International Relations
All You Need To Know About The 11th BRICS Summit
The 11th BRICS Summit 2019 is currently underway in Brazil. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brasilia to attend the summit. 11th BRICS summit: The BRICS summit 2019 theme is 'Economic Growth for an Innovative Future'. The BRICS 2019 is expected to focus on strengthening cooperation in the fields of science, technology, innovation... .Read more
Updated on 15 November, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Indo – French Collaboration (Largest FDI Project Of Railways)
Indian Railways has entered into Procurement cum Maintenance Agreement with Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL), a joint venture of Indian Railways and M/s Alstom. Background: As part of the largest Foreign Direct Investment project of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways and Alstom came together in 2015 to transform the heavy freight tr... .Read more
Updated on 15 November, 2019 GS2 GS3 Infrastructure International Relations
India Failed To Benefit From Free Trade Agreements With Asean
Free Trade Agreements With Asean - To protect Domestic firms and farmers India opted out from RCEP because Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership could have given almost unrestricted access to each other’s markets to the members. Background: India had signed an FTA in goods with the regional bloc in 2009, known as the ASEAN–India Free Tra... .Read more
Updated on 14 November, 2019 GS2 International Relations
DUSTLIK-2019 Joint Field Training Exercise (FTX)-2019
India-Uzbekistan conducted DUSTLIK-2019 Joint Field Training Exercise (FTX)-2019 after 10 days of joint training with Uzbekistan Army. Dustlik-2019: It was conducted at Chirchiq Training Area, Uzbekistan. It was Focused on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in urban scenario Armies of both countries shared expertise on skills ... .Read more
Updated on 14 November, 2019 GS2 International Relations
All About The Bolivian Crisis
Bolivian President resigned recently and the forced resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales has thrown the poorest country in South America into its biggest political crisis in 13 years. Background: Two-thirds of Bolivia’s population come from various indigenous communities who have lived in poverty and suffered humiliation fr... .Read more
Updated on 13 November, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Tiger Triumph: India-U.S. Disaster Relief Exercise
Tiger Triumph: India-U.S. Disaster Relief Exercise - India’s withdrawal from RCEP and rising trade protectionism in India. Protectionism refers to government actions and policies that restrict or restrain international trade for the benefit of a single domestic economy. Protectionist policies are usually implemented with the goal to improve economic act... .Read more
Updated on 13 November, 2019 GS2 International Relations
