In News Recently, the Government of India has notified that the People of Indian Origin (PIO) and the Indian diaspora having Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards are not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier. About OCI Card It is issued to people of Indian origin globally […]
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has visited Bangladesh for celebrations of 50 years of the War of Liberation and also for Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. During the visit, two sides signed five MoUs covering areas such as connectivity, commerce, information technology and sports. Highlights of the Meeting […]
In News Recently, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) Initiative It is an initiative of Afghanistan and Turkey, which was officially launched at a conference hosted by Turkey in Istanbul in 2011. […]
In News Recently, the annual meeting (116th) of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan has been held in New Delhi. Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960, the two Commissioners are required to meet at least once every year, alternately in India and Pakistan. Highlights of […]
In News Recently, the resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ has been adopted at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. About the Resolution It was the first to be voted on using the extraordinary e-voting procedures established for the 46th Session, which was […]
In News Recently, India has resolved to intensify defence cooperation with the US’s Central Command in Florida and with the Commands in the Indo-Pacific region and Africa, during the US Secretary of Defense’s visit to India. The bilateral discussion covered military-to-military engagement across services, information sharing, cooperation in emerging sectors of defence and mutual logistics […]
In News Recently, the Prime Ministers of India and the Republic of Finland have held a virtual summit, discussing the bilateral issues as well as other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Highlights of the Summit Both countries underlined the warm and friendly ties of their diplomatic relations based on shared principles and values […]
In News: The first Quad summit level talk was recently organised. Key Highlights Participants were the Nation Heads (Prime Minister or Presidents) of all the 4 nations; Mr. Modi, PM of India President Joe Biden of the United States Japanese Premier Yoshihide Suga Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Need of cooperation among the member countries […]
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