Council of Europe Context: Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe has been suspended after its invasion of Ukraine. Issue: Russia has launched a full-blown attack on Ukraine, with Russian forces entering the Obolon district, which is less than 10 km away from Central […]
India – UAE Relations Context: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a bilateral “comprehensive” trade pact on Friday. About: Announcing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the biggest trade pact of the last seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed investment from the […]
China and Russia Relations Context: Recently, in a joint statement, China and Russia affirmed that their new relationship is superior to any political or military alliance of the Cold War The statement comes amid Russia’s standoff with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Ukraine. Background: Despite being […]
China’s border law and India Context: China’s new law on land borders has come into effect from the new year. While some feel India should worry about its border areas, others note that China’s actions have been aggressive even without it. About […]
Xi Jinping’s New Year Address Context: President Xi Jinping virtually re-wrote Chinese history by securing a third term and elevating himself to the stature of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Meanwhile, the country struggled with slow economic growth due to multiple Covid-19 outbreaks, power shortages […]
India-Central Asia Relations Context: The inaugural India-Central Asia Summit, the India-Central Asia Dialogue, and the Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in New Delhi — all held over the past four months — collectively indicate a renewed enthusiasm in New Delhi to engage the Central Asian […]
Indo – Lankan Fisheries Conflict Context: Scores of northern Sri Lankan fishermen on Thursday took to the streets, blaming Indian fishermen for the recent death of two Jaffna fishermen “in a clash” at sea. The agitating fishermen protested the continuing use of the […]
Friction Points on Indo – Chinese Border Context: In a recent television interview, the Indian Army Chief, General M.M. Naravane, argued that “out of the five or six friction points (in Ladakh), five have been solved”. ‘Friction point’ is an Indian euphemism for points […]
Winter Olympics Context: Terming China’s decision to field a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes as the torchbearer for the Winter Olympics Games in Beijing as “regrettable”, India announced a diplomatic boycott of the games just ahead […]
Presidency of UNSC Context: Ahead of Russia’s upcoming Presidency of the United Nations Security Council this month, India and Russia on Monday held consultations on the UNSC issues during the visit of Ambassador Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (DFM) of the Russian Federation. The discussion […]