History of India’s Neighbours-5 Myanmar About Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and has a population of about 54 million as […]
UNMOGIP Context: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), the office of the UN Secretary-General has […]
Nuclear Arms Control Talks Hinge on U.S. Goodwill: Kremlin For Prelims About New START Treaty The New START Treaty is an arms reduction treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on measures to further reduce and limit strategic offensive arms. It […]
Solih Arrives amid Anti-India Stir in Maldives For Prelims Where is Maldives? Maldives is an archipelago which lies in the south west of India and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Maldives is a former British colony which gained independence in the year 1965. It […]
Using a Rupee Route to Get around a Dominating Dollar For Mains The issue Currently dollar acts as the hegemon in international transactions, which gives the United States unlimited powers to impose economic sanctions against its enemies, such as those under the Countering America’s Adversaries […]
Weapons of Mass Destruction With US and Russia tensions rising to cold war era levels due to the conflict in Ukraine, we can take this time to take a look at the reason why cold war remained cold, the reason behind MAD doctrine viz Weapons […]
Political Turmoil in Tunisia Context: • Tunisian voters have approved a new Constitution that would turn the country back into a presidential system, institutionalising the one-man reign of President Kais Saied, who suspended the elected Parliament and awarded more powers to himself last year. Background […]
Outcomes of the MC12 Context: There are significant gains for some and some are on the losing side in the recently concluded 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Background: From past two years India and South Africa are pushing for a […]
Leveraging Ties at the time of Crisis Context: Ranil Wickremesinghe’s election as the President of Sri Lanka in a crucial Parliament vote on July 20, 2022, gives India an opportunity to take the lead in the foreign aid game in its neighbourhood. Background: Sri Lanka […]
US Tech Sanctions on China Context: China has been facing technical sanctions from USA, this also coincides with the rise of China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) enterprise under the Belt and Road Initiative. Background: In the recent past, the technological sector of China has been […]