BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
Context: Recently, India, Bangladesh and Nepal (except Bhutan) finalized an enabling MoU for implementing the long-gestating BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) that
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INTERNATIONAL RELATION
Humanitarian Corridors
Context: Recently, Russia declared a temporary ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War to provide “humanitarian corridors” for civilians. About Humanitarian corridors: Humanitarian corridors are demilitarized zones,
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Montreux Convention
Context: Turkey is set to activate the Montreux Convention in response to Russia’s War over Ukraine. About Montreux Convention: The Montreux Convention Regarding
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Operation Ganga
Context: The Government of India has launched a ‘multi-pronged’ initiative named ‘Operation Ganga’. About Operation Ganga Operation Ganga was launched to help stranded Indian nationals come
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Russia Ukraine relations
Context: Recently, Russia recognised two independent republics out of Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk – Donbass region), signaling the inevitable war that followed Russia Ukraine relations:
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers in India
Context: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently held a discussion on “protection of the basic human rights of refugees and asylum
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Context: Recently, India has lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being “communal minded” amid the Karnataka hijab row.
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Solomon Islands
Context: Recently, the US says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a
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Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)/ Iran nuclear deal
Context: Recently, the US has restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Introduction: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise
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