India will appeal at International court of justice(ICJ),UN’s top court to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row. Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national was convicted of conducting ‘subversive activities’ for the Indian government in Pakistan and has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.However, India have denied all these… Continue reading Kulbhushan Jadhav espionage case: India, Pakistan to fight it out in U.N. court
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.
No change in China’s stance
China has declined to back India’s appeal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations following Pulwama attack. China has repeatedly used its veto power at 15 member UN Security council(UNSC) to block the listing of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the 1267 Sanctions Committee. The UNSC… Continue reading No change in China’s stance
India revokes Most Favoured Nation status granted to Pakistan
India has revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Pulwama. Most Favoured Nation is a treatment accorded to a trade partner to ensure non-discriminatory trade between two countries vis-a-vis other trade partners. Under WTO rules, a member country cannot discriminate between its trade partners. If… Continue reading India revokes Most Favoured Nation status granted to Pakistan
EU, India to jointly invest Rs 323 crore on 7 water projects
European Union,through its research and innovation programme ‘Horizon 2020’and Indian Government has decided to jointly invest on seven research and innovation projects The key focus areas of these projects include a)improving the quality of drinking water,b) waste c) water management,d) real-time monitoring and control systems and (e) Ganga rejuvenation. The projects seeks to develop innovative… Continue reading EU, India to jointly invest Rs 323 crore on 7 water projects
India signs defence pacts with Germany and Sweden
India signed defence cooperation and security protection agreements with Germany and Sweden during the ongoing visit of Defence Minister of India. India and Sweden have concluded a security protection agreement that will enable both countries to share classified information with each other. Classified information is that which a government or agency deems sensitive enough to… Continue reading India signs defence pacts with Germany and Sweden
U.S. to discuss trade, e-com rules with India
U.S. and Indian government officials will hold talks to resolve their differences over trade and investment. India and the United States have differences over a range of issues like a) India’s new rules on e-commerce that affected firms such as Amazon and Walmart b) Data localisation rules which forced foreign companies to store their data… Continue reading U.S. to discuss trade, e-com rules with India
US warns nations against buying Venezuelan oil
U.S National Security Advisor have warned countries and companies against buying crude oil from Venezuela, after the Latin American country’s Oil Minister during a visit to India said that Venezuela wants to sell more oil to the fast-growing Indian market. Venezuela is currently facing political and economic crisis due to a) opposition’s claim of President… Continue reading US warns nations against buying Venezuelan oil
Taliban forms 14 member team for Peace talks
The Taliban has named a 14-member team of negotiators for the second round of talks with the United States to be held in late February 2019 at Doha, Qatar. The first round of talks was also held in Doha. The aim of the talks is to end the Afghanistan War. The war in Afghanistan began… Continue reading Taliban forms 14 member team for Peace talks
India, Maldives reverse visa stand off
India and Maldives has exchanged formal diplomatic notes for the implementation of Visa Facilitation Agreement . The agreement was signed in 2018 during Maldives President visit to India. This Agreement will facilitate greater people to people contacts between India and Maldives According to the agreement, the Indian government will ease visa regime for Maldivian nationals… Continue reading India, Maldives reverse visa stand off
Indian H1B visa–holders rally outside White House demanding immigration law reforms
Indians on H-1B visas has held a rally outside the White House, USA on the issue of Green Card and H4 visa. Their demands were a) the Green Card backlog be cleared with a period of 1-5 years and b) removal of country caps for Green Card allotments and c) grant of Green Cards to… Continue reading Indian H1B visa–holders rally outside White House demanding immigration law reforms
