About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of created by the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system …
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, …
Belt and Road Initiative China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to strengthen Beijing’s economic leadership through a vast program of infrastructure building throughout China’s neighbouring regions. Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the vast collection of development and …
Background Currently, among the most disputed topics in the world, in the South China Sea (SCS) dispute, the governments of six countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and China) claim that they are the rightful owner of Paracel and Spratly …
About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …
Context: China surrounded itself with various geopolitical confrontations with a growing array of its neighbours which shows its aggression. Catalyst for change Chinese aggressiveness is accelerating long-standing debates about the underlying costs of reliance on China and spurring support for …
About Chabahar port Chabahar port, which is being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan, is located in south Iran on the Gulf of Oman. Pakistan’s Gwadar port is about 70 kilometers to the west along the coast. Afghanistan is …
Background The Kuwait National Assembly (NA) is discussing several proposals to reduce the share of foreigners in the country’s population, which is now pegged at 70%. There are many proposals under consideration, and one is to put caps on the …