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:

General Studies II Important International Institutions INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 21, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

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

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

General Studies II International Organizations INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 17, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

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.

General Studies II INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 15, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

Solomon Islands

Context: Recently, the US says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a

General Studies II INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 9, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

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

General Studies II International Organizations INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 6, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

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

General Studies II INTERNATIONAL RELATION

February 5, 2022 Sachin Siddharth

African Union

Introduction: The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte,