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Fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) between India and Canada

In News  Recently ,India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) in New Delhi.  The Ministers underlined the significance of the MDTI as an institutional mechanism for forging robust bilateral trade and investment ties and enhancing economic cooperation between both countries.  Major Highlights   Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): Both the […]

1954 Hague Convention: Blue Shield Emblems of Protection

In News UNESCO said that it had bolstered protective measures to preserve Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage in light of Russia’s invasion. 1954 Hague Convention World War II: The 1954 Hague Convention was drawn up after the widespread devastation of cultural property in World War II. Together with its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999, it […]

Humanitarian Corridors

In Context The United Nations considers humanitarian corridors to be one of several possible forms of a temporary pause of armed conflict. Why are they needed ? Humanitarian corridors arise when a population is caught in a war zone, particularly when a city or town is under siege.  In cases where a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds […]

No-Fly Zone

In News  Recently ,the President  of Ukraine has urged US President Joe Biden and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members to impose a “no-fly zone” over “significant parts” of the country to counter the threat from Russian military aircraft.  What is a No-Fly Zone? It is an area established by the military of a […]

Quad Leaders’ Virtual Meet

In News In the recent meeting, QUAD leaders discussed the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and assessed its broader implications.  Major Highlights of the meeting  Among the four countries, India has been the only one to abstain on Ukraine-related resolutions criticising Russia in the United Nations, which has led to considerable consternation in […]

Montreux Convention

In News Turkey is activating the Montreux Convention in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. About Meaning: Turkey is set to implement an international convention on naval passage through two of its strategic straits, which would allow them to limit the movement of Russian warships between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Significance of […]

Defence Deliveries Amidst Russia-Ukraine War

In Context India faces uncertainty over timely deliveries of defence supplies in the near future due tensions escalating between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis. About  Russia is the second largest arms exporter in the world, following only the United States.  In the five-year period between 2016 and 2020 America’s share in the […]

Operation Ganga

In News  Recently,‘Operation Ganga’  was launched by the government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.  About ‘Operation Ganga’ Under this, India has already successfully brought back more than a 1,000 of its nationals from the country.  It has also set up 24×7 control centres to assist in the evacuation of Indians through […]

Munich Security Conference

In News The latest edition of Munich Security Conference assumed significance as it was here that the Ukrainian President appealed for help ahead of the Russian invasion. Background The security conference set up by an anti-Hitler German has come a long way over the last six decades. Munich gained a grim reputation during the 1973 […]

Jordan

In News A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said that they had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. About Location It is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe within the Levant region, on the East Bank […]