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Indus Water Treaty

In News Recently, India has diverted excess waters under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 1960 to irrigate its own land. About The move to harvest excess water comes against the backdrop of India working on a plan to divert the waters of Ujh, which is one of the main tributaries of the Ravi river that […]

Afghanistan After US Exit

In News Recently, US troops have departed from the Bagram Air Base, which coordinated the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, effectively ending their military operations in the country. Bagram Air Base It lies around 40km north of Kabul and is named after a nearby village. It was built by the US for its Afghan ally during […]

International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

In News In June 2021, INSTC’s western corridor was operationalized to connect India with Europe for the first time.   About INSTC The INSTC is a 7,200 km-long multimodal transportation network encompassing sea, road, and rail routes to offer the shortest route of connectivity.  It was established on 12th September 2000 in St. Petersburg, by […]

Biden-Putin Summit

In News Recently, the U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit meeting at Geneva, Switzerland.   About the Summit The leaders of both the countries met at a highly anticipated summit at a time when both leaders say relations between their countries are at an all-time low. The US sought […]

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2021

In News The number of nuclear warheads which are ready and deployed to fire have increased globally.    About Swedish think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its “Yearbook 2021”, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security.  Russia and the US together possess over 90 per cent of global nuclear […]

Rare Earth Metals at the Heart of China­-U.S. Rivalry

In News China’s dominance in the rare Earth Metals, key to the future of manufacturing, is a cause for concern for the West.   Rare Earth Elements (REEs) Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements – lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium.  They […]

India-Sweden Defence Industry Webinar

In News Recently, India and Sweden have held a defence industry webinar. Key Highlights A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers and the Swedish Security and Defence Industry Association to promote bilateral defence industrial relations. The Defence Minister of India has invited a high-level delegation from Sweden to […]

Use of Chemical Weapons by Syria

In News Recently, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has briefed the United Nations (UN) Security Council about the usage of chemical weapons (CWs) by Syria.   Background Syria was pressed to join the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), 1997 in September 2013 by its close ally Russia after a deadly CWs attack […]

India-Australia Cooperation in Agriculture

In News Recently, the frequent engagement on agriculture between India and Australia has been acknowledged in a virtual meeting held between the Agricultural Ministers of both the countries. Major Highlights The collaboration in agriculture is a part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced by both nations in their Virtual Summit of June 2020. The India-Australia […]