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 Europe, BRI spans land and ocean trade networks intending to enhance physical ..

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 to the Diplomacy The informal summit allows for direct, free and candid ..

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 such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Netflix. Expanding Tax Base These ..

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 severe blow. Too Little Cash UNESCO receives its major income from assessed, ..

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 Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the six countries with which the ASEAN bloc ..

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 Ethiopia-Eritrea Even though the border dispute began in 1998, the conflict between ..

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 pressure from the international community on the Uyghur issue to the triumph ..

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 into force on June 26, 1987. The Law Commission of India in ..

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 India for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit.  Both the Defence Minister and ..

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 subjected to American sanctions. This has cast a shadow on the S-400 ..