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The last round of negotiations for finalisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact between ASEAN and six other countries, including India, is going on. The negotiations have entered the sixth year. The 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc aims to cover among the issues related to goods, services,... .Read more
Updated on 14 October, 2019 GS3 International Relations Economy
India China Relations: PM Modi - Xi Jinping Mamallapuram Summit At the invitation of the Prime Minister, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping is visiting Chennai, India from October 11-12, 2019 for the 2nd Informal Summit. The two leaders had their first inaugural informal summit in Wuhan, China on 27-28 April 2018. Aim of the summ... .Read more
Updated on 11 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Context: Pakistan has denied India second consular access to former Navy commander Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on the basis of extracted confession of "espionage and terrorism". Following the first consular access on September 2, India had said that Jadhav seemed to be under "extreme pressure to parrot a fal... .Read more
Updated on 9 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Context: All you want to read about Indo-Bangla Relationship Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India beginning October 3 is a much-anticipated political event. The two countries signed 7 pacts in core areas such as transport, connectivity, capacity building and culture. Three projects involving the import of LPG from Bangladesh were also launched. Hi... .Read more
Updated on 5 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Context: India recently hosted the first conference of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in New Delhi in September 2019. It was the first military cooperation event, being hosted by India, after joining the SCO in June 2017. The conference had been organised by the Indian Armed Forces with the suppo... .Read more
Updated on 28 September, 2019 GS2 GS3 Security International Relations
India-Russia Relations: Prime Minister of India visited Vladivostok, Russia in September, on a two-day visit to participate in the 20th India-Russia Annual Summit and the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). Key Takeaways from the summit Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership: Both the leaders agreed to facilitate exploring the p... .Read more
Updated on 26 September, 2019 GS2 GS3 Security International Relations Economy
