the expansion of membership. The Declaration is a powerful reiteration of the U.N.’s founding principles that brought a new world order 75 years ago […]
A NUCLEAR ACCORD, 15 YEARS AGO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction The visit of Indian Prime Minister to U.S. in 2005 was heralded as a new beginning in the US-India partnership by both the countries. The highlight of the summit was an agreement to cooperate in civil nuclear power. It upended the US (and international) focus on rolling back India’s nuclear […]
IRAN – CHINA – INDIA: DIPLOMACY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recent reports that Iran launched the track laying programme for the long rail link between Chabahar and Zahidan last week sparked concerns that India was being excluded from the project. Iran has since clarified that it is NOT the case and India could join the project at a […]
INDIA SET TO CREATE ITS FIRST OVERSEAS OIL STOCKPILE
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India is moving to store oil in the US, and this is the first time India is creating an emergency reserve abroad. Details, and why? India, the world’s third largest oil consumer, is looking to take advantage of low prices and guard against possible supply disruptions. India and […]
PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT ECOSOC: UN’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Prime Minister delivered a keynote address virtually at the 2020 High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session. Details and Highlights This was the first address by PM to the broader UN membership since India’s election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. […]
India should believe in the EU
Why in news? India and the EU have many things in common. And there are many areas in which both can expand the cooperation. Common interests Both aim to enhance strategic autonomy and their global standing. Diversifying strategic value chains is also a common interest. Both seek to address the issue of climate change on an urgent basis. Economic […]
China’s post COVID 19 aggression is reshaping Asia
Why in news? China is surrounded by various geopolitical confrontations with a growing array of its Neighbours. standoffs with Vietnam and Malaysia in the South China Sea to threatening Australia with boycotts of wine, beef, barley, and Chinese students is threatening Chinese dominance. Isolating China. The Indian, Japanese, Malaysian, and Australian governments have all taken […]
INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: JUNE 2020
Why in news? India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-June2020-21* are estimated to be USD 101.02 billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-)25.92 per cent over the same period last year Foreign trade is all about imports and exports. The backbone of any trade between nations is those products and services which are […]