World Trade Organization – WTO World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. WTO has 164 members (including European Union) and 23 observer governments (like Iran, Iraq, Bhutan, Libya etc). …
BRICS is an acronym for 5 emerging economies of the world viz. – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. The BRIC idea was first conceived by economists of Goldman Sachs as part of an economic modelling exercise to forecast global…
Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Why in the NEWS? Recently, the Prime Minister of India participated in the Online Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group 2020 themed “United against COVID-19”. This is the 1st time PM Modi is taking part…
India – Central Asia Relation India and the region of Central Asia have very long historical, cultural, and economic connections. The famous Silk Route not only connected the people and businesses, but also let the thoughts, culture and beliefs flow…
India – Africa Relations Africa is always considered a foreign policy priority by India. India and Africa have been connected by ancient maritime links, and the common struggle against colonialism. India’s partnership with Africa is underpinned by geographical and cultural…
India UK Relations India and the United Kingdom (UK) share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties. UK-India relationship is rooted in India’s colonial history with the British and the relationship shared by both countries even after India’s independence.…
India European Union (EU) Relation The relationship between India and the European Union (EU) are based on shared values and principles such as democracy, rule of law, rules based international order and multilateralism. The ties are multifaceted and cover a…
India Japan Relation The friendship between India and Japan has a long history rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civilization ties dating back to the visit of Indian monk Bodhisena in 752 A.D. Throughout the various phases of…
Public Administration Optional Paper – UPSC Civil Services Mains – 2021 Paper 1 Section A 1 . Answer the following in about 150 words each (a). Governance is about managing self-organizing networks.” Elaborate. (b). Two-dimensional taxonomy was used by Herbert Simon to…