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India And The World

1 India attends Hormuz Peace Initiative

2 India’s Curbs on the Import of Malaysian Palm Oil

3 UAE Declared ‘Reciprocating Territory’ by India

4 Sri Lankan President visits India

5 German Chancellor Calls for Fresh Attempts at EU-India Trade Deal

6 Indo-Bangla MoU on Feni River

7 Nepal Flags Concerns over Kalapani

8 India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting

9 Tariffs and Counter Tariffs between India and the US

10 SCO Summit, Bishkek 2019 reiterates Shanghai Spirit

11 India Supports Israel at the UN Vote

12 At WTO India Pushes For Unbiased Assessment of Trade Policies

13 India Extends Retaliatory Tariff Deadline on US Products till June 16

14 US Announces New Rules for Issuance of Green Cards

15 Indian Objects Human Rights Council Report On Kashmir

16 Masood Azhar Sanctioned by UNSC Sanctions Committee

17 Prime Minister’s Swearing-In Ceremony Invites World Leaders

18 India-Sri Lanka joint exercise ‘Mitra Shakti-VI’ to commence from Mar 26

19 UN World Happiness Report 2019

20 UNSC Designated Outfits Banned by Pakistan

21 Bill Introduced to Strengthen US-India Partnership

22 Bhutan Takes a Positive Move on BBIN

23 Algerian President Steps Down

24 President of India visits Croatia, Bolivia and Chile

25 4th India-Asean Expo and Summit

26 India, EMs Make Case for Special Treatment at WTO

27 India-Indonesia Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space

28 Significance of Balakot Air Strike

29 Corruption Perception Index

30 Talent Competitiveness Index

31 FATF Puts Pakistan, Lanka, Nine Others in Deficiencies list

32 Swap Facility for SAARC Nations

33 India to Participate in PISA

34 India-France Operationalise Logistics Support Agreement

35 UNSC Debates Impact of Climate Change on Peace, Security

36 China Outreach to Bhutan and Challenge to India

37 Venezuela Crisis and Impact on India’s Energy Security

38 India, Iran Sign Pact for Rupee Payment

39 State Visit of Prime Minister of Bhutan to India

40 India Gets Relief on Iran oil

41 President of India Addresses National Assembly of Vietnam

42 Silver Jubilee Commemoration Ceremony of SIMBEX- 2018

43 Indian War Memorial Unveiled in France

44 India Elected as a Member of the ITU Council

45 India-Japan Strategic Partnership and the Multi-power Order

46 India and Pakistan to Open Kartarpur Corridor

47 India Pulls Out of RCEP

48 India – China Informal Summit

49 India Rejects External Mediation on Kashmir Issue

50 ICJ Stays the Execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav

51 India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution related to Capital Punishment and Torture

52 US Protests Against Developing Country Status for India

53 Eastern Economic Forum

54 Prime Minister of India visits Bhutan

55 Trump Cancels Afghan Deliberation Process

56 Saudi ARAMCO Attack

News Bytes

1 Historic Protests in Cuba

2 Bill to Grant Provisional Provincial Status to Gilgit-Baltistan

3 India and Bangladesh reopen Haldibari-Chilahati Rail Link

4 First-Ever Israeli Embassy opens in UAE

5 Iran refuses to give Nuclear Site Images to IAEA

6 G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

7 Joe Biden-Vladimir Putin Geneva Summit

8 Bitcoin: Legalised by El Salvador

9 Maldives wins 76th UNGA Presidential Election

10 News Snippets

11 Ukraine Bid to Join NATO

12 8888 Uprising

13 E9 Countries

14 China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Dialogue

15 Digital Border

16 Herero and Nama Genocide

17 IBSA Women Forum Meeting

18 Transatlantic Alliance

19 UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka

20 Pakistan to Remain on FATF Grey List

21 India - Australia Circular Economy Hackathon

22 Lalandar Dam

23 China Amends Defence Law to Boost War Preparedness

24 Europe’s First Digital Nomad Village

25 Passage Exercise

26 SAARC Charter Day

27 International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

28 India to Open 3 Indian Missions

29 MoU between India-Kazakhstan

30 India and Sri Lanka Complete Bilateral Naval Exercise

31 India attends 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum

32 Indo-China Five Point Plan on LAC

33 Germany launches Indo-Pacific Strategy with India

34 ASEAN-India Business Council Meet

35 WHO Declares African Continent Free of Wild Polio

36 Maldives, Sri Lanka Eliminate Measles & Rubella

37 WTO Dispute Settlement Body sets up Panel against India’s ICT Duties

38 RBI signs $400 million Currency Swap with Sri Lanka

39 Juneteenth

40 Japan to Rename Senkaku Islands

41 H1-B Visa Halt

42 Vaccine Nationalism

43 Ethiopia-Sudan Border Row

44 US President wants India to Join G7

45 Russia-India-China Grouping

46 India Attends G20 Finance Ministerial Meeting

47 New Development Bank Provides 1 billion USD Financial Assistance to India

48 BRO Constructs Bridge on Subansiri River in Record Time

49 Global Report on Food Crises 2020

50 World Bank’s April 2020 Commodity Markets Outlook Released

51 World Press Freedom Conference 2020

52 Chinese Parliament Approves Controversial Hong Kong Security Law

53 SCO States Favour Action Plan to Fight Covid-19

54 Oxford Releases Stringency Index

55 India to Provide Financial Assistance for Building Schools in Nepal

56 US Defence Production Act Invoked to Lift Up Ventilator Production

57 India-European Union Flagship Call Announced on Integrated Local Energy Systems

58 India Ranks 144 in World Happiness Report

59 India-Japan Sign Rail Project

60 Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal Becomes a Sore Point

61 Employment-based Backlog to Double by 2030

62 Parliament Passes Amendment Allowing Putin to Stay in Power

63 India Falls steeply on Freedom index

64 India and Norway Strengthen Partnership on Blue Economy

65 India-Maldives MoU on Addu Tourism

66 Worldwide Educating for the Future Index 2019

67 Second BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2020

68 US to Impose Visa Restrictions for Pregnant Women

69 Sagarmatha Sambaad

70 Ganga-Volga Dialogue Held with Russia to Enhance Connectivity

71 India Joins Reskilling Revolution Initiative at World Economic Forum

72 Russia’s New Constitutional Amendment to Help Putin Stay in Power

73 Statue of Unity Finds Place in ‘8 Wonders of SCO’

74 UN Court Orders Myanmar to Prevent Rohingya Genocide

75 India Chairs Kimberley Process Meet on Blood Diamonds

76 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting - Plus

77 “Top 100 City Destination” Ranking

78 Cuba Appoints Miguel Diaz-Canel as Prime Minister

79 Donald Trump Impeached by House of Representatives

80 Human Development Index 2019

81 US-Iran Stand-off Escalates

82 Saudi Arabia’s Two Oil Tankers Sabotaged in Attacks

83 North Korea fires missiles as US envoy visits Seoul

84 India Gives Two Attack Helicopters to Afghanistan

85 India & Brunei ink Tax Information Exchange Agreement

86 India Rejects the Second Belt And Road Initiative (BRI) Forum

87 ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2019’

88 Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2019

89 AUSINDEX 2019

90 India to Open An Agriculture Training Institute At Malawi

91 REIWA

92 PM Awarded Zayed Medal

93 India-Central Asia Dialogue

94 India, South Africa Sign 3-year Strategic Plan

95 Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe Sworn-in as Prime Minister

96 Morocco Ranks High in Climate Action

97 Bangladesh President Invites Hasina to Form Government

98 18th Non-Aligned Movement Summit

99 India Pakistan Sign the Pact to Open Kartarpur Corridor

100 Mahatma Gandhi IT & Biotech Park Inaugurated in Côte d’Ivoire

101 India Increases its Contribution to UN Palestine Refugee Agency

102 China Lends Support to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

103 FATF Places Pakistan on Black List

104 Visit of Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to India

105 UNIDO and Solar Energy Institute Sign Agreement

106 India Signs UNISA

107 India Hosts First SCO Military Medicine Conference

108 India and South Korea Sign Defence Logistics Pact

109 Hong Kong Controversial Bill Scrapped

In Focus

1 14th BRICS Summit

2 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

3 Fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

4 14th India-Japan Annual Summit

5 India-France Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance

6 First India-Central Asia Summit

7 Global State of Democracy Report 2021

8 G20 Summit 2021: Towards A New Horizon

9 India-Australia: Inaugural 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

10 BRICS Agriculture and Environment Ministers’ Meetings

11 SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting

12 G7 Summit 2021

13 G-7 agrees to 'Historic' Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate

14 Blockage of Suez Canal

15 Military Coup in Myanmar

16 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Enters Into Force

17 China's New Export Control Law Comes into Effect

18 UN Adopts India Sponsored Resolutions on Nuclear Disarmament

19 India and the USA Sign BECA Agreement

20 IBSA Foreign Minister’s Meet

21 India-Nepal to hasten India-aided Development Projects

22 Supply Chain Resilience Initiativea in Resilience Initiative

23 India-UK Free Trade Agreement

24 Chabahar Rail Project

25 India-Australia: Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

26 US Halts Funding to WHO

27 Oil Prices Nosedive

28 India-China Flare Up

29 Revival of SAARC

30 Trump’s India Visit: Bonhomie in Indo-US Relations on Display but Muted Outcome

31 Deepening India-Brazil Ties

32 11th BRICS Summit: Boost to Multilateralism

33 16th India-ASEAN Summit: Catalysing Regional Economic Growth with ASEAN

34 India-Australia Mutual Logistics Support Agreement Nears Completion

35 G-20 (Group of 20)

36 Asia-Pacific Group Supports India’s UNSC Non-permanent Membershipc

37 India-Sri Lanka-Maldives: Neighborhood still Remains First

38 US –India Trade Issues

39 CTBTO Invites India to be an Observer at Meetings

40 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

41 Importance of Maldives for India

42 India – Maldives Ministerial Meet

43 New Zealand Terror Attack

44 US-North Korea second summit meeting inconclusive

45 India’s Latest Move to Impose Sanctions on Masood Azhar Foiled

46 Mueller Report Released in the US

47 India Creates an Indo-Pacific Division

48 US Ends Waiver Granted On Iran Oil

49 Terrorism: What should be India’s Strategy against Nuclear-Armed Pakistan?

50 Saudi Crown Prince’s Visit to India

51 India-Pakistan Conflict: Role of SCO

52 India at OIC

53 Visit of PM of Bangladesh to India

54 PM’s Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

55 NAM Ministerial Meeting Held in Caracas, Venezuela

56 India-EU High Level Dialogue on Migration and Mobility

57 India and the Baltic Cooperation

58 74th UNGA Session Held

59 India Convinces ASEAN to Review India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

60 The Significance of Indian Diaspora

World Issues

1 Europe Vows to Strengthen Defence

2 EU Launches Naval Mission to Protect Red Sea Shipping

3 UAE Dropped from FATF Grey List

4 Iran and Pakistan Face Strained Relations

5 Canada Reduces International Student Admissions by 35%

6 Sweden's NATO Membership Clears Hurdle

7 ICJ Orders Israel to Take Preventive Measures against Genocidal Acts

8 China Bans Rare Earth Technology Exports

9 Conflict between Venezuela and Guyana

10 Italy Withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative

11 EU Reaches Agreement on Overhaul of Migration Laws

12 China and Japan to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

13 India Slips to 103rd Rank in Global Talent Competitiveness

14 Philippines Terminates Belt and Road Initiative Projects

15 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit

16 Armenia's President Signs Rome Statute amid Russian Concerns

17 China and Bhutan Sign "Cooperation Agreement" After Border Talks

18 Israeli Ground Incursion into Gaza

19 Maria Corina Machado's Victory and US-Venezuela Relations

20 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger sign Mutual Defence Pact

21 France and Germany Propose EU Enlargement and Reform Plans

22 China and Syria Forge Strategic Partnership

23 US Recognizes Cook Islands and Niue Independence

24 China’s Barricade near South China Sea Reignites Dispute

25 Disputed Gas Field in Middle East Raises Regional Tensions

26 Ethiopia's Amhara Region Declares Emergency

27 African Union and European Union Respond to Niger's Military Coup

28 Iran and Saudi Arabia Hold Diplomatic Talks

29 Russia Targets Ukrainian Grain Route along Danube

30 European Sky Shield Initiative

31 China-ASEAN Non-Aggression Pact

32 Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative

33 UK Formally Signs CPTPP Trade Bloc Agreement

34 China-Central Asia Summit

35 India Elected to UN Statistical Commission

36 Doha Political Declaration

37 AUKUS: Australia to Get Nuclear Submarines

38 REAIM 2023

39 EU Green Deal Industrial Plan

40 India Abstains in UN Vote on Ukraine

41 UNSC Resolution on Myanmar

42 EU Adopts Global Minimum Tax

43 Ukraine’s Peace Formula

44 India’s Chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement

45 Pakistan Taken Off the FATF ‘Grey List’

46 Group of Seven (G7)

47 Porcupine Strategy

48 Abolishing CPEC Authority

49 The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change

50 New Non-permanent Members of UNSC

51 48th G7 Summit

52 UK-Rwanda Asylum Plan

53 Maldives bans ‘India Out’ Campaign

54 European Union Digital Services Act

55 Minamata Convention

56 Montreux Convention

57 Minsk Agreement

58 Nord Stream Pipeline

59 Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline

60 US Designates Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally

61 Collective Security Treaty Organization

62 OECD Releases Pillar Two Model Rules on International Taxation

63 First Summit for Democracy

64 EU’s Global Gateway Plan

65 Like-Minded Developing Countries(LMDC)

66 China’s New Border Law: Signals for India

67 G7 Digital Trade Principles: Facilitating Data Use and Digital Trade

68 AUKUS Grouping: New Strategic Imperatives

69 India Elected to Two Bodies of Universal Postal Union

70 UNSC Adopts Presidential Statement and Resolution on Peacekeeping

71 China Opens Sea-Road-Rail Link to Indian Ocean

72 UNSC Resolution Addresses Key Concerns on Afghanistan

73 The OPEC+ decides to withdraw Output Cut

74 Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

75 At UNHRC, Grave Concerns raised over Xinjiang

76 UN’s Myanmar Resolution

77 India-Australia Meeting

78 Lithuania quits China’s 17+1 Cooperation

79 Permanent Commission Proposed For Israel Human Rights Violations

80 US Opposes Militarization of Artic

81 China’s Three-Child Policy

82 Currency Swap between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

83 Mali Suspended from African Union

84 US President Lifted Ban on H1-B Visa

85 South China Sea

86 Iran–China 25-Year Cooperation Program

87 First Quad Meeting

88 The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process

89 Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

90 A New Immunity Passport

91 South China Sea Dispute

92 Switzerland’s Policy of Neutrality

93 Second Scottish Independence Referendum

94 Argentina’s Abortion Law Enters Force

95 The Difficult Four Countries

96 India and GCC

97 Solidarity and Stability Deal

98 USA Re-designates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism

99 Russia Withdraws from Open Skies Treaty

100 Morocco Normalises Relations with Israel

101 U.S. Imposes CAATSA Sanctions on Turkey

102 Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020

103 20th IORA Council of Ministers Meeting Held in UAE

104 France’s Draft Law Against Islamism

105 Countries of Particular Concern

106 Post-Brexit Deal

107 CARAT: Naval Exercise between Bangladesh and USA

108 Civil War in Ethiopian

109 Defence Pact: Japan and Australia

110 Governance Reforms Approved by Russia

111 New Peace Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

112 20th Amendment of Sri Lankan Constitution

113 UN Treaty of Banning Nuclear Weapons to Enter into Forcein 2021

114 United Kingdom’s Internal Market Bill Passed

115 Sri Lanka Proposes Ban on Cow Slaughter

116 Turkey Discovers a Large Natural Gas Reserve in Black Sea

117 Myanmar’s Pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor

118 Abraham Accords: Israel-UAE Peace Agreement

119 US to Withdraw from WHO by July 2021

120 China Suspends Hong Kong Extradition Treaties with Australia, UK, and Canada

121 SIPRI Report:Continuation ofNuclear Weapon Modernization

122 US President Passes Executive Order on Immigration

123 ‘Travel bubble’ to Kick Start Economy

124 Iran’s Currency to be Renamed and Re-valued

125 US to Withdraw US from 'Open Skies' Treaty

126 Embarking on Uncertain Future: U.K. Leaves European Union

127 Maldives Rejoins Commonwealth

128 Iran Rolls Back Nuclear Deal Commitments

129 USA Unveils West-Asia-Peace-Plan

130 Change in USA’s West Bank Policy

131 Controversial Re-Education Camps of Xinjiang

132 China, South Korea, Japan Meet Over Trade, Regional Disputes

133 UK Defies Deadline to Return Chagos Island

134 Bougainville Votes to Become World’s Newest Country

135 Russia Launches Gas Pipeline to China

136 West Africa Renames CFA Franc

137 ‘Phase One’ Agreement between the US and China

138 Hong Kong Crisis

139 China Hits Back at US with Retaliatory Sanctions

140 US-Iran Crisis Escalates

141 US Officially Recognizes Israel’s Sovereignty over the Disputed ‘Golan Heights’

142 Julian Assange Arrested from Ecuador Embassy in London

143 Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir Ousted

144 Sri Lanka Terror Attack

145 UNSC Resolution 2462 to Combat and Criminalize Terrorist Financing

146 UN Court Rejects UK’s Claim of Sovereignty over Chagos Islands

147 India-Japan-US Focus on ‘Inclusive’ Indo-Pacific

148 Qatar Leaves OPEC

149 South Pole to Get its First Permanent Airport

150 Opposition to Proposed Lowering of Pesticide Limits by EU

151 World Bank Group Launches New Multi-Donor Fund

152 Britain Signs Brexit Deal with the EU

153 US Removes Country Cap on Green Card

154 Hundred Years of Treaty of Versailles: Fractured Peace

155 BASIC Ministerial Meet on Climate Change

156 G7 Summit

International Organisations

1 76th World Health Assembly

2 Special Meeting of UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee

3 UNSC Adopts Resolution 2615

4 India at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

5 The Hunger Hotspots Report

6 Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021

7 India assumes Presidency of UNSC

8 India completes Term as Chair of ILO’s Governing Body

9 2021 NATO Summit

10 42nd Session of FAO Conference

11 OPCW Report on use of Chemical Weapons by Syria

12 UNHRC Resolution on Israel Human Right Violation on Palestine

13 G7 Foreign Ministers Summit

14 Asian Development Bank

15 International Criminal Court

16 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting

17 Subsidy Boxes of WTO

18 Appointment of New WTO Chief

19 Indian Ocean Region: Defence Minister’s Conclave

20 International Criminal Court

21 US Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Right Council

22 India Begins its Tenure as Non-permanent Member of UNSC

23 UN Commission Reclassifies Cannabis

24 UNESCO Launches Bangabandhu Award on Creative Economy

25 First India-Nordic-Baltic Conclave

26 India Attended 20th SCO Summit

27 BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy

28 G20 Summit 2020 held at Saudi Arabia

29 Malaysia hosted APEC Summit 2020

30 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

31 India Becomes an Observer in Djibouti Code of Conduct

32 India Elected Member of UN Commission on Status of Women

33 India to Host Summit of SCO Council

34 10th East Asia Summit

35 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (NAFTA 2.0)

36 India-European Union Summit

37 G20 Digital Ministers Meet

38 Pakistan to Stay on FATF Grey List

39 India Elected to the United Nations Security Council

40 East Asia Summit 2019

41 International Solar Alliance Gets New Members

42 BIMSTEC Ports Conclave

43 SCO Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake, Rescue Held in India

44 First Global Refugee Forum

45 IMF to loan Pakistan $6 billion over 3 years

46 HC: United Nations Not a State under Article 12

47 Italy joins BRI

48 Brexit Date Postponed by European Union

49 SCO’s joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ announced

50 World Press Freedom Index 2019

51 Arab League Condemns US Views On Golan Heights

52 India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative Platform

53 India-Pakistan Conflict: Is There a Role for SAARC?

54 91st Interpol General Assembly to be Hosted by India

55 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

India And Its Bilateral Relations

1 Greater Male Connectivity Project

2 India and the Netherlands Review STI Cooperation

3 Visit of US Secretary of State to India

4 India-China Relations: A Year after Galwan

5 India - Sri Lanka

6 First BRICS Employment Working Group Meeting

7 India backs Maldives’s candidature for UNGA President

8 Project DANTAK

9 Indian PM’s Bangladesh Visit

10 Maritime India Summit 2021

11 Permanent Indus Commission

12 India-South Korea Friendship Park

13 First India-EU High-Level Dialogue on Trade & Investment

14 Comprehensive Economic cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius

15 Sri Lanka Pushed India Out of East Terminal Project

16 India-Japan Ink Pact on Movement of Skilled Labours

17 India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries

18 Prarambh: Startup India International Summit with BIMSTEC

19 India-Bangladesh Virtual Summit

20 Fifth BRICS Media Forum

21 Oman-India Friendship Association

22 Agreements between India and Maldives

23 India-Luxembourg Virtual Summit

24 India to build Shahtoot dam in Afghanistan

25 India and Taiwan Think Tanks Join Hands for Indo-Pacific Cooperation

26 Australian Navy to join Malabar Exercise

27 India – UAE Defence Co-Operation through Joint Production

28 India-Mexico Bilateral High-Level Group on Trade, Investment and Cooperation

29 Indian – Bangladesh Naval Exercise Bongosagar

30 India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue

31 India-Finland Cooperation in Geology and Mineral Resources

32 India-Angola Joint Commission Meet

33 First India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue

34 India-Japan Defence Agreement

35 India- Bangladesh to Open New Trade Connectivity Route

36 India and Israel Sign Cultural Agreement

37 India-Bhutan Opens a New Trade Route

38 India-Israel Agreements on Cyber Security

39 India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Programme

40 India hands over 10 Railway Locomotives to Bangladesh

41 India and Bhutan Sign MoU on Environment Cooperation

42 India Downgrades Diplomatic Ties with Pakistan

43 Strain in Indo-Nepal Ties

44 India’s Tightened FDI Rules Upset China

45 India launches Mission Sagar

46 India and Nepal Fight Over Kalapani

47 Visit of Sri Lankan PM to India

48 India, Portugal Sign Seven Agreements

49 USTR Takes India off Developing Country List

News Snippets

1 INDUS-X Investors Meet

2 Bletchley Declaration

3 Mobility and Migration Partnership Agreement

4 International Sugar Organisation

5 The Syrian Golan

6 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

7 The Rafah Crossing

8 Operation Ajay

9 World Cooperative Economic Forum (WCEF)

10 India and Vietnam

11 Sri Lanka's IMF Bailout

12 All-Weather Partnership

13 Noor-3

14 Hai Kun

15 Northern Sea Route

16 Pakistan Caretaker Government

17 Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity Project (SL-UDI)

18 Triton Island

19 Multinational Forces Practice Island Retake Drill

20 Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency

21 "Duty to Consult" Security Pledge

22 Arbitration Clause for Chabahar Port Dropped

23 India-Australia Mutual Recognition for Trusted Exporters

24 Algeria Applies for BRICS Membership

25 Young Professional Scheme

26 Wagner Rebellion

27 NATO Plus Five

28 India's Commitment to UN Peacekeeping

29 Atlantic Declaration

30 Artemis Accords

31 Heliopolis Memorial

32 International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

33 India-Australia Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA)

34 Snowball Effect

35 ADB’s New Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for India for 2023-27

36 EU’s Digital Services Act

37 Finland joins NATO

38 Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism

39 McMahon Line

40 International Criminal Court

41 Uganda's Bill on LGBTQs

42 India-EU Trade and Technology Council

43 Gulfood 2023

44 UN Commission for Social Development

45 Seattle Bans Caste Discrimination

46 Windsor Framework

47 Fab 4 Chip Alliance

48 Draft Global Pandemic Agreement

49 Asian Pacific Postal Union

50 Student Loan Safety Net

51 WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

52 iCET Dialogue

53 Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

54 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

55 Paris Club

56 Global Pandemic Treaty

57 EAGLE Act

58 Group of Friends

59 Red Notices (RNs)

60 China-Indian Ocean Region Forum

61 Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)

62 UN Resident Coordinator

63 Express Entry(EE) System of Canada

64 INTERPOL General Assembly

65 Scorched Earth Tactics

66 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA)

67 UK India Business Council (UKIBC)

68 Mondiacult 2022

69 Regional Standardization Forum

70 Supply Chain Ministerial Forum

71 Joint Rivers Commission

72 Blue Helmets

73 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award

74 UN Peacekeeping Mission

75 Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC)

76 Aid for Trade

77 e-Emergency X-Misc Visa

78 UNSC 1267 Committee

79 Title IX Law

80 Juneteenth Day 2022

81 Living Lands Charter

82 Intersolar Europe 2022

83 International Migration Review Forum

84 State of the World’s Forests 2022

85 India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership

86 Colombo Security Conclave

87 World Press Freedom Index

88 Global Security Initiative

89 United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

90 Hague Convention of 1954

91 National College for Policing and Law Enforcement (NCPLE)

92 Bucharest Nine (B9)

93 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

94 War Crime

95 Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

96 Council of Europe (CoE)

97 Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA)

98 Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)

99 EU’s Digital Rights and Principle

100 Pangong Tso

101 Golan Heights

102 Asia Power Index 2021

103 Mission SAGAR

104 Memorial International

105 Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

106 World Migration Report 2022

107 El Salvador’s Bitcoin City

108 APEC 2021

109 Barbados

110 G20 Troika

111 World Gold Council (WGC)

112 Uyghur Community

113 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

114 OSOWOG

115 Houthis

116 White Shipping Information

117 International Criminal Court (ICC)

118 Internet Freedom

119 Durand Line

120 News Snippets

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122 News Snippets

123 News Snippets

International Trade & Treaties

1 Antarctic Treaty

2 New Atlantic Charter

International Relations

1 Dubai Introduces Five-Year Visa for Indian Travellers

2 India-Poland Agreement for Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

3 India, Taiwan Ink Migration Agreement to Boost Bilateral Ties

4 India-Colombia MoU on Digital Transformation Solutions

5 India-Japan Act East Forum Meeting

6 India-US Consular Dialogue Strengthens Bilateral Ties

7 7th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission

8 India and Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Agreement for Haj 2024

9 Denmark Unveils Green Fuels Alliance India at GIM 2024

10 India and UAE Finalize Four Agreements

11 India Extends $250 Million Loan to Kenya

12 India and Oman Launch Third Tranche of Joint Investment Fund

13 Maldives Not to Renew Hydrography Cooperation MoU with India

14 Qatar Commutes Death Sentence of Indian Navy Veterans

15 Ex-Post Facto Approval to Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy

16 Brazil Offers Ethanol Technology to India amid WTO Dispute

17 U.S. and India Launch "Innovation Handshake" Agenda for Tech Collaboration

18 India and Bhutan to Enhance Connectivity

19 India-Malaysia Bilateral Joint Commission Meeting

20 India-Australia: RISE Accelerator for Circular Economy Startups

21 Maldives President Requests Withdrawal of Indian Military Personnel

22 Sri Lanka Secures Debt Deal for IMF Tranche

23 India and Tanzania Sign Multiple MoUs to Enhance Bilateral Cooperation

24 Passenger Ferry Service between India and Sri Lanka Inaugurated

25 Canada Recalls 41 Diplomats from India over Immunity Concerns

26 IORA Council of Ministers Meeting in Sri Lanka

27 UAE-India Joint Task Force Meeting Discusses Investment and Cooperation

28 Indian Navy Veterans Sentenced to Death in Qatar

29 India-Canada Standoff: Shaping of Bilateral Ties

30 ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits

31 India and UN Launch Capacity Building Initiative for Global South

32 India and Saudi Arabia Strengthen Ties

33 India and Argentina sign Agreement to Protect Professionals' Legal Rights

34 Cabinet Approves India-Suriname MoU on Medicines Cooperation

35 India and Vietnam Discuss Bilateral Trade Challenges

36 Trinidad and Tobago Join India Stack Collaboration

37 India and China Agree to Resolve LAC Issues

38 G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting

39 India and Greece Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership

40 India-Japan Meeting on Steel Sector and Decarbonisation

41 India Hosts SCO Summit

42 India and Sri Lanka to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

43 First BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

44 WTO Trade Disputes between India and US

45 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit

46 Strategic Partnership Agreement between India and Egypt

47 India-US Deals

48 India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem

49 2nd Meeting of India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee

50 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation

51 First Round Table Joint Meeting between India and New Zealand

52 Trade Deal between India & Nepal

53 SCO Foreign Minister’s Meeting

54 India-Israel MoU on Industrial Research and Development Cooperation

55 6th Indian Ocean Conference

56 6th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment

57 1st Ministerial Meeting of India- EU Trade and Technology Council

58 Meeting of India-Hungary Joint Working Group on Water Management

59 13th Meeting of India-Thailand Joint Trade Committee

60 Visit of Bhutan’s King to India

61 India-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue

62 4th India-CARICOM Ministerial Meeting

63 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers' Meeting

64 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

65 India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

66 India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership

67 India-US Commercial Dialogue

68 3rd ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting

69 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting

70 India and Germany to Enhance Cooperation

71 Think-20 Meet: The Bhopal Declaration

72 India’s Notice to Pakistan on Indus Waters Treaty

73 India-United States Trade Policy Forum Meeting

74 India and Egypt to Elevate Bilateral Relations

75 Currency Swap Agreement with MMA

76 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting

77 India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement

78 Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2022

79 India-Norway Maritime Cooperation

80 19th ASEAN-India Summit

81 ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting

82 6th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia

83 India-Africa Defence Dialogue

84 IOR+ Defence Ministers’ Conclave

85 7th Eastern Economic Forum

86 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ Meeting

87 Ministerial Meeting of India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council

88 22nd SCO Summit

89 India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting

90 6th Meeting of Australia-India Education Council

91 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting

92 India-France Transport Sector Pact

93 Universal Postal Union

94 India-Iran Pact on Seafarers

95 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

96 Myanmar/Malaysia-India-Singapore Transit (MIST) Submarine Cable System

97 First I2U2 Summit

98 I2U2 Summit

99 International North–South Transport Corridor

100 West Seti Hydroelectric Project

101 India-Israel Relations

102 India and Vietnam to Boost Defence Partnership

103 SCO RATS Meeting

104 Second Global COVID-19 Summit

105 India and Senegal Sign Three MoUs

106 India and Japan to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

107 Quad Leaders’ Summit

108 India-US Investment Incentive Agreement

109 First Meeting of Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group

110 Raisina Dialogue 2022

111 India-EU Trade and Technology Council

112 2nd India-Nordic Summit

113 5th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment

114 2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit

115 India’s Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan

116 EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

117 India-Australia - Interim Trade Agreement

118 4th Quad Ministerial Meeting

119 Indo-Pacific Strategy of the US

120 Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines 1974

121 India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022

122 India-Israel 8th Governing Body Meeting of I4F

123 India-Korea - Discussions on Trade and Investment

124 RATS SCO Seminar on Securing Cyberspace

125 OIC’s Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan

126 8th Edition of Indian Ocean Dialogue

127 India and Pakistan Exchange Lists of Nuclear Installations

128 India’s Humanitarian Support to Myanmar

129 India-Poland : Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

130 India-United States Trade Policy Forum

131 16th East Asia Summit

132 18th India-ASEAN Summit

133 New Quadrilateral Economic Forum

134 Quad Leaders’ Summit
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