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Singapore Ratifies RCEP

In New Recently, Singapore has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement becoming the first participating country to do so. At the 6th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, Singapore’s Foreign Minister has expressed hopes on India reassessing its stand on regional trade pacts like the RCEP and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific […]

Raisaina Dialogue

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 6th edition of the Raisina Dialogue 2021. About It is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation,and will be held virtually from 13-16 April, 2021. Theme: “#ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control”. Current edition of the Raisina Dialogue […]

US Decides to Exit Afghanistan

In News Recently, the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have announced that they will withdraw all their troops from Afghanistan by 11th September 2021, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There are about 2,500-3,500 US troops in Afghanistan at present, plus a NATO force of under 8,000. The troop pullout is […]

China Extends $500 mn Loan to Sri Lanka

In News Sri Lanka inked an agreement with the state-run China Development Bank for a loan of USD 500 million. About This USD 500 million loan is the second installment of the USD 1 billion loan (signed before), out of which USD 500 million was released in 2020. Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) also […]

Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs)

In News Recently, India had conveyed its concerns to the US over an American warship (USS John Paul Jones) transiting through the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without prior consent. About India’s domestic laws hold that any country carrying out military maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) must provide prior notification. While a country […]

BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

In News Recently, India has virtually hosted a Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Key Highlights of the Meeting Chaired by: Jointly by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the first meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central […]

Reviewing Oil Import Contracts

In News Recently, the Government of India has asked the refiners to review their contracts for buying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and negotiate more favourable terms. India, the world’s third-largest consumer of oil, hopes to use the might of its market to change the terms of engagement with big suppliers. Background Oil producers cartel […]

China-Iran 25-year ‘Strategic Pact’

In News Recently, China and Iran signed a 25-year “Strategic Cooperation Pact”. Background The partnership was first proposed by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during a visit to Iran in 2016. The agreement comes amid a major push from China to back Iran which is under the weight of U.S sanctions. Earlier, China and Russia called […]

Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission

In News Recently, the annual meeting (116th) of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan has been held in New Delhi. Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960, the two Commissioners are required to meet at least once every year, alternately in India and Pakistan. Highlights of […]

India-US Defence Cooperation

In News Recently, India has resolved to intensify defence cooperation with the US’s Central Command in Florida and with the Commands in the Indo-Pacific region and Africa, during the US Secretary of Defense’s visit to India. The bilateral discussion covered military-to-military engagement across services, information sharing, cooperation in emerging sectors of defence and mutual logistics […]