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Page-18 of GS-II: International Relations

The Asian region’s rise is linked to peace, stability and cooperation between India and China. Elucidate

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the biggest Infrastructure connectivity projects ever undertaken by a single country. From East Asia to Western...

July 22, 2023

What are Informal Summits? How they give a new dimension to the diplomacy?

Informal Summits serve as supplementary exchanges to annual Summits and other formal exchanges such as the G20 Summit, EU-India Summit and the BRICS Summit among others. New Dimension...

July 21, 2023

How the Unified approach proposed by the OECD seeks to expand the tax base?

The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a consultation paper proposing changes through a proposal called Unified Approach in the rules for taxing Internet giants...

July 21, 2023

Too little cash, too much politics, leaves UNESCO fighting for life.’ Discuss the statement in the light of US’ withdrawal and its accusation of the cultural body as being ‘anti-Israel bias’.

UNESCO is the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural agency cofounded after World War II to foster peace. The withdrawal of the US from the organization is a...

July 18, 2023

What is RCEP? What are the concerns raised against the RCEP deal?

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a mega trade deal currently under negotiation among 16 countries which includes the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast...

July 17, 2023

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has won the Nobel peace Prize for his role in addressing the Ethopia-Eritrea conflict. What was the conflict about? What was the role of Abiy Ahmed Ali in ending the decades old conflict?

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his important work to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social justice”. Conflict between...

July 17, 2023

Describe the various challenges being faced by the Communist Party of China and how it may affect President Xi Jinping?

The Communist Party of China and its General Secretary Xi Jinping are being hammered from all sides. From losing the trade war with the United States to mounting...

July 14, 2023

India is yet to ratify UN Convention against Torture and enact a law on torture. Can the law serve as a panacea against torture by police in India?

The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 10, 1984, and came...

July 12, 2023

Discuss how the India-Japan defence partnership can be a win-win situation for both the countries.

India and Japan maiden ‘2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting was held in New Delhi on November 30, just ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to...

July 11, 2023

Will India-Russia S-400 deal jeopardize India-US relations?

In 2015 the US congress had passed the law “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA) under which any country purchasing major defence equipment from Russia could be...

July 7, 2023

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