International Relations

The Australia India Education and Skill Council (AIESC) is a bilateral initiative aimed at promoting cooperation and collaboration in the ...
Israel
The Israel and Palestine conflict is one of the most enduring and deeply rooted conflicts in the world, marked by ...
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Introduction:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stands as a pillar of economic cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific region. Since its ...
Ashgabat Agreement
Background of the Ashgabat Agreement The Ashgabat Agreement, which envisions the development of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between ...
India Turkmenistan Relations
Context: Recently, the Indian President for the first time visited Turkmenistan, where he signed four agreements, including in financial intelligence and ...
India & Australia Relations
Context: India, Australia sign FTA, trade likely to ‘double in 5 years, generate 1 million jobs India & Australia Relations ...
Bucharest Nine (B 9)
Context: Recently, the Bucharest Nine (B 9) rejected the Russian claim about the eastward “expansion” of North-Atlantic Treaty Alliance organisation (NATO). About The “Bucharest ...
India Japan Relations
Context: Recently, the Japanese Prime Minister was on an official visit to India for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit between the two Countries ...
Indias Arctic Policy
Context: The Government of India has released India’s Arctic policy titled “India’s Arctic Policy: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development” recently. Highlights ...
Permanent normal trade relations
Context: US and other members of the Group of Seven (G7) will revoke Russia's "Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR)" status to punish Russia for war ...
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Context: Recently, India, Bangladesh and Nepal (except Bhutan) finalized an enabling MoU for implementing the long-gestating BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) that ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
What is Refugee?
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) 
Context: Recently, India has lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being "communal minded" amid the Karnataka hijab row ...
Solomon Islands
Context: Recently, the US says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a ...
Iran Nuclear Deal JCPOA
Context: Recently, the US has restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the ...
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 ...
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, ...
Russia Ukraine Conflict
Context: Recently, the US intelligence reports said the tension on the Russia Ukraine border represents a major security crisis for the region, with ...
Panchsheel Agreement
About Panchsheel Agreement The Panchsheel Agreement was based on the “Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet Region of ...
ACT EAST POLICY
Glimpse of look East Policy: India's Look East policy is an effort to cultivate extensive economic and strategic relations with the nations ...
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Context: The Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman is on a visit to India India and ...
COMPETES Act
Context: The United States has unveiled the ambitious America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES Act), 2022, ...
India and Israel Relations
Context: To mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, India and Israel launched a commemorative logo. The ...
India-Sri Lanka Relations
Context: India has extended a $500-million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for urgent fuel imports, just days after providing $900 million ...
Nusantara as new capital of Indonesia
Context: Indonesia’s parliament has passed a bill to relocate the nation’s capital from Jakarta to a jungled area of Kalimantan ...
NATO countries
Context: Discussions were held between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia regarding the security situation in Ukraine. About ...
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Context: Recently, India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which ruled that the ...
Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA)
Context: Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signals that middle powers are willing to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific ...
India Russia Relations
Context: The recently concluded 21st India Russia Annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin saw ...
trincomalee
Context: In the coming days, India and Sri Lanka are going to sign the long pending deal to jointly develop ...
Myanmar
Context: Recently, India has provided 10 lakh doses of ‘Made in India' coronavirus vaccines and a grant of 10,000 tonnes of rice and wheat to ...
International civil aviation organization (ICAO)
About ICAO: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized and funding agency of the United Nations. It changes the principles and techniques of ...
UN Women UPSC
About UN Women: The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United ...
ITEC
About ITEC Programme: Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC Programme) is a bilateral assistance programme run by the Government of India ...
OBOR- One Belt One Road
Context: According to a China based think tank report, investments in China's much-touted Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have fallen by 5% since ...
World Food Programme (WFP)
Context: The MoU on cooperation for 2019-2023 signed between Government of India & the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) ...
International Maritime Organization
About International Maritime Organization: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization until 1982) It is a specialized agency of the United ...
UNESCO
About UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) It aimed at promoting world peace ...
Food and Agriculture Organization
About Food and Agriculture Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts ...
India and Vietnam Relations
Context: Vietnamese Parliamentary delegation meets Hon'ble Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Background ...
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About United Nations General Assembly (UNGA):  The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) ...
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About United Nations: The UN was formed following the devastating World War II, with the aim of preventing future global-scale ...
C Republic
Context: PM congratulates H. E Petr Fiala on appointment as PM of Czech Republic About Czech Republic: It is a landlocked ...
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Context: A regional security summit was hosted by India on November 10, 2021. The summit was attended by eight nations ...
6th Eastern Economic Forum
Context: Recently, the Prime Minister of India (PM) addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) via video-conferencing. The ...
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Context: Uncertainty over the present administration in Afghanistan brought about by the Taliban takeover of power has given rise to ...
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Relations between India and Kazakhstan are ancient and historical going back to more than 2000 years. There has been a ...
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Context: As part of military diplomacy and to strengthen the growing strategic relations with Kazakhstan, the fifth edition of India-Kazakhstan ...
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Context: Indian Naval Ship Airavat Arrives at Jakarta, Indonesia to deliver Medical Supplies (MISSION SAGAR) Key Highlights: Indian Navy’s Landing ...
SCO countries
Context: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has proposed an action plan against Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as part ...
NATO countries
Context: The recently held North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit for the first time has explicitly described China as a security risk. About NATO: ...
G20 Countries
Context: Shri Sanjay Dhotre, MoS for Education and Electronics & IT will represent India in the G 20 Education Ministers ...
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Context:  The 8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus on June 16, 2021 About: The ADMM Plus is an annual meeting. It ...
G7 Summit
Context: Prime Minister’s participation in 47th G7 Summit Key Highlights of G7 Summit: The 47th G7 summit is currently taking ...
United Nations Security Council
Context: The United Nations Security Council has endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term- from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026 ...
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Context: In a move to counter China’s dominance of supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region, trade ministers of India, Japan and Australia have formally ...
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Context: Project DANTAK completes 60 years in Bhutan Project DANTAK is commemorating its Diamond Jubilee in Bhutan. Indian Ambassador to ...
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Context: Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan recently said that he hoped India would “reassess” its stand on regional trading agreements ...
RAISINA
Context The 6th Edition of the prestigious Raisina Dialogue, jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer ...
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Context: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged North Atlantic Treaty Organization to speed up his country’s membership in the alliance, ...
United Nations Development Programme UNDP
Context: Spices Board India under Ministry of Commerce and Industry and UNDP India’s Accelerator Lab today signed a Memorandum of ...
JCPOA
Context: The U.S. and Iran will soon begin negotiations through intermediaries to try to get both countries back into an ...
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Context: 17th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Ministerial meet, chaired by Sri Lanka, was held ...
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Context: India abstained itself from voting in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on a resolution against Sri Lanka ...
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Theme: "BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus”.  Key Highlights: India, under its Chairship in 2021, presented the ...
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Key Highlights: The first Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on 12th March 2021 Prime Minister India ...
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Context: OPEC+ has agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid ...
North South Transport Corridor NSTC
Context: India has made the following demands with respect to INSTC at the 3-day “Maritime India” summit that was conducted ...
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Context: The International Criminal Court convicted a former commander (Dominic Ongwen) in the notorious Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance ...
Important International institutions In syllabus of GS Paper II of UPSC Mains this topic is mentioned as "Important International institutions, ...
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Why in news? India’s seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) began on Wednesday, 6th January 2021, at the World Trade Organization in ...