The Kushiyara Agreement Context: During Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, both the countries have signed a landmark water sharing agreement since the landmark Ganga Waters Treaty, 1996. About the Kushiyara river – The Kushiyara River is a distributary river in Bangladesh and […]
Significance of G – 20 Context: In about three months, India will assume for the first time the Group of 20 (G20) year-long presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, culminating with the G20 Summit in India in 2023. Significance: The significance of […]
History of India’s Neighbours-6 Nepal About Nepal Nepal formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. Nepal’s only two neighbours are China in the north and India in the three other directions. Nepal hosts eight of the world’s ten […]
India, Iran sign pact to aid movement of seafarers For Mains: About India-Iran relations India and Iran on 21st August 2022 signed a memorandum of understanding on recognition of Certificates of Competency in Unlimited Voyages. This is aimed to help the movement of seafarers between the […]
History of India’s Neighbours-5 Myanmar About Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and has a population of about 54 million as […]
History of India’s Neighbours-2 Bangladesh About Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is one of the youngest countries in the world, becoming independent only in 1970. Bangladesh is also the country that shares the longest boundary with India. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of […]
Leveraging Ties at the time of Crisis Context: Ranil Wickremesinghe’s election as the President of Sri Lanka in a crucial Parliament vote on July 20, 2022, gives India an opportunity to take the lead in the foreign aid game in its neighbourhood. Background: Sri Lanka […]
Fishing in Uncertain Waters For Prelims What is Trawling? Trawling is one of the most common methods of fishing. Trawl nets are designed to be towed by a boat through the water column (midwater trawl) or along the sea floor (bottom trawl). Minimum Legal Size […]
CAATSA Context: The law is meant to punish countries having deep engagements with Russia, North Korea, and Iran using economic sanctions. Several US lawmakers have called for a waiver to India, which has started acquiring Russian S-400 missile systems. India has always underlined the […]
A chaotic world, the perils of multilateralism #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About BRICS Name given by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neil in 2001. Initially called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) South Africa joined in 2010 to form BRICS BRICS institutions […]