About NATO Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 31 countries from North America and Europe. Established in the Cold War as a bulwark against Soviet aggression, NATO’s fundamental goal is …
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is PM’s seventh visit to the UAE since 2015 and the third in the last eight months. In this short duration, …
What’s in the news? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended that considering the plight of family members and Next of Kin (NoK) of Agniveers killed in the line of duty, their family members should receive the same benefits …
Context: A HighLevel Committee (HLC) headed by Ramnath Kovind, former President of India, was constituted in September 2023 to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies and local bodies of all States. Background: …
Context: French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting India as the Chief Guest of the Republic day Ceremony. In this juncture, the new opportunities to take the relations between the nations are to be explored. New Opportunities: The rapidly changing international …
Context: The Houthi attack on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the fragility of order and stability in the Indo-Pacific, is a reminder of the rough weather ahead in the Indo-Pacific in general and India’s maritime space in particular. …
Context: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to power in Bangladesh for a historic fourth straight term earlier this month after her party, the Awami League, secured two-thirds of the seats in the January 7 national elections. At this juncture, understanding …
Context: Since 2005, the NGO Pratham’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has been recording trends in school enrollment, attendance, and reading and arithmetic abilities among children ages 6-14 years in rural areas of the country. The 2023 survey focused …
About Finance Commission The Finance Commission is a constitutional body set up under Article 280 of the Constitution. Under Article 280, the President of India is required to constitute a Finance Commission at an interval of five years or earlier. …
Context: Post World War II order is facing a confluence of forces like, resurgent nationalism, protectionism, minilateralism and resurgence of inter state wars. At this juncture, analysis of Minilateralism becomes important. Definition: Minilateralism involves the formation of small groups of …