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Japan’s Plan for Free & Open Indo-Pacific
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently introduced a new plan to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region during his visit to India. The plan is aimed at forging stronger ties with countries in South and Southeast Asia to counter ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Quad Nations launch Quad Cyber Challenge
The QUAD Countries India, Australia, the US, and Japan recently launched the Quad Cyber Challenge. The main objective is to improve cyber security in the four countries. It is basically a competition. Any internet user from the Indo-Pacific region can ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
QUAD Leaders Summit 2022
The 2022 Quad summit started in Tokyo, Japan on 24th May 2022. The leaders of the Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) will participate. What are the highlights of the Summit? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
Global Security Initiative
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping has put forward a new Global Security Initiative. Why is the purpose of Global security initiative? According to the Chinese president, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Virtual summit of Quad leaders
On 3rd March 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Highlights of the summit The leaders reviewed ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
‘Milan’ Multilateral Naval Exercise
‘Milan’ is the name of the multilateral naval exercise which is hosted by the Indian Navy. This is a biennial exercise and features seminars, sports, social events, and professional exercises among the participating nations. Overview: This exercise was started in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Japan – Australia Defence Agreement
On January 6, 2022, Japan and Australia will sign a defence agreement to boost security and defence cooperation. The signing of the agreement is considered “historic”. This is to anger China. The agreement is to expand Quad agenda. The agreement ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Malabar Naval Exercise to begin on August 26
The navies of India, US, Australia and Japan are all set to conduct the Malabar Naval Exercise from August 26, 2021. Key Points The sea drill will be conducted off the Guam island, which is a territory of US. It ..