An informal meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) nations was conducted on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka,Japan. During the meeting,Indian PM has said that terrorism is the biggest threat to humanity which not only kills innocents but also severely affects the economic development and social stability. The… Continue reading Terrorism biggest threat to humanity: Narendra Modi at informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka
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.
India beats U.S. at WTO in renewable energy case
India has won a major trade dispute against the United States at the World Trade Organization(WTO). The WTO dispute resolution panel has ruled that US domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight of its states in the renewable energy sector are violative of global trade norms. The panel concluded in its ruling that the… Continue reading India beats U.S. at WTO in renewable energy case
Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe discuss economy, bullet train
Indian PM and Japanese PM has held bilateral talks in Osaka,Japan. This was the first such meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan’s Reiwa era. Reiwa is the era of Japan which began on 1st May,2019 during which the next Japanese Emperor took up the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan.… Continue reading Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe discuss economy, bullet train
G-20 summit: Corruption key focus area, India works hard to get strong para into Osaka declaration
Indian Prime Minister is attending the 2019 G20 Summit held in Osaka, Japan. The summit is the 14th such gathering.The theme of the G20 summit 2019 is human-centred future society. After this summit,India will become part of the troika that includes the next set of G20 chairs – Saudi Arabia (2020), Italy (2021) and India… Continue reading G-20 summit: Corruption key focus area, India works hard to get strong para into Osaka declaration
Donald Trump demands withdrawal of India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariff hike
The US President has demanded that India should withdraw the retaliatory tariffs calling the duties unacceptable. India had imposed long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters. This action came a year after the notification for the retaliatory tariffs was issued in 2018… Continue reading Donald Trump demands withdrawal of India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariff hike
UNSC non-permanent seat: India’s candidature receives unanimous endorsement by Asia-Pacific group
The 55 countries of the Asia-Pacific group at the United Nations has unanimously endorsed India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for a two-year term in 2021-2022. The development is particularly significant given that Pakistan and China both countries with which India has had diplomatic challenges at the UN has supported the… Continue reading UNSC non-permanent seat: India’s candidature receives unanimous endorsement by Asia-Pacific group
At Osaka G20 summit, PM Modi to talk global meet on terror
Prime Minister is going for the 2019 G20 Summit to be held in Osaka, Japan.The summit will be the 14th such gathering.The theme of the G20 summit 2019 is human-centred future society. There will be four key sessions at the summit (a)Global Economy:Trade and Investment (b)Innovation in Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence (c)Addressing Inequalities and… Continue reading At Osaka G20 summit, PM Modi to talk global meet on terror
India and U.S. resolve to work through their trade differences
India and the U.S has said that both countries will resolve their differences through talks which had led to deadlock on trade issues. The two countries had discussion of a host of bilateral and global issues such as (a)purchase of S-400 defence system (b)trade irritants (c)Gulf situation (d)Iran crisis (e)counter-terror partnership and (f)India’s proposed laws… Continue reading India and U.S. resolve to work through their trade differences
IAF contingent flies to France to participate in Ex-Garuda VI
The Indian Air Force contingent with its aircraft has left for France to participate in bilateral air exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’. This is the sixth edition of Exercise Garuda and is being planned at Mont-de-Marsan,French Air Force Base.The last exercise,‘Garuda V’ was held at Air Force Station Jodhpur in… Continue reading IAF contingent flies to France to participate in Ex-Garuda VI
Council of Europe restores Russia′s voting rights
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has voted in favor of restoring Russia’s voting rights five years after they were revoked over its illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. The move paves the way for Russia to participate in the election of a new secretary general for the pan-European rights body. Russia was… Continue reading Council of Europe restores Russia′s voting rights
