Turkey warned the US for S400 missile deal with Russia

The US sees the S400 missile systems as a threat to the US. The Vice President made a statement that being an ally of the NATO, Turkey has to make wise decisions. Turkey has recently been making closer deals with ..

Zuzana Caputova elected first female President of Slovakia

Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the country’s first female head of state. Ms Caputova defeated high-profile diplomat Maros Sefcovic, nominated by the governing party. She won 58% of the vote, with Mr Sefcovic trailing on 42%. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind honoured with highest civilian award of Croatia

President Ram Nath Kovind has been honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav. The Indian President was honoured during his visit to Croatia to strengthen the bilateral ties. Croatia’s highest civilian award the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

US bomber not chased by Russia says US milittary

A video was published by the Russian Defence Ministry. It claimed that a pair of fighters chased the AMerican B 52 bomber from the Russian air space. However, the US milittary described the incident as a regular shadowing of each ..

Red Flag 2019

Red Flag 19 military drill is being held in the US from March 3 to 16. The exercise gives aircraft crews an opportunity to experience advanced, relevant, and realistic combat-like situations in a controlled environment to increase their survivability in ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

India Inks Security Protection Agreement with Sweden

India and Sweden signed a security protection agreement that will enable the two countries to share classified information with each other. The agreement was signed during the visit of the Indian Defence Minister  Nirmala Sitharaman to Sweden. About the Agreement Sweden has similar ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Macedonia signs accord to join NATO

Macedonia takes a major step on road to NATO membership. The conflict over the name with Greece had become a damper in its membership to NATO. With the conflict with Greece taken to logical end with the conclusion of Prespa ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Macedonia signs NATO accession agreement

On 6th February, Macedonia signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance. The admittance of a new member highlighted that all European nations who meet the entrance criteria could join the regional alliance. ..

Macedonia renamed as the Republic of Northern Macedonia

The Parliament of Macedonia has passed the resolution to amend the constitution of the country to rename it as the Republic of Northern Macedonia. The opposition parties had boycotted the vote and the proposal narrowly got the two-thirds majority vote required ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Slovenia becomes first NATO nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces

Slovenia has become the first NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces after Major General Alenka Ermenc took the post of Head of its Army. The country has approximately 7.500 soldiers, including active ..