Jens Stoltenberg: Next secretary general of NATO

The Atlantic Council has appointed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Mr. Stoltenberg will replace Denmark’s Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and take over as leader of the 28-nation military alliance in October 2014. Jens ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia

NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College training center in Tartu, Estonia. Objective: Cyber Coalition an exercise with technical components ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

US, Pakistan sign NATO Supply Agreement

US, Pakistan signed NATO Supply Agreement on transporting supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan. As per the agreement, the US will give $ 1.1 billion aid to Pakistan for fighting terrorists within its borders. The agreement will expire ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012

"Major Non Nato Ally" status to Afghanistan

US bestowed Afghanistan with Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status in the wake of drawdown of the international forces from the country. The US President Barak Obama signed a Presidential order assigning Afghanistan a MNNA. This is the first such designation ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012