Quad grouping The grouping of four democracies – India, Australia, US and Japan – known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad, was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Quad was revived in 2017. The QUAD …
Context Western diplomats have set a deadline of later this month to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, signed under President Barack Obama, and dismantled in 2018 by President Donald Trump. What was the 2015 Iran nuclear deal? The deal, …
Recently, India and the United Kingdom initiated official Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussions, which both nations want to conclude by the end of 2022. Until then, both nations are considering an interim free trade zone, which would result in tariff …
Although India recognised the Jewish State of Israel in 1950, official diplomatic ties were not established until 1992. Since then, ties between the two nations have improved as a result of shared worries about religious extremism and worldwide terrorism. In …
It is a ministerial-level discussion between India and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The discussion will centre on a variety of topics, including strategies to increase connection and stabilise war-torn Afghanistan. The Prime Minister of India recently convened the …
Context China’s status as a ‘developing country’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a contentious issue with a number of countries raising concerns over the upper middle-income nation deriving benefits reserved for developing countries under WTO norms. Moreover, …
Context Kazakhstan, the oil-rich country of 19 million people, has seen mass unrest recently over the government’s decision to end subsidies on liquefied petroleum gas. The cost of LPG, which many Kazakhs use instead of petrol or diesel to run …
Why in News: China is constructing a bridge in Eastern Ladakh connecting the North and South Banks of Pangong Tso which would significantly bring down the time for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to move troops and equipment between the two …
China’s new land border law went into force on January 1, 2022. It comes at a time when the border stalemate in eastern Ladakh remains unsolved and China has lately renamed many locations in Arunachal Pradesh as part of its …
What’s in the news? Sri Lanka is facing a deepening financial and humanitarian crisis as inflation rises to record levels, food prices rocket and its coffers run dry. According to media reports, the meltdown faced by the government, led by …