What’s in the news? The United States has once again included India in its monitoring list of countries with potentially “questionable foreign exchange policies” and “currency manipulation”. India was last included in the currency watchlist in October 2018, but removed …
What’s in the news? The United States has designated Pakistan and China among eight other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom. Pakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan …
NEWS Three year after joining the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India hosted the SCO heads of government meeting for the first time. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING The focus of the 66-point joint communiqué at the end of the virtual …
Why in the news? India has condemned the statements of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Kashmir and advised the international grouping to refrain from making such statements based on viewpoints of countries like Pakistan. What is OIC? Second largest International …
Why in News? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed the MoU with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce of the US on IP cooperation. What is Intellectual Property? …
Background 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 United States) in …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …
What’s in the news? China has begun work on a strategically significant railway line – its second major rail link to Tibet – that will link the country’s southwest Sichuan province to Linzhi in Tibet close to the Indian border …