In News : Recently United States House Speaker and senior Democratic Party politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. More In News The United Nations does not recognise Taiwan as a separate country; in fact, only 13 countries around the world — mainly in South America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and the Vatican — do. The US has […]
In News August 2022 marks an important occasion of the 55th anniversary of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations). ASEAN-India Friendship Year The year 2022 also marks the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations & the 10th anniversary of India’s Strategic Partnership with ASEAN. So, the year has been designated as the ASEAN-India Friendship […]
In News Recently, China launched aggressive and unprecedented military exercises near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island that China claims as part of its territory. About porcupine strategy Overall Defence Concept It was adopted by Taiwan in 2017 when Lee Hsi-Ming, then-chief of the Taiwanese military forces, referred […]
In News Recently, India and Maldives vowed to strengthen their defence and security ties with a major focus on maritime security. This was concluded during the Maldives President Ibrahim Solih’s visit to India. More about the news Line of Credit by India: India announced $100 mn new Line of Credit to finance infrastructure projects in […]
In News Recently, the US House Speaker arrived in Taiwan upsetting China while India was keenly watching the developments. This visit has raised tension between US and China. How did the current round of tensions come about? The current round of tensions between China and Taiwan began in 2021 when China observed its National Day to mark the birth of […]
In News Recently the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting was concluded at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. Highlights of the event Expansion of SCO: India welcomed the expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to include Iran. 2021 SCO summit in Dushanbe agreed for Iran to join. Energy and food crisis: India also raised the […]
In News Recently, the union environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) matters has given its go-ahead for the construction of an 8,100km-long undersea, transnational fibre optic cable system connecting Mumbai to Singapore, via Chennai. About MIST Transit Cable Project: The MIST is an international submarine cable communication network that will […]
In News Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. Rohingya They are an ethnic group, representing the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar and predominantly live in the Western Myanmar province of Rakhine. […]
In News The India-Africa CII-EXIM Bank Conclave recently took place in New Delhi. More about the News Forty high-level ministers from 17 countries, including Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, participated in the two-day summit. This is the 17th edition of the conclave. Four major focus areas for the […]
In Context India and Vietnam are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Strategic Significance of Vietnam Beginning The strategic dimensions of Indo-Vietnamese relations, initiated during the 1980s, began unfolding in the form of structured and institutional arrangements during the 1990s. Maritime domain India is essentially a maritime nation and the oceans hold the […]
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