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CONTEXT The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India would host the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan virtually due to cancellation of the visit of the leaders of five central Asian nations after rising Covid-19 cases. RECONNECTING CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS Focus on neighbours:After indepe... .Read more
Updated on 20 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
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CONTEXT The year 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and India. INDO-JAPANESE COOPERATION Long standing friendship:Formal relations between Japan and India began in 1952. After the Second World War, instead of signing the multilateral San Francisco Peace Treaty, India opted for concludi... .Read more
Updated on 19 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
CONTEXT Mixed signals emerging in 2022 reflected the challenge in dealing with rising nuclear risks in an increasingly polarised world.The leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have issued a combined statement for preventing nuclear war and avoiding armed races GROWING TENSIONS Multipolar world:The old arms co... .Read more
Updated on 17 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
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CONTEXT The Union cabinet has cleared the plant to build a new bridge connecting India and Nepal, over the Mahakali river INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS Close relations since ancient times: the relations between two countries have come to be broad based and traditionally been very close since the ancient times It has been possible due to the geogra... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
CONTEXT Power, throughout history, has been defined as the strength of the mighty and hegemonic, rather than the subtle magnetism of civilisational strength.Soft power, based on the civilisational ethos of India and Indian culture, works as an aggregator for the national interest when accompanied by the evidence of real developmental progress on the groun... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
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CONTEXT India is in dialogue with Israel for conducting a free trade agreement, announcement made by the Commerce and Industry minister coincides with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. INDIA AND ISRAEL Although India Israel relationship started comparatively late and Israel was also late in the es... .Read more
Updated on 5 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
