BIMSTEC after the Colombo Summit
Context Fifth Summit of the BIMSTEC was held in Colombo which advanced the regional cooperation and integration. Relevance GS-II: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Dimensions of the Article Colombo Package Trade Pillars and Support needed Leaders and Commitments What more is needed? Way Forward Colombo Package BIMSTEC […]
BRICS Media Forum
Context: Recently, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) launched a three-month-long training programme for journalists. The programme was an initiative of the BRICS Media Forum. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Groupings affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: What is BRICS Media Forum? What is BRICS? What is BRICS Media Forum? The Forum was founded […]
India seeks closer BIMSTEC partnership
Focus – GS-II, International Relations Context Addressing the ministerial of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi–Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), EAM S. Jaishankar urged closer cooperation and connectivity among the members. What is BIMSTEC? The BIMSTEC formed in 1997 is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 […]
A Ukraine Peace Plan That Needs a U Thant
Context Russia Ukraine crisis has unfolded for long now. However, no concrete attempts have been made by the office of the UN for restoring peace raising questions on its importance. It’s perhaps time that Antonio Gueterres does a U Thant. Relevance GS-II: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora – their Structure, Mandate. Dimensions of the Article Insufficient […]
Sri Lanka’s Aggravating Economic Crisis
Context: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is aggravating rapidly, putting citizens through enormous hardship. Over the weekend, at least two senior citizens died while waiting in long queues to buy fuel; the price of cooking gas spiked to LKR 4,199 (roughly ₹1,150), the price of the widely used milk powder shot up by LKR 600 a […]
Who Is a War Criminal?
Context: Recently, President Joe Biden flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the words. Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: Who is a war criminal? […]
India – Sri Lanka Relations
Context: India extended a $1 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka to assist the island nation through its worst foreign exchange crisis and enable it to procure food, medicines and essential items. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important Foreign Policies and Agreements affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: India – Sri Lanka Relations History of […]
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Context: The United Nations General Assembly recently passed a resolution declaring March 15th as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Pakistan presented the resolution on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Despite the resolution’s passage at the UNGA, India has raised a number of concerns. Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: […]
Rohingya Muslims in India
Context: Six people were recently arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for reportedly being part of a conspiracy involved in the unlawful trafficking of Rohingya Muslims into Indian territory. Relevance: GS II- International Relations (India and its neighbourhood) Dimensions of the Article: Who are the Rohingya? What are Issues & Concerns to India’s Security? […]
When a Missile Misfires
Context India has acknowledged misfiring of an unarmed missile in the airspace of Pakistan due to technical malfunction. Relevance GS-II: India and its Neighborhood- Relations. GS-II: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Dimensions of the Articles Provisions for Conducting such tests. Why the Technical Malfunction? What Next? Way […]