What’s in the news? After years of negotiations, India and Japan have inked a landmark agreement- Agreement on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services– that will allow their militaries to access each other’s bases for logistics support. It is seen …
What’s in the news? India, Australia and France held talks for the first time under a trilateral framework with focus on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, a region that has been witnessing increasing Chinese military assertiveness. The virtual meeting was …
What’s in the news? Amid high operational alert by the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) due to the ongoing standoff with China in Ladakh, India and Russia are scheduled to hold the bilateral naval exercise, Indra 2020, …
Recently, a virtual meeting was held to review the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects being implemented in Nepal. The meeting carried out a comprehensive review of bilateral economic and development. A glance at Indo-Nepal relationship Since the …
What’s in the news? During a recent meeting held between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, India committed to Maldives a five-pronged package including infrastructure worth $500 million, a direct cargo ferry service, creation of …
Background On August 4, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a new political map of Pakistan. The new political map of Pakistan has claimed the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir stretching all the way to the edge of Ladakh. …
What is the Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? Signed in the year 1960 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, the Indus Water Treaty is an agreement that was made to chalk out the …
What is it? The Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) was established in 2017 as a joint UK-India fund specifically designed to promote sustainable energy projects. The two countries have invested over £240 million of anchor capital into the fund, which …
Why in News? An Israeli team, led by a high ranking research and development (R&D) defence official, arrived in Delhi for the multi-pronged mission, code named “Operation Breathing Space”. About Operation Breathing Space It is a India-Israel joint mission to …
Dispute settlement mechanism of WTO According to the procedure established by the WTO, the first step to resolve a trade dispute is engaging in the consultation process. If two trading partners having a dispute could not resolve at that level, …