Who are Rohingya? Rohingya are an ethnic group, largely comprising Muslims, who predominantly live in the Western Myanmar province of Rakhine. They speak a dialect of Bengali, as opposed to the commonly spoken Burmese language. Though they have been living …
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 …
Background Brexit (“British exit”) refers to the United Kingdom’s decision in a 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU), which is a group of 27 countries that operates as a cohesive economic and political block. The process of leaving …
About Government e-Marketplace (GeM) GeM is a one-stop National Public Procurement Portal to facilitate online procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Central and State Government Departments/Organizations/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). It was launched in 2016 to bring …
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 …
What’s in the news? The US administration has said it was extending the 60-day ban on immigration and non-immigrant worker visas till the end of 2020. Popular work visas including the much-coveted H-1B and H-2B (non-agricultural workers), and certain categories …
Background Iran nuclear deal The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was reached between Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the …
About GPAI GPAI is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of AI, based on human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth. GPAI will be supported by a Secretariat, to be hosted by Organization …
What’s in the news? Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its report on nuclear warheads recently. SIPRI is an independent international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and …
Background As cases of coronavirus increase in countries across South Asia and some of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries, both India and China are pressing ahead with medical supplies, including medicines and protective gear, as well as offers of …