Page-3 of NATO
NATO Summit 2021
31st formal meeting of heads of government of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was held on June 14, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. NATO summit 2021 is also being dubbed as Brussels summit of NATO. Agenda of the meeting NATO Leaders ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
What is New Atlantic Charter?
US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meeting recently in Cornwall and inspected documents related to Atlantic Charter and signed a document titled “New Atlantic Charter”. What is New Atlantic Charter? New Atlantic Charter is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
PESCO: EU approves US participation for the first time
The European Union recently approved the requests of Norway, Canada and United States to participate in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defence initiative. This is the first time; the European bloc has allowed a third state to participate in the PESCO ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
NATO Military Exercises launched
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation recently launched the joint military exercises in Albania called the “DEFENDER-Europe 21”. Thousands of military forces from the US are participating in the exercise. About DEFENDER-Europe The exercise is an annual US-led multinational exercise. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand: April 25
Every year Anzac Day is celebrated on April 25 in Australia and New Zealand. The day is celebrated as a national day of remembrance that commemorates all the New Zealanders and Australians who died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
S-400 Triumf SA-21 Growler
The Russian Government has agreed to deliver the first regimental set of S-400 Triumf SA-21 Growler Air Defence System to India. India and Russia have signed a 5.43 billion USD contract on the defence system. The NATO reporting name of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Open Skies Treaty
Russia recently announced that it is withdrawing from the “Open Skies Treaty”. The treaty allows the signatories to carry out unarmed surveillance flights over each other’s territories. In 2020, the US announced that it is to leave the Open Skies ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq withdrawn partially
On November 17, 2020, the US Government announced that the US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced. The US forces in Afghanistan is to be reduced from 4,500 to 2,500 and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. NATO ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
UN Treaty of banning Nuclear Weapons enters into force
The United Nations recently announced that around 50 countries have ratified the UN Treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons. This has triggered the treaty into force. The treaty was opposed by the United States and other nuclear powers Opposition to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
NATO to set up new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany
The North Atlantic Treaty organisation is to setup a new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany. The centre is to serve as a co-ordination Centre for space observation. Highlights The new Centre will gather information about possible threats to satellites. The ..