Tag: India & Foreign Relations

In News Recently, India and the U.S. agreed to form a semiconductor sub-committee during the relaunched India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue. About The Semiconductor Sub-Committee is part of India-US efforts to  increase private-sector cooperation in the area of semiconductors  with a view to reducing their dependence on China and Taiwan.  It is led by the Department of […]

In News Recently, the US Secretary of Commerce visited India to participate in the India-US bilateral Commercial Dialogue 2023. About: The India-US Commercial Dialogue aims to strengthen US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership by enhancing commercial collaboration  It is because of such collaborations that the bilateral goods and services trade has almost doubled since 2014, surpassing […]

In News Recently, China-Brokered Talks have led to the normalcy of diplomatic relations between the middle-eastern countries of Iran and Saudi Arabia About Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions after a seven-year-long rift that has fuelled tensions in the Gulf and deepened conflicts from Yemen to Syria. The […]

In News Recently, Indonesian government unveiled the site of the country’s new capital to show  the progress made on the city’s construction About  The new capital Nusantara is located in East Kalimantan province on the Indonesian part of Borneo East Kalimantan is an area with immense water resources and habitable terrain on Borneo island which […]

In News Recently, for the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. About: The treaty is negotiated under the United Nations Convention on Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982 which governs the rights of countries regarding marine resources. 2/3rd of the world’s oceans […]

In News Recently, an exhibition featured artifacts and objects in silver from India and Denmark About The exhibition on India-Denmark friendship was held in New Delhi and displayed several artifacts over 250. The exhibits displayed at the National Museum were inaugurated by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark and Foreign Minister of Denmark […]

In News The Ukrainian military might decide to pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut. Image Courtesy: the guardian. Battle of Bakhmut Bakhmut is a small mining town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province. Bakhmut is currently in ruins, having been the focal point of Russian assaults and a site of dogged defence by […]

In News Recently, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited India after a gap of nearly five years. Outcomes: The two countries have decided to take the relationship forward by elevating India?Italy partnership to the level of strategic partnership.  Identifying defence as an important pillar in the relationship, both countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on […]

In News Recently, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to India on a bilateral visit. About The German chancellor’s visit assumes significance as it coincides with the completion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and comes after the recent Chinese spy balloon episode that has created ripples in world geopolitics. During the visit  both countries […]