Source: The post is based on articles “The BRICS test for India’s multipolarity rhetoric” published in The Hindu on 22nd August 2023 and “We face hard options on the BRICS architecture” published in Live Mint on 22nd August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Relevance:… Continue reading “The BRICS test for India’s multipolarity rhetoric”
Tag: IR
Express View on Saudi and Iran: Welcome detente
Source– The post is based on the article “Express View on Saudi and Iran: Welcome detente” published in “The Indian Express” on 21st August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International relations News– Recently, Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s visit to Saudi Arabia had traveled to Riyadh to offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah.… Continue reading Express View on Saudi and Iran: Welcome detente
The Katchatheevu controversy
Source: The post is based on the article “The Katchatheevu controversy” published in The Hindu on 21st August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: India and Sri Lanka agreement on Katchatheevu. News: Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M. K. Stalin restarted discussions about Katchatheevu, a barren islet near Rameswaram. He called to reclaim the islet from… Continue reading The Katchatheevu controversy
A ‘fab’ way to conduct India-Japan tech diplomacy
Source: The post is based on the article “A ‘fab’ way to conduct India-Japan tech diplomacy” published in The Hindu on 19th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: India and Japan agreement on semiconductor technology News: In July 2023, India and Japan reached an agreement to cooperate on semiconductor technology. Contents1 What is the… Continue reading A ‘fab’ way to conduct India-Japan tech diplomacy
The power of an acronym
Source: The post is based on the article “The power of an acronym” published in “Business standard” on 19th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. News: In this article author discusses the evolution and relevance of the BRICS group, highlighting its inconsistencies and China’s… Continue reading The power of an acronym
Arun Prakash writes: Delhi and Taipei, just friends – on India Taiwan relations
Source: The post is based on the article “Arun Prakash writes: Delhi and Taipei, just friends” published in “The Indian express” on 14th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests, News: In this article author discusses the recent visit of retired Indian military chiefs to… Continue reading Arun Prakash writes: Delhi and Taipei, just friends – on India Taiwan relations
India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy” published in The Hindu on 11th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: India and Myanmar Relations News: Myanmar’s President extended the emergency by six months, and the military has decided to release political prisoners. Still, these actions don’t suggest a… Continue reading India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy
Stop the fence-sitting in cluster bomb use
Source: The post is based on the article “Stop the fence-sitting in cluster bomb use” published in The Hindu on 10th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations – International Treaty and Organization Relevance: International law related to prohibition of cluster bombs News: The decision by the United States to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as… Continue reading Stop the fence-sitting in cluster bomb use
The grammar of commerce in a new age of geopolitics
Source– The post is based on the article “The grammar of commerce in a new age of geopolitics” published in “The Hindu” on 9th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations News – Since March 2018, 23 advanced and developing countries have agreed for currency swap arrangements with India, extending credits in settling transactions. Contents1 How… Continue reading The grammar of commerce in a new age of geopolitics
Talking peace in Jeddah: India offers a new perspective
Source: The post is based on the article “Talking peace in Jeddah: India offers a new perspective” published in “Business Standard” on 9th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. News: In this article author discusses a peace summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where countries… Continue reading Talking peace in Jeddah: India offers a new perspective
