Political parties in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district has raised the issue of enclaves and are demanding votes seeking credit for the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh in 2015. The Cooch Behar constituency includes 51 enclaves which became part of India in 2015 after the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. Enclaves refers to… Continue reading Trinamool, BJP seek credit for enclave exchange
Category: Factly: IR
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For second time,India declines China’s invite for BRI forum
India has turned down an official invite from China to attend the second Belt and Road Forum meet scheduled to take place later this month. India had boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 after protesting against the controversial China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is being laid through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)… Continue reading For second time,India declines China’s invite for BRI forum
Maldives: MDP headed for big win in parliamentary polls
Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) has got an overwhelming majority in the parliamentary elections held recently. Preliminary results have shown that the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) led by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former President Mohamed Nasheed have won more than 60 seats in the 87-member parliament. This is for the first time when a single… Continue reading Maldives: MDP headed for big win in parliamentary polls
Lanka plans month-long military exercise from July 1
The Sri Lankan army has said that it will conduct “Exercise – Western Shield” starting from July 01,2019. The exercise will coincide with 10 years of the end of the island nation’s 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. The exercise will provide an opportunity for army trainees to march through those… Continue reading Lanka plans month-long military exercise from July 1
US reaches 65,000 H1B visa cap in five days for Financial Year 2020
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said that it has reached Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2020 after it had started receiving the applications for the H-1B visas. This is the first season of H-1B petitions after the USCIS announced enforcing new rules for the H-1B visa.The new rules… Continue reading US reaches 65,000 H1B visa cap in five days for Financial Year 2020
G20 must tackle the root causes of trade tensions that threaten growth: EU
During the upcoming G20 finance ministers summit in US, European Union (EU) officials are planning to call on the G20 to tackle structural and underlying challenges to the international flow of goods and services that threaten to hinder global economic growth. According to reports,the EU is concerned with the threats posed by (a)higher tariffs (b)slowing… Continue reading G20 must tackle the root causes of trade tensions that threaten growth: EU
U.S. to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
The United States is planning to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization.This is the first time US will formally labels another country’s military as a terrorist group. This would be the latest move by the US administration to isolate Iran.US had already withdrawn from the landmark nuclear deal with Iran in… Continue reading U.S. to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
Theresa May seeks further Brexit extension from EU until June 30
UK Prime minister has written to the European Union to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June.The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 12 April and as yet no withdrawal deal has been approved by British Parliament. Earlier,British Parliament had approved a bill that will force UK Prime minister to… Continue reading Theresa May seeks further Brexit extension from EU until June 30
Pakistan opens a route for flights out of India
Pakistan has partially opened its airspace from India allowing Air India’s US and Europe bound flights to fly over it.The airspace has also been opened up for international airlines.The move will help the airlines save cost.However, flights originating or terminating in India were not allowed to use it. Earlier,Pakistan had shut down its airspace on… Continue reading Pakistan opens a route for flights out of India
Indonesia eyes komodo dragon island closure to thwart smuggling
Komodo Island will be closed to tourists starting January 2020.The famous island in Indonesia is home to the Komodo dragon,an ancient lizard.It will be banned to fix problems created by mass tourism and thwart attempts to smuggle the world’s biggest lizard. Komodo dragons are the largest,heaviest lizards in the world and one of the few… Continue reading Indonesia eyes komodo dragon island closure to thwart smuggling
