U.S. President has said that he wants to buy Greenland.However,the Denmark government dismissed his statement and said that Greenland was not for sale. Greenland is the world’s largest island.It is an autonomous Denmark dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament. Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland’s budget revenue while the rest comes mainly… Continue reading Donald Trump reportedly wants Greenland. Can you really buy a foreign territory
Category: Factly: IR
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the International Relations. You can find all relevant International updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Modi, Trump to meet: Kashmir and trade will be on table
Indian Prime Minister will meet US President on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in France. The two leaders are expected to hold talks to resolve the differences over trade and investment. India and the United States has differences over issues such as trade imbalance between India and the US.India’s exports to the U.S. in… Continue reading Modi, Trump to meet: Kashmir and trade will be on table
India hoping for Iran deal, Russia’s inclusion in G7
The Group of Seven(G7) summit is being held in Biarritz,France.The summit will discuss issues such as (a)global free trade (b) environment (c) climate change (d) digital economy among others. However,India would be interested in two other issues which are (a) Relations between Iran and US and (b) Inclusion of Russia in the G7 group. The… Continue reading India hoping for Iran deal, Russia’s inclusion in G7
Modi, Johnson agree to step up bilateral cooperation
Indian Prime Minister has met the UK Prime minister at the sidelines of G-7 summit being held in Biarritz,France. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, defence and security. This meeting came against the backdrop of the Indian government revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state… Continue reading Modi, Johnson agree to step up bilateral cooperation
Bavar-373 system
Iran has unveiled its new home-grown air defence system called Bavar-373. Bavar-373 is a long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system.It is designed to intercept and destroy incoming hostile targets. The system employs missiles that have a maximum range of 300 kilometers. The system is also capable of simultaneously detecting up to 300 targets, tracking 60 targets… Continue reading Bavar-373 system
Indian-standard Rafale jet to be ready by September 2021
France will handover the first batch of Rafale fighter jets to India in September,2021. The Rafale deal is a defence deal between French and Indian government.In 2016,Indian government had inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jet. Rafale is a twin-engine medium multi-role combat aircraft.It is manufactured by… Continue reading Indian-standard Rafale jet to be ready by September 2021
Vice President of India successfully completes visit to the three Baltic nations
Vice President has concluded his visit to the three Baltic nations namely Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The visit was aimed at strengthening the bilateral engagements with the three nations,besides giving the relationships a fresh impetus in the context of a changing global order. India established diplomatic relations with Baltic states in 1992 after the disintegration… Continue reading Vice President of India successfully completes visit to the three Baltic nations
Terror funding watchdog FATF Asia-Pacific Group ‘blacklists’ Pakistan
Asia Pacific group(APG) has placed Pakistan on its Blacklist for its failure in meeting the required global standards and combating terrorism and money laundering. Pakistan was non-compliant in 32 of the 40 Compliance Parameters on Money Laundering & Terror Financing and was low in 10 of the 11 Effectiveness Parameters. In June 2018,Financial Action Task… Continue reading Terror funding watchdog FATF Asia-Pacific Group ‘blacklists’ Pakistan
India-U.S. 2+2 meeting
Indian and U.S. officials will hold a 2+2 intersessional and the Maritime Security Dialogue in California,USA. 2+2 is a format of dialogue where the defense and foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their counterparts from another country. The 2+2 Dialogue between India and US aims to enhance strategic coordination between both countries and maintaining peace… Continue reading India-U.S. 2+2 meeting
India, Mauritius close to sewing up FTA
India and Mauritius are close to finalising the proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The agreement had got delayed due to apprehensions amongst domestic players in both countries about providing unlimited market access for some items. The two countries have now decided to go for tariff rate quotas(TRQs) for items where limited preferential access is… Continue reading India, Mauritius close to sewing up FTA
