About RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement between 15 Asia-Pacific nations. The signatory countries include 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam …
Quad grouping The grouping of four democracies – India, Australia, US and Japan – known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad, was first mooted by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Quad was revived in 2017. The …
Quad grouping The grouping of four democracies – India, Australia, US and Japan – known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad, was first mooted by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Quad was revived in 2017. The …
About BIMSTEC: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organisation that was established on 06 June 1997 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. Initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), …
About BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. These 5 countries host 41% of the world population, contributing 31% of the world GDP and over 16% share in world trade. The grouping …
About SAARC is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1985 with 7 founding members. SAARC now comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan (joined in 2007), Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The main objective of the Association include …
About BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. These 5 countries host 41% of the world population, contributing 31% of the world GDP and over 16% share in world trade. The grouping …
News: India has recorded a trade deficit, the difference between imports and exports, with nine of its top 10 trading partners, including China, Russia, Singapore, and Korea, in 2023-24. The data also showed that the deficit with China, Russia, Korea, …
Coral reefs Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral. Corals are animals, even though they may exhibit some of the characteristics of plants and are often mistaken for rocks. In scientific …