Former President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred with the “Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca”(Order of the Aztec Eagle).It is the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners. She was awarded for her contribution in strengthening the humanitarian relations between India and Mexico. The award was created in 1993 by the then President… Continue reading Former President Pratibha Patil awarded Mexico’s highest civilian honour for foreigners
Category: Factly: IR
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Tokyo seeks ‘2+2’ meeting with Foreign, Defence Ministers
India’s External Affairs Minister and his Japanese counterpart had held a telephone conversation to discuss maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries have decided to hold their first 2+2 level dialogue this year ahead of Indian Prime Minister and Japan Prime Minister annual summit. The 2+2 meeting refers to a meeting of foreign… Continue reading Tokyo seeks ‘2+2’ meeting with Foreign, Defence Ministers
Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 to have 27 Indian entrants
The 9th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit has started in Hague,Netherlands from June 4,2019.The theme of the summit is ‘The Future Now’.Indian firms has also taken part in GES 2019. The Summit is being hosted by the governments of the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.It is the first edition… Continue reading Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 to have 27 Indian entrants
U.S. visa process needs social media profiles now
The US has announced that all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The rule to expand social media history data collection to all immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants was first taken in April 2018.This decision was an outcome of US President desire to put in… Continue reading U.S. visa process needs social media profiles now
Guterres appoints Indian-origin Anita Bhatia as UN-Women’s dy executive director
Anita Bhatia, a person of Indian-origin, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). UN Women is the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The UN Women supports… Continue reading Guterres appoints Indian-origin Anita Bhatia as UN-Women’s dy executive director
U.S. reiterates threat of sanctions over Triumf deal
An US official has said that India should not assume that it will get a waiver from U.S. sanctions if it goes ahead with its purchase of the S-400 Triumf missile system from Russia. Further, Indo-U.S. defence relationship might also get affected. India’s planned defence procurement of S-400 Triumf missile system from Russia could potentially… Continue reading U.S. reiterates threat of sanctions over Triumf deal
US President Donald Trump terminates preferential trade status for India under GSP
The USA has terminated India’s designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme. The US has terminated India’s designation as a beneficiary under GSP highlighting concerns over India not allowing equitable and reasonable access to its markets. The decision of U.S comes in the backdrop of issues like (a)… Continue reading US President Donald Trump terminates preferential trade status for India under GSP
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US lawmakers introduce legislation to protect H-4 visa workers 1 .US House of Representatives have introduced a legislation to protect work authorization of H-4 visa holders. This comes at a time when the Trump administration has announced plans to overturn current DHS regulations that allow certain H-4 dependent spouses ofH1-B visa holders who are stuck… Continue reading Untitled
Indian writer wins USD 100000 global book prize
Indian writer Annie Zaidi was announced as the 2019 winner of Nine Dots Prize. She won the award for her book ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’. The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues.The aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing… Continue reading Indian writer wins USD 100000 global book prize
US removes India from its currency monitoring list
United States has removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners. It has also removed Switzerland from the list but added Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. In 2018,India along with China, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and South Korea was placed in the bi-annual currency watch list. The watch list contains the names… Continue reading US removes India from its currency monitoring list
