Central Asia Meet This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries. The summit came two days after a similar China-Central Asia Conference was held where China offered USD…
International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 The International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 was organised by the Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC). Emergence of new “religiophobia”, especially against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs, is a matter of serious concern and needs to be…
South Sudan Made up of the 10 southern-most states of Sudan, South Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. It is home to over 60 different major ethnic groups, and the majority of its people follow traditional…
Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip is a small boot-shaped territory along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel. Israel occupied the strip after 1967, but relinquished control of Gaza City and day-to-day administration in most of the territory during the Oslo…
Chabahar Port Why in News? India wants Chabahar port to be included in the 13-nation International North South Transport Corridor that extends from India to Russia, and expand INSTC membership by including Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Key Point in News? Pitching for Chabahar…
Sri Lanka invites Myanmar junta’s Minister BIMSTEC Sri Lanka has invited Myanmar’s junta-appointed Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin for a virtual meeting of members of regional body BIMSTEC, which Sri Lanka currently chairs. Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar slammed the move on…
Theatre High Altitude Area Defense THAAD – Missile System The THAAD terminal (formerly theatre) high-altitude area defence missile system is an easily transportable defensive weapon system to protect against hostile incoming threats, such as tactical and theatre ballistic missiles, at ranges…
Cairn files case in U.S. to push India to pay $1.2 bn award Cairn Energy has filed a case in a U.S. district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a…
Political Crisis in Nepal A dozen petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the dissolution with two years left of the present House’s tenure. Each faction has also approached the Election Commission claiming it is the real party.…