About BTIA India and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA), officially called a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since 2007 but have not been able to conclude it because of differences in some …
NEWS A direct consequence of the pandemic is that New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership could take a hit. CONTEXT The second wave of COVID-19 and its distressing consequences has prompted the country to accept foreign aid after …
Israel-Palestine Conflict Israel’s Arab minority comprises just over 20% of its population of 9.3 million, while at least 2.5 million Palestinians live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and 3,50,000 in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. About 1.9 million Palestinians live in the …
CONTEXT It has been ten years since the outbreak of the crisis in Syria took place and at present, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad seems to have won the civil war. BACKGROUND In 2015, before the Russian intervention, Syrian …
Background Armenian Genocide refer to the campaign of deportation and mass killing of Armenian subjects of the Ottoman Empire by the Young Turk government during World War I. As many as 1.5 million Armenians are estimated to have been killed …
NEWS In the post-pandemic period, developing economies should rise to meet the U.S.-led liberal hegemonic world order. CONTEXT According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the overall estimate of China’s military budget at $230 billion. This indicates the intentions …
NEWS USA under the presidency of Joe Biden has decided to end the U.S.’s support for Saudi Arabia’s six-year-long war on Yemen by halting the weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. It has also appointed a Special Envoy for Yemen, and …
CONTEXT Dispelling the existing concerns about disruption of the Inauguration ceremony of the 46th President of the United States, after the unprecedented event that the country witnessed in the Capitol building, finally democracy triumphed in the states of America. The …