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India, Brazil and South Africa(IBSA) Tourism Ministers’ meet

In News Recently, India organised the IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) Tourism Ministers’ virtual meet. Key highlights of the meeting It highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation in tourism to overcome the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the tourism sector. The significant aspect of the meeting was the adoption of the IBSA […]

Quad Meeting

In News  Recently, Senior officials of Australia, India, Japan, U.S. met at a video conference for the first Quad meeting since March. Key Points  Quad leaders exchanged views” on regional issues such as the East and South China seas, where the Chinese navy has had conflicts over territorial rights with other countries, North Korean actions, […]

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting

In News  Recently, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh addressed SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Key Highlights of the Meeting The SCO member states focused on strengthening defence cooperation. Terrorism was highlighted as the most serious threat to international peace and security and any act of terror and support to such acts, including cross […]

Northern Ireland Protocol

In News Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has highlighted the need to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol. According to the UK, the protocol has the potential to create so many problems and hence suggested rewriting it or even abandoning it in the absence of renegotiations. Northern Ireland Protocol It aims to resolve the issue of […]

OPEC+ Deal

In News Recently, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies led by Russia (OPEC+) have agreed to gradually withdraw Covid-19 related production cuts by September 2022. Background In April 2020, the OPEC+ group of countries entered into a two-year agreement, which entailed steep cuts in crude production to deal with a sharp […]

OPEC’s Output Pact Proposal

In News Recently, the latest round of meetings among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) group of oil-exporting countries has stalled. Background In April 2020, the OPEC+ group of countries entered into a two-year agreement, which entailed steep cuts in crude production to deal with a sharp fall in the price of […]

47th Edition of G7 Summit

In News Recently, the seven nations of the Group of Seven (G7) have held the 47th G7 Summit at Cornwall in south-west England. It was hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), which in January 2021, invited India to attend the Summit, along with Australia and South Korea as guest countries. Group of Seven It is […]

BRICS on Multilateralism

In News Recently, the BRICS Foreign Ministers put out a joint statement on multilateralism at a virtual meeting. About China’s Foreign Ministry said the idea behind the statement was to forge a common understanding among the BRICS countries when there were “so many different interpretations and definitions of multilateralism in the world”. China has hit […]

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 […]