International Relations
India’s Afghanistan conundrum
What to study Prelims : central Asia map, Afghanistan location, Recent agreements with Afghanistan Mains: India Afghanistan relations. In News: The U.S.’s current policy in Afghanistan puts India in a tough spot and Pakistan in a good place. USA current policy: With 2020 elections approaching, USA President wants to bring the troops home a... .Read more
Updated on 30 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Sharp Fall in Number of Pakistanis Visiting India
There has been a sharp decline in the number of Pakistanis visiting India in the past three years, according to the annual report of the Union Home Ministry. From 1,04,720 in 2016, the number fell to 57,283 in the whole of 2018 and the first three months of 2019. In August 2016, India put in place an electronic visa clearance process for Pakistani ci... .Read more
Updated on 30 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
India, Saudi Arabia Constitute Strategic Partnership Council
PM Modi on Tuesday announced the formation of the India-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council that will be led by the leaderships of both countries. The announcement was made in the Saudi capital Riyadh where PM Modi paid a visit during October. Context: In a significant up-gradation of the strategic partnership, PM Modi and Saudi Crown Prince signed the... .Read more
Updated on 30 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Govt. Signals Shift In Stand, Allows EU MPs To Visit Srinagar
Govt. Signals Shift In Stand, Allows EU MPs To Visit Srinagar For prelims: European Union, Brexit. Nearly three months after its decision on Article 370, the Union government has allowed a delegation comprising 27 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland to travel to Srinagar on Tuesday to... .Read more
Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 Polity International Relations
India Looks To Provide Overhead Power Connection To Sri Lanka
For Mains: India Sri Lanka relations, issues, India’s neighborhood first policy and opportunities available. For prelims: location of Sri Lanka, and recent agreements between India and Sri Lanka. In news: Delhi plans to create a new energy ecosystem for the neighborhood. Earlier project: The earlier plan involved state-run Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd... .Read more
Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 Infrastructure International Relations
Indo-French Joint Exercise Shakti-2019
Exercise SHAKTI will be conducted from 31 October 2019 to 13 November 2019. Exercise SHAKTI Commenced in the year 2011. It’s a biennial exercise. Conducted alternately in India and France. SHAKTI 2019: Exercise will be conducted at Foreign Training Node at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan and it will be conducted from 31 October 2019 ... .Read more
Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 Security International Relations
